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Gems of the English choral tradition

Works by Rubbra, Dyson, Holst, Howells, Ireland, Finzi and Elgar for choir and orchestra

Part of the Festival of English Music 2019

Add to my Calendar 26-05-2019 19:00 26-05-2019 21:00 36 Gems of the English choral tradition The annual English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.  Find the full festival programme on Classical Events. Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Dorchester Abbey
High Street
Dorchester on Thames
Oxfordshire
OX10 7HH
England

Programme

Edmund Rubbra – Inscape, Op.122
Edward Elgar – Serenade for String Orchestra in E Minor, Op.20
Herbert Howells – Like as the Hart
Gustav Holst – I love my love, Op.36b no.5
John Ireland – Greater Love Hath No Man
Herbert Howells – Elegy for viola, string quartet and string orchestra
Gerald Finzi – Magnificat, Op.36
Gustav Holst – Brook Green Suite, H.190
Edward Elgar – Two Choral Songs, Op.73
George Dyson – Hierusalem

Performers

Rupert Marshall-Luck – violin
Hilary Davan Wetton – Conductor

Holst Orchestra
Godwine Choir

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Programme Note

The annual English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. 

Find the full festival programme on Classical Events.

Hilary Davan Wetton conducts the Holst Orchestra

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