David Bednall – Conductor
Nigel Nash – Accompanist
Saturday 12th October 2024 at 7:30pm – All Saints Church, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3ED
Tickets – £21 (reserved), £15 (unreserved – £12 if bought in advance), £1 students/under 18s
A concert celebrating the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams on his birthday. He is one of the most loved and influential British Composers and his legacy was a revitalised musical language which provided many new directions for future generations. His influences were wide-ranging but included folksong and the Tudor Age. This beautiful programme will feature the Mass in G Minor and the deeply moving Lord, Thou hast been our refuge. The former evokes something of the glories of Renaissance polyphony, whilst the latter is an immense hymn to optimism and the hope of a better future. The concert will also include music by his teachers, Parry and Stanford. Both are important figures in their own right, and we are marking Stanford’s Centenary this year. Parry’s majestic festival anthem Hear my words ye people will feature, with Stanford represented by his beautiful Latin Motets: When Mary through the garden went, and For Lo, I raise up. Vaughan Williams’ own teaching legacy is also acknowledged with Howells’s Take him, earth, for cherishing, an astonishing motet written following the assassination of President Kennedy and one which still moves and astonishes to this day.
Tickets: £21 (reserved), £15 (unreserved)
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For this concert we’re offering tickets to students and under 18s for just £1
