Esteemed Cardiff-based chamber choir Cantemus celebrate the treasured tradition of the folk song in this programme. At the heart of their concert are Holst’s Twelve Welsh Folksongs, sung in Welsh, which mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birthday on this very date!
Charles Villiers Stanford – Songs of the Fleet; The Blue Bird; Three Motets
William Mathias – Four Welsh Folk Songs
Gustav Holst – Twelve Welsh Folk Songs
Robert Pearsall – Lay a Garland
Arr. Robert Rice – The Bare Necessities
Arr. Andrew Carter – Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Arr. Grayston Ives – Name that Tune