Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Benjamin Britten, Noye's Fludde
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Benjamin Britten, Noye's Fludde
All performances are free and open to the public – no tickets required.
“I believe, you see, in occasional music,” Benjamin Britten said in a speech in 1964. “Almost every piece of music I have ever written has been composed with a certain occasion in mind, usually for definite performers.” Whether those performers were the world’s great orchestras or a troop of enthusiastic children, Britten shaped his music to get the very best out of the resources at hand. So it was with Noye’s Fludde, a chancel opera that tells the story of Noah and the flood. With a cast of children, professionals, amateurs, and even the congregation joining in, Noye’s Fludde shows the true breadth of Britten’s creativity.
“I believe, you see, in occasional music,” Benjamin Britten said in a speech in 1964. “Almost every piece of music I have ever written has been composed with a certain occasion in mind, usually for definite performers.” Whether those performers were the world’s great orchestras or a troop of enthusiastic children, Britten shaped his music to get the very best out of the resources at hand. So it was with Noye’s Fludde, a chancel opera that tells the story of Noah and the flood. With a cast of children, professionals, amateurs, and even the congregation joining in, Noye’s Fludde shows the true breadth of Britten’s creativity.
CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT SERIES AS PART OF THE MADELEINE FESTIVAL
