Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, alongside other British Choral favourites in the candlelit Nave of Tewkesbury Abbey.

The Lark Ascending at Tewkesbury Abbey

The Tallis Choral Foundation return to the breathtaking surroundings of Tewkesbury Abbey for an atmospheric evening of candlelit choral music.

Spanning five centuries of British music, the programme journeys from the radiant polyphony of Tallis, Byrd and Parsons to the warmth and lyricism of Stanford, Holst, Harris and Rutter. Performed by a small, handpicked group of outstanding young singers, the concert celebrates the richness and enduring beauty of the British choral tradition in one of the country’s most awe-inspiring sacred spaces.

The second half opens with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved The Lark Ascending in Paul Drayton’s acclaimed arrangement for violin and choir, performed by violinist Jenny Wells (scholarship holder to the Royal Academy of Music). alongside the choir. The programme culminates in William Harris’ magnificent double-choir anthem Faire Is the Heaven.

Performed by the Tallis Choral Foundation — a UK-registered charity (1214841) dedicated to supporting exceptional young singers at the beginning of their professional careers.

🕯️ Saturday 29th August

⏰ 17:30 - 19:30

📍 Tewkesbury Abbey

Programme

Charles Wood - Hail, Gladdening Light & Oculi Omnium

Thomas Tallis - O Nata Lux

Thomas Tallis - If Ye Love Me

Henry Walford Davies - God Be in My Head

William Byrd - Laudibus in Sanctis

William Harris - Holy Is the True Light

Robert Parsons - Ave Maria

Charles Villiers Stanford -Three Latin Motets

– Justorum animae

– Coelos ascendit hodie

– Beati quorum via

Interval

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending (Arr. Paul Drayton) - Violinist (Jenny Wells) & Choir

Gustav Holst - I Love My Love

John Rutter - Londonderry Air

Charles Villiers Stanford - The Blue Bird

William Harris - Faire Is the Heaven

John Rutter- Choral Amen

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