Far Beyond The Stars
Sun, 14 May
|St John's Church
"My soul there is a country, Far Beyond the Stars..." Henry Vaughan Celebrate the coronation of King Charles with a programme of British music spanning nearly 500 years.
Time & Location
14 May 2023, 15:00 – 16:30
St John's Church, Park St, Taunton TA1 4DG, UK
About the event
On the weekend following King Charles' Coronation, we celebrate some of Britains's greatest sacred music in a programme spanning almost 500 years - from the 1520s to our own time. Along the way we explore many interconnections between different works and composeres - presented as a pairs aof works and avoiding the chronological.
Do come to hear us in this fasicinating and heart-warming programme.
Taverner - Le Roy Kyrie
Tavener - The Lamb
Purcell - Lord, how long wilt thou be angry
Britten - A New Year Carol
Tallis - O nata lux
MacMillan - O radiant dawn
Byrd - Justorum animae
Stanford - Justorum animae
Tomkins - When David heard
Howells - Like as the hart
Parry - My soul, there is a country
Elgar - The Spirit of the Lord
Ireland - Greater love
SS Wesley - Blessed be the God and the Father
Vaughan Williams - O how amiable
Wood - O thou the central orb
Tickets £15 (Adult), £10 (Student)
On the door or via Taunton Visitor Centre: 01823 340740