Saturday 11th July
19:00 - 20:30
As part of WOWFest: Wells Orchestral Weekend 2026
The WOWFest Community Chorus and Bristol Classical Players will perform the mighty Carmina Burana, an epic work for choir, symphony orchestra and soloists written in 1936 by German composer Carl Orff. Based on a collection of medieval poetry, Carmina Burana is most famously known for its powerful opening chorus, O Fortuna.
Preliminary pieces will be performed by the Haydn Youth String Orchestra visiting from the Netherlands.
Performed by:
Wells Cathedral Youth Choir & Song Squad
Leon Fleisher Academy, New York
WOWFest Community Chorus
Bristol Classical Players
Soprano Miriam Allan
Tenor Matthew Minter
Baritone Adam Green
Conductor Tom Gauterin