Song Festival

University of Birmingham
Song Festival.

Featuring

  • Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – Conductor
  • Simon Halsey – CBSO Chorus Director
  • CBSO Chorus
  • CBSO Youth Chorus
  • CBSO Children's Chorus
  • SO Vocal

Programme

  • Kutavičius Tėviškės papartis, 3′
  • Peep Sarapik / Juhan Liiv Ta lendab mesipuu pole, 3′
  • Jurjāns Pūt Vējiņi, 3′
  • Traditional Szła dzieweczka, 3′
  • Handel The Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah, 4′

  • Weinberg Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, 13′
  • Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1945) Final Hymn, 6′
  • Parry Jerusalem
  • Handel Zadok the Priest

It’s a phenomenon unparalleled in the world: the way that in the Baltic states, thousands of people gather in the open air to celebrate their community in song. For Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla the Baltic Song Festivals have been a formative musical experience: now, together with the CBSO, CBSO Chorus and SO Vocal choir, plus guest choirs drawn from throughout the region, she brings that same life-affirming tradition to Birmingham. And everyone can take part!

Don’t miss the West Midlands’ finest choirs as they come together in the afternoon for an unmissable live performance. Compered by CBSO favourite Tom Redmond, the CBSO Chorus, SO Vocal and the University of Birmingham choir will perform alongside a selection of guest choirs that showcase the variety and talent that our singing masses represent. Bringing the celebrations to a show-stopping evening finale, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra plays an exciting programme of British and Baltic music, performed live with everyone who has taken part.

Further details of how your choir can participate to be announced in Spring 2019.

Tickets

For events sold by THSH Box Office, the THSH per-ticket commission of £3 (£2.50 for online bookings) is included in the price of every individual ticket priced over £13. Tickets purchased as part of a CBSO Concert Package are exempt. For full details see cbso.co.uk/terms.

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