The Apostles (Elgar) The Apostles (Elgar) The Apostles, Op. 49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on 14 October 1903. After his international success with the "Enigma Variations" (1899) and "The Dream of Gerontius "(1900), Elgar was commissioned by the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, which had also produced "Gerontius", to write a new choral work. This encouraged Elgar to start composing a large-scale work on a subject he had been contemplating, according to the composer, since boyhood when he had even started selecting the words. "The Apostles", like its successor "The Kingdom", depicts
Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles the home of a Steiner school until 2002, when it was sold for redevelopment. During 2007 the space was run as a theatre and art venue by The Invisible Circus and Artspace Lifespace. Following this, the building fell into extensive disrepair. In May 2011, the site was purchased by Liberty Living - a student accommodation provider - who undertook extensive works to refurbish and re-purpose both the pro-cathedral building and the adjacent 'Upper School' building into student flats. Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles was the Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Bristol, England