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Shipston Song
‘My Songs are my Diary’: Discovering Josephine Lang
Part of the Shipston Song Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 24-09-2022 19:00 24-09-2022 21:00 36 Shipston Song The career of the largely-forgotten nineteenth century singer, pianist and composer Josephine Lang was constrained by the societal limitations of her time. This ‘portrait in music’ traces her life and gives voice to her music through her letters, hersongs and songs and duets by Johannes Brahms and her friend and mentor Felix Mendelssohn. www.shipstonsong.co.uk Famington Farm, Shipston-on-Stour DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Famington Farm
Barcheston
Shipston-on-Stour
Warwickshire
CV36 5AX
England
Programme
Josephine Lang – Lieder: selection
Johannes Brahms – Lieder: selection
Felix Mendelssohn – Lieder: selection
Performers
Harriet Burns – soprano
Jess Dandy – contralto
Ian Tindale – piano / Artistic Director
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Programme Note
The career of the largely-forgotten nineteenth century singer, pianist and composer Josephine Lang was constrained by the societal limitations of her time. This ‘portrait in music’ traces her life and gives voice to her music through her letters, hersongs and songs and duets by Johannes Brahms and her friend and mentor Felix Mendelssohn.
