Details
Kings College Chapel
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3LA
England
Programme
Eric Whitacre – I will wade out
Hamish MacCunn – The Wreck of the Hesperus
Charles Villiers Stanford – Cycle of songs from the Princess of Alfred, Op.68
Stephen Paulus – The Day is Done
Edward Elgar – Spanish Serenade, Op.23
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Richard Danielpour – As Night falls on Barjeantane
Performers
Richard Laing – Conductor
Anita D'Attellis – piano
Shulah Oliver – Violin
Somerset Chamber Choir
Programme Note
Programme Details
Along with Elgar’s delightful Spanish Serenade, this concert offers a rare opportunity to hear Hamish MacCunn’s dramatic portrayal of Longfellow’s Wreck of the Hesperus, and Stanford’s unjustly neglected but beautiful setting of Tennyson’s The Princess.
There is also an unusual chance to hear Vaughan Williams’ iconic masterpiece The Lark Ascending, inspired by George Meredith’s poem of the same name, in the original setting for violin and piano.
Three instant classics from the 21st Century, including settings of Longfellow and E.E. Cummings, will complete what we hope will be an afternoon to inspire us all.