The Three Choirs Festival at 300 Episode 5 of 5: Summing Up...
Donald Macleod concludes his survey of the 300-year history of the Three Choirs festival: not in one of the great cathedrals of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester, but in one of Hereford's most historic pubs, the Black Lion. There he talks to the Reverend Stephen Williams about the pub's central role in the earliest days of the festival.
Donald also assesses the role of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford in helping to re-establish the festival after the First World War, and unearths a moment of comedy when Ethel Smyth was rehearsing her Mass in Gloucester Cathedral. The series ends with music that lies at the heart of the Three Choirs tradition - Elgar's Dream of Gerontius.
00:02 Sir Charles Villiers Stanford 8 Partsongs Op.119 - The Train Choir: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir Conductor: Paul Spicer
00:06 Ethel Smith Mass In D Major - Kyrie Singer: Eiddwen Harrhy Singer: Dan Dressen Choir: Plymouth Festival Chorus Orchestra: Plymouth Festival Orchestra Conductor: Philip Brunelle
00:20 Thomas (2) Linley Let God Arise (Psalm 67) - Anthem For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra Singer: Andrew Dale Forbes Choir: Holst Singers Orchestra: The Parley of Instruments Conductor: Peter Holman
00:23 Thomas (2) Linley Let God Arise (Psalm 67) - Anthem For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra Singer: Andrew Dale Forbes Choir: Holst Singers Orchestra: The Parley of Instruments Conductor: Peter Holman
00:45 Edward Elgar The Dream Of Gerontius Op.38 - part 2 extract Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent Singer: Gladys Ripley Singer: Heddle Nash Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society
00:47 Edward Elgar The Dream Of Gerontius Op.38 - extract Singer: Heddle Nash Singer: Gladys Ripley Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
First broadcast: 31 Jul 2015 (b063djzl) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_94