Glevum Consort
James Atherton - conductor

Cox Keep me as an apple
Byrd Nunc Dimittis from 'Gradualia'
Sheppard Salvator mundi

Clare Fahy - Baroque Violin
Barbara Post - Violone
Ralf Blasi - Chamber Organ

John Coperario Suite in D minor
Godfrey Finger Sonata in C Op 5, No 10
William Lawes Sonata No 1 in G minor
Handel Sonata in D minor HWV 359a
Greensleeves to a ground from 'The Division Flute'
Faronell's division on a ground from 'The Division Violin'
Nicola Matteis Ground after the Scottish Humour

Our seasonal theme is picked up again in this concert, with John McCabe’s settings of poems charting a calendar of spring through to Autumn, and with Richard Strauss’s sublime Four Last Songs.

Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra and Adrian Partington conductor

Widely recognized to be one of the world's greatest orchestras, the Philharmonia's unparalleled international reputation continues to attract the cream of Europe's talented players to its ranks from which the Philharmonia Brass are derived.

Supported by Peter Ascroft in memory of Douglas Story

Elgar's most renowned composition for chorus, orchestra and soloists, which sets Cardinal Newman’s poem, is now regarded as the greatest choral work of the late Romantic age.

Festival Chorus,
Philharmonia Orchestra 
Geraint Bowen conductor

Event no: 63

5pm | Worcester Baptist Church

Benjamin Britten - Noyes Fludde

This performance is the culmination of a week-long course for 9-13 year olds under the auspices of Dr Cathy Dew and "Singworks".

Music Director - Sue Hollingworth

Elgar - Froissart
Mussorgsky (Stokowski) - Pictures from an Exhibition
Britten - St Nicholas
Boy & Girl Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Partington - Conductor
James Gilchrist - Tenor

Event no: 27

2.15pm | Pershore Abbey

Founded by Donald Hunt in 1980, the Elgar Chorale has established itself as one of the leading specialist choirs in the West Midlands.