Little Missenden Festival 2008
Little Missenden Festival 2007
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Henry Purcell arr Britten |
If music be the food of love, Pious Celinda |
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Edmund Rubbra |
Sonata for oboe in C |
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Benjamin Britten |
Winter Words |
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Johann Sebastian Bach |
Sonata for oboe in E flat |
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John Tavener |
Songs of the Sky |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Three Blake Songs |
Event 12 2007
Songs of the sky
Britten Sinfonia
Saturday October 20th 8.00pm
Little Missenden Church
Tickets £16, £12, £8
Britten Sinfonia Ensemble: Charles Daniels tenor, Nicholas Daniel oboe, Julius Drake piano
John Tavener was moved by the devasting 2004 tsunami to write Songs of the Sky, a song cycle for tenor, oboe and piano which sets Zen Buddhist, American Indian and Hindu texts. Oboist Nicholas Daniel was "absolutely speechless at the scale and breadth of the music and its lyrical power".
Nicholas's coruscating talents will also be on show in oboe sonatas by Bach and Rubbra.
Although best known for opera Benjamin Britten is one of the finest song-
Britten Sinfonia has built a reputation for fearless programming matched by peerless playing. They won the ensemble prize at this year's RPS Music Awards.
We are extremely fortunate to have the three fine artists who premiered this Tavener cycle earlier in the year.
Julius Drake page on IMG artists site
Nicholas Daniel page on Pro Artist site
Charles Daniels page on Hazard Chase site
Concert sponsored by Roy K Phillips
Julius Drake
Charles Daniels
Nicholas Daniel
Photo by Hanya Chlala
Little Missenden Festival 2007