Bristol Concert Orchestra: Bruckner Symphony 9; Poulenc Organ Concerto at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol on Saturday 24th June 2017

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Bristol Concert Orchestra: Bruckner Symphony 9; Poulenc Organ Concerto

Add to my Calendar 24-06-2017 19:30 24-06-2017 21:30 36 Bristol Concert Orchestra: Bruckner Symphony 9; Poulenc Organ Concerto What better venue for a performance of Bruckner’s final ‘cathedral in sound’ than the remarkable church of St Mary Redcliffe (“the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England” – Queen Elizabeth I)? Add the magnificent 71-stop, 4,327-pipe Harrison and Harrison organ for a performance of Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, plus a magnificent choral work by Vaughan Williams and this makes for a concert not to be missed! There will be a retiring collection for Hope’s Place Bristol. St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary Redcliffe Church
12 Colston Parade
Bristol
BS1 6RA
England

Saturday 24th June 2017
7:30 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (orch. Edward Elgar)
Anton Bruckner – Symphony no.9 in D minor, WAB 109
Francis Poulenc – Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings in G minor, FP 93
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Toward the Unknown region

Performers

Andrew Kirk – organ
Stefan Hofkes – Conductor

Bristol Concert Orchestra

Programme Note

What better venue for a performance of Bruckner’s final ‘cathedral in sound’ than the remarkable church of St Mary Redcliffe (“the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England” – Queen Elizabeth I)? Add the magnificent 71-stop, 4,327-pipe Harrison and Harrison organ for a performance of Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, plus a magnificent choral work by Vaughan Williams and this makes for a concert not to be missed!

There will be a retiring collection for Hope’s Place Bristol.

Bristol Concert Orchestra 24 June 2017 concert poster

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