Nottingham Harmonic Choir: Trent To Trenches Concert

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Saturday 15 November 2014

Elgar’s The Spirit of England and Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams will be sung in the magnificent setting of  Southwell Minster as part of the Trent to Trenches First World War commemoration events.

Nottingham Harmonic Choir, soloists, and the Orchestra da Camera, will be conducted by Richard Laing, the choir’s Music Director.  The heart-wrenching text is drawn from poetry written by men who had witnessed war at first hand. The music vividly portrays the noise and horrors of war.  But then a lone voice pleading for mercy and peace is echoed by the choir.

The orchestra will first be transporting us to an idyllic countryside scene, by playing The Lark Ascending, also  composed by Vaughan Williams. You can just imagine a lark soaring up into the heights of the Minster vaults. No drums or bugles disturbing the peaceful scene. So, the presentation of Standards, a lone bugle, contemplative and uplifting words and music, will together provide an evening for reflection and thanks.

Tickets, priced at £20 and £18 for concessions, are available from:

Windblowers, 75-77 Derby Road Nottingham 0115 941 0543 (cash or cheque only)

Classical CD  10 Goose Gate Nottingham   0115 948 3832

Cathedral Shop Church Street Southwell 01636  812  933

A.J. Beckett 13 Market Place Southwell 01636 812 291

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This event forms part of the Trent To Trenches programme which marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. For more details please see www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/trent-to-trenches.