Sunday 20 July 2025, 4.50pm
St Nicolas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn

King’s Lynn Festival Chorus
Ben Horden Conductor
Harriet Mountford Soprano
Rory Carver Tenor
Geoff Clapham Baritone
Hamish Brown and Francesca Lauri Pianos
The British Sinfonietta Percussion

Constant Lambert Rio Grande 16’
Carl Orff Carmina Burana 70’

Contemplate the whims of fickle fortune with Carl Orff’s sweeping cantata Carmina Burana. Based on medieval poetry, King’s Lynn Festival Chorus, with Music Director Ben Horden and a stellar line-up of guest artists, brings to life this masterpiece in all its visceral dimension. The iconic ‘O Fortuna’, which opens the work, has become synonymous with epic moments in popular culture and sets the scene as we delve into fate, love, and the human condition.