The Cloths of Heaven Concert in Highnam

Highnam’s magnificent church will be the setting for The Cloths of Heaven Concert, performed by our very own Cantores Chamber Choir.

The popular local Cantores Chamber Choir is kicking off its spring 2012 season with a classical music extravaganza, as it performs some of the most inspiring works from England’s magnificent 20th century musical renaissance.

The first event will take place at the beautiful Church of the Holy Innocents in Highnam, described as one of the most extraordinary Victorian Gothic churches around, on the evening of Saturday 3 March 2012.

Organisers explain that for centuries English composers would take foreign names in the hope of making an impact in Europe, while in reality our islands has been awash with music all the time – and no more so than during the past 100 years, when choral music founded on traditions of the first Elizabeth prospered as never before.

Cantores’ spring programme, much of it reflecting a ‘sacred tradition that is the musical envy of the world’, gets underway with Charles Villiers Stanford – an Irishman steeped in the 19th century European traditions who transformed English cathedral music.

Via Vaughan Williams, Holst and Walton, audiences at the Highnam concert will be taken on a journey to composers of our own time, John Tavener, James Macmillan, Jonathan Dove and Howard Skempton.

Set to be a cultural highlight and a rare chance to enjoy a choral event in this lesser-known venue, book tickets for Cantores’ The Cloths of Heaven and show your support this passionate local choir.