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The Art of English Song
Part of the English Music Festival 2026
Add to my Calendar 24-05-2026 14:00 24-05-2026 16:00 36 The Art of English Song The myriad of themes displays the poeticism of the English Art Song tradition that flourished in the early twentieth century. Imagining quintessential pastoral scenes against the drudgery of wartime years, spiritual depth alongside creative whimsy, this programme compounds the brevity of the human experience. Great Hall - Dartington Hall, Totnes DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Great Hall - Dartington Hall
Dartington
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 6EL
England
Tickets
Prices: £26.00
Season tickets: £280.00
Book Tickets
Programme
Doreen Carwithen – Serenade ; Noon ; Echo (Seven Sweet Notes) ; The Ride-by-Nights ; Clear Had the Day Been ; Slow Spring ; Echo (Who Called?)
Thomas Pitfield – The Sands of Dee ; By the Dee at Night ; The Wagon of Life ; The Unfulfilled ; Winter Evening ; Dunahm Park ; Skeleton Bride ; Song of Compassion ; The Carrion Crow
Jeremy Thurlow – The World in Scent and Touch: Confiteor
Gordon Crosse – The Cool Web: Vanity ; Allie
Peter Warlock – Folksong Preludes ; The Fox ; Late Summer ; The Frostbound Wood ; Bethlehem Down ; Sleep ; Rest, Sweet Nymphs
William Busch – There Have Been Happy Days ; The Soldier ; The Goldfinches ; The Kitbag ; The Promise
Gustav Holst – In a Wood ; Invocation to the Dawn ; A Vigil of Pentecost ; The Floral Bandit
Performers
James Gilchrist – tenor
Nathan Williamson – piano
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Programme Note
The myriad of themes displays the poeticism of the English Art Song tradition that flourished in the early twentieth century. Imagining quintessential pastoral scenes against the drudgery of wartime years, spiritual depth alongside creative whimsy, this programme compounds the brevity of the human experience.
