SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Hilary Davan Wetton

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Notes from a Small Island

Rediscovering neglected corners of the British musical landscape

Tuesday 13 May 2008, 7.30pm

Gustav Holst Two Psalms for chorus, string orchestra & organ 2 Psalms for chorus, string orchestra & organ
Arthur Bliss Pastoral, Lie strewn the white flocks 
INTERVAL
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams An Oxford Elegy for chorus, orchestra & speaker

Hilary Davan Wettonconductor
Heather Shippmezzo-soprano
So-Ock Kimviolin
Ileana Ruhemannflute
Timothy Westspeaker
City of London Choir
London Mozart Players

A programme of quintessentially British music, in the 50th year since Vaughan Williams' death. His music is suffused with his love of the countryside, steeped in the melodic shapes of his native folk tunes and coloured by a deep romanticism - and two of his most evocative works are paired in this concert.These are prefaced by the tender music by Vaughan Williams' best friend Gustav Holst, and a richly romantic masterpiece by Bliss, inspired by his honeymoon in Italy. One of London's leading choirs and an outstanding young violinist bring freshness and an array of ravishing sounds to this enticing concert.

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