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| Saturday 27-Jul-13 02:30pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterRecital by Peter Donohoe Three Choirs Festival |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Saturday 27-Jul-13 02:30pm Recital by Peter Donohoe Tickets become available online on April 18th.Image credit: Peter Donohoe c. Sussie Ahlburg | ||
| Saturday 27-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralGala Concert with Vladimir Ashkenazy Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Saturday 27-Jul-13 07:45pm Gala Concert with Vladimir Ashkenazy This concert is preceded by a lecture by Dr Edward Clark, President of the UK Sibelius Society on the rarely heard 'Luonnotar', which will take place at 5.30pm at St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester GL1 2QT. Tickets for both events will be available online from 18th April 2013. The main evening performance is supported by Mr Bernard Day.Image credit: Vladimir Ashkenazy c.Keith Saunders | ||
| Sunday 28-Jul-13 02:30pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterGálan in Recital Three Choirs Festival |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Sunday 28-Jul-13 02:30pm Gálan in Recital Tickets become available online on April 18th. A programme entitled 'Love's Reflections' supported by the Perry Family Charitable Trust | ||
| Sunday 28-Jul-13 02:30pm |
Church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam, GloucesterSt Cecilia Singers with Stephen Johnson Three Choirs Festival |
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| Church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam, Gloucester, Gloucester GL2 8DG, United Kingdom Sunday 28-Jul-13 02:30pm St Cecilia Singers with Stephen Johnson Tickets will be available online on April 18th.This performance is supported by the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire.Image credit: Stephen Johnson | ||
| Sunday 28-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralOrchestral Concert Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Sunday 28-Jul-13 07:45pm Orchestral Concert Tickets will be available online from 18th April 2013. This concert supported by the DG Albright Charitable Trust.Image credit: Philip Higham c.Sussie Ahlburg | ||
| Sunday 28-Jul-13 10:15pm |
Gloucester CathedralLate Night of unaccompanied Bach Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Sunday 28-Jul-13 10:15pm Late Night of unaccompanied Bach This concert is given by the winner of the 2012 Three Choirs Festival competitive masterclass for period strings, led by Rachel Podger. Tickets will be available online on April 18th.Image credit: Colin Scobie | ||
| Monday 29-Jul-13 11:00am |
St Mary de Lode, GloucesterRecital by Philip Lancaster Three Choirs Festival |
Gurney, Five Elizabethan Songs Gurney, Edward |
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| St Mary de Lode, Gloucester, Gloucester GL1 2QT, United Kingdom Monday 29-Jul-13 11:00am Recital by Philip Lancaster Tickets will be available online on April 18th.This performance is supported by Mrs Debbie Fenton. Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937), Five Elizabethan Songs Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937), Edward | ||
| Monday 29-Jul-13 01:00pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterLunchtime Young Artists Series - Hannah Roper Three Choirs Festival |
Britten, Suite for violin and piano - Waltz |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Monday 29-Jul-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Young Artists Series - Hannah Roper Tickets become available online on April 18th.The first in our series of lunchtime concerts given by talented young performers. Hannah is supported by the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra to nurture young instrumentalists. This concert sponsored by Mrs Clare Wichbold.Image credit: Hannah Roper Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), Suite for violin and piano - Waltz | ||
| Monday 29-Jul-13 03:00pm |
Gloucester CathedralThree Choirs Festival Youth Choir Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Monday 29-Jul-13 03:00pm Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir Tickets will be available online on April 18th.This performance is supported by Mrs Angela Day.Image credit: TCF Youth Choir | ||
| Monday 29-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralWagner and Verdi with Edward Gardner Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Monday 29-Jul-13 07:45pm Wagner and Verdi with Edward Gardner Tickets will be available online from 18th April 2013. Edward Gardner is supported by Harry Prince & Michael Guittard. Sarah Connolly is supported by Richard Arenschieldt.Image credit: Edward Garnder c.Jillian Edelstein | ||
| Monday 29-Jul-13 10:15pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterLate Night with The Songmen Three Choirs Festival |
Traditional, Ye Banks and Braes, based on poem by R Burns (arr. Ben Sawyer) Traditional, She's Like the Swallow (arr. Ben Sawyer) Traditional, Skye boat song (arr. Ben Sawyer) |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Monday 29-Jul-13 10:15pm Late Night with The Songmen Tickets become available online on April 18th. 'One of those groups I could listen to for hours' Aled JonesImage credit: The Songmen Traditional, Ye Banks and Braes, based on poem by R Burns (arr. Ben Sawyer) Traditional, She's Like the Swallow (arr. Ben Sawyer) Traditional, Skye boat song (arr. Ben Sawyer) | ||
| Tuesday 30-Jul-13 11:00am |
Blackfriars, GloucesterRecital by Roderick Williams Three Choirs Festival |
Rasch, Songs (Festival commission & world premiere) |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Tuesday 30-Jul-13 11:00am Recital by Roderick Williams Tickets are available online on April 18th. This concert supported by Mr & Mrs Colin Eddy and Mr & Mrs Eric London. The Torsten Rasch commission is sponsored by Anwen Walker.Image credit: Roderick Williams Rasch, Torsten (b. 1965), Songs (Festival commission & world premiere) | ||
| Tuesday 30-Jul-13 01:00pm |
St Peter's Catholic Church, GloucesterLunchtime Young artists Series - Henry Websdale Three Choirs Festival |
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| St Peter's Catholic Church, Gloucester, St Peters Presbytery, London Rd, Gloucester GL1 3EX, United Kingdom Tuesday 30-Jul-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Young artists Series - Henry Websdale Organ scholar at Bradford Cathedral, Henry was selected by the Royal College of Organists following recent exams . Both Henry and Tom Etheridge, our organ recitalist on Thursday 1st August, achieved the highest marks in the performance section of the last 2 sessions of ARCO exams and were both awarded the Limpus Prize. Tickets will be available online on April 18th.Image credit: Henry Websdale | ||
| Tuesday 30-Jul-13 03:00pm |
Gloucester CathedralMessiah Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Tuesday 30-Jul-13 03:00pm Messiah Tickets will be available online from 18th April 2013. A performance of the original version, premiered in Dublin in 1742.Image credit: John Butt | ||
| Tuesday 30-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralPolyphony with Stephen Layton Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Tuesday 30-Jul-13 07:45pm Polyphony with Stephen Layton Ticket sales go live on April 18th. This concert supported by Mr John Thurston.Image credit: Arvo Pärt c. Universal Edition/Eric Marinitsch | ||
| Tuesday 30-Jul-13 10:15pm |
Gloucester CathedralLate Night - Stabat Mater Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Tuesday 30-Jul-13 10:15pm Late Night - Stabat Mater Tickets will be available online on April 18th.This programme is built around the seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary, a well-known sequence of Catholic devotion. For two and a half centuries, the sequence was celebrated twice in the liturgical calendar, in mid September and on the Friday before Palm Sunday.Image credit: Arvo Pärt c. Universal Edition/Erin Marinitsch | ||
| Wednesday 31-Jul-13 11:00am |
Blackfriars, GloucesterRecital by Jarek Augustyniak Three Choirs Festival |
Telemann, Sonata in E minor Previn, Sonata Saint-Saëns, Sonate |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Wednesday 31-Jul-13 11:00am Recital by Jarek Augustyniak Tickets are available online on April 18th.Image credit: Jarek Augustyniak c. Chris Stock Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767), Sonata in E minor Previn, André (b. 1929), Sonata Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921), Sonate | ||
| Wednesday 31-Jul-13 02:30pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterDas Marienleben Three Choirs Festival |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Wednesday 31-Jul-13 02:30pm Das Marienleben Tickets are available online on April 18th. Hindemith's cycle of 15 songs on the life of the Virgin Mary is one of his most significant and personal works. This rare performance to be sung in English, commemorates the 50th anniversary. For those interested in hearing more about the work, there will be a pre-concert lecture by James on Tuesday 30th July in Blackfriars at 1.30pm to be entitled 'Hindemith's musical vision of the life of the Virgin Mary'.Image credit: Der-Shin Hwang | ||
| Wednesday 31-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralBeethoven's Ninth Symphony Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Wednesday 31-Jul-13 07:45pm Beethoven's Ninth Symphony This concert is supported by Gloucester City Council. A pre-concert lecture by Dr Paul Ellison entitled 'From Tartarus to Elysium; the existential journey of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony', will take place at 12.30pm in Brunswick Baptish Church, Gloucester GL1 2DR. Dr Ellison is Director of Music at the Church of the Advent in San Francisco, a lecturer in music history at San Francisco State University and associate editor of The Beethoven Journal. Ticket sales for both events go live on April 18th. | ||
| Wednesday 31-Jul-13 10:15pm |
The Guildhall, GloucesterLate Night Transfigured Tango Three Choirs Festival |
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| The Guildhall, Gloucester, 23 Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1NS, United Kingdom Wednesday 31-Jul-13 10:15pm Late Night Transfigured Tango Adrian Varela, a violinist with the Philharmonia Orchestra, brings his daring blend of Tango and classical virtuosity to the Gloucester Guildhall. Backed by his outstandingly versatile band, Adrian performs original material in his unique 'Tango visual' style, a 21st century verion of Piazzolla's 'Nuevo Tango'. Tickets will be available online on April 18th.Image credit: Adrian Varela | ||
| Thursday 1-Aug-13 11:00am |
Blackfriars, GloucesterTrio Severn Three Choirs Festival |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Thursday 1-Aug-13 11:00am Trio Severn Tickets are available online on April 18th.Image credit: Trio Severn with John Joubert | ||
| Thursday 1-Aug-13 01:00pm |
St Peter's Catholic Church, GloucesterLunchtime Young artists Series - Tom Etheridge Three Choirs Festival |
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| St Peter's Catholic Church, Gloucester, St Peters Presbytery, London Rd, Gloucester GL1 3EX, United Kingdom Thursday 1-Aug-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Young artists Series - Tom Etheridge Organ scholar at Gloucester Cathedral, Tom was selected by the Royal College of Organists following recent exams . Both Tom and Henry Websdale, our organ recitalist on Tuesday 30th July, achieved the highest marks in the performance section of the last 2 sessions of ARCO exams and were both awarded the Limpus Prize. Tickets will be available online on April 18th. | ||
| Thursday 1-Aug-13 03:00pm |
Gloucester CathedralChristian Forshaw and the Sanctuary Ensemble Three Choirs Festival |
Forshaw, Prelude Anonymous, Mortal Flesh (arr. Forshaw) Wesley, Hereford (arr. Forshaw) Forshaw, Not So Sad (after JS Bach) Forshaw, New Work Dowland, None But Me (arr. Forshaw) Vaughan Williams, Down Ampney (arr. Forshaw) |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Thursday 1-Aug-13 03:00pm Christian Forshaw and the Sanctuary Ensemble Tickets will be available online on April 18th.This performance is supported by the Alan Cadbury Trust.Image credit: Sanctuary Ensemble Forshaw, Christian, Prelude Anonymous, Mortal Flesh (arr. Forshaw) Wesley, Samuel Sebastian (1810-1876), Hereford (arr. Forshaw) Forshaw, Christian, Not So Sad (after JS Bach) Forshaw, Christian, New Work Dowland, John (1563-1626), None But Me (arr. Forshaw) Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958), Down Ampney (arr. Forshaw) | ||
| Thursday 1-Aug-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralThe Song of Hiawatha Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Thursday 1-Aug-13 07:45pm The Song of Hiawatha Ticket sales go live on April 18th. This concert supported by the Friends of Gloucester Three Choirs Festival. | ||
| Thursday 1-Aug-13 10:30pm |
Gloucester CathedralThe Phantom of the Opera Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Thursday 1-Aug-13 10:30pm The Phantom of the Opera Assistant Organist at Gloucester Cathedral, Antony will be improvising to the classic silent film of 1925. Tickets will be available online on April 18th.Image credit: Antony Gowing | ||
| Friday 2-Aug-13 11:00am |
Blackfriars, GloucesterRecital by Andrew Kennedy Three Choirs Festival |
O'Hara, I can hear you waiting (Festival commission & world premiere) |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Friday 2-Aug-13 11:00am Recital by Andrew Kennedy Tickets are available online on April 18th. This concert supported by Dr & Mrs Jim Hoyland and the Sanders Society.Image credit: Andrew Kennedy c. Benjamin Ealovega O'Hara, John (b. 1962), I can hear you waiting (Festival commission & world premiere) | ||
| Friday 2-Aug-13 01:00pm |
St Mary de Lode, GloucesterLunchtime Young artists Series - Martynas Levickis Three Choirs Festival |
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| St Mary de Lode, Gloucester, Gloucester GL1 2QT, United Kingdom Friday 2-Aug-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Young artists Series - Martynas Levickis A definite first for the Three Choirs Festival - a classical accordion player! Recipient of the Martin Musical Scholarship awarded by the Philharmonia Orchestra for highly talented young performers, we welcome this Lithuanian virtuoso.Image credit: Martynas Levickis | ||
| Friday 2-Aug-13 02:30pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterBott and Bowman's Summer Serenade Three Choirs Festival |
Purcell, Songs and Dances |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Friday 2-Aug-13 02:30pm Bott and Bowman's Summer Serenade The second half of the performance will consist of 'summer surprises and a trip to the seaside with Elgar, Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan and Flanders & Swann. Tickets are available online on April 18th. This concert is supported by Mr & Mrs John Lawrence.Image credit: Catherine Bott & James Bowman Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Songs and Dances | ||
| Friday 2-Aug-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralBelshazzar's Feast Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Friday 2-Aug-13 07:45pm Belshazzar's Feast This concert is supported by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust. For those interested in finding out more about Elgar's 'Falstaff', Simon Rees will be giving a talk on the link between Elgar and Shakespeare on Thursday 1 August at 11am in the Gloucester Guildhall. Tickets for both events will be available online from April 18th.Image credit: Njabulo Madlala | ||
| Saturday 3-Aug-13 11:00am |
Gloucester CathedralRecital by Wayne Marshall Three Choirs Festival |
Schmidt, Variationen und Fuge uber ein eigenes Thema Marshall, Improvisation on the theme of 'Candide' |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Saturday 3-Aug-13 11:00am Recital by Wayne Marshall Tickets will be available online on April 18th.This performance is supported by Zyex Ltd.Image credit: Wayne Marshall Schmidt, Franz (1874-1939), Variationen und Fuge uber ein eigenes Thema Marshall, Wayne, Improvisation on the theme of 'Candide' | ||
| Saturday 3-Aug-13 02:30pm |
Blackfriars, GloucesterThe Corelli Orchestra in concert Three Choirs Festival |
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| Blackfriars, Gloucester, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN, United Kingdom Saturday 3-Aug-13 02:30pm The Corelli Orchestra in concert Tickets are available online on April 18th.Image credit: The Corelli Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 3-Aug-13 07:15pm |
Gloucester CathedralThe Dream of Gerontius Three Choirs Festival |
Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor Kai Rüütel, Mezzo-soprano: Angel Toby Spence, Tenor: Gerontius Matthew Rose, Bass-baritone: Priest / Angel Of The Agony |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Saturday 3-Aug-13 07:15pm The Dream of Gerontius Ticket sales go live on April 18th. Toby Spence supported by the Helena Oldacre Charitable TrustImage credit: Sir Edward Elgar Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934), The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.38 Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor Kai Rüütel, Mezzo-soprano: Angel Toby Spence, Tenor: Gerontius Matthew Rose, Bass-baritone: Priest / Angel Of The Agony | ||
| Sunday 4-Aug-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester CathedralThe Bargee's Wife Three Choirs Festival |
O'Hara, The Bargee's Wife (Festival commission and world premiere) |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Sunday 4-Aug-13 07:45pm The Bargee's Wife Ticket sales go live on April 18th. This concert is supported by the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group plc. Karen Hayes' libretto is based on recollections by dementia sufferers in Gloucestershire care homes of a particular incident in the county when a child fell into a canal and drowned. O'Hara, John (b. 1962), The Bargee's Wife (Festival commission and world premiere) | ||