2006/2007 Season

Sunday 3rd June 2007 at 3.00pm - Symphony Hall

Sakari Oramo conductor Amanda Roocroft soprano Jane Irwin mezzo-soprano Anthony Dean Griffey tenor James Rutherford baritone   City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus City of Birmingham Choir   City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra   Elgar: The Kingdom

Over the last decade, Sakari Oramo has conducted the Centenary performances of all three of Elgar's choral masterpieces for the Birmingham Trienniel Festival - Gerontius, The Apostles, and, just last year, The Kingdom. Now Sakari reaches journey's end, and concludes this Elgar Anniversary weekend with a second performance this season of Elgar's final oratorio. Elgar never finished his New Testament Trilogy, but this second instalment finds his inspiration in full flight. Opening with a majestic orchestral prelude, and painted in glowing orchestral colours, this stirring setting of the 'Acts of Jesus' disciples is the closest he ever got to writing an opera.

Pre-concert talk at 2.00 pm

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