Festival Finale
Sun 14 Jul
|Blakeney Church
A celebration concert with favourite Festival artists.
Time & Location
14 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
Blakeney Church, Wiveton Rd, Blakeney, Holt NR25 7NJ, UK
About the event
A celebration concert gathering artists with whom Artistic Director, Brenda Blewett, has performed regularly in the last 5 years. This is a programme of nostalgia, beauty and creativity.
The evening opens with a rousing Festival commission ‘Resound!’ by composer Sarah Rodgers who last year was commissioned to compose a work for the BBC Proms.
The programme continues with an inventive and inspirational inter-weaving of two works by Gerald Finzi - the song -cycle ‘Let us Garlands Bring’ (Julian Godlee-bass, Brenda Blewett-piano) and the ‘Five Bagatelles’ arranged by Christian Alexander for clarinet and string quartet (Geraldine Allen-clarinet, Chaos Collective).
The second half begins with a second Festival commission by celebrated composer Susannah Self, ‘All Shall be Well’, a setting of the words of Julian of Norwich for mezzo-soprano and string quartet. Susannah will be the singer in this work and also in Chanson Perpétuelle – a moving work by Chausson for mezzo, piano and string quartet. The concert finishes with the…
Tickets
One Entry Ticket
£15.00
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