Choirs on the Concourse (Gateshead)
16:00 Sat 25 Jul 2026 The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Programme
- Hail, gladdening light
- Symphony of the Harmony of Heavenly Revelations – Alleluia, O virga mediatrix Details
- My soul, there is a country
- Sat on the shore
- Like as the waves
- and the swallow
- Never weather-beaten sailBBC commission: world premiere
- Night Prayer
- Song for Athene
- Songs of Farewell – No. 6: Lord, let me know mine end
- Concerto for Choir
Performers
- Jess Gillamsaxophone
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
- Tim Burkechorus director
- Simon Davies-Fidlerchoir director
About This Event
A mini choral convention, shining a spotlight on voices from the North East as well as on the BBC Singers. The event includes a selection from Parry’s set of motets written during the First World War, as well as Tavener’s heart-rending memorial for a family friend who died tragically young in a cycling accident.
There will be two intervals
Further works to be announced
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Performed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
