Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

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Celebrated composer, Gustav Holst, was born in Cheltenham on 21st September, 1874, and is best known for the orchestral suite The Planets. As part of a town-wide celebration on his 150th birthday, Tivoli Cinema are pleased to present a special screening of this biographical documentary, followed by a Q&A with acclaimed director Tony Palmer.

Holst led an extraordinary life; he taught himself Sanskrit, lived in a street of brothels in Algiers, cycled into the Sahara Desert and allied himself during the First World War with a 'red priest' who pinned on the door of his church "prayers at noon for the victims of Imperial Aggression".

Palmer's film combines wonderful renditions of some of his best-known works with insightful interviews, including Holst's daughter Imogen and former colleagues and pupils of his.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Legendary, award-winning director, Tony Palmer, returns to Cheltenham for a post-film Q&A.

This event is part of a series of events taking place for Holst 150.