The Dream of Gerontius

Following their acclaimed performances of Elgar’s The Music Makers, 2022, and Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony, 2024, the choirs and orchestra return to Snape with conductor Geoff Lavery.

Based on the poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman, the Dream of Gerontius chronicles the journey of a dying man’s soul through death, meeting his Angel, facing judgment, and entering Purgatory before his ultimate arrival in Paradise.

Suffolk-born mezzo-soprano Diana Moore, whose voice is praised for its richness and emotional intensity, is celebrated for her interpretations of Handel and Elgar and is a regular guest at major concert halls and festivals throughout the UK and beyond.

Internationally recognised Welsh tenor Andrew Henley has performed as a soloist with companies including Opéra de Lyon, the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Wexford Festival Opera, Glyndebourne, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera and Opera North.

Former Cambridge University choral scholar bass Christopher Webb has appeared as a soloist with the Monteverdi Choir and Dunedin Consort, and maintains a busy schedule of solo and ensemble singing in the UK and abroad alongside his role as a Vicar Choral of St Paul’s Cathedral.

Beccles Choral Society
Phoenix Singers
The Lambeth Orchestra
Diana Moore soprano
Andrew Henley tenor
Christopher Webb bass
Geoff Lavery conductor