My Own Country - An Evening of Britsh Song

Join us for the premiere of this recital in which tenor Sebastian Hill (https://www.sebastianhill.com/) and accompanist Will Harmer (https://www.willharmermusic.com/) explore the varied and colourful landscape of British song.The repertoire builds on the bedrock of well-known works by Parry, Ireland, Warlock, Finzi, and Jonathan Dove, but also explores lesser-known compositions about the beauty of the British Isles, both by day and by night. The texts range from classical poetry to folksongs set by Britten as well as by Sebastian and Will themselves.Come and listen to the sounds of our lovely lands - but don't forget your umbrella.Programme:
Gerald Finzi - DittyJohn
Ireland - If There Were Dreams to Sell
Gerald Finzi - Life Laughs Onwards
Jonathan Dove - Song IV
Hubert Parry - My heart is like a singing birdPeter Warlock - Sleep
Roger Quilter - Autumn Evening
Iver Gurney - Sleep
Will Harmer - Wild Nights
Roger Quilter - Now sleeps the crimson petalHenry Purcell, arr. Britten - If music be the food of love
arr. Benjamin Britten - The Ash Grove
arr. Benjamin Britten - The last rose of summer
arr. Benjamin Britten - The Salley GardensMuriel Herbert - Tewkesbury Road
Muriel Herbert - The Lake Isle of Innisfree
arr. Sebastian Hill - Ar hyd y nos
Peter Warlock - My Own Country