Forest Silence

FarmEd, Shipton-under-Wychwood
7th June 2025
Conductor: George Parris

For centuries, solitude in nature has been an essential need for Europeans, as well as an inspiration for artists, writers and, so it would seem, composers. The idea of ‘being at one with nature’ also suggests a restorative state of mind, connecting us with natural landscapes and our primal instincts. The music in our concert reflects on this theme, with pieces by composers from across Europe who were/are particularly attuned to the natural ecologies of their countries or regions.

Read the interview with George and choir member Simon Mead in the latest edition of Cotswold Lion (pp10-11).

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Silence and music
Pēteris Vasks, Klusas dziemas (‘Silent songs’)
Jean Sibelius, Sydämeni laulu (‘Song of my heart’)
Becky McGlade, To a skylark
Johannes Brahms, Waldesnacht (‘Forest night’)
Antonín Dvořák, Večerní les rozvázal zvonky (‘Evening bells ring’)
Arvo Pärt, The deer’s cry
Edward Elgar, The Prince of Sleep
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Silent noon

For information on access to the venue, please contact hello@nc3.org.uk

Details of our programmes for recent concerts can be found here.

Repertoire

Examples of the wide-ranging repertoire the choir sings can be found here.