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Details

Warwick Hall - Warwick School
Myton Road
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 6PP
England


Programme

Henry PurcellChaconne in G minor, Z.730
Peter WarlockPavane
Peter WarlockMattachins
Frank Bridge3 Idylls, H.67
David Le PageA Beautiful Thread
Gustav HolstBrook Green Suite, H.190

Performers

David Le Page – violin / Leader
Anton Lesser – Narrator
Lucia Bonbright – Narrator

Orchestra of the Swan

Programme Note

Marking 150 years since the first publication of Far From the Madding Crowd, we celebrate Thomas Hardy in his own words, poetry, novels, and the music he loved so much. 

Starring acclaimed actor Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Wolf Hall, Endeavour), A Beautiful Thread (produced by Hambletts) weaves Hardy’s life – dramatic as any of his books – with his beautiful poetry and great novels, including Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Hardy put more music into his work than any other writer, and the Swan’s Artistic Director, David Le Page has devised a musical programme of shimmering beauty – a Mellstock folk band style, that combines West Gallery Music from the village churches of the 1840’s with Holst, Purcell and contemporary folk.

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