Façade at Freemasons’ Hall - ONLINE EVENT at Freemasons' Hall, London on Thursday 8th October 2020

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Façade at Freemasons’ Hall - ONLINE EVENT

Part of the Classical Club - Autumn 2020 Series

Add to my Calendar 08-10-2020 19:00 08-10-2020 21:00 36 Façade at Freemasons’ Hall - ONLINE EVENT Two stylish constructions of the twentieth century come together for LMP’s Classical Club with a performance of William Walton’s Façade: An Entertainment (premiered in 1923) filmed in the Art Deco gem that is Freemasons’ Hall (opened 1933) and streamed online. Walton lodged with the literary Sitwell family for many years, with Edith Sitwell becoming his patron and collaborator. Walton composed an instrumental accompaniment to match Edith’s poetry as ‘an entertainment’, and the premiere was notorious for Sitwell’s recitation of her own poetry through a megaphone protruding from a screen. Actor Samuel West will bring a more decorous delivery to Freemasons’ Hall with LMP’s chamber group performing Walton’s charming and witty music. Enjoy the whole 8-concert series online via LMP’s Classical Club, tickets just £12 each or £50 for the full 8-concert series if you book before 31 October (£60 thereafter). Freemasons' Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Freemasons' Hall
60 Great Queen St
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5AZ
England

Thursday 8th October 2020
7:00 PM

Programme

William Walton – Façade

Performers

Samuel West – Narrator
Benjamin Pope – Conductor

London Mozart Players

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Programme Note

Two stylish constructions of the twentieth century come together for LMP’s Classical Club with a performance of William Walton’s Façade: An Entertainment (premiered in 1923) filmed in the Art Deco gem that is Freemasons’ Hall (opened 1933) and streamed online. Walton lodged with the literary Sitwell family for many years, with Edith Sitwell becoming his patron and collaborator. Walton composed an instrumental accompaniment to match Edith’s poetry as ‘an entertainment’, and the premiere was notorious for Sitwell’s recitation of her own poetry through a megaphone protruding from a screen. Actor Samuel West will bring a more decorous delivery to Freemasons’ Hall with LMP’s chamber group performing Walton’s charming and witty music. Enjoy the whole 8-concert series online via LMP’s Classical Club, tickets just £12 each or £50 for the full 8-concert series if you book before 31 October (£60 thereafter).

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