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Welcome to the Three Choirs Festival!
Each summer the proud English cities of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester take turns in attracting an international audience to Britain’s oldest music festival. This, my first as artistic director, is the 287th meeting of our Three Choirs since 1715, almost three centuries ago.
My own initial encounter with the Three Choirs Festival was in 1984 when I heard Elgar’s The Apostles –a life-changing experience. Anyone attending this year for the first time will also discover a world of music-making which is infinitely rewarding, as glorious music, loved by players, singers and audience, reverberates ‘in perfect diapason’ (Milton’s words, not mine!) through Worcester’s great cathedral. The exhilarating playing of the Philharmonia Orchestra once again enriches this year’s festival as their acclaimed residency continues to delight singers and audience alike, and they join
Peter Nardone Artistic Director
with the Three Choirs Festival Chorus to perform some of the most impressive works in the choral repertoire.
At the historic core of the festival are the services sung by the combined choirs of boys and men from the three cathedrals. This year the Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir and, for the first time, the girls of Worcester Cathedral Choir will also feature prominently.
There’s plenty taking place outside the cathedral: as Worcester resonates to the festival’s rhythm our events can be found throughout the city and further afield too. In this 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare you’ll also detect his influence throughout the programme. Leaf through this brochure to find and book your choice of events – there’s a rich variety of activity here – and I trust you will thoroughly enjoy 2014 at the finest –and oldest – of British festivals.
In the words of the bard: ‘Mark the music!’
Build your own season ticket!
All fourteen Cathedral concerts this year (marked ★ on the booking form) are eligible for inclusion in our bespoke season ticket package.
• Buy a season ticket for your selection of 5-9 different Cathedral concerts and receive a 5% discount
• Buy a season ticket for your selection of 10 or more different Cathedral concerts and receive a 10% discount
Request the same seat for every concert, or choose a different seat each time, picking from any price band.
Where multiple season tickets are being bought, adjacent seats may be requested.
Any additional single tickets purchased (i.e. fewer than 5) will not be included in the season ticket package. All season ticket applications will be processed in order of receipt, and adjacent seats or same seats are subject to availability.
A season ticket holder who is attending 10 or more events at an A, B or C price becomes a ‘Festival Steward’ and is entitled to:
• Admission to rehearsals in the cathedral (at the conductor’s discretion)
• Listing in the programme book
Please make sure that names are listed on the booking form as you would like them to appear in the programme book.
If, as a steward, you are willing to show audience members to their seats then please make sure you have ticked the relevant box on the booking form.
Admission is restricted to Three Choirs Festival Society members, those who have purchased season ticket(s) for 10 or more concerts, and those holding a rehearsal pass, and is strictly at the discretion of the conductor and festival officials.
A limited number of rehearsal passes will be available from the ticket office for each relevant day (some of which will only be issued on the day itself) for accompanied children under 16, senior citizens and music students only. A rehearsal schedule will be available from the ticket office during festival week. No photography or recording is permitted.
The various cathedral services during the week are at the very heart of our unique festival. Information about daily Evensong as well as the Festival Eucharist is given in this brochure, but these services are not ticketed: admission is free and all are most welcome.
The Opening Service is a ticketed event, though there is no admission charge. Tickets for the Opening Service should be booked as any other event but are not part of the season ticket package.
‘Come
Saturday 28 June 2014 College Hall, Worcester
led by Peter Nardone Director of Music at Worcester Cathedral Artistic Director of the 2014 Three Choirs Festival
Join us for a singing day exploring the great choral movements from Bach’s Mass in B minor.
£20 per person including tea and coffee
Tickets are available online and from the Three Choirs Festival box office*:
www.3choirs.org
0845 652 1823
*Open Monday to Friday, 10 am – 4 pm
The Three Choirs Festival souvenir programme book is both a handy guide to the week’s events and a unique, detailed record of each year’s festival. This beautifully-produced publication contains full details of every concert alongside texts, notes, articles, photographs and much more. Our archive contains editions stretching back over many years and re-reading them vividly brings alive past festivals.
The souvenir programme book will be on sale for £12. If pre-ordered before 1 June, however, the book is sold at a discount of nearly 17%, for £10. We advise pre-ordering, both to save money and to avoid disappointment: only a limited number will be available for sale during the festival itself.
Pre-ordered books can be collected from the ticket office on your arrival in Worcester, or posted to you in advance (£4 p&p, UK only). Please tick the appropriate box(es) on the booking form.
There are three exhibitions during the week:
Artist in residence Rob Pointon has a range of pictures on display throughout the week in the Chapter House. Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in the raffle to win his stunning painting of the cathedral, featured on the front of this brochure.
Surface, Space and Time. An exhibition of textile art featuring 1910–20, presented by the Embroiderers’ Guild Worcester Branch, in the Chappel Memorial Room, King’s School, 26 July – 2 August 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Studdert Kennedy exhibition in the Dean’s Chapel on the life and work of ‘Woodbine Willie’, disciple in the slums and World War I chaplain.
In and around College Green all week you can find our Festival Village, the social hub of the festival, with plenty to see and do. Highlights include:
Festival m arquee
Drop in for food and drink. Open daily throughout the festival, it’s a place to unwind and savour delicious food and snacks: there’s coffee, cake, lunches, suppers, interval drinks (which can be pre-ordered), real ale and post-concert nibbles.
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Live music daily: 12.30 pm – 2.00 pm and 5.45 pm – 7.15 pm
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At 4 College Green.
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A fascinating display of real local craftsmanship from the Worcestershire Guild of Craftsmen.
Relax between concerts in the Quiet Room (Day Room) on the opposite side of College Green from the cathedral.
Located in the craft marquee.
During festival week the ticket office can be found at 4 College Green.
The Friends of the Worcester Three Choirs Festival provide two-course meals every night in the King’s School dining hall at 6.00 pm. Wine is also on sale, and vegetarian options are available each evening.
We regret that there is no wheelchair access to the dining hall.
Meals cost £19 and must be pre-booked via the box office. Menus will be sent out with your tickets, and full details are available on our website.
Saturday 26 July
Mediterranean chicken in a tomato and mascarpone sauce
Sunday 27 July
Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and gravy
Monday 28 July
Breaded turkey cutlet with whole-grain mustard sauce
Tuesday 29 July
Pork stroganoff with braised garlic rice
Wednesday 30 July
Braised beef steak in a red wine sauce
Thursday 31 July
Tandoori chicken with turmeric rice, mini naan bread and onion bhaji
Friday 1 August
Fresh fish in batter
Saturday 2 August
Sweet and sour chicken with egg noodles and prawn crackers
1. Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard WR1 2LA
Zone A: Centre nave
Flat and raked seating with unrestricted view. Please note that raked seating is only accessible via the central aisle staircase, and there is no handrail.
Zone B: Front two rows of the nave, rear of flat and plinth, side seats in the front nave
Slightly restricted view.
Zone C: Side aisles
Restricted view with TV monitors.
Zone D: East end of the side aisles
Restricted view with TV monitors.
Zone E: North and south transepts, quire and east end (unreserved)
No direct view with TV monitors.
There is no audio enhancement/relay in any part of the cathedral for any of the performances taking place there.
Worcester Cathedral WR1 2LA
Seating in this venue is unreserved. There is, unfortunately, no access for wheelchairs.
Worcester Cathedral WR1 2LA
Access via College Green WR1 2LL
5. King’s School Theatre
Access via College Green WR1 2LL
Reserved tiered seating at one price. All seats offer an unrestricted view of the stage.
Crowngate WR1 3LD
Zone A: Centre stalls and boxes, centre balcony and front row of the side balconies
Centre stalls seating on the flat with unrestricted view of the stage, with boxes to the side with a slightly restricted view due to narrow pillars.
Please note that there is no wheelchair access to the balcony seating.
Zone B: Rear side stalls
Slightly restricted view owing to narrow pillars.
7. The Guildhall
High Street, Worcester WR1 2RY
8. St Swithun’s Church
The Trinity, Worcester WR1 2PN
Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN
Seating in this venue is unreserved.
London Road, Worcester WR5 2ED
Seating in this venue will be unreserved in the nave and Lady Chapel. All seats will be on the flat.
11. St George’s, Barbourne
St George’s Square, Barbourne Road WR1 1HX
Seating in this venue is unreserved.
12. Great Witley Church
Great Witley, Worcestershire WR6 6JT
10 miles NW of Worcester, off the A443 road from Ombersley-Tenbury Wells.
Seating in this venue will be unreserved in the nave, quire stalls and balcony. Please note that the balcony is only accessible via stairs.
College Rd, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3DF
Seating in this venue is unreserved. All seats will be on the flat and will afford an unrestricted view of the stage. Please note that there is, unfortunately, no access for wheelchairs to this venue.
Church St, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1DT
Zone A: Centre nave
Flat seating with unrestricted view.
Zone B: Rear nave and side aisles
Flat seating to the rear of the nave with slightly restricted view. Unreserved side aisle seating with restricted view. Please note that there will be no TV monitors in the side aisles.
[1] Opening Service
11.30 am Worcester Cathedral
Entrance is by ticket only (free of charge)
Festival Chorus
Worcester Cathedral Choir
The Orchestra of the Swan
Peter Nardone conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Donizetti Ave Maria
Respighi Suite for organ and strings
Stanford Te Deum in B flat
Franck Psalm 150
Bach Wie will ich mich freuen (from Cantata 146)
12.45 pm King’s School Boathouse
£15
Celebrate the start of the festival and enjoy the renowned hospitality of the Friends of the Worcester Three Choirs Festival with drinks and canapés. Open to all.
The Great War in English Song
2.30 pm Huntingdon Hall
£25, £20
Roderick Williams baritone
Gary Matthewman piano
George Butterworth’s A Shropshire Lad perfectly captures the essence of Englishness while poignantly recalling those ‘lads in their hundreds’ who, like the composer himself, lost their lives to World War I. One of our festival favourites, baritone Roderick Williams, will be performing this and songs by, amongst others, Gurney, Ireland, Finzi and Anthony Payne.
Kindly supported by Harry Prince & Michael Guittard
Tickets available by phone from 14 April
3.30 pm College Hall
£22
Shakespeare’s Globe
Join the Globe Theatre on Tour in its exciting new production of one of Shakespeare’s wittiest comedies. Driven along by a romance all the more charming for being unacknowledged, Much Ado About Nothing is a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of Shakespeare’s most endearing lovers.
Kindly supported by Postcode Anywhere
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
Stephen Shellard director
Christopher Allsop organ
Howells Hymn to St Cecilia
David Briggs Festival Responses Paul Paviour Evening Service
Stanford For lo, I raise up
6.00 pm King’s School Theatre
£10
Dennis Stevenson speaker
Former chairman of Aldeburgh Music Lord Stevenson of Coddenham talks about Britten’s life-long commitment to conscientious objection.
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs
Philharmonia Orchestra
Peter Nardone conductor
Geraint Bowen conductor
Susan Gritton soprano
James Oxley tenor
David Wilson-Johnson baritone
The first of this year’s evening concerts features one of the most iconic choral works in British musical history. Combining text from the Latin Requiem Mass with vivid anti-war poetry by Wilfred Owen, this deeply affecting work serves as a compelling reminder, in this anniversary year, of the ‘pity of war’.
Kindly supported by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
10.15 pm College Hall
£12
Opus Anglicanum
In this late-night concert Opus Anglicanum, a five-man a cappella group, together with a narrator, present a programme centred on angels and their roles as guardians, warriors, messengers and healers. Prepare to be transported to the heavens with a selection of 15th-century songs and Gregorian chant, interspersed with readings of mediaeval texts.
10.00 am – 4.30 pm
St Swithun’s Church
£35
This workshop with Opus Anglicanum prepares participants to perform the Vespers of St Dunstan, as sung in Worcester Cathedral nearly 800 years ago. Finish the day by performing the Vespers in tonight’s Choral Evensong at 5.30 pm in the cathedral. This unique opportunity is suitable for both experienced and novice singers.
10.30 am Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Worcester Cathedral Chamber choir
Worcester Cathedral Voluntary Choir
Peter Nardone conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Music to include: Mendelssohn Richte mich nicht
1.00 pm King’s School Theatre
£10
Join the Aquilon Ensemble, an exciting and dynamic wind quintet and winner of last year’s Three Choirs Festival Young Musician Competitive Showcase, in an effervescent programme of music from Bizet to Arnold. Beethoven Music for a mechanical clock (arr. Felix Skowronek)
Reicha Wind Quintet in E flat Op. 88
Arnold Three Sea Shanties
Szervansky Wind Quintet No 1
Bizet Jeux d’enfants (arr. Gordon Davis)
Tickets available by phone from 14 April
2.30 pm Huntingdon Hall
£22, £16
Sacconi Quartet
Janáček String Quartet No 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Mozart String Quartet No 16 in E flat k 428
Dvořák String Quartet in F ‘The American’
Written during the composer’s trip to the United States, Dvořák’s ‘American’ String Quartet is admired worldwide for its combination of exuberance and melancholic pining for home. This work is at the heart of a programme given by the Sacconi Quartet, a fast-rising British group recognised for their ‘energy, creativity and integrity of interpretation’.
3.30 pm College Hall
£22
Shakespeare’s Globe
Join the Globe Theatre on Tour in its exciting new production of one of Shakespeare’s wittiest comedies. Driven along by a romance all the more charming for being unacknowledged, Much Ado About Nothing is a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of Shakespeare’s most endearing lovers.
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Opus Anglicanum cantors
Participants in Chant Workshop
John Rowlands-Pritchard director
A mediaeval liturgy featuring the Vespers of St Dunstan sung by the ‘Sing Gregorian Chant’ workshop participants with Opus Anglicanum as cantors.
6.30 pm Chapter House
£12
An exclusive opportunity to meet artist-inresidence Rob Pointon. Ticket price includes wine and canapés.
Rob’s picture of the sunlit exterior of Worcester Cathedral, featured on the front of this brochure, will be raffled in aid of the Three Choirs Festival.
The draw will take place on Saturday 2 August.
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Geraint Bowen conductor
Eleanor Dennis soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano
Paul Nilon tenor
Matthew Rose bass
Conducted by the composer himself at Three Choirs Festival Worcester in 1884, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater is a testament to his extraordinary musical talent. Completed after the tragic deaths of his three children, the piece embodies the composer’s journey from grief to hope in an intensely emotional setting of the 13th-century poem.
Kindly supported by Worcester City Council
10.30 am – c 12.30 pm
£10
Linda Hart leader
Enjoy a gentle ramble in the idyllic countryside of the Malvern Hills with poetry from the Three Counties. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Malvern Hills have inspired a wealth of artistic creativity. Some steep slopes and rough ground; appropriate footwear advisable. Sorry, no dogs please.
Departs from British Camp car park. Parking charge £3.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £6, must be purchased in advance from the ticket office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester at 10.00 am.
11.00 am Worcester Cathedral
£25, £20, £15, £10
Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir
Adrian Partington conductor
Paul Mealor Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Joseph Phibbs Shadows of Sleep
Consisting of enthusiastic young singers from all three counties, the Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir has enjoyed success after success since its inception in 2010. This year we welcome them in performances of Vaughan Williams’ magnificent Mass in G minor and Joseph Phibbs’ compelling cantata Shadows of Sleep
Kindly supported by the Perry Family
Charitable Trust
1.00 pm St Martin’s Church
£10
The first of our Young Artists’ lunchtime concert series features one of the top players from the Royal College of Organists’ diploma examinations.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £4, must be purchased in advance from the festival ticket office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester, at 12.30 pm.
2.30 pm Pershore Abbey
£20, £14
Proteus Ensemble
Stephen Shellard director
Christopher Allsop organ
Peter Atkinson reader
Gabrielle Bullock reader
The Proteus Ensemble presents a poignant programme of music and readings for remembrance, in what will be their debut concert and also the launch of their very first CD. A selection of 20th-century poetry and vocal music includes works by David Briggs and the late Sir John Tavener.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £8, must be purchased in advance from the ticket office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester at 1.30 pm.
Kindly supported by Anna and Toby Hooper in memory of Lt Col Brian Hooper mbe (1917–45) and for all the fallen.
Tickets available by phone from 14 April 0845 652 1823
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Three Cathedral Choirs
Geraint Bowen conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Westrup Crossing the Bar
Rose Responses
Blair Evening Service in B minor
Hadley My beloved spake
‘Resurrection’ ★
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha conductor
Katherine Broderick soprano
Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano
Tackling broad questions of life after death, Mahler’s much-loved second symphony is one of the most expansive symphonies ever written. The performance of this inspiring work is the first visit to the festival for Juraj Valčuha, chief conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra.
Juraj Valčuha is kindly supported by Richard Arenschieldt
10.15 pm College Hall
£12
By popular demand, the lay clerks of the Three Cathedral Choirs return to sing a selection of music very far removed from their usual liturgical repertoire!
Kindly supported by Dr J A Harvey
TUESDAY 29 j U lY
10.00 am – c 12 noon
From the Elgar Statue, High Street
£5
A two-hour walk led by the Blue and Green Badge Guides of Worcester, visiting the numerous sites in the city associated with the great English composer.
10.00 am – 1.00 pm College Hall
£7
An entertaining singing workshop, led by Piers Maxim, celebrating songs from the years of WWI, culminating in an informal performance, open to all, at 12.30 pm.
11.00 am Huntingdon Hall
£20, £14
Aisa Ijiri’s vibrant and highly virtuosic programme, including works by Debussy, de Falla, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, explores the iridescent colours of French Impressionism and spirited rhythms of Spanish dance before a romantic, Shakespearian finale.
Kindly supported by Dr Peter Mayner, Philip Jones, Anthony Hampson and Charles Lodge
Rose Hsien violin
1.00 pm St Martin’s Church
£10
Today’s performer is a recipient of the Philharmonia’s Martin Musical Scholarship 2013 Award. Accompanied by Tom Blach, Rose Hsien plays sonatas by Debussy and Elgar and Ravel’s Tzigane. Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £4, must be purchased in advance from the festival ticket office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester, at 12.30 pm.
Tickets available online from 15 April
2.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Three Cathedral Choirs
Academy of Ancient Music
Peter Nardone conductor
Ruth Holton soprano
Mhairi Lawson soprano
TBC countertenor
Andrew Tortise tenor
Ben Bevan bass
The annual concert performance by the professional cathedral choirs of Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester is at the heart of the Three Choirs Festival programme, reflecting the origins of the festival around 300 years ago. This year they unite with the period instruments of the Academy of Ancient Music to perform J S Bach’s Mass in B minor, one of the cornerstones of western classical music.
3.15 pm Huntingdon Hall
£14
Claire Worboys
Vesta, by Chris Jaeger, is the story of Worcesterborn Vesta Tilley, a male impersonator from the golden age of music hall. It includes 12 of Vesta’s original songs including ‘Burlington Bertie’ and ‘Following in Father’s Footsteps’.
Three Choirs Festival Society AGM
5.30 pm King’s School Theatre
Open to Society members only
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral Crypt
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Tenebrae
Nigel Short director
Most Christian liturgies are strongly associated with singing, but none are defined by the human voice quite like those of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Here Nigel Short and Tenebrae perform a programme featuring some little-known gems and a selection of familiar favourites, including music from Rachmaninov’s Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. Tenebrae’s recent CD release topped the classical music charts.
10.15 pm College Hall and College Green
£12
The Carnival Band
Vivien Ellis
Enjoy rousing gallery hymns in College Hall before moving to the marquee on College Green for ballads, catches and dance tunes with fiddle, curtal and tabor. The Carnival Band, renowned for its imaginative and entertaining interpretations of popular music of the past, is joined by leading early music vocalist Vivien Ellis.
10.00 am – c 12 noon
From the Elgar Statue, High Street
£5
A two-hour walk led by the Blue and Green Badge Guides of Worcester, visiting the numerous sites in the city associated with the great English composer.
10.00–10.45 am Angel Centre
Adults £5, children £1
The Carnival Band invites the youngest festivalgoers to join them in a selection of songs, dances, and musical stories from all over the world. Played on an irreverently joyous mix of instruments (guitar, double bass, clarinet, shawm, curtal etc), this is the perfect introduction to the wonders of world, folk and early music. Suitable for 5 years and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult (maximum two children per paying adult).
Tickets
11.00 am St George’s, Barbourne
£20
Rodolfus Choir
Ralph Allwood conductor
‘Music traces the passage of time, but also, as with all events, manipulates it. A watch traces a different pattern of time during events. Who is to say that the watch is “right”?’ Ralph Allwood
With a sound hailed as ‘unspeakably beautiful’ by Gramophone magazine, the Rodolfus Choir has firmly established itself as one of the leading young choirs in the UK. Take a pilgrimage in choral music from dawn to dusk with this prestigious group.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £4, must be purchased in advance from the festival box office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester at 10.30 am.
Kindly supported by Miss Katharine Wedgbury
11.15 am Angel Centre
Adults £5, children £1
The Carnival Band presents an hour of danceinspired music and song from the farandole to the hand-jive. With bagpipes, shawms, fiddles and drums, get ready to jump for joy, join in the songs and, if you play an instrument, bring it along and play with the band!
Suitable for 6–12 year olds. Children must be accompanied by an adult (maximum three children per paying adult).
Svetlana Mochalova cello
1.00 pm St Martin’s Church
£10
Today’s performer is a recipient of the Philharmonia’s Martin Musical Scholarship 2013 Award. She will play works by Schumann and Rachmaninov.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £4, must be purchased in advance from the festival ticket office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester, at 12.30 pm.
2.00 pm College Hall
£10
Featuring some of the winners from the last five years, this competitive process will culminate in a showcase finale by the winning soloists tomorrow in College Hall. Three Choirs Festival General Manager Dominic Jewel and former Three Choirs Festival Conductor Donald Hunt are the judges in this competition.
Tickets for this afternoon’s performance are also valid for tomorrow’s showcase.
2.30 pm Pershore Abbey
£22, £16
Aronowitz Ensemble
Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor Op. 84
Korngold Piano Quintet in E Op. 15
The ever-popular Aronowitz Ensemble explores two jewels of early 20th-century chamber music. Performed in the historic Pershore Abbey, this concert juxtaposes the quintessential Englishness of Elgar with the romantic virtuosity of Korngold, who was also famous for his film music.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £8, must be purchased in advance from the festival box office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester at 1.30 pm.
3.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Three Cathedral Choirs
Peter Nardone conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Tomkins O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Howells Responses
Howells Evening Service in G
Byrd Laudibus in sanctis
The congregation is asked to be seated by 3.15 pm. Late admittance will not be allowed as this is a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
[35] Woodbine Willie:
A Worcester Vicar at War
6.00 pm King’s School Theatre
£10
The Revd Canon Paul Tongue speaker
The Revd Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy was affectionately known as ‘Woodbine Willie’ for his habit of handing out cigarettes to troops. Join Canon Paul Tongue in a talk about the great hero and former vicar of St Paul’s Church, Worcester.
[36] Romantic Heroes ★
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Wilson conductor
Andrew Haveron violin
An actor from Shakespeare’s Globe narrator
Strauss Don Juan
Korngold Violin Concerto
Walton Henry V
With a tone poem based around the womanising antics of the legendary Don Juan and two works by revered Hollywood film composers, this exhilarating concert is bound to put you on the edge of your seat.
Kindly supported by the Wigornia Circle. John Wilson supported by Joanna Brickell. Andrew Haveron supported by the David Shove Charitable Trust.
[37] The Organist Entertains ★
10.15 pm Worcester Cathedral
£20
Nigel Ogden organ
An evening of light music performed by the presenter of BBC Radio 2’s The Organist Entertains. From great old warhorses to some newer surprises, expect a dazzling display from this maestro of the manuals.
thursday 31 J uly
9.30 am Elgar Birthplace
£28
Enjoy coffee on arrival at the Elgar Birthplace Museum, a performance by a string trio from Birmingham Conservatoire, and an introduction to and opportunity to see the birthplace cottage and museum.
Coach travel is included in the ticket price because parking at the museum is restricted. The coach will leave King St, Worcester at 9.30 am, returning about 12.15 pm.
This event is promoted by the Friends of Worcester Cathedral
10.15 am – c 12.30 pm Stanbrook Abbey
£18
Enjoy tea, coffee and chef’s home-baked cakes on arrival, then be taken on a tour of the historic Stanbrook Abbey, discovering its past, present and future, from convent to exclusive events venue.
Open to Society members only. Coach travel is included in the ticket price, and departs from King St, Worcester at 10.15 am.
11.00 am College Hall
£10
Featuring the best of Wednesday’s candidates, this is a further chance to hear some of the county’s finest young musicians.
Admission to Wednesday’s auditions is included in ticket price.
Tickets available online from 15 April
Idyll ended by War
11.15 am King’s School Theatre
£10
Linda Hart speaker
This talk focuses on the six poets associated with the village of Dymock in north-west Gloucestershire in the years before and during the First World War: Lascelles Abercrombie, Wilfrid Gibson, John Drinkwater, Rupert Brooke, Robert Frost and Edward Thomas.
Lunch and Talk
12.30 pm King’s School Boathouse
£27
Vaughan Williams’ War
The Vaughan Williams Society presents a talk by Graham Muncy on how Vaughan Williams was influenced by his experience of the Great War. With readings by award-winning poet John Greening, whose book To the War Poets has recently been published.
Graham Muncy is a trustee of the Vaughan Williams Society and former senior librarian at the Surrey Performing Arts Library/Vaughan Williams Collection.
1.00 pm St Martin’s Church
£10
Today’s performers are recipients of the Philharmonia’s Martin Musical Scholarship 2013 Award. They will perform trios by Haydn and Dvořák.
Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £4, must be purchased in advance from the festival ticket office. The coach departs from King Street, Worcester, at 12.30 pm.
3.00 pm Worcester Cathedral £35, £28, £20, £15
Peter Nardone piano
Instantly recognisable for their impeccable vocal blend and delightfully British wit, the King’s Singers return to the Three Choirs Festival with an eclectic programme celebrating the works of William Shakespeare in his anniversary year. The performance ends with a selection of pieces from the ensemble’s new CD release The Great American Songbook.
3.15 pm Huntingdon Hall
£14
Liz Grand
The Second Best Bed by Avril Rowlands is a stunning new one-woman play about Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway. On the night of her husband’s funeral, she reflects on her life with the playwright. Full of both humour and pathos, this superb production gives a unique insight into the complexities surrounding Shakespeare’s life and work.
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Three Cathedral Choirs
Adrian Partington conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Villette Jesus dulcis memoria
Donald Hunt Responses
Rubbra Evening Service in A flat
Cole Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Jonathan Hope, recently-appointed Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral, will play for half an hour before this service.
5.45 pm King’s School Theatre
£10
Stephen J Williams speaker
Back by popular demand, Stephen brings the past alive with more unexpected glimpses of the festival’s history.
Kindly supported by Katharine O’Carroll and Robert Atkins
Reflections of 1914
Tickets available by phone from 14 April
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Baldur Brönnimann conductor
Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
Kate Valentine soprano
Peter Hoare tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay violin
Elgar The Spirit of England
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Torsten Rasch A Foreign Field
This poignant evening, marking the centenary of the outbreak of WW1, features the world premiere of A Foreign Field, by Torsten Rasch, commissioned jointly by the Three Choirs Festival and Chemnitz Opera. This performance is our choral memorial to the men who died on both sides and the communities affected by the war.
Commissioned by public subscription for the Three Choirs Festival 2014 and Städtische Theater Chemnitz, Erich-Schellhorn-Stiftung as part of 14-18 Now, WW1 Centenary Art Commissions supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund. This performance kindly supported by the Elmley Foundation and Anwen Walker. Choristers supported by Lee Bolton Monier-Williams.
10.15 pm College Hall
£12
Philip Higham cello
Rapidly emerging as one of the most celebrated young cellists in the UK, Philip Higham is renowned for his insightful interpretations of unaccompanied Bach. The beauty of the music combined with the atmospheric setting will draw the festival day to a tranquil close.
[49] Elgar’s Homes and Haunts
10.00 am – c 12 noon
From the Elgar Statue, High Street
£5
A two-hour walk led by the Blue and Green Badge Guides of Worcester, visiting the numerous sites in the city associated with the great English composer.
[50] Håkan Hardenberger and National Youth Orchestra of Scotland ★
11.00 am Worcester Cathedral £33, £28, £23, £15
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
Michael Francis conductor Håkan Hardenberger trumpet
Walton Johannesburg Festival Overture
Sally Beamish Trumpet Concerto
Strauss Alpine Symphony
NYOS will draw on all its available resources for the major work in this programme, the vast Alpine Symphony, which includes organ and wind machine. Swedish trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger, who is revered worldwide as a champion of contemporary music, makes his Three Choirs Festival debut in Sally Beamish’s concerto.
[51] Three Choirs Festival Society Lunch
1.00 pm King’s School Boathouse
£26
Presided over by Dame Felicity Lott, with a guest speaker to be announced in due course. This event is open to Society members only.
1.00 pm St Martin’s Church
£10
Another promising player from the Royal College of Organists’ diploma examinations in recital. Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £4, must be booked in advance from the box office. The coach will depart from King Street, Worcester at 2.15 pm
[53] Shakespeare in Song
2.45 pm Huntingdon Hall
£20, £14
Julia Doyle soprano
Steven Devine piano
Julia Doyle and Stephen Devine perform a selection of Shakespeare settings by Purcell, Arne and Blow.
[54] Haydn Seven Last Words from the Cross
3.15 pm Great Witley Church
£20
The Fitzwilliam Quartet
This highly emotional string quartet explores the tragedy, hope and redemption of the Crucifixion. Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £6, must be booked in advance from the box office. The coach will depart from King Street, Worcester at 2.15 pm
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Three Cathedral Choirs
Geraint Bowen conductor
Christopher Allsop organ
Batten O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Smith Responses
Weelkes Evening Service for five voices
Palestrina Exsultate Deo
Stanford Postlude on Song 22
Christopher Allsop, assistant director of music at Worcester Cathedral, will play for half an hour before this service.
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral £43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Girl Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Partington conductor
Sarah Fox soprano
Claudia Huckle contralto
Andrew Kennedy tenor
Neal Davies bass
Marcus Farnsworth bass
Brindley Sherratt bass
A performance of one of Elgar’s choral masterworks has become a great Three Choirs tradition. Regarded by many as the pinnacle of Elgar’s musical achievements, The Apostles never fails to impress with its dramatic portrayal of Judas, the inclusion of a shofar and an incredibly exalted ending. Kindly supported by the Bransford Trust. Brindley Sherratt is kindly supported by Philip Jones.
10.15 pm College Hall
£12
Chapter 8
The Three Choirs Festival Worcester 2014 condensed into one evening: can you spot the cryptic references to this year’s themes and repertoire in the programme by local chamber choir Chapter 8?
Includes music ranging from Rachmaninov to Lennon and McCartney.
‘Bach is Bach, as God is God.’
HECTOR BERLIOZ
10.30 am King’s School Theatre
£10
Barry Collett and Andrew Lyle discuss performing, editing and recording Elgar’s dance music written for Powick Asylum during his ‘curious apprenticeship’.
Hosted by the Elgar Society
11.00 am Worcester Cathedral
£20, £15, £10, £5
The Royal Marines Association Concert Band
Captain David Cole director
Innsworth Military Wives
Gita Wermer conductor
Comprising 50 musicians with a total of 1,800 years’ experience, the RMA Concert Band has thrilled sell-out audiences throughout the UK. They are joined by the Innsworth Military Wives Choir to present a programme of popular songs, marches, big band sounds, musical theatre and English classics including Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ and a Beatles tribute.
Kindly supported by Peplows Jewellers
12.30 pm King’s School Boathouse
£23
This two-course lunch with wine is open to all.
Hosted by the Elgar Society
Tickets available online from 15 April
2.00–6.15 pm Guildhall
£10
Singers from UK conservatoires take part in a three-hour public masterclass with Three Choirs Festival Society President Dame Felicity Lott.
After the main session there will be a short break before a competitive showcase at 5.15 pm. The winning soloist will be given the chance to perform in the 2015 Hereford Three Choirs Festival. Tickets allow entrance to any part of the masterclass and/or the showcase.
Enchant thine ear
3.00 pm Big School, Malvern College
£25
One of this year’s Eton Choral Courses for young singers has been taking place this week at Malvern College. The choir, directed by Tim Johnson, presents a programme including works by Elgar, Stanford and the late Sir Richard Rodney Bennett. Coach travel is available for this event. Tickets, price £6, must be booked in advance from the box office. The coach will depart from King Street, Worcester at 2.15 pm.
5.30 pm Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Christopher Allsop conductor
James Luxton organ
Elgar Angelus
Statham Responses
Day Evening Service in B flat
Ned Rorem Praise the Lord, O my soul
Vierne Toccata in B flat minor
Peter Dyke, Assistant Director of Music at Hereford Cathedral, will play for half an hour before this service.
[62] Pre-concert light supper with the Finzi Friends
5.30 pm King’s School Boathouse
£13.50
Hosted by the Finzi Society
The Finzi Friends host the launch of a new biography of Sir George Dyson by Paul Spicer. All welcome for delicious canapés and drinks.
[63] Best of British: Festival Finale ★
7.45 pm Worcester Cathedral
£43, £38, £27, £20, £10
Festival Chorus
Girl Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
Philharmonia Orchestra
Peter Nardone conductor
Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
A celebratory concert showcasing one of our best-loved soloists and some of our favourite repertoire including Handel’s Zadok the Priest, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and Pomp and Circumstance
March No 1, Finzi’s A Severn Rhapsody and Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens. Prepare for an element of audience participation as the Three Choirs Festival Worcester 2014 draws to a close in rousing style.
Kindly supported by Severn House Publishers Tickets available by phone from 14 April 0845 652 1823
This historic and impressive former monastery has recently been luxuriously restored for parties, local events and themed dinners.
Come and experience this New AmaZing Venue... Afternoon Teas, Sunday Lunches, Exclusive Use and so much more...
5 Manor House Bedrooms
50 Bedroom Suites (completing in 2014)
14 Function Spaces
Former Chapel licensed for Weddings
St Annes Library Bar & Piano Lounge
Grand Callow Great Hall
Atmospheric Thompson Dining Hall & Bistro
Historical 100ft Bell Tower
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Three Choirs Festival Society priority booking opens
• for Gold Members on Monday 17 March
• for Standard Members on Monday 24 March
On Friday 11 April Society priority booking ends. Telephone and postal booking opens to the general public on Monday 14 April. Online booking opens on Tuesday 15 April. All ticket applications will be processed in order of receipt.
How to book
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Call 0845 652 1823 (local rate from a UK landline) Monday to Friday from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Telephone booking will not be available on Monday 14 or Tuesday 15 July, while the Ticket Office moves to Choir House, 4 College Green, Worcester WR1 2LL . From Wednesday 16 July, the telephone booking hours will be the same as the in-person booking hours listed below. Please note that all telephone bookings must be paid for by credit or debit card at the time of placing the order.
Online booking
To book online, please follow the links from our website, www.3choirs.org, which uses a secure payment facility.
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Completed booking applications should be sent to: Three Choirs Festival Ticket Office, 7c College Green, Gloucester GL1 2LX
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Bookings can be made in person from Wednesday 16 July at the Festival Ticket Office, which will be located in Choir House, 4 College Green, Worcester WR1 2LL
(Please note that this is not the Festival Ticket Office’s postal address, for which please see below left.)
Bookings can be made in person during the following hours:
Wednesday 16 – Friday 18 July 10 am – 4 pm
Saturday 19 July 10.30 am – 2 pm
Monday 21 – Thursday 24 July
27 July –
2 August
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Tickets (excluding those for overseas) will be sent out as soon as possible after your booking has been processed. Please check your tickets as soon as they arrive. A detailed seating plan is available on our website (www.3choirs.org) from Tuesday 15 April 2014 at the latest. Should any alterations to your ticket order prove necessary, please notify the Festival Ticket Office immediately.
Tickets ordered after Friday 18 July will not be posted, but will be held in the Festival Ticket Office for you to collect upon your arrival in Worcester.
Please ensure that tickets are picked up by 7 pm before an evening concert. (Any tickets not collected by that time will be held at the north door of Worcester Cathedral.) Similarly with other venues, we will try to ensure that uncollected tickets are held on the door, but this cannot be guaranteed.
We welcome all visitors to the festival and will be happy to help with access issues wherever possible. A separate fact sheet is available to be sent out with the ticket order if requested, giving full details of access to all venues.
Please note, however, that there is unfortunately no wheelchair access to College Hall, Malvern College Big School, or the King’s School Dining Room.
The cathedral has an audio loop for services, but it is not possible to use it for concerts.
It will help us to help you if, when booking your tickets, you indicate the nature of your disability and any special requirements you may have, in particular whether you need a wheelchair space for concerts. Specific wheelchair spaces are available in all price bands within the cathedral, though wheelchair spaces in price band E are situated in the south transept only. Please note that the ordinary seats are not interchangeable with wheelchair spaces in any venue.
A very limited number of car parking spaces are available for disabled drivers with a blue badge. These will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you need one, please ensure that you request it with the ticket office at the time of booking. The ticket office will confirm within five working days of the ticket reservation being made whether a parking space is available or not.
Further information about getting around the city is available from Worcester Tourist Information Centre, contact details above right.
A list of accommodation available in the area can be provided. Please note that none of the details given by third parties have been verified by the Three Choirs Festival and we can accept no responsibility for any aspect of the accommodation listed. All arrangements for accommodation are made privately between the individuals concerned and the owners of the accommodation, and the Three Choirs Festival cannot further advise on any accommodation matters.
The list is available via our website or by writing to:
Mrs Ginny Wigglesworth, Holly Cottage, Tan House Lane, Upper Wick, Rushwick WR2 5SZ
Please enclose a large (size C4) SAE with large letter stamps to the value of £1.
Worcester Tourist Information can be contacted on 01905 726311, via email at touristinfo@visitworcestershire.org and on their website: www.visitworcester.com
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Saturday 20 Sept, 10am - 3pm
Sunday 21 Sept, 10am - 3pm
The best way to get a feel for what the University of Worcester is all about is to visit us at an open day.
Open days give you the chance to find out more about the type of academic and social life you can expect at the University of Worcester. For details about future open events and to book your place, visit www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays
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4–13 July 2014
Ten days of poetry, drama, film and music etc. in the beautiful market town of Ledbury.
This year’s line-up includes Ian McMillan, Pulitzer prize-winning Sharon Olds and Robert Hass, Deryn Rees-Jones and artist Charlotte Hodes with a new commission inspired by the life of Helen Thomas (wife of the poet Edward Thomas), Robin Robertson, Motionhouse dance company, folk singer Alasdair Roberts with Hirta Songs, actress Juliet Stevenson performing Elizabeth Bishop, distinguished sound artist Chris Watson, Sujata Bhatt, Herefordshire poet in residence Paul Henry, Kei Miller, The Poetry Trio with Wyn Hobson, actor Michael Pennington performing poems from The Hundred Years’ War, The Elgar Chorale, actor Tom Durham performing Dauber by John Masefield, Michael Schmidt hosting 50 Shades of Gay, Owen Sheers on Dylan Thomas, Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels, Ledbury Liming, and much more.
Box office opens Monday 19 May 2014 0845 4581743 poetry-festival.co.uk
Closing date 10 July 2014. Judge Ian McMillan. Adults, young people and children. First Prize £1000. www.poetry-festival.co.uk/poetry-competition.html
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At the time of going to press, the festival acknowledges with thanks the generous support of the following:
Principal Sponsor: Severn House Publishers
Worcester City Council
Worcestershire County Council
Three Choirs Festival Society
Friends of Worcester Three Choirs Festival
Anja Potze Fine Jewellery Ltd
Ballard Dale Syree Watson
Lee Bolton Monier-Williams
Peplow Jewellers
Postcode Anywhere
14-18 Now, WW1 Centenary Art Commissions
The Bransford Trust
Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
David Shove Charitable Trust
The Delius Trust
Dumbreck Charity
The Elmley Foundation
Friends of the Dymock Poets
Grimmitt Trust
J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust
Perry Family Charitable Trust
The Philharmonia Trust
RD Turner Charitable Trust
Reed Foundation
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2012
Richard Arenschieldt
Robert Atkins
Joanna Brickell
Michael Guittard
Anthony Hampson
Dr J A Harvey
Christopher Hordern
Philip Jones
Charles Lodge
Dr Peter Mayner
Katharine O’Carroll
Harry Prince
Anwen Walker
Natalie Webber
Katharine Wedgbury
Wigornia Circle
Lord & Lady Flight
David & Margaret Hallmark
Philip Jones
Colin & Brenda Kinnear
Sir Nigel & Lady Nicholls
Sir Michael & Lady Perry
Clive & Sylvia Richards
Bill & June Stallard
Michael & Louisa Stone
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire
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The King’s Singers
The Second Best Bed
300 Years –Three Choirs Festival
Reflections of 1914
Bach by Candlelight
Elgar’s Homes and Haunts
Håken Hardenberger and NYOS
Shakespeare in Song
Royal Marines Asscn Concert Band
Elgar Society Lunch
2014 Competitive Masterclass
Eton Choral Course Coach
Finzi Reception
Best of British
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