A Time for All Seasons

Part of Bristol Choral Society concert season 2019/20

Venue:

Bristol Cathedral
Time:

19:30
Date:

Sat 16 Nov 2019
Price:

£11.00 to £28.00 incl. booking fee

In Bristol Choral Society’s first concert of the 2019/20 season, the choir will be performing a collection of exciting and inspiring works by contemporary British composers, accompanied by piano duet and percussion.

The programme includes Cecilia McDowall’s ‘A Time for all Seasons’, a cantata composed in 2016 with the well-known text from ‘Ecclesiastes’, interwoven with a modern-day reworking of these verses by the award-winning poet Kevin Crossley-Holland.

The choir will also welcome back the Bristol Youth Choir, courtesy of Bristol Plays Music, to join us in Bob Chilcott’s ‘Songs and Cries of London Town.

This is a Bristol Choral Society concert taking place at Bristol Cathedral, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TJ

Programme

McDowall – A Time for All Seasons
Chilcott – Songs and Cries of London Town
Whitacre – Water Night
Whiteacre – Cloudburst

Ticket Discounts

Under 25s £5.00 incl. booking fee

Seniors 10% discount

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Bristol Choral Society

Bristol Choral Society is one of the South West’s premier symphony choruses and has been performing at Colston Hall since the choir was founded in 1889. The ensemble has a membership of approximately 160 auditioned singers, and always presents an exciting programme of music, while teaming up with world renowned soloists and professional orchestras under the direction of their conductor, Hilary Campbell. In the past the choir has accepted engagements from the Philharmonia Orchestra and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

As a society the ensemble contributes significantly to the Bristol music scene through their ‘come and sing’ events, community outreach and apprentice scheme, which aims to develop the skills of young singers, exposing them to a wide range of music. BCS also regularly stages concerts for children, showcasing classical choral music in an informal and accessible way.

Bristol Youth Choir

The Bristol Youth Choir includes choirs for juniors for children aged from 7 to 11 years, and Seniors for singers aged from 12 to 18 years. The choirs sing a wide range of repertoire from action songs and songs from the shows, to classical works, and take part in three concerts per year. The choirs are conducted by David Ogden and Martin Le Poidevin.

Bristol Youth Choir is run by Bristol Plays Music, the Arts Council England’s Music Hub for the city of Bristol, a partnership between Bristol Music Trust and Bristol City Council. It will ensure that the legacy of Bristol Arts and Music Service’s success in delivering high quality music education to over 8,000 children a year is preserved and is strengthened by the partnership with Colston Hall Education.

Bristol Plays Music

Bristol Plays Music is Bristol’s hub for music education. BPM believes in the power of music to inspire, teach and transform lives. We want to make sure that every young person has access to music education activities and a platform for musical expression.

Through work with partners and venues across Bristol, BPM will join up opportunities for teaching, learning and performance in a way that everyone can access. Our goal is to promote local music-making and our city’s rich musical talent.