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An Evening Recital of English Song in London
from Ludlow English Song Weekend
Part of the Ludlow English Song Weekend 2020 Festival
Add to my Calendar 03-02-2020 19:00 03-02-2020 21:00 36 An Evening Recital of English Song in London Ludlow English Song Weekend present an intimate London recital previewing some of the artists appearing at the main festival in Ludlow in April 2020. We are delighted to present an exclusive recital at a beautiful private mansion in the heart of London in the evening of Monday 3 February 2020. As you would expect, our Artistic Director, Iain Burnside, is putting together a sublime programme which includes music from Finzi, Gurney, Tippett, Britten and Rebecca Clarke. In addition, compositions from Rhian Samuel and two of our Young Composers will also be showcased and we’ll have a short informal discussion with Rhian and the Young Composers about their plans and ideas for LESW20 in April. An optional drinks and canapé reception will be held after the recital which is a perfect way to conclude an elegant musical evening in Marylebone. 22 Mansfield Street, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
22 Mansfield Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London
W1G 9NR
England
Programme
Madeline Dring – Shakespeare Songs
Benjamin Britten – A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41
Peter Warlock – My own Country
Gerald Finzi – A Young Man's Exhortation
Gerald Finzi – Earth and Air and Rain: Selection
Rebecca Clarke – The Seal Man
Roger Quilter – Blow, blow, thou Winter Wind, Op.6 no.3
Jonathan Dove – Out Of Winter
Michael Tippett – The Heart's Assurance
Ivor Gurney – 5 Elizabethan Songs
George Butterworth – On the idle hill of Summer
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Claribel
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Songs of Travel: The Roadside Fire
Performers
Claire Barnett-Jones – mezzo-soprano
Emily Sierra – mezzo-soprano
Matthew Keighley – Tenor
James Atkinson – baritone
Iain Burnside – piano / Artistic Director
Gamal Khamis – piano
Programme Note
Ludlow English Song Weekend present an intimate London recital previewing some of the artists appearing at the main festival in Ludlow in April 2020.
We are delighted to present an exclusive recital at a beautiful private mansion in the heart of London in the evening of Monday 3 February 2020.
As you would expect, our Artistic Director, Iain Burnside, is putting together a sublime programme which includes music from Finzi, Gurney, Tippett, Britten and Rebecca Clarke.
In addition, compositions from Rhian Samuel and two of our Young Composers will also be showcased and we’ll have a short informal discussion with Rhian and the Young Composers about their plans and ideas for LESW20 in April.
An optional drinks and canapé reception will be held after the recital which is a perfect way to conclude an elegant musical evening in Marylebone.
