Name: Three Choirs: The Age of Aspiration
Start: 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Gloucester Cathedral

Organization

Conductor

Samuel Hudson

Singer

Baritone

James Newby

Soloist

Samuel West

Narrator

James Hall

Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Others

Worcester Cathedral Choristers

Three Choirs Festival Voices

Three Choirs: The Age of Aspiration

London

United Kingdom

Gloucester Cathedral

Three Choirs: The Age of Aspiration: Five Mystical Songs Ralph Vaughan Williams (+2 More)

Public

Five Mystical Songs

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

The Age of Aspiration

Approved

The Three Choirs Festival Voices open their debut concert with Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs, a setting of George Herbert’s poems which showcases both the baritone soloist and the full might of the choir. Premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in 1910, Gloucester Cathedral is once again filled with the glorious sounds of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. The first Industrial Revolution is then brought to life in Graham Fitkin’s The Age of Aspiration, a musical exploration of the Cornish chemist Humphrey Davy’s work, and the philosophy and culture of the time. Featuring acclaimed actor Samuel West* and countertenor James Hall, who bring Davy’s story to life.

Three Choirs Festival Voices supported by donations to the Big Give 2022
Supported by The Friends of Gloucester Three Choirs Festival
Narrator supported by Joanna Brickell

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble