A Concert Not To Be Missed at Guildford Cathedral

Published on: 23 Feb, 2025
Updated on: 25 Feb, 2025

Bracknell Choral Society

One of the greatest achievements in British choral music is to be performed at Guildford Cathedral.

Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius will be performed by Bracknell and Wokingham Choral Societies two of Berkshire’s best-known choirs are combining together to perform the monumental oratorio.

The concert will feature the 180 voices of the massed choir supported by the 60-piece British Sinfonietta Orchestra and the organist Ben Giddens together with three nationally acclaimed professional singers.

Wokingham Choral Society

Two experienced musical directors Greg Hallam and George de Voil have been working extensively with the two choirs to prepare them for this for this ambitious work which demands both technical mastery as well as great emotional depth.

The oratorio, based on the poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman, follows the spiritual journey of a dying man, Gerontius, as his soul passes into the afterlife, guided by a Guardian Angel.

A spokesperson for the organisers said: “It is 125 years since Edward Elgar wrote this extraordinary work and it is appropriate that is marked by what promises to be an outstanding performance set in the magnificent surroundings of Guildford Cathedral. Clearly a concert not to be missed.”

The Dream of Gerontius, will be performed at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday, March 22 at 6pm.