TETBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE FINEST MUSIC IN THE COTSWOLDS
Nick Pritchard, tenor and Joseph Middleton, piano
Our opening recital of the Song Weekend offers an evocative journey through the poetry and music of the early twentieth century, with a particular focus on composers whose creative lives were shaped by the English landscape—and by the Cotswolds itself. Set close to the places that inspired them, this programme brings together songs by Ivor Gurney, Herbert Howells, Gerald Finzi, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the contemporary composer Neil Cox.
PROGRAMME
Part 1: The Spirit of Place: Landscapes and Legend
Ivor Gurney - Severn Meadows 1:45
Herbert Howells - King David 4:25
Neil Cox - Adlestrop 4:20
Neil Cox - Nothing Gold can Stay 2:10
Neil Cox - Stopping by woods on a snowy evening 3:45
Gerard Finzi - Transformations 1:40
Part 2: Time and Memory - Echoes of War and Peace
Ivor Gurney - In Flanders - 3:30
Gerard Finzi - Budmouth Dears - 2:00
Herbert Howells - Lost love - 4:00
Ivor Gurney - By a Bierside - 4:40
INTERVAL
Part 3: Love and Loss in the English Songbook
Armstrong Gibbs - The Cherry Tree 2:25
Armstrong Gibbs - The Fields are full 1:50
Gerard Finzi - Ditty - 3:30
Gerard Finzi - The Dance Continued - 3:40
Part 4: Visions and Reverie: The Dreaming Mind
Ivor Gurney - Sleep 3:15
Herbert Howells - The Widow Bird 2:00
Ivor Gurney - All night under the moon 4:10
Gerard Finzi - Comet at Yelham 3:35
Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Silent Noon 4:00