VocalEssence

VocalEssence
  • Who We Are
    • About VocalEssence
    • Performing Ensembles
    • Staff
    • Collaborators
    • Board of Directors
      • VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Advisory Council
      • VocalEssence WITNESS Advisory Council
    • Bridging Societal Difference
  • What We Do
    • Why Sing?
    • Concerts and Events
    • Celebrating Black Excellence
    • Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle
    • Learning and Engagement Programs
    • Contests and Awards
    • Commissioning and Recording
    • Accessibility
  • Stories & Results
    • #vesotashareshope
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • GPS & Friends
    • Bridging Societal Difference
    • Musical Moments
    • Performing Ensembles
    • Schools & Education
    • Take 5 with GPS
    • Together We Sing
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
      • Bridge to the Future Campaign
    • Engage a Choir
    • Sing with Us
    • Join the Board
    • Volunteer
    • Work at VocalEssence
  • Login
  • On Demand
  • Buy Tickets
  • Donate
Search
More...

Ralph Vaughan Williams | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle

June 17, 2020

Share

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • email

In this Musical Moment, VocalEssence artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle shares insider information and beautiful music by the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is joined by bass soloist James Bohn.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Photograph of Vaughan Williams by Emil Otto Hoppé
Photograph of Vaughan Williams by Emil Otto Hoppé

1872-1958

As one of the most celebrated English composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams composed grand pieces for all levels of musicians. He was born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire and studied at Charterhouse School, the Royal College of Music (RCM) and Trinity College, Cambridge. His teachers included Charles Stanford and Hubert Parry at the RCM, Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris. Two experiences early in his career played a significant role in his development as a composer: collecting and notating folk music throughout the English countryside, and editing the English Hymnal. After serving in World War I, Vaughan Williams worked as a professor of composition at the Royal College of Music until 1926 and actively composed until his passing at age 86. Because of his belief in the value of music education and music-making in all contexts, he wrote melodic, expressive, and profound pieces with a variety of ensembles in mind for liturgical and concert use. His choral music includes arrangements of folk songs and original hymns, carols, a cappella works, and choral works with piano, organ, and orchestra.

Suggested choral pieces:

  1. O Clap Your Hands (Galaxy Music Corporation 1.3285)
  2. Dirge for Fidele (Ashdown EA18054)
  3. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (Curwen and Sons JC80592)

 

Posted in: Musical Moments
Tags: British Composers • Composers of the 17th 18th and 19th Centuries • Composers of the Early-Mid 20th Century

Recent Stories

  • NEA Statement April 7, 2025
  • VocalEssence Holiday Programming 2024 December 16, 2024
  • VocalEssence Welcomes New Board Members November 12, 2024
  • Black-Owned Business and Artist Showcase April 23, 2024
  • Healing Beats Sessions March 21, 2024

Musical Moments

  • #inspiration
  • 2020
  • Argentinan Composers
  • Australian Composers
  • Basque Composers
  • Black Composers
  • Bradley Greenwald
  • British Composers
  • Canadian Composers
  • choir
  • Clara Osowski
  • Composers from Minnesota
  • Composers of the 17th 18th and 19th Centuries
  • Composers of the Early-Mid 20th Century
  • Composers of the Late 20th-21st Century
  • composing
  • concerts
  • Czech Composers
  • Dan Dressen
  • Dutch Composers
  • Early-mid 20th Century
  • Eastern European Composers
  • French Composers
  • German and Austrian Composers
  • Hungarian Composers
  • Italian Composers
  • Late 20th-21st Century
  • Latin American Composers
  • Maria Jette
  • Mexican composers
  • planning
  • Portuguese Composers
  • repertoire
  • Russian Composers
  • Scandinavian Composers
  • Scottish Composers
  • South American Composers
  • Spanish Composers
  • Swiss Composers
  • United States Composers
  • Women Composers
  • About Us
    • About VocalEssence
    • Press Room
    • Annual Report
    • Financial Information
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • VocalEssence COVID Protocols
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
    • Sing with Us
    • Volunteer
    • Work at VocalEssence
  • Connect
    • Email Sign Up
    • Contact Us/Location
    • Chorus Connection
    • VocalEssence Board Login
  • VocalEssence
  • 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
  • Phone: 612-547-1451
  • Fax: 612-547-1484
  • info@vocalessence.org
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 VocalEssence. All rights reserved.

https://www.vocalessence.org/musical-moments-with-philip-brunelle-june-17-2020-ralph-vaughan-williams-special-guest-james-bohn

This website uses cookies for necessary functions and to enhance your browsing experience.

Accept & Continue