CE Worcester Cathedral [L] Wed, 28th July 2021

[DracoM]

CE Worcester Cathedral [L] Wed, 28th July 2021

The 2021 Three Choirs Festival


Order of Service:


Introit: Earth puts her colours by (Cheryl Frances-Hoad) (world premiere)
Responses: Gabriel Jackson
Office hymn: Earth’s fragile beauties we possess (Kingsfold)
Psalm 119: 33-56 (Buck, Buck, Wolstenhome)
First Lesson: Isaiah 55: 8-13
Canticles: St Paul’s Service (Howells)
Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 2: 8-19
Anthem: A Pilgrim’s Prayer (John Rutter) (world premiere)
Prayer anthem: Lead, kindly light (John Rutter) (world premiere)
Hymn: Praise be for Trinity (Shirley Park)

Voluntary: Paean (Howells)


Nicholas Freestone (Assistant Director of Music)
The Cathedral Choirs of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford.
Samuel Hudson (Director of Music)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y710

[cat]

Does anyone know if anything else from the Three Choirs Festival will appear on the radio or online anywhere?

[mopsus]

I don't know about Worcester 2021, and suspect if any concerts are broadcast it will be lunchtime chamber ones. The main evening concerts are rarely broadcast these days, even though many feel that they match the standard of (say) the opening concert of the Edinburgh Festival, which is always broadcast.

[AuntyKezia]

According to the service booklet I picked up in the Cathedral on Monday, Tuesday's Choral Evensong, featuring the Worcester Cathedral Choir, was due to be recorded by the BBC. Wednesday's service, combining all three choirs, will be broadcast live.

[Andrew Slater]

According to the festival brochure (downloadable here), the evening concert which includes the premiere of Gabriel Jackson's 'The World Imagined' is to be recorded by the BBC for future broadcast. The festival programme has changed since the brochure was issued, but according to the more recent festival diary (downloadable here) the piece is due to be performed tonight in a slightly altered programme, to include a rare performance of Coleridge-Taylor's 'Solemn Prelude'. (I believe that it's the first performance since the score was lost rather a long time ago.)

In addition to tomorrow's live broadcast of Choral Evensong, today's Choral Evensong, to be given by Worcester Cathedral choir, was also due to be recorded for broadcast on R3 on 29th September.

I see that while I was deliberating with my post, AuntyKezia beat me to it!

[DracoM]

Many thx for clarifications.
Reminder: today @ 3.30 p.m.

[jonfan]

A lot of pent up creativity released today with three world premieres!!

[DracoM]

Howells still the star for me.
echt Rutter to delight others?

[jonfan]

Agree, Howells is top of the firmament. Coming in anywhere during the anthem and you would have known the composer. Rutter’s music is great to sing and to listen to in equal measure and has brought enjoyment to many. Long may he continue.
The service was a big sing attacked with great gusto. An occasional intonation issue did not detract from my enjoyment.

[Finzi4ever]

Wonderful to have this annual tour de force back after last year's hiatus and a tremendous showing today from all concerned, not least in view of the difficulties they have all had to face to get to this excellent performance, to say nothing of all the other performances this week. By all accounts Gabriel Jackson's 'In the Mendips' was quite something last night.