Dyson QuoVadis 100′
‘Holy is the True Light, and passing wonderful’ – George Herbert Palmer
Setting a patchwork of English poems, including Blake, Wordsworth and Shelley, as well as biblical texts, Dyson’s Quo Vadis explores the nature of life and thoughts about what follows death. Deeply affected by his experiences in the First World War, Dyson writes with feeling and meaning in this thought-provoking work. Originally written for the Hereford Three Choirs Festival in 1939, its performance was cancelled because of the outbreak of war. The first complete performance finally took place in Hereford in 1946 when the festival resumed after the war.
Programme note from Three Choirs Brochure
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Adrian Partington
Featuring Soloists:
Rebecca Hardwick soprano
Jess Dandy contralto
James Oxley tenor
Alex Ashworth bass