Artists
- Roderick Williamsbaritone
- Christopher Glynnpiano
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Roderick Williams
Image credit: © Theo Williams
Archived Event
- Date
- Fri 09 Jan 2026, 7.30pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Ralph Vaughan Williams1872-1958
- Songs of Travel:
- The vagabond
- Roger Quilter1877-1953
- Blow, blow, thou winter wind Op. 6 No. 3
- Madeleine Dring1923-1977
- Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
- Gerald Finzi1901-1956
- I said to love Op. 19b:
- At Middle-Field Gate in February
- Linden Lea
- Frank Bridge1879-1941
- Tears, idle tears
- Hubert Parry1848-1918
- Nightfall in winter
- Ivor Gurney1890-1937
- On the downs
- Before and After Summer Op. 16:
- In the Mind's Eye
- Lights Out:
- Lights out
- Ina Boyle1889-1967
- A Song of Enchantment
- The folly of being comforted
Interval
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Winter Words Op. 52:
- Midnight on the Great Western
- Roderick Williamsb. 1965
- The Angel
- Judith Weirb. 1954
- The Voice of Desire:
- Written on Terrestrial Things
- Before and After Summer Op. 16:
- The too short time
- Michael Tippett1905-1998
- Songs for Ariel:
- Come unto these yellow sands
- Elizabeth Maconchy1907-1994
- 4 Shakespeare Songs:
- The Wind and the Rain
- Doreen Carwithen1922-2003
- Echo
- Songs of Travel:
- Whither must I wander?
- Earth and Air and Rain Op. 15:
- In a churchyard
- Humphrey Procter-Gregg1895-1980
- The Stormy Evening
- Earth and Air and Rain Op. 15:
- Waiting both
- Errollyn Wallenb. 1958
- Peace on Earth
Encore
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Wandrers Nachtlied I D224
Overview
Roderick Williams and Christopher Glynn take a winter’s journey deep into the impassioned heart of English song, territory filled with edgy nostalgia and emotional honesty. Their programme includes heart-rending compositions by Ivor Gurney, extraordinary masterworks by Finzi and Britten, and spellbinding miniatures by Doreen Carwithen, Humphrey Procter-Gregg and Errollyn Wallen.
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- Benjamin Britten17
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- Ina Boyle2
- Elizabeth Maconchy2
- Hubert Parry
- Madeleine Dring1
- Roger Quilter1
- Michael Tippett2
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