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A British Isles Fantasia with Guy Johnston & Dame Sheila Hancock

Bramall Music Building: Elgar Concert HallUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Mittwoch 24 Februar 202719:00
Programm
Denny, Sandy (1947-1978)Who knows where the time goes
Dowland, John (1563-1626)Lachrimae Tristes IV
Harrison, George (1943-2001)While my guitar gently weeps
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)Cellokonzert in e-Moll, Op.85 (Adagio)
Yusuf / Cat Stevens (b. 1948)Father and Son
Oswald, James (1711-1769)A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (selection)
MacMillan, Sir James (b. 1959)Kiss on Wood
TraditionalDumfries Place Jig
TraditionalFolk & Fair Medley (She moved through the Fair, Scarborough, Fair, Llangollen Market, Lads o' the Fair)
Jenkins, Sir Karl (b. 1944)Palladio (Allegretto)
Watkins, Huw (b. 1976)Three Welsh Songs for Strings
Dennehy, Donnacha (b. 1970)Thread
Enya (b. 1961)Only Time
TraditionalThe Kesh Jig
Darsteller
Guy JohnstonCello
Sheila HancockSprecher
Tom FetherstonhaughMusikalische Leitung
Fantasia Orchestra

We make our debut at the Barber Institute with a vivid musical journey through the landscapes, languages and traditions of the British Isles.

Joined by cellist Guy Johnston and actor Dame Sheila Hancock, we present a programme that travels across centuries and borders, bringing together folk song, classical music and timeless storytelling.

The music of the British Isles has always crossed boundaries: between folk and classical traditions, between the concert hall and the pub, and between generations. James MacMillan’s Kiss on Wood, Huw Watkins’ Three Welsh Songs and Donnacha Dennehy’s Thread bring contemporary voices into conversation with older musical traditions, while selections from James Oswald’s A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes reveal the enduring vitality of folk music.

From Who Knows Where the Time Goes to While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from Highland jigs to Scarborough Fair, this is a concert rich in melody, character and connection, a celebration of the music that continues to shape the soundscape of these islands.

A British Isles Fantasia with Guy Johnston & Dame Sheila Hancock
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