Cathedral choirs from three towns and cities along Hadrian's Wall will come together this month for a concert to celebrate the anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Hadrian's Wall Choral Festival runs alongside the 1900 Festival, a year long programme of events which celebrates the 1900th anniversary of the former northern frontier of the Roman Empire. A combined total of more than 100 singers from Newcastle, Hexham Abbey and Carlisle Cathedral Choirs will perform at the concert on Saturday July 9.
It will be the first time that the choirs have performed together since the pandemic, and the concert is part of Carlisle Cathedral's six-day summer festival of music. The choirs will sing works by Parry, Elgar and Stanford together, while all three will also give individual performances.
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Mark Duthie, Director of Music at Carlisle Cathedral, said: "We are delighted to welcome the choirs of Newcastle Cathedral and Hexham Abbey to Carlisle Cathedral for this special concert. As part of our 900th anniversary celebrations during 2022, we felt it was important to reflect the integral role music has played in Cathedral life over the centuries and continues to do so in the present day.
"This joint concert celebrates this as well as recognising the important connection of Newcastle, Hexham and Carlisle to Hadrian’s Wall."
As well as the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle Cathedral is celebrating its 900th anniversary programme this year, after it was founded by King Henry I as an Augustinian Priory in 1122. The festival begins on Tuesday, July 5 and will be closed by Evensong music on Sunday afternoon.
More information and ticket are available through the Carlisle Cathedral website.
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