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Mahler, Farr, Britten and Poulenc
Julien Van Mellaerts baritone; James Baillieu piano
Date
Sun 05 Jan 2020, 3.00pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
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Artists

  • Julien Van Mellaertsbaritone
  • James Baillieupiano

Programme

  • Gareth Farr
    b. 1968
      • Ornithological Anecdotes
        (UK première)
  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Vol. 5 British Isles
        :
      • Sally in our Alley
      • Vol. 3 British Isles
        :
      • The Plough Boy
      • Vol. 1 British Isles
        :
      • The Salley Gardens
      • Vol. 3 British Isles
        :
      • O Waly, Waly
      • Vol. 1 British Isles
        :
      • Oliver Cromwell

Encore

Overview

Winner of the 2017 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, the New Zealand baritone brings a group of songs from his homeland that celebrate its wildlife: composer Gareth Farr has set four texts by Bill Manhire extolling the country’s birds.

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