Orchestral Eucharist

Haydn Paukenmesse

Mozart Ave verum corpus

Mozart Laudate Dominum

Lucy Bowen - soprano

Jeanette Ager - mezzo-soprano

James Oxley - tenor

David Stout - baritone

Hereford Cathedral Choir

Philharmonia Orchestra

Geraint Bowen – conductor

Today, 10.30am, Hereford Cathedral.

 

RCO Young Performers Recital 2

John Bachelor - organ

The second of our young artists lunchtime concert series features another soloist chosen by the Royal College of Organists.

Supported by Father Michael Thomas.

Today, 12.45pm, Holy Trinity Church, Hereford.

 

Summer Music

Reicha Quintet in B flat

Barber Summer Music

Ligeti Six Bagatelles

Jim Parker Mississippi Five

Debussy Syrinx

Krzysztof Penderecki Prelude for solo clarinet Ensemble 360.

Sheffield-based Ensemble 360 is a flexible grouping of acclaimed players who can perform in many different permutations, combining virtuosic playing with relaxed presentation. This afternoon they bring us seasonal music for wind quintet by the Czech Anton Reicha and the American composer Samuel Barber.

Supported by the Finzi Circle.

Today, 2.30pm, Courtyard Centre for the Arts.

 

The Tramp

Charlie Chaplin’s film The Tramp is 100 years old; come and see a screening at the Courtyard.

Today, 5pm, Courtyard Centre for the Arts.

 

Choral Evensong

Humphrey Clucas Responses

Raymond Warren Bristol Service

Anthony Piccolo The Key

Langlais Fete

To include the premiere of the winning introit from the inaugural Three Choirs Festival Choral composition Competition.

Hereford Cathedral Voluntary Choir.

William Fox - organ

Peter Dyke – conductor

Today, 5.30pm, Hereford Cathedral.

 

Turangalîla

Wagner Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Messiaen Turangalila-Symphonie

Alwyn Mellor - soprano

Valerie Hartmann-Claverie - ondes martenot

Steven Osborne - piano

Philharmonia Orchestra

Jac van Steen - conductor

Prepare to be blown away by the unique soundworld of Messiaen’s extraordinary Turangalila- Symphonie in a rare performance – and the first at the Three Choirs Festival – of this vast work, that involves all the resources the Philharmonia Orchestra can summon. It’s preceded by the prelude and searing apotheosis from the epochmaking opera by Wagner, whose central theme of romantic love and death was its direct inspiration.

Supported by the Chairman’s Circle.

Jac van Steen supported by Elizabeth and Simon Allen.

Today, 7.45pm, Hereford Cathedral.

 

Lay Clerks in Concert

Who knows what delights the gentlemen of Hereford Cathedral Choir have in store for us in their traditional late-night performance of secular repertoire, always a favourite with festival audiences.

Today, 10.15pm, All Saints Church.

 

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