English Landscapes

At Riverway Arts Centre on 24th March 2018 at 7:30pm

One definition of ‘landscapes’ is a picture representing an area of countryside. English Landscapes is an apt description for the musical pieces in this concert which represent the renaissance of English music composition at the beginning of the twentieth century. For almost two hundred years England was devoid of any native-born composer who held international respect. Indeed, from the death of Henry Purcell, until the rise of Sir Edward Elgar, the music scene in England represented little more than a copy of styles found on the European continent. This concert highlights this new era of English composers and this new British sound.

 

Featuring our guest conductor Raymond Yong

Raymond is a sought-after conductor, piano soloist and accompanist...
 
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Music Programme

William Walton

  • Crown Imperial March

J.S. Bach arr. William Walton

  • Sheep May Safely Graze

Edward Elgar

  • Chanson de Nuit Opus 15 No. 1

Ralph Vaughan Williams

  • English Folk Songs Suite
  1. Seventeen Come Sunday.
  2. My Bonny Boy
  3. Folk Songs from Somerset

Ralph Vaughan Williams

  • Fantasia on Greensleeves

Edward Elgar

  • Nimrod from Enigma Variations Opus 36 No. 9

Arthur Wilkinson, Lennon and McCartney (and Tchaikovsky)

  • Beatlecracker Suite

Eric Coates

  • By the Sleepy Lagoon

Percy Aldridge Grainger

  • Country Gardens
  • Irish Tune from County Derry
  • Shepherd’s Hey

Concert Programme:

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Concert Review:

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Photo Gallery

Photo Credit: Cam Leitch