Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside

Boyle The water mill, Gurney Black stitchel, Ireland Blow out, you bugles, Gurney Lights Out, Hugh-Jones Ad ream, Howells A Girl’s Song, Head A vagabond’s song, Weiland Six songs, Payne Adlestrop
Vaughan Williams Nocturne, Holst Darest thou now, O soul, Vaughan Williams Clear midnight, Stanford Joy, shipmate, joy, Bliss Gone, gone again is summer, Bliss Little elegy, Bliss Siege
Samuel Of swans, snails and geese, Samuel The memory of swans, Samuel Eine kleine snailmusik, Samuel Franz, a goose, Vaughan Williams Songs from the southern Appalachian Mountains

Roderick Williams Baritone
Iain Burnside Piano

Character and storytelling abound in this quintessentially English songbook from celebrated baritone Roderick Williams and duo partner pianist Iain Burnside. Traversing landscapes of memory, war, and nature this meticulously curated programme centres on the "Dymock Poets" and their contemporaries, featuring cherished works by Vaughan Williams, Gurney, and Howells alongside the pastoral wit of Rhian Samuel's animal sketches. From the haunting bugle calls of wartime to Whitman's transcendental verse, this recital captures the emotional vocabulary of a golden era in British composition.

Please note, as this venue is a historic building we cannot guarantee sightlines from all seats. As seating is unreserved, we recommend you arrive in good time to secure your seat.

£5 tickets are available for music students under 18 in full-time education. An accompanying adult receives a complimentary ticket. Register by 30 June by completing and submitting the form here.  

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