The Mystery Ensemble play live arrangements of Howard Shore's soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings films in St Albans Cathedral.
The Mystery Ensemble bring The Music of The Lord of The Rings: Tribute to Howard Shore to St Albans Cathedral on Friday 15 January 2027. It's a live tribute to the score Howard Shore wrote for Peter Jackson's cinematic trilogy, with the ensemble performing their own arrangements of the music. Neither Shore nor the original film cast are taking part, so this is the ensemble's take on the material rather than a reproduction of the original recordings.
The set takes you through Tolkien's universe with a good run of the themes you'll recognise: Bag End, The Shire, Gollum, The Mirror of Galadriel, The Houses of Healing, The Grace of Undomiel and May It Be. Shore is a three-time Academy Award winner, and these are the pieces that defined the sound of the films.
Behind the music is The Mystery Ensemble, founded in 2021 by Almin Alexander. They're a group of professional musicians who specialise in taking music into non-standard venues around the world, and this is one of their tribute programmes. They've done similar work for composers like Ludovico Einaudi, Hans Zimmer, John Williams and Michael Jackson, as well as scores from Harry Potter and Star Wars.
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The concert runs for an hour, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm, and is recommended for ages 6 and over. Doors open at least 30 minutes before the start, and tickets are from £15.
