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SUMMARY:Homecoming
DESCRIPTION:Ruby Hughes • Tamsin Waley-Cohen • Huw Watkins\nThree of Britain’s leading musicians come together for this evening’s special concert on the theme of Homecoming\, culminating in an arrangement of Schubert’s sublime masterpiece Shepherd on the Rock and Vaughan Williams beautiful The Lark Ascending\, which has enjoyed enduring popularity in English repertoire. \nRuby Hughes is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist\, holds a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and was shortlisted for a 2014 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award. Through her blossoming catalogue of recordings and lovingly curated performances\, she has become known for her interpretations of the music of the baroque and 20th and 21st Century. \nBritish-American violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen is known for her visceral and deeply expressive performances in repertoire spanning six centuries. With musical storytelling central to her approach\, she has gained a reputation for poetic performances that go straight to the heart. \nHuw Watkins has appeared as soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra\, Britten Sinfonia\, and the London Sinfonietta\, and performs throughout Europe and North America as soloist and chamber musician\, alongside his flourishing composing career. \nProgramme to include:\nSchubert Shepherd on the Rock\nBiber Guardian Angel\nVaughan Williams Along the Field\nVaughan Williams The Lark Ascending\nDeborah Pritchard Liberty\nGershwin Bess you is my woman now\nWallen Timeless~the lake\nGershwin Summertime\nWallen North\nGershwin: It ain’t necessarily so\nWallen On the mountain\nBloch Vidui\nBach Erbarme dich\nSchubert Hirt auf dem felsen \nPerformers\nRuby Hughes soprano\nTamsin Waley-Cohen violin\nHuw Watkins piano \nSponsored by \nMrs Sarah Abell \nThe Gordon Palmer Charitable Trust \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/homecoming/
LOCATION:Holy Cross Church\, Ramsbury\, Holy Cross Church\, Dyers Yard\, Ramsbury\, Wiltshire\, SN8 2QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music & Recitals
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