An English Songbook: Dame Sarah Connolly & Eugene Asti
22 October 2018, 20:00
Concert
Iffley Road,
Oxford,
OX4 1EH
Little introduction is needed for one of today’s great singers, Sarah Connolly, joined by her longstanding duo partner Eugene Asti. They perform an array of wonderful English song, from Bridge to Britten and Holst to Howells.
Programme
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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)
A Soft Day (Op. 140) from A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster -
Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950)
Twilight -
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Love Sight from The House of Life -
Ivor Gurney (1890 - 1937)
The fields are full - Thou didst delight my eyes
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Sir Arthur Somervell (1863 - 1957)
Into my heart an air that kills from A Shropshire Lad -
Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
Goddess of night -
Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
Journey's End -
Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960)
Sailing Homeward Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
A Charm of Lullabies (Op. 41)
- 1. A Cradle Song
- 2. A Highland Balou
- 3. Sephestia's Lullaby
- 4. A Charm
- 5. The Nurse's Song
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)
Journey's End Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998)
Songs for Ariel
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Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Somnus - A Sweet Lullaby
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Muriel Herbert (1897 - 1984)
The Lost Nightingale -
Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)
The Cloths of Heaven Sally Beamish (b. 1956)
Day of these Days
- 1. Day of these Days
- 2. Town Owl
- 3. April Rise
- 4. Long Summer
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Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)
Come to me in my dreams (H.71)
Dame Sarah Connolly DBE
Dame Sarah Connolly DBE
Mezzo-soprano
Born in County Durham, Sarah Connolly studied piano and singing at the Royal College of Music, of which she is now a Fellow. She was made a DBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours, having previously been made a CBE in the 2010 New Year’s Honours. In 2011 she was honoured by the Incorporated Society of Musicians and presented with the Distinguished Musician Award. She is the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2012 Singer Award. Highlights in her 2018/19 season include Fricka Das Rheingold and Die Walküre at Covent Ga... Read Full Biography
Eugene Asti
Eugene Asti
Pianist
Eugene Asti studied at the Mannes College of Music, New York and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, where he currently teaches. One of the foremost accompanists of his generation, Eugene has performed with artists including Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Sarah Connolly, Sir Willard White, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Bryn Terfel, Angelika Kirchschlager and the late Dame Margaret Price in venues such as the Wigmore Hall and the Barbican, London; the Musikverein, Vienna; Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg; the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; the K... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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Tickets
Call: 01865 591 276
| Tickets | Front Stalls | £40.00 | Middle Stalls | £30.00 | Rear Stalls | £20.00 | Aisle | £10.00 |
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Under 35s Ticket |
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This event is part of a series:
The Grand Tour – A European Journey in Song
The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...