Three Choirs Festival
The 2012 festival in Hereford took place earlier than usual, from 21 to 28 July, to avoid clashing with the 2012 Summer Olympics.The festival is closely identified with the musical careers of British composers Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams.In early gatherings, Purcell's setting of the Te Deum and Jubilate was a regular part of the repertoire until 1784, and Handel dominated 18th-century programmes with oratorios such as Alexander's Feast, Samson, Judas Maccabaeus, and Messiah.The 19th century saw the introduction of Rossini, Mozart, and Beethoven, and the festival's fortunes were enhanced by the arrival of the railways.Other names include Gustav Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Herbert Howells, Gerald Finzi, William Walton, Arthur Bliss, and Benjamin Britten and recently, Lennox Berkeley, John McCabe, William Mathias, Paul Patterson, and James MacMillan.[8] In July 2019, it was reported that the programming of Beethoven's Ode to Joy for the finale of the festival had prompted anger amongst Brexiteers, due to its use as the Anthem of Europe.
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