English Song - Vaughan Williams
Stephen Bell
Jacqueline Shave leader/director
James Gilchrist tenor
Stephen Bell horn
Tippett Little Music
Purcell Overture and Rondeau from Abdelazer
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
John Woolrich Another Staircase Overture (newly revised)
Purcell ed. Tippett If Music be the Food of Love
Purcell ed. Tippett Music for a While
Purcell ed. Tippett Sweeter than Roses
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Celebrated tenor James Gilchrist performs with the orchestra in a programme of some of the most beautiful English music for strings and voice. Gilchrist sings Purcell songs as realised by Tippett, whose baroque-inspired Little Music is also featured. Gilchrist joins horn player Stephen Bell to serenade audiences in Britten’s magical evocation of twilight and nightfall. Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis concludes this journey through English music.
“...he is now unsurpassed among lyric tenors in sweetness and technical security, and for his musical intelligence.” The Independent
Dates
Leeds
Saturday 19 February
7.30pm
Box Office: 0113 224 3801
