Folk Like Us – Daylight Music
London
13 Jul 2019
Josephine Stephenson
Writhen
Ligeti
'Andantino', 'Allegro vivace' and 'Adagio ma non troppo' from Concert Românesc
De Falla
Three Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1
Fauré
Two movements from Pelléas et Mélisande
Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture
Grainger
Mock Morris
Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Milhaud
extract from Le beouf sur le toit
Arnold
Sea Shanties
Summary
Britten Sinfonia Academy makes its debut performance at the popular Daylight Music Series in Union Chapel, alongside folk duo Stick in the Wheel. They will present an afternoon of folk melodies woven into classical counterpoint by some of the great romantic and modern composers, celebrating the traditions of a number of other musical cultures. Alongside music from across the globe including De Falla, Ligeti, Fauré and Mendelssohn there will also be the premiere of new piece Writhen by Franco-British composer Josephine Stephenson, exploring different cultural traditions of young women’s coming of age.
No prior booking required; pay what you can on the door.
