Three Choirs Festival

Programme

Mendelssohn ‘The Hebrides’ Overture
Wood Never weather-beaten sail
Elgar Sea Pictures
Sumsion They that go down to the sea in ships
Cecilia McDowall Ave Maris Stella
Stanford Songs of the Fleet

In anticipation of the forthcoming 200th anniversary of Gloucester Docks, experience the majesty of the sea in tonight’s dramatic concert from the Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir and Philharmonia Orchestra. Feel the rolling swell of the Atlantic in Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and marvel at the sometimes peaceful, sometimes stormtossed waves evoked in Elgar’s ravishing Sea Pictures. Listen as the storm subsides into calm waters in Cecilia McDowall’s beautiful Ave Maris Stella and set sail with the British Navy in Stanford’s expressive Songs of the Fleet. The rich voice of renowned baritone Roderick Williams will deftly conjure the sea’s many moods, from tranquil to turbulent, from angry to awe-inspiring.

Performance of Sea Pictures supported by Penny Moore

Performance of Songs of the Fleet supported by Professor Jeremy and Alison Dibble

Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir supported by Fr Michael Thomas, Peter and Gillian Kendal, and Pamela White