Join Christ's Hospital Choral Society on Saturday 1st November and explore Dvorak's 'Mass in D major'

Dvořák’s Mass in D Major, Op. 86, a deeply personal expression of faith. Written originally for choir, soloists, and organ in a country chapel, this “Lužany Mass” blends intimacy, lyricism, and heartfelt devotion.

The Director for the day will be Adrian Bawtree. Adrian believes in the power of music to enrich lives, and as a professional musician he has seen first-hand the impact music and other creative activities can have on improving wellbeing.

Workshop provisional timings:

10.00 a.m.- Registration for a 10.30 a.m. start. Coffee and Tea provided as you arrive

13.00 to 13.45 - Short lunch break

13.45 to 16.00 - Continued workshop

A Tea or Coffee break will be taken in the afternoon

16.00 - Run through of the complete work

Visit the Choral Society website to book your place

Power and Peril of the American Dream

Dr Andrew Wines returns to Christ’s Hospital Theatre for the third time with a multimedia, interactive, full-immersion extravaganza of history, literature, music and film.

Investigate with him the backstory and unfolding tale of the political titans and cultural icons who have comprised America’s ‘First Family’ for nearly a century.  Ideals, charisma and courage will clash with myths and misogyny in revealing how crime and celebrity came to reside in the nation’s corridors of power.  

Buckle up for a wild encounter with Sinatra, Monroe, Castro, spies, sex scandals, assassins, gangsters, ‘Camelot’, Casino Royale, civil rights struggles, anticolonial insurgencies, Cold War confrontations and the origins of the Space Race. Aspiring for the American Dream, and exemplifying the consequent nightmare, the Kennedy family provide a lens through which to view the current state of the USA.