THE Three Choirs Festival is looking for keen singers aged 14–25 to join its 2016 TCF Youth Choir and spend a week rehearsing in Gloucester for two festival performances in Gloucester Cathedral.
The full choir of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses will have its own cathedral concert on the morning of Friday 29 July, performing Rossini’s sparkling Petite Messe solennelle, a thrilling work with a unique sound world created by the accompaniment of two pianos and a harmonium. Sopranos and altos will also have the opportunity to join the Three Choirs Festival Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra for the final concert of the festival, a performance of Mahler’s immense Symphony No 8, known as the ‘Symphony of a Thousand, on 30 July.
Rehearsals take place in Gloucester Academy of Music during Three Choirs Festival week, 23-30 July, and will be directed by Geraint Bowen, Adrian Partington and Nia Llewelyn Jones. There are no formal auditions and the rehearsal week is non-residential.
More information can be found on the Youth Choir page of the Three Choirs Festival website. Singers interested in applying should email youthchoir@3choirs.org to request an application form.
Full programme details for Gloucester Three Choirs Festival can also be found on the festival website. The ticket office, 01452 768928, and online book are now open.
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