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The Royal Platinum Jubilee Gala Concert in Worcester Cathedral
Works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Ian Venables
Part of the Elgar Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 04-06-2022 19:30 04-06-2022 21:30 36 The Royal Platinum Jubilee Gala Concert in Worcester Cathedral Always the highpoint of the festival, this year’s Royal Platinum Jubilee Gala concert opens with the Festival Te Deum by Ralph Vaughan Willams, a composer whose 150th birthday we celebrate this year. This dazzling work was written in celebration of of coronation of King George in 1937. Worcester-based composer Ian Venables has proved a worthy successor to Sir Edward Elgar, and his Song of the Severn is a poignant celebration of the natural wonders of Elgar Country. The concert sees the launch of the new Elgar Festival Chorus for a performance of Elgar’s powerful Spirit of England, and concludes with his brilliant tone poem, In the South. Worcester Cathedral, Worcester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2LA
England
Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Festival Te Deum
Edward Elgar – The Spirit of England, Op.80
Ian Venables – The Song of the Severn, Op.43 (premiere in the orchestral version)
Performers
Kenneth Woods – Conductor
April Fredrick – soloist
Marcus Farnsworth – baritone
English Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Always the highpoint of the festival, this year’s Royal Platinum Jubilee Gala concert opens with the Festival Te Deum by Ralph Vaughan Willams, a composer whose 150th birthday we celebrate this year. This dazzling work was written in celebration of of coronation of King George in 1937. Worcester-based composer Ian Venables has proved a worthy successor to Sir Edward Elgar, and his Song of the Severn is a poignant celebration of the natural wonders of Elgar Country. The concert sees the launch of the new Elgar Festival Chorus for a performance of Elgar’s powerful Spirit of England, and concludes with his brilliant tone poem, In the South.
