AN ENGLISH COUNTRY SOJOURN

The pastoral beauty of the English countryside has inspired centuries of poets, painters and musicians. While legendary British composers, Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Britten and Delius, like most Britons, spent a good deal of their lives in urban areas, the soul of their musical output was often rooted in the idyllic towns, gardens and cottages of Kent, Sussex, Somerset and Cornwall, et al. Be transported to the small valleys, open spaces, quiet coves and rugged coastlines which we will explore on this diverse musical journey.

Susan Nidel, flute

Ronnie Bauch, violin

Kemp Jernigan, oboe

Miki-Sophia Could, violin

Allen Blustine, clarinet

Ah Ling Neu, viola

Cynde Iverson, bassoon

Chris Finckel, violoncello

Bernhard Scully, horn

Donald Palma, double bass

Bernard Rose, piano

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Intermezzo from “Fennimore and Gerda” for Flute, Oboe and Piano

Benjamin Britten  (1913-1976) 

Sinfonietta, Op.1

Poco presto ed agitato

Variations: Andante lento 

Tarantella: Presto vivace

Edward Elgar  (1857-1934) 

“Sospiri” Op.70 for Violin and Piano

Ralph Vaughan Williams  (1872-1958)

Piano Quintet in C minor

Allegro con fuoco 

Fantasia, quasi variazioni: Moderato

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in the state of New Hampshire” 
– NH State Council on the Arts