Sat, 30 Oct
|St Martin's Church
Elgar Festival Choral Concert
The all-female Corra Sound - one of Britain’s most exciting professional chamber choirs
Time & Location
30 Oct 2021, 14:30
St Martin's Church, London Rd, Worcester WR5 2ED, UK
About the Event
One of Britain’s most exciting professional chamber choirs, the all-female Corra Sound performs a vibrant, engaging and accessible programme of works by Gipps, Smyth, Poston, Clarke and Elgar. It’s a rich and rewarding celebration of predominantly female composers from Elgar’s era, alongside contemporary works of great appeal.
Corra Sound
Director Amy Bebbington
Programme
Ave Maria, Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Lift thine eyes, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Goblin Market (extract), Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
A song of flight, Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
As torrents in summer, Elgar
The Shepherd’s Song, Elgar
Sanctus, Andre Caplet (1878-1925)
Benedictus (from Mass in D), Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
Balulalow, Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
The water of Tyne, Poston
I sing of a Maiden, Amy Bebbington (1975-)
O my dear heart, Eleanor Daley (1955-)
Sing my child, Sarah Quartel (1982-)
A woman wearing bloomers on a wheel, Jo Forbes L’Estrange (1971-)
Tickets £15
Book by phone via Worcester Theatres – 01905 611427
Note: The concert will be preceded by a Round Table Discussion at 1.30pm:
Elgar in the Age of the Suffragettes
Free to attendees of the Concert