Festival Patrons have priority booking from 7 April
Public booking opens 5 May

Friday 17 July - Wesley, Parry & Brahms

Chichester Cathedral Choir, and the combined girl choristers and lay clerks of Salisbury and Winchester perform a concert of choral music commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley. Also featuring music by Brahms and movements from Parry's Songs of Farewell.

Timings

Doors open: 18.00
Concert begins: 18.30

Programme

Johannes Brahms 
Warum ist das Licht gegeben

SS Wesley
Cast me not away from thy presence
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Blessed be the God and Father

CHH Parry
Selection from Songs of Farewell:
- My soul, there is a country
- Never weather-beaten sail
- There is an old belief

Maurice Greene
Lord let me know mine end

 

Saturday 18 July - Vivaldi, Copland & Hussey

The combined choirs of Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals perform a concert of choral music featuring the Vivaldi Gloria, Aaron Copland's In the beginning, and Songs from the Temple - a new commission by Christopher Hussey with text by Rowan Williams.

Timings

Doors open: 18.00
Concert begins: 18.30

Programme

Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria

Henry Purcell
Movements from King Arthur

Aaron Copland
In the beginning

Christopher Hussey
Songs from the Temple