Time Stands Still

LOTTE BETTS-DEAN mezzo-soprano

DIMITRIS SOUKARAS guitar

Kindly sponsored by Blakeney Garage

Mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean and guitarist Dimitris Soukaras launch the 2025 Festival with a unique programme weaving together the songs of John Dowland and Nick Drake – two extraordinary English songwriters separated by centuries but united by their ability to convey haunting melancholy and timeless beauty.  After an interval glass of fizz, Lotte and Dimitris will take us on a further vibrant musical journey, through Southern Europe, Latin America, and folk songs from around the world.

Praised by The Guardian for her “irrepressible sense of drama and unmissable, urgent musicality”, Australian Lotte Betts-Dean is passionate about curation and programming, with a broad repertoire that encompasses contemporary music, art song, chamber music, early music, opera, oratorio and non-classical collaborations. Dimitris Soukaras, "The classical musician of the young generation" (Kathimerini Gr), is a distinguished Greek classical guitarist based in London, and has…