Elgar

The Kingdom

Exeter Cathedral  [map]

*Saturday 13 March 2010 7 30 pm

 Conductor: Andrew Millington

The Sinfonietta, leader Richard Studt

Tickets                                                           Soloists                                            

Supper Club £39                                     Catherine Hamilton      soprano
Front Nave £20                                       Gaynor Keeble            mezzo-soprano
Middle Nave £17                                     Richard Edgar-Wilson  tenor
Rear Nave £14                                        Quentin Hayes            bass                                                          
Side Aisle (front, unreserved) £11                                
Side Aisle (rear, unreserved) £9

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*Supper Club date

About The Kingdom

Whilst The Dream of Gerontius receives regular performances, its companion works, The Apostles and The Kingdom are infrequently heard. The Kingdom stands as a masterpiece. Elgar's close friend Frank Schuster confided to conductor Sir Adrian Boult that, compared with The Kingdom, he considered The Dream of Gerontius to be the work of a raw amateur! While many would argue with that assertion, The Kingdom contains some of Elgar’s most stirring and inspirational music.

[with thanks to Peter Carey & The Royal Free Singers]

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