Kings College, Taunton

Carl Orff's stirring (and rather bawdy...!) cantons profanae. Most people will know the O Fortuna but there is so much more to enjoy in this series of songs of life, fortune, the world - and the drinking songs! Paired with Constant Lambert's 'The Rio Grande' this will be an exciting and enjoyable evening.

Turn-of-the-20th & 21st-century masterpieces from the British Isles and America, inspired by classic poetry. Along with Elgar’s delightful Spanish Serenade, this concert offers a rare opportunity to hear Hamish MacCunn’s dramatic portrayal of Longfellow’s Wreck of the Hesperus, and Stanford’s unjustly neglected but beautiful setting of Tennyson’s The Princess. There is also an unusual chance… Read More »Somerset Chamber Choir – The Poets Inspire