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Southwark Cathedral
London
Sat 8 Nov at 19:30
Britten
Henshaw, Brown, Watts, Butt Philip, Melrose, Outcry Ensemble, Academy of English Voices, Pegasus Choir, Voce Chamber Choir
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Manchester
23 Oct 2025
Graceful Schubert from The Hallé and Elena Schwarz at Bridgewater Hall
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Glyndebourne
12 Oct 2025
Not out of the woods yet: Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century
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Liverpool
02 Oct 2025
Simone Lamsma dazzles in Britten as Chauhan brings sunshine to a stormy Liverpool
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Fact file
| Year of birth | 1913 |
| Year of death | 1976 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | Early 20th century |
List of works
3 Divertimenti for string quartet5 Flower Songs for SATB, Op.477 Sonnets of Michelangelo for tenor and piano, Op.22A Boy was Born, for SATB, Op.3A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo soprano and piano, Op.41A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41: Sephestia's LullabyA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61: Welcome, wanderer!...I know a bankA Midsummer Night's Dream: I know a bank where the wild thyme blowsAt the mid hour of nightBilly BuddCabaret SongsCabaret Songs: Tell me the truth about loveCanticle V, The Death of Saint Narcissus, for tenor and harp, Op.89Cello Sonata in C major, Op.65Cello Suite no. 3, Op.87Cello Symphony, Op.68Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 3: O Waly, WalyFolk Song Arrangements, Vol.1: The Ash GroveFolk song arrangement: Oliver CromwellFrank Bridge VariationsFrench Folk SongsGloriana: Courtly Dances, Op.53bHymn to the VirginLachrymae for viola and piano, Op.48aLachrymae for viola and strings, Op.48bLes Illuminations, for soprano or tenor and strings, Op.18New WorkNocturnal after John Dowland for guitar, Op.70On this Island for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.11Peter GrimesPeter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea InterludesPhantasy Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello, Op.2ReveilleRussian Funeral, for brass bandSaint Nicolas for mixed chorus, strings, piano (4 hands), percussion and organ, Op.42Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, song cycle, Op.31Simple Symphony, Op.4Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20Sinfonietta, Op.1Spring Symphony for soloists, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, Op.44String Quartet no. 1, Op.25String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36String Quartet no. 3, Op.94Suite for harp, Op.83Suite for violin and piano, Op.6Te deum in C MajorThe Foggy, Foggy DewThe Golden Vanity for boys' voices and piano, Op.78The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.35The Little SweepThe Rape of LucretiaThe Turn of the ScrewThe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34Variations and fugue on a theme of PurcellVariations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op.10Variations on an Elizabethan Theme "Selleiger's Round": Variation 4 "Quick and Gay"Violin Concerto, Op.15War Requiem, Op.66Winter Words, Op.52: Midnight on the Great WesternYoung Apollo