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St Peter's Church
Southfield Road
Acton Green, Chiswick
London
W4 1BB
England
Programme
Percy Grainger – The Sprig of Thyme
Judith Weir – King of France
Judith Weir – King Harald's Saga
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Star Falling
Christopher Churcher – There will come soft rains
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Six songs of Melmoth: Shipwreck gossip
James MacMillan – Three Soutar Settings: Ballad
Peter Maxwell Davies – Farewell to Stromness
~ Interval ~
Jack Redman – Bright Sunlight
Derri Joseph Lewis – Three Secret Songs
Maude Valérie White – The Throstle
Muriel Herbert – Lake Isle of Innisfree
Rebecca Clarke – Down by the Salley Gardens
Roger Quilter – Ye Banks and Braes (arr.)
Muriel Herbert – Renouncement
Flanders and Swan – The Whale
Performers
Harriet Burns – soprano
Ian Tindale – piano
Programme Note
Some of the UK’s brightest compositional voices and unexpected gems from the Edwardian era in songs pairing vibrant texts with kaleidoscopic music, some of which has been written especially for this acclaimed duo. This recital features music from Ian and Harriet’s forthcoming album, compelling stories for voice and piano about ‘falling’ - falling rain, falling in love, falling from power, and even falling ill. It also features a special Bedford Park 150th anniversary performance of W B Yeats’ The Lake Isle of Innisfree, in a setting by Muriel Herbert, and Down by the Salley Gardens, in a setting by Rebecca Clarke, both texts written while Yeats was living in Bedford Park as a young man. As well as folk songs, lighter favourites, and fantastical tales, the programme also offers the chance for both performers to perform individually, with Judith Weir’s one-woman multi-character opera saga, King Harald’s Saga, at its pinnacle!
Harriet Burns is in demand for her "polished, witty, expressive and sweet toned" (The Times) singing both in recital and on stage.
"A wonderfully responsive and assured pianist" (The Telegraph), pianist Ian Tindale is in demand as a specialist in song repertoire and chamber music.
“There’s little doubt of the strength of the partnership or the excellence of their music-making” (Gramophone)
A recital celebrating Bedford Park’s 150th anniversary
