Ruairi Bowen will perform the first of four Candlelight Concerts in the North Transept of the cathedral on Friday, January 17.
He will perform a selection of music by British composers, all on the theme of winter.
This includes Britten’s Winter Words, which explores the passage of time using vivid imagery of the natural world as well as the human experience.
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British tenor Ruairi Bowen will be joined by conductor William Vann (Image: Supplied and Tom Allwood) Ruairi is an established interpreter of Baroque music in the UK and abroad.
He has collaborated with some of the leading conductors in the field, including Emmanuelle Haïm, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and Stephen Layton.
Accompanying Ruairi will be multiple prize-winning and critically acclaimed conductor and song accompanist William Vann.
William is known for his revival performances and recordings of lost and lesser-known works of vocal and choral music by British composers.
He has collaborated across the world with singers and instrumentalists, including the Academy of Ancient Music, Britten Sinfonia, London Mozart Players and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen CBE, Dame Sarah Connolly, James Gilchrist, Ann Murray DBE, Matthew Rose and Roderick Williams.
The Candlelight Concert takes place at 8pm on Friday, January 17, in Salisbury Cathedral – doors open at 7.30pm.
Other concerts in the series include Purcell by Candlelight on Friday, February 14, Piano by Candlelight on Friday, March 14, and Wind Quintet by Candlelight on Friday, May 2.
Tickets are available online via the cathedral website: salisburycathedral.org.uk/arrangements/candlelight-concerts.