The Angry Planet

Until Thurs 1 Aug 2024 View Venues, Dates & Times

Powerful and haunting music from Bob Chilcott

Performers

Three Cathedral Choirs
Samuel Hudson conductor

Programme

Eric Whitacre Lux aurumque 4'
Stanford The Bluebird 5'
Paul Mealor Ring'd with the Azure World (Four Madrigals on Birds) 10' festival commission, premiere
Stanford Three Motets 11'
Bob Chilcott The Angry Planet 45'

In a forest at night, animals in danger of extinction speak to us of the fragility of our world and our need to love and care for our environment. Powerful and haunting music from Bob Chilcott brings to life this dream-vision exploring our relationship with the world around us as we journey through darkness towards the dawn. The poignant song ends in cautious hope as the innocent voices of children answer the question ‘Can we learn how to live with this world?’ with an enigmatic ‘Perhaps’. The Three Cathedral Choirs also sing well-loved works by Stanford, a festival commission from Paul Mealor and Eric Whitacre’s shimmering Lux aurumque.

The Friends of Worcester Cathedral host morning coffee and homemade cakes with guest of honour Bob Chilcott, composer of The Angry Planet, at 10.15am in The Old Palace, next door to the cathedral.

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