Vox Luminis

Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2020 has been cancelled

It is with regret that we have taken the very difficult but ultimately inevitable decision to cancel the 2020 Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

With the rapidly escalating health-crisis and with the safety of our audiences, staff and artists at heart, we have taken the decision that it is impossible for us to deliver the Festival this May.

If you have booked a ticket for the Festival, you do not need to do anything. You are entitled to a refund and we will be in touch soon. Please bear with us during this difficult time. If you have the capacity to make a donation of part or all of your ticket value, we would be extremely grateful – it would help ensure we’re well-placed to support artists and be able to present future Festivals.

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Britten               Hymn to St Cecilia
Tallis                O Nata Lux
Robert White     Christe qui lux est et dies
Byrd                 Ave Verum Corpus
Britten               A Hymn to the Virgin
Purcell              Remember not, Lord our Offences
Purcell              An Evening Hymn
Morley              Funeral Sentences for Elizabeth

INTERVAL

Purcell              Hear my prayer O Lord
Purcell              O dive custos
Purcell              Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary
Britten               Sacred and Profane

Following their memorable Norwich Cathedral performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers in 2017, Vox Luminis return to the Festival with a programme juxtaposing Renaissance and Baroque music with three intensely evocative sacred settings by Benjamin Britten. This promises to be a performance that is contemplative and uplifting in equal measure.

Established 15 years ago, Vox Luminis brings together a group of solo voices specialising in early music. Its recordings have won numerous awards, most recently as Choral award winners in both the 2018 BBC Music Magazine and 2019 Gramophone Awards.