Report by Duncan Williams for Pulman's Weekly News
Music lovers in Axminster are being invited to enjoy an evening of stirring choral music this June as Axminster & District Choral Society presents its Summer Concert at The Minster Church.
The concert takes place on Saturday 13th June at 7.30pm and will feature two celebrated English works - Songs of the Fleet by Charles Villiers Stanford and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ much-loved Five Mystical Songs.
The performance will also showcase acclaimed baritone soloist Julian Rippon, whose “rich and expressive” voice is expected to be one of the highlights of the evening.
Audiences can enjoy pre-concert drinks from 6.30pm before the choir takes to the stage in the historic town centre church.
Stanford’s Songs of the Fleet, based on poems by Sir Henry Newbolt, opens the programme with dramatic and patriotic themes inspired by England’s naval traditions. The five-part work ranges from the energetic “Sailing at Dawn” to a moving and reflective finale.
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