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Trinity College Choir in concert at Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is thrilled to have secured the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge to perform for one night on Saturday 10th July. With a fantastic programme including William Walton's The Twelve and Duruflé's Requiem, this is a performance not to be mis
Add to my Calendar 10-07-2021 19:30 10-07-2021 21:30 36 Trinity College Choir in concert at Wells Cathedral With a fantastic programme including William Walton's The Twelve and Duruflé's Requiem, this is a performance not to be missed. About Trinity College Choir: Voted the fifth best choir in the world in Gramophone magazine’s ‘20 Greatest Choirs’, The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge comprises around thirty Choral Scholars and two Organ Scholars, all of whom are students at the University. Directors of Music have included Charles Villiers Stanford, Alan Gray, Raymond Leppard, Richard Marlow, and Stephen Layton who has been Director of Music since 2006. Recent additions to the Choir’s extensive discography include Howells’ Collegium Regale, which won Australia’s Limelight Recording of the Year in 2016; Howells’ Requiem & other works, which won a Gramophone Award in 2012; and Beyond All Mortal Dreams, settings of contemporary American a cappella music, which was nominated for a US Grammy Award in the same year. The latest release is a recording of choral works by Finzi, described by Gramophone as ‘a beautifully crafted disc’ and an ‘outstanding release’. Please note: Tickets are banded, and seats will be allocated by the Cathedral accordingly to allow for households/bubbles to be sufficiently socially distanced from each other. Student tickets are available in the second half of the Nave. Thank you for patience and understanding. Wells Cathedral, Wells DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wells Cathedral
Cathedral Green
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2UE
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb, Op.30
Francis Poulenc – Timor et tremor, FP 97 no.1
Francis Poulenc – Vinea mea electa, FP 97 no.2
Francis Poulenc – Tenebrae factae sunt, FP 181 no.5
Francis Poulenc – Tristis est anima mea, FP 97 no.4
Patrick Gowers – Viri Galilei
Paul Spicer – Come out, Lazar
David Bednall – Everyone sang
William Walton – The Twelve
Maurice Duruflé – Requiem, Op.9
Performers
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Programme Note
With a fantastic programme including William Walton's The Twelve and Duruflé's Requiem, this is a performance not to be missed.
About Trinity College Choir:
Voted the fifth best choir in the world in Gramophone magazine’s ‘20 Greatest Choirs’, The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge comprises around thirty Choral Scholars and two Organ Scholars, all of whom are students at the University. Directors of Music have included Charles Villiers Stanford, Alan Gray, Raymond Leppard, Richard Marlow, and Stephen Layton who has been Director of Music since 2006.
Recent additions to the Choir’s extensive discography include Howells’ Collegium Regale, which won Australia’s Limelight Recording of the Year in 2016; Howells’ Requiem & other works, which won a Gramophone Award in 2012; and Beyond All Mortal Dreams, settings of contemporary American a cappella music, which was nominated for a US Grammy Award in the same year. The latest release is a recording of choral works by Finzi, described by Gramophone as ‘a beautifully crafted disc’ and an ‘outstanding release’.
Please note: Tickets are banded, and seats will be allocated by the Cathedral accordingly to allow for households/bubbles to be sufficiently socially distanced from each other. Student tickets are available in the second half of the Nave. Thank you for patience and understanding.
