Proms 2026
25 Jul 2026, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
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Proms 2026 Choirs on the Concourse (Gateshead)

Choirs on the Concourse (Gateshead)
Choirs on the Concourse (Gateshead)
16:00 Sat 25 Jul 2026 The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
A mini choral convention, shining a spotlight on voices from the North East as well as on the BBC Singers, featuring a selection from Parry’s Songs of Farewell and Tavener’s heartrending Song for Athene
A mini choral convention, shining a spotlight on voices from the North East as well as on the BBC Singers, featuring a selection from Parry’s Songs of Farewell and Tavener’s heartrending Song for Athene

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About This Event

A mini choral convention, shining a spotlight on voices from the North East as well as on the BBC Singers. The event includes a selection from Parry’s set of motets written during the First World War, as well as Tavener’s heart-rending memorial for a family friend who died tragically young in a cycling accident.

There will be two intervals

Further works to be announced

Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Performed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead