In the run-up to the 75th Aldeburgh Festival in 2024, our resident chamber choir Aldeburgh Voices presents this reimagining of a splendid choral concert from the Festival’s early days.

Taverner’s Western Wynde Mass, inspired by a 16th-century folk tune, contrasts deliciously with two more modern works – the colourful harmony of Kodaly and the condensed drama of Britten. The Taverner and Kodály made up a concert at the second-ever Festival, in June 1949, and provide greatly contrasting settings of the Mass from across the centuries.

Aldeburgh Voices
Dominic Ellis-Peckham conductor