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£6
To St Martin’s Church. The coach will depart from King Street.
Book Tickets
£5
A two-2 hour walk starting at the Elgar Statue and led by the qualified Blue & Green Badge Guides of Worcester, visiting the many sites in Worcester associated with Sir Edward.
These walks were immensly popular at the 2008 festival, and we are delighted to be able to offer two walks this week as part of our festival programme.
Book Tickets
£22.50
Alison Balsom trumpet
David Goode organ
Kindly supported by Anja Potze Fine Jewellery
J S Bach Concerto in D BWV 972
Alain Le Jardin Suspendu
Alain Litanies (arr. Balsom)
J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in E flat Major (St Anne) BWV 552
Naji Hakim Sonata for trumpet & organ
Eben Windows: - Blue Window; Green Window; Red Window; Golden Window
A recital with organ by the internationally renowned 2009 Classical Brit Female Artist of the Year.
Hot and cold drinks and snacks will be available in the church before and after this concert.
Book Tickets
£12
There are Druids on the Malverns! The defeat of an English hero in Elgar's Caractacus
Paul Spicer speaker
An Elgar Society West Midlands Branch event and open to all, Paul Spicer will give an illustrated lecture on Caractacus in anticipation of the evening performance in the cathedral, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.
Book Tickets
£5
Crispian Steele-Perkins
This three-hour masterclass will feature five soloists from top music colleges. As with the conducting masterclass at Gloucester in 2010, this will be filmed by the Masterclass Media Foundation for production as a teaching DVD.
Book Tickets
£21
This two-course lunch with wine is open to all, and is promoted by the West Midlands branch of the Elgar Society.
When tickets become available, please be sure to book your place within 3 weeks of the event.
Three Cathedral Choirs
Adrian Lucas conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Howells The Lord is my Shepherd
Howells Requiem Aeternam
Tomkins Responses
Naylor Evening Service in A
Jackson Hill Still in remembrance (festival commission, world premiere)
This service will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
Book Tickets
£2 or free to those who attended the earlier masterclass
Available online from Thursday 21 April
Crispian Steele-Perkins
A concert by the five participants of the earlier trumpet masterclass which will be filmed by the Masterclass Media Foundation.
Book Tickets
£39/£34/£27/£18/£10
To be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast in September 2011
Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis conductor
Judith Howarth soprano
Ben Johnson tenor
Peter Savidge baritone (Caractacus)
Stephen Roberts baritone (Arch-Druid/Bard)
Matthew Best bass (Claudius)
Supported by Severn House Publishers
Peter Savidge is supported by Peplow Jewellers
Elgar Caractacus

This concert will be recorded for future broadcast on Radio 3 in the second week of September.