Details
St Martin's Church
London Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2ED
England
Programme
Eleanor Daley – Upon Your Heart
Elizabeth Poston – The Water of Tyne
Edward Elgar – The Saga of King Olaf: 'As Torrents In Summer'
Ruth Gipps – Goblin Market
Felix Mendelssohn – Elijah: 'Lift thine eyes'
Performers
Amy Bebbington – Conductor
Corra Sound
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
Embodying the ethos ‘Elgar for Everyone’, the Festival engages with those of all ages and backgrounds in music and legacy at a number of integral venues of both historic interest and personal significance to the composer, including Worcester Cathedral and the Guildhall.
Since its inauguration in 2018 – lauded as ‘Critic’s Pick’ in both The Guardian and The Times – the Festival has doubled in size and scale through an innovative development programme of broad appeal. “A festival should be a celebration,” says Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, “now, more than ever. The Elgar Festival is a celebration of the life and music of Britain’s greatest composer that seeks to involve everyone in the community – people of all ages, backgrounds and interests, all coming together to celebrate our common heritage. This year, our special focus is on coming back together as a community following this long and difficult time of separation and isolation.”
Corra Sound, a newly established professional chamber choir directed by Amy Bebbington, who is well-known as one of today’s most exciting emerging choral conductors and trainers, will be discovering works by less well-known female composers from Elgar's time - including Ruth Gipps, Ethel Smyth, Elizabeth Poston and Elizabeth Maconchy - alongside more contemporary works, in St Martin's Church, London Road. The concert will be preceded by a free, panel discussion; ‘Elgar in the Age of the Suffragettes’, led by Dr Leah Broad.