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Shipston Song
On Wenlock Edge: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Rebecca Clarke, Percy Hilder Miles
Part of the Shipston Song Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 25-09-2022 15:30 25-09-2022 17:30 36 Shipston Song This programme celebrates the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ birth. Songs by Rebecca Clarke and a piano trio by her sometime teacher Percy Hilder Miles stand as examples of the far-reaching influence of Vaughan Williams himself, while Daniel Barrett sings the composer’s most well-known cycle. Acclaimed interpreter of English song James Gilchrist performs On Wenlock Edge for tenor, piano and strings. Rooted in the contrasts between rural countryside and war-torn landscapes, this dramatic setting of AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad brings the festival to a close. www.shipstonsong.co.uk Famington Farm, Shipston-on-Stour DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Famington Farm
Barcheston
Shipston-on-Stour
Warwickshire
CV36 5AX
England
Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Songs of Travel
Ralph Vaughan Williams – On Wenlock Edge
Percy Hilder Miles – Piano trio in B minor
Rebecca Clarke – Songs
Performers
James Gilchrist – tenor
Daniel Barrett – baritone
Ian Tindale – piano / Artistic Director
Ensemble Kopernikus
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Programme Note
This programme celebrates the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ birth. Songs by Rebecca Clarke and a piano trio by her sometime teacher Percy Hilder Miles stand as examples of the far-reaching influence of Vaughan Williams himself, while Daniel Barrett sings the composer’s most well-known cycle. Acclaimed interpreter of English song James Gilchrist performs On Wenlock Edge for tenor, piano and strings. Rooted in the contrasts between rural countryside and war-torn landscapes, this dramatic setting of AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad brings the festival to a close.
