Sedbergh MF 2026: Nicholas Hurndall-Smith & Jen Hartley
About
Nicholas Hurndall-Smith (Tenor) and Jen Hartley (piano) return to the festival for an aviary of song and spoken word.Programme
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) from the Fairy Queen
First Act Tune (Jig) -
Come all ye songsters of the air
Sally Beamish (b.1956) from Four Songs from Hafez (2007)-
Nightingale.
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)- So early in the morning (Feb 1918)----
Ivor Gurney (1905-1998) from Five Elizabethan Songs (1912)- Spring----
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) from Troisième Livre de pièces de clavecin - La Poule (1727)----
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) from Winter Words- Wagtail and baby (A satire)----
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) from Earth and Air and Rain, Op.15 (1935)- Proud Songsters
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)- Mein! From Die schöne Müllerin (1823) D795 (Op. 25)
Franz Schubert ------ Die Krähe. From Winterreise (1827) D911----
Tom Lehrer - Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (1959)
Franz Schubert - Die Taubenpost. From Schwanengesang (1828) D957----
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847)- Schwanenlied
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)- Das Mädchen spricht---------
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) From 16 Songs for Children, op.54 no.8 - Kukushka ('The Cuckoo’)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) From Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit (1880)- Ablösung im Sommer----
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) - Le Colibri op.2, no.7
Amy Beach (1867-1944) - A hummingbird. Op.128 no.3
Eric Coates (1886-1957) - Bird Songs at Eventide
Date
Friday 19 June 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (UTC+01)Location
St Andrew's Parish Church
Finkle St, Sedbergh, LA10 5BZ