Swirlingly romantic painting featuring louring clouds gathering over a darkened valley
​ John Martin via Wikimedia.

Chorus and Orchestra December concert

Saturday 9 December, 7.30pm, Colyer-Fergusson Hall, University of Kent

A Wild Musical Revelry: Part Two

University of Kent Chorus & Symphony Orchestra

Floriane Peycelon leader

Simon Thorpe baritone

Andrew Macnair tenor

Freja Leveritt mezzo-soprano

Daniel Harding conductor


Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain

Dvořák The Water Goblin

Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht (sung in English)

The second concert in our spooky weekend unveils a wild and dramatic programme exploring mythology, folklore and the world of witches, including Mendelssohn's epic secular cantata based on the poem by Goethe.

T: £15 (full) / £8 (students) click here


Tonight's concert is accompanied by an ancillary exhibition in Colyer-Fergusson gallery,  The Mystery of the Elements, exploring dramatic seas, landscapes and wild skies by the Kent-based collective, Earthbound Women; free to visit, read more here.

A painting in sombre colours of unsettled skies over a diffuse landscape
​ Wild Skies: artist Lucy Marks.
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