Elgar 'The Apostles': Joint concert with Guildford Choral at Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury on Saturday 28th March 2020

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Elgar 'The Apostles'

Joint concert with Guildford Choral

Part of the Salisbury Musical Society 2019-2020 Season

Add to my Calendar 28-03-2020 19:30 28-03-2020 21:30 36 Elgar 'The Apostles' Sir Edward Elgar's The Apostles was originally conceived as the first part of a trilogy telling of the early years of Christianity, from the choosing of the apostles through to Pentecost and the subsequent mission of the disciples to the Gentiles ending with the establishment of the Church Universal.  The first part, tracing the events up to the Ascension, took shape as The Apostles in 1903.  The second part was The Kingdom first performed three years later on 1906.  The two works are closely related with many themes occurring in both works.  By the time of the first performance Elgar had consolidated his position as a great man of British music – think for example of the Pomp and Circumstance marches and the Cockaigne overture as well as the Enigma Variations. The soloists take on specific parts throughout, although the tenor, as well as singing the part of St John, takes on a general role in setting the scene at various points, as does the contralto (briefly) in the last section of the work.  The soprano takes the parts of both the Blessed Virgin and the Angel Gabriel, the alto that of Mary Magdalene and the three basses sing St Peter, Judas and Jesus.  The role of Judas is given an unusual emphasis: as Elgar explained 'To my mind Judas' crime & sin was despair.' The Apostles has been performed only twice before in Salisbury, and not since 1994.  Make sure you come and hear it in 2020. For this concert Salisbury Musical Society joins with Guildford Choral, creating a much larger choir of around 200 singers. We will be supported by an invited orchestra led by Daphne Moody. Supported by the Elgar Society Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Salisbury Cathedral
33 The Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EJ
England

Saturday 28th March 2020
7:30 PM

Programme

Edward Elgar – The Apostles, Op.49

Performers

David Halls – Conductor
Claire Seaton – soprano
Diana Moore – contralto
Oliver Johnston – Tenor
Timothy Nelson – Bass
Michael Mofidian – Bass
Ossian Huskinson – Bass

Salisbury Musical Society
Guildford Choral Society

Programme Note

Sir Edward Elgar's The Apostles was originally conceived as the first part of a trilogy telling of the early years of Christianity, from the choosing of the apostles through to Pentecost and the subsequent mission of the disciples to the Gentiles ending with the establishment of the Church Universal. The first part, tracing the events up to the Ascension, took shape as The Apostles in 1903. The second part was The Kingdom first performed three years later on 1906. The two works are closely related with many themes occurring in both works. By the time of the first performance Elgar had consolidated his position as a great man of British music – think for example of the Pomp and Circumstance marches and the Cockaigne overture as well as the Enigma Variations.

The soloists take on specific parts throughout, although the tenor, as well as singing the part of St John, takes on a general role in setting the scene at various points, as does the contralto (briefly) in the last section of the work. The soprano takes the parts of both the Blessed Virgin and the Angel Gabriel, the alto that of Mary Magdalene and the three basses sing St Peter, Judas and Jesus. The role of Judas is given an unusual emphasis: as Elgar explained 'To my mind Judas' crime & sin was despair.'

The Apostles has been performed only twice before in Salisbury, and not since 1994. Make sure you come and hear it in 2020.

For this concert Salisbury Musical Society joins with Guildford Choral, creating a much larger choir of around 200 singers. We will be supported by an invited orchestra led by Daphne Moody.

Supported by the Elgar Society

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