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Curtain Up! Opening Choral and Orchestral Concert
Part of the St Endellion Summer Festival 2026
Add to my Calendar 29-07-2026 19:30 29-07-2026 21:30 36 Curtain Up! Opening Choral and Orchestral Concert Join us to raise the curtain on Summer 2026! Celebrating Britten 50 years on, Puccini, on Turandot's 100th birthday and Arvo Pärt, 90 years young. The Festival Chorus, Orchestra and soloists, including Roderick Williams, Rachel Nicholls and Joely Koos with the Truro Cathedral Choristers, offer a glorious taste of what's to come. We also invite you to sing with us in Britten's thrilling Building of the House Overture. Conducted by Paul Daniel and presented by Victoria Newlyn. St Endellion Church, Port Isaac DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Endellion Church
St Endellion
Port Isaac
Cornwall
PL29 3TP
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – The Building of the House, Op.79
Benjamin Britten – The National Anthem
Benjamin Britten – Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op.31
Antonin Dvorak – From the Bohemian Forest, Op.68
Benjamin Britten – Missa Brevis in D major, Op.63
~ Interval ~
Giacomo Puccini – Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo, Act III
Arvo Pärt – Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Performers
Roderick Williams – baritone
Joely Koos – cello
Rachel Nicholls – Soprano
Paul Daniel – Conductor
Victoria Newlyn – Presenter
James Anderson-Besant – Director of Music
Nicholas Watts – tenor
Charlie Ransley – French horn
Seb Gillot – organ
Endellion Festival Chorus
Endellion Festival Orchestra
Truro Cathedral Choristers
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
Join us to raise the curtain on Summer 2026! Celebrating Britten 50 years on, Puccini, on Turandot's 100th birthday and Arvo Pärt, 90 years young. The Festival Chorus, Orchestra and soloists, including Roderick Williams, Rachel Nicholls and Joely Koos with the Truro Cathedral Choristers, offer a glorious taste of what's to come. We also invite you to sing with us in Britten's thrilling Building of the House Overture. Conducted by Paul Daniel and presented by Victoria Newlyn.
