Howells - Hymnus Paradisi
Sat 18 Jul
|All Saints Hove
Brighton Festival Chorus and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra in a richly atmospheric programme exploring humanity’s relationship with nature, loss, and transcendence
Time & Location
18 Jul 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
All Saints Hove, The Drive, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3QE, UK
About the event
Join Brighton Festival Chorus and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra at All Saints Church, Hove on Saturday 18 July for a richly atmospheric programme exploring humanity’s relationship with nature, loss, and transcendence.
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ ‘Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus’ : A beloved permanent fixture on the Classic FM Hall of Fame, this beautiful piece is based on the English folk song of the same name, it has become one of his best loved works, and was played at Vaughan Williams’ funeral in 1958.
Herbert Howells Elegy for Viola and String Orchestra – a poignant meditation on grief and remembrance, suffused with tenderness and introspection.
Nature’s Lament, an original work by students of BHASVIC. This powerful new piece reflects the urgency of the climate crisis through fresh, contemporary voices, offering both challenge and hope.
Howells’ Hymnus Paradisi. One of the most profound choral works of the twentieth century: Written in the…