Vaughan Williams Choral Workshop

Winchester Music Club invites you to join us for a choral workshop followed by a run through performance exploring two of Vaughan Williams’ mini choral masterpieces. Composed in 1906, “Toward the Unknown Region” put Vaughan Williams on the map as a new and important voice in English music. It sets the words of the poem “Darest thou now, O soul” from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”. “Five Mystical Songs”, using a collection of poems by George Herbert, was composed over the next five years. The first four songs are quiet personal meditations with the final “Antiphon” a triumphant hymn of praise: “Let all the world in every corner sing”.

The workshop will be led by David Thomas, Master of Music Winchester College and Music Director of Winchester Music Club, accompanied on the piano by Benjamin Cunningham with Andrew de Silva as baritone soloist.

 

Timetable:

10.30am Registration

11.00am Rehearsal

1.00pm Lunch break (there are pubs and cafés 5 minutes walk away or you are welcome to bring a picnic)

2.00pm Resume rehearsal

4.00pm Tea and Cakes

4.30pm Run through performance

5.15pm Finish

 

Parking

There is no parking available on site (except for disabled) and the nearby streets are restricted to 2 hours so please use city centre car parks or the park and ride.

Event date: 
Saturday, 25 May 2019 - 10:30am to 5:15pm
Ticket Prices: 
Singers £20, students under 21 (£5) (including score hire) Audience £5, accompanied children under 12 free
Location: 
Winchester College Music School
Culver Street
SO23 9JF Winchester
United Kingdom