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Three Choirs Festival Opening Night
Part of the Three Choirs Festival 2018
Add to my Calendar 28-07-2018 19:45 28-07-2018 21:45 36 Three Choirs Festival Opening Night We open this year's Three Choirs Festival with Ethel Smyth’s magnificent Mass in D, which according to George Bernard Shaw was a sign of the rise of women composers. Smyth’s music carefully reflects the mood and content of the mass setting: the radiant, joyful Gloria triumphantly crowns this richly coloured setting. Alongside this, a rare chance to hear John Ireland’s only substantial choral work, which offers a utopian vision of future peace and equality. Hereford Cathedral, Hereford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2NG
England
Programme
John Ireland – These things shall be
Ethel Smyth – Mass in D
Performers
Eleanor Dennis – soprano
Madeleine Shaw – mezzo-soprano
Paul Nilon – tenor
Neal Davies – Bass
Geraint Bowen – Conductor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Other concerts in this Festival
Programme Note
We open this year's Three Choirs Festival with Ethel Smyth’s magnificent Mass in D, which according to George Bernard Shaw was a sign of the rise of women composers. Smyth’s music carefully reflects the mood and content of the mass setting: the radiant, joyful Gloria triumphantly crowns this richly coloured setting. Alongside this, a rare chance to hear John Ireland’s only substantial choral work, which offers a utopian vision of future peace and equality.
