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Belshazzar’s Feast by William Walton; For St Cecilia by Gerald Finzi; Frank Bridge The Sea

Part of the Part of the Salisbury Musical Society 2025-2026 Season

Add to my Calendar 22-11-2025 19:30 22-11-2025 21:30 36 Belshazzar’s Feast by William Walton; For St Cecilia by Gerald Finzi; Frank Bridge The Sea Belshazzar’s Feast is a powerful work: both grand  in scale and impact;  to do it justice it needs a large choir, a sizeable orchestra, with a significant brass section and a dazzling array of percussion as well as an organ to present this masterpiece, which brings to life the biblical story of Belshazzar.  A commanding baritone soloist, Dan D'Souza, acts as both the narrator and as a prophet, recounting the story with a mix of theatrical declamation and lyrical beauty. The choir will also perform Finzi’s For St Cecilia. This is fitting as St Cecilia’s day is celebrated each year,  on 22nd November. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music and musicians, and her feast day has inspired many musical works, including pieces by Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and Benjamin Britten. This beautiful cantata celebrates the power of music and its divine inspiration. The concert will conclude with Frank Bridge’s The Sea;  a richly evocative orchestral suite that captures the changing moods and vast beauty of the ocean in four vivid movements. Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Salisbury Cathedral
33 The Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EJ
England

Programme

William Walton – Belshazzar's Feast
Frank Bridge – The Sea, H.100
~ Interval ~
Gerald Finzi – For St Cecilia, Op.30

Performers

Elgan Llŷr Thomas – tenor
Dan D'Souza – baritone
David Halls – Conductor

Farrant Singers
Salisbury Musical Society
Chelsea Opera Group

Programme Note

Belshazzar’s Feast is a powerful work: both grand  in scale and impact;  to do it justice it needs a large choir, a sizeable orchestra, with a significant brass section and a dazzling array of percussion as well as an organ to present this masterpiece, which brings to life the biblical story of Belshazzar. 

A commanding baritone soloist, Dan D'Souza, acts as both the narrator and as a prophet, recounting the story with a mix of theatrical declamation and lyrical beauty.

The choir will also perform Finzi’s For St Cecilia. This is fitting as St Cecilia’s day is celebrated each year,  on 22nd November. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music and musicians, and her feast day has inspired many musical works, including pieces by Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and Benjamin Britten. This beautiful cantata celebrates the power of music and its divine inspiration.

The concert will conclude with Frank Bridge’s The Sea;  a richly evocative orchestral suite that captures the changing moods and vast beauty of the ocean in four vivid movements.

Walton, William - Belshazzar's Feast

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