The choral
Bennett, Alan, 1934-2025
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Ramsden, Yorkshire, 1916. The ambitious local Choral Society is depleted as men volunteer for the front and plans for their St Matthew Passion by German composer J.S. Bach are scuppered by patriotic fervour. Dr Guthrie, the mysterious, exacting new Chorus Master, finds a replacement in Elgar's Dream of Gerontius and swells the choir's numbers with teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the urgency of desire and the joy of singing as the new boys come to terms with their imminent conscription, and friendships and summer trysts are suffused with a melancholy sense of all that might soon be lost.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkden Library | Adult Non Fiction | 822.914 BENHardback | Available |
Main title:
The choral / Alan Bennett.
Author:
Bennett, Alan, 1934-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2025.
Collation:
112 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780571396283 (hbk)
Dewey class:
822.914
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4200302