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Shakespeare in Love
Part of the York Concerts 2021/22 Season
Add to my Calendar 19-02-2022 12:30 19-02-2022 14:30 36 Song Day Event 1 No writer has inspired more music. Shakespeare's lyric poetry has been explored by countless composers and this programme explores some of the most memorable settings of all, some familiar, some rare. From the simple beauty of Elizabethan airs to the 'rich and strange' music of Tippett, 'touches of sweet harmony' here evoke the worlds of Shakespeare's clowns, kings, fairies, servants and lovers. National Centre for Early Music, York DD/MM/YYYYDetails
National Centre for Early Music
St Margaret's Church
Walmgate
York
YO1 9TL
England
Programme
William Shakespeare – Lyric Poetry
Performers
Rowan Pierce – soprano
Ed Lyon – Tenor
Christopher Glynn – piano
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Programme Note
No writer has inspired more music. Shakespeare's lyric poetry has been explored by countless composers and this programme explores some of the most memorable settings of all, some familiar, some rare. From the simple beauty of Elizabethan airs to the 'rich and strange' music of Tippett, 'touches of sweet harmony' here evoke the worlds of Shakespeare's clowns, kings, fairies, servants and lovers.
