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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