This anniversary concert focuses on the splendour of the occasion of the Cathedral’s 50th anniversary. As well as Beethoven’s grand overture and the majestic Hymn of Praise by Mendelssohn the Society has commissioned a number of new works. These feature composers closely associated with the Society, the Cathedral and the City of Liverpool
To start the concert we have the premiere of a Fanfare by Kevin George Brown: his third composition for this building. Mike Stubbs and James Smith have both written for unaccompanied Cantata Choir; Robin Hartwell’s new Concertante is for Solo trumpeter plus the Cathedral’s Orchestra while Moseley has adapted an earlier work he wrote for the Cantata Choir to include the orchestra, especially for this occasion.
We are pleased, also, to have our first opportunity to perform works by James Luxton, the assistant Director of Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral and Dr Rob Howard, Deputy Head of the Music Faculty at St Edward’s College, the Cathedral’s Choir School.
Access for Concerts in the Cathedral is through the main doors or underground car park
Access for the disabled - The Cathedral is accessible using the lift in the lower porch from the underground car park shown
Doors open at 7pm
Refreshments are available in the Gibberd Room in the lower porch during the interval
For detailed information about venue facilities, access and tickets, please visit the Cathedral concerts website
Details of the Metropolitan Cathedral Golden Jubilee Celebrations 1967-2017 can be found here