Composer

A little piece of heaven and one of the greatest English choral pieces ever composed.

Written as an outpouring of grief after the death of his nine-year-old son, the heartbreakingly beautiful Hymnus Paradisi gives a deeply personal voice to Howells’s pain.

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Three Choirs Festival: Howells’s Hymnus Paradisi

Hereford Cathedral

ConFluence: A Prelude is the launch of a world premiere and a multi-phased, creative collaboration between Kanopy Dance and Madison composer Michael Bell (Bell) that is designed to evolve over the course of several seasons. For the initial phase of this “master work in progress," Kanopy’s co-artistic directors, Robert E. Cleary and Lisa Thurrell, will choreograph original dances (solos, duets, group ensembles) for three principal movements in Bell’s new symphony, Regeneration: A Pentalogy.  



ConFluence: A Prelude

Overture Center for the Arts

City of London Sinfonia returns to Salisbury Cathedral to perform Handel’s Messiah with the full Cathedral Choir under the baton of David Halls.

The Messiah

Salisbury Cathedral

Universal rhythms explored through music and movement – weaving together themes of transformation and the endless cycle of renewal. This powerful concert features Please let there be a paradise… by GRAMMY®-nominated composer Angel Lam. A hauntingly beautiful journey and reflection on love and loss, it sets the stage for the WORLD PREMIERE of Concerto for Jazz Trio by Dan Cavanagh, Director of the UW Mead Witter School of Music, that blends contemporary jazz with the spirit of reinvention. Concluding the concert, the orchestra brings to life Regeneration: A Pentalogy by local composer Michael Bell alongside the breathtaking WORLD PREMIERE of Renascence by Kanopy Dance, a deeply expressive journey through the ebb and flow of existence—birth, death, and the beauty that rises anew.

Composer

Michael Bell

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 13, 2025

The Messiah · City of London Sinfonia

Feb 27, 2026

Regeneration · Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Past events

Jul 30, 2025

Three Choirs Festival: Howells’s Hymnus Paradisi · Philharmonia Orchestra

19 - 21 Apr, 2024

ConFluence: A Prelude · Overture Center for the Arts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Messiah by Handel

City of London Sinfonia

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