Come and Sing Elgar's The Kingdom hosted by The Elgar Chorale

Come and Sing Elgar’s The Kingdom: a day of really enjoyable singing getting to grips with Elgar’s well loved work The Kingdom hosted by Worcester’s Elgar Chorale and led by their talented Director of Music, Piers Maxim. The piano accompanist will be another local performer, Penny Vere.

Seen by many as on a par with The Dream of Gerontiusand one of Elgar’s greatest works, The Kingdom was conceived as the second of three oratorios, the first being The Apostles and the last was to have been The Last Judgement but was never written. The piece is full of wonderful, stirring choruses such as O Ye Priestsas well as the hushed fervour of The Lord’s Prayer.

The day starts at 10am and finishes with a performance at 4pm to which friends and family are cordially invited. The ticket price includes music hire, buffet lunch and tea. Time will be spent on vocal techniques and style, and the day should suit singers across the age range from senior pupils and students to adults. Apply preferably by 14th September to facilitate catering and music hire.

Piers’s last workshop at the same venue, Rossini’s Petite messe solonnelle was very popular and early booking is recommended.