Sunday
29 June 8pm
Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone)
Nigel Foster (piano)
Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone)
Nigel Foster (piano)
St Michael’s Church,
Lower Machen
| Schumann | Liederkreis, Op. 39 |
| Mark Bowden | Soul Candles (First Performance, commissioned by Jeremy Huw Williams in association with the Britten-Pears Foundation) |
| Vaughan Williams | Songs of Travel |
Two great song cycles framing the first performance of a new song cycle, Soul Candles, by Newport-born composer Mark Bowden to words by Gwyneth Lewis, National Poet of Wales. The 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ death is marked by a performance of his Songs of Travel; one of his first great masterpieces, the songs trace a man’s journey through life, underpinned by music of wonderful melodic freshness and vitality. Schumann’s Liederkreis is charged with a wonderful sense of romantic fantasy, of castles, moonlight and enchanted forests.
Pre-concert talk at 7pm: Mark Bowden in discussion with Peter Reynolds
Tickets £9.50 & £7.50 (Concessions)
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