Bringing the choral greats to Gloucester since 1850
3 Choirs Festival
Gloucester Choral members are proud to continue forming a major part of the Festival Chorus each year.
The Three Choirs Festival is the oldest, non-competitive classical music festival in the world, and celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2015.
It comprises a week-long programme of choral and orchestral concerts, cathedral services, music recitals, masterclasses, talks, theatre, exhibitions and walks, rotating each summer between the beautiful English cathedral cities of Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester.
© Michael Whitefoot
At the heart of each Festival are the large-scale evening concerts featuring the Three Choirs Festival Chorus, internationally acclaimed solo artists and
the Philharmonia Orchestra, which has been resident at the festival since 2012.
Concert programmes combine established favourites of the British classical choral tradition, with works drawn from a broader, more international
musical canvas. Some are conducted by the directors of music of the three cathedrals, who also undertake the role of artistic director of their city’s Festival,
and some by guest conductors from the UK and abroad. In 2017, a performance of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius was attended by the Three Choirs Festival's then President, HRH The Prince of Wales.
