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Wednesday 6 August 2008

Wednesday 6 August 2008

Gothic Voices perform the beautiful love songs of 14th century composer Solange in the romantic surroundings of Gt Witley Church.

Today's choral concert is "Saintly Visions" featuring works by Elgar & Britten, and featuring the striking Stokowski orchestration of the Mussorgsky "Pictures from an Exhibition".

Our late night concert features a highly original programme by the David Rees Williams Trio uniting the best in classical and jazz.

Day Listing
Great Witley Church copyright C Prior 

Coach to Great Witley

Great Witley Church copyright C Prior 

Event no: 29 | Buy tickets: £6

10am | Coach to Great Witley

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Edward Elgar statue

Elgar Home & Haunts

Edward Elgar statue

Event no: 30 | Buy tickets: £4.50

10.30am | Elgar Statue

A 2 hour walk led by 'Worcester Walks' commencing at the Elgar Statue.

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Gothic Voices

Event no: 31 | Buy tickets: £19

11am | Great Witley Church

Medieval Love Songs by Solage and Machaut
"Excellence, refinement, purity, spirituality" and their superb international reputation in the field of medieval vocal music makes this concert a must!

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Three Choirs Festival Society Lunch

Event no: 32 | Buy tickets: £19.50 (members only)

12.45pm | Festival Marquee, North Lawn, Old Palace

Martyn Brabbins – Speaker
A cold buffet will be available from 12.45pm

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Young Organists Recital

RCO Young Organists Recital

Young Organists Recital

Event no: 33| Buy tickets: £5

1pm | St Martin's Church, London Rd

An organ recital by Simon Hogan, the 4th in the series of 5 recitals in conjunction with the Royal College of Organists.

 

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Tewkesbury Abbey

Coach to Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury Abbey

Event no: 34 | Buy tickets: £6

1.30pm
Coach to Tewkesbury Ticket

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Tewkesbury Abbey

Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir

Tewkesbury Abbey

Event no: 35 | Buy tickets: A £20 | B £15 | C £7

2.30pm | Tewkesbury Abbey

Bach - Cantata 147
Haydn - Harmoniemesse

Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
Worcester Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Shellard - Conductor
Emily van Evera - Soprano, Susanna Spicer - Alto
Christopher Watson - Tenor, Charles Pott - Bass

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The Winter's Tale

Event no: 36 | Buy tickets: £18

2.30pm | College Hall

The Winter's Tale
This will be the second performance by this renowned touring company.

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Organ Recital

Free Entrance

5pm | Worcester Cathedral

ORGAN RECITAL - Peter Dyke - Assistant Organist, Hereford Cathedral

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Hereford Cathedral Choir

Choral Evensong

Hereford Cathedral Choir

Free Entrance

5.30pm | Worcester Cathedral

Hereford Cathedral Choir

Lloyd View me Lord
Rose Responses
Leighton Second Service
Byrd Laudibus in sanctis

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Philharmonia Orchestra

Saintly Visions - Choral Concert

Philharmonia Orchestra

Event no: 37 | Buy tickets: A £37 | B £32 | C £26 | D £18 | E £10

7.45pm | Worcester Cathedral

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

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Eton Choral Course

Compline

Eton Choral Course

Free Entrance

10pm | Worcester Cathedral

Compline
Eton Choral Course

 

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David Rees-Williams trio

David Rees-Williams Trio

David Rees-Williams trio

Event no: 38 | Buy tickets: £10 (0r £25 for 3 late night concerts)

10.15pm | College Hall

The David Rees-Williams Trio specialize in programmes that unite the best of classical and jazz and their latest CD, Thinking Allowed was released in February 2007. Featuring regularly on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM's new station, the Jazz, it has been widely and unanimously acclaimed as one of the outstanding albums of its genre.

‘The David Rees-Williams Trio have just got better and better ...... their new recording of jazz forays into the classical repertoire is just magical.'

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