On Bunyah (world premiere)
On Wenlock Edge
Tenor Mark Padmore is joined by principals of Britten Sinfonia for the premiere of a new song cycle by Luke Styles, former Young Composer-in-Residence at Glyndebourne. The programme is crowned by Vaughan Williams’s On Wenlock Edge, which depicts rural life at a time when the First World War was drawing near.
Luke Styles shares some thoughts on On Bunyah, his new work here and you can find out more about the composer in this Q&A.
Dr Kate Kennedy interviewed Luke Styles ahead of the premiere of On Bunyah at Wigmore Hall, listen for free now: