Holst: The Planets

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Take a musical journey across the galaxy with Holst's sublime masterwork, specially transcribed for the organ by John Challenger, Assistant Director of Music and principal organist at Salisbury Cathedral.

This exciting interplanetary voyage includes poetry written and performed by Martin Figura, using words and ideas that he has gathered during workshops with local schoolchildren. Participating schools include Exeter House School and Salisbury Cathedral School (supported by La Folia), and primary students working with Salisbury Cathedral's education team.

A live big screen video-link to the organ loft allows the audience behind the scenes to see the organist at work and, at times, will take them up into outer space, all within the atmospheric surroundings of the 800-year-old building