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Britten, Errollyn Wallen and Ives

Ruby Hughes soprano; Errollyn Wallen piano

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Date
Mon 27 Oct 2025, 1.00pm
Tickets
£18 (concessions £16)
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 9 April at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Wednesday 23 April.

Artists

  • Ruby Hughessoprano
  • Errollyn Wallenpiano

Programme

  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Vol. 4 Moore's Irish Melodies
        :
      • How sweet the answer
      • At the mid hour of night
      • Vol. 5 British Isles
        :
      • Ca' the yowes
      • Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements
        :
      • I wonder as I wander
  • Charles Ives
    1874-1954
      • Songs my mother taught me
      • Serenity
      • Mists
      • The Housatonic at Stockbridge

Overview

Ruby Hughes, acclaimed by the Observer for her ‘pure tone and sensitivity’, is joined by composer and pianist Errollyn Wallen, who was appointed Master of the King’s Music in August 2024. Their programme includes Wallen’s exquisite Peace on Earth, a shimmering prayer-like work, evergreen folksong settings by Britten and sublime songs by Charles Ives.

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