WELCOME JOIN US THREE FESTIVAL Themes and anniversaries aren’t necessarily the best Friday 22 March 2019: Full programme announced online GLOUCESTER 2019 influences on successful programmes, but I couldn’t Monday 8 April: Booking opens for Gold Members ignore the 150th anniversary of the death of Hector Monday 15 April: Booking opens for Standard Members 26 JULY – 3 AUGUST Berlioz, the most strikingly original musical figure of Wednesday 24 April: General booking opens the first half of the 19th century. We honour his memory Becoming a member gives you access to priority booking, Festival Preview on the opening night with La damnation de Faust: an exclusive events and our quarterly magazine. overwhelming work which is part cantata, part opera, and Visit 3choirs.org/membership or call 01452 768 928. 3choirs.org part orchestral fantasy, featuring a stellar cast of soloists. We also feature Berlioz’s dynamic overture Le Carnaval Our Ticket Office is open for all enquiries Monday – Friday, Romain, and his orchestral song cycle Les nuits d’été. 10 am – 4 pm, throughout the year on 01452 768 928, or book online at 3choirs.org We’re offering a cornucopia of wonderful choral- orchestral classics: Vaughan Williams’ A Sea , Take Part Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, There are many ways to get involved. If you would like Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (from ), Karl to find out more about volunteering, singing in the Jenkins’ The Armed Man (Festival Youth ), and the festival chorus, or joining our youth choir, please go UK concert premiere of Mendelssohn’s arrangement of to 3choirs.org/take-part. Auditions for the Festival Chorus Handel’s Israel in Egypt. Where else could you find all take place in early September 2018. these works in a single festival, except at Three Choirs?

We’re thrilled to have the Philharmonia Orchestra as our Support Us resident orchestra again; but also to have a visit from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who give a centenary The festival could not take place without the generous performance of Elgar’s Cello , and a revival support of individuals, companies, trusts and foundations. of John Joubert’s 2010 Festival commission An To find out more about supporting our work, please contact English Requiem. Genie Dyke, Head of Development on [email protected] or 01452 768 933. 2019 sees the 60th birthday of another of our greatest living , Sir James MacMillan, whose music is at the forefront of modern trends, yet still accessible to all listeners. The Three Cathedral Choirs will be broadcasting an Evensong of his music, and John Scott Whiteley will premiere Macmillan’s latest organ work. Another noteworthy commission is Bob Chilcott’s Christmas Oratorio, which will be performed by the Three Cathedral Choirs, paired in the concert with

Britten’s matchlessly-beautiful Ceremony of Carols. © Ash Mills With , song recitals, community music Supporters events, talks, late night entertainment of many kinds, and good weather, we can guarantee that the Gloucester festival of 2019 will be an exciting week, with something for everybody! Three Choirs Festival Association Ltd, 7c College Green, Gloucester Adrian Partington GL1 2LX. Registered charity number 204609. Artistic Director Youth Choir © Sally Corrick @3choirs 3ChoirsFestival @3choirsfestival 3.8 2.8 1.8 31.7 30.7 29.7 28.7 27.7 26.7 SAT FRI THU WED TUE MON SUN SAT FRI singing of benefits health The culture Indian with fascination Holstʼs song on English VenablesIan Gurney Ivor on Frederic April talks include: Breakfast 26 GLOUCESTER CHOIRS FESTIVAL THREE JULY –3AUGUST 2019 EARLY and Ravel and Venables Ian Williams, Vaughan perform Quartet Carducci the and Tillbrook Anna WenlockOn Edge Te Deum Elgar with Service Opening in Painswick Church Painswick in Gloucestershire composers cappella a Singers Cecilia St Octet Mendelssohn’s featuring Players Chamber Philharmonia The Maud Somervell’s on centred song of English Roderick Williams premiere) (UK Souls Orphan Our Swayne’s Giles Man and Armed The Jenkins’ Karl Youth Choir Festival Choirs Three Gloucester Cathedral Tavenerand in Choir Rodolfus The MORNING sing Elgar Elgar sing in a programme aprogramme in concert of of concert sing an an sing : James Gilchrist, : James Gilchrist, : a recital : arecital © BenjaminEalovega Edward Gardner sing sing

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