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The Three Choirs Festival at 300
Episode 1 of 5: A Fortuitous and Friendly Proposal

This week the subject of Composer of the Week is not one composer, not even a group of composers, but a remarkable, unique institution lying at the heart of British musical life - a place it has occupied for 300 years.
The Three Choirs Festival, which takes place cyclically in the three cathedral cities of Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester, has an astonishing history that has nurtured the careers of many great British composers, including Elgar, Vaughan Williams and SS Wesley.
The 'fortuitous and friendly proposal' emerged from a sermon by Thomas Bisse, Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral, whose proposal that the Cathedral choirs of the three cities should meet each year for musical enjoyment, and to raise alms for the widows and orphans of local clergy. That modest ambition has provided the seed from which one of the world's most historic music festivals has grown.
This week Donald Macleod visits the three cities and talks to some of those who have been involved.

Today Donald meets Anthony Boden, author of a fascinating history of the festival; Dominic Jewel, Chief Executive; and Adrian Partington, Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral. Together they begin to weave together the strands of history, geography, and music that have created a legacy which continues to thrive to the present day.

00:01
Ralph Vaughan Williams
5 Mystical Songs For Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra
Choir: Corydon Singers
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Matthew Best

00:07
Henry Purcell
Te Deum And Jubilate In D Major Z.232 For Ssaatb Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra
Performer: Temple Choir And Players
Performer: Greg Morris
Performer: James Vivian

00:23
George Frideric Handel
Samson - Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed
Singer: Mark Padmore
Orchestra: The English Concert
Conductor: Andrew Manze

00:31
James MacMillan
Sun-Dogs For A Capella Choir - Sometimes, like Tobias
Choir: Groot Omroepkoor
Conductor: Celso Antunes

00:38
Felix Mendelssohn
Elijah Op.70 - It is Enough
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Singer: Bryn Terfel
Conductor: Paul Daniel

00:46
Edward Elgar
The Apostles Op.49 - concluding pages of The Ascension
Singer: David Rendall
Singer: Bryn Terfel
Singer: Robert Lloyd
Singer: Alison Hargan
Choir: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox

First broadcast: 27 Jul 2015 (b063dgkb)
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