Lewes Festival of Song 2024
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Sunday 7th July: One Day, Three Concerts
1pm -The Heart’s Return - Nick Pritchard with Nancy Cooley
Schumann’s Liederkreis op.24, to poems by Heine
Fauré’s L’horizon chimérique and other late songs
Poulenc’s song-cycle ‘Tel jour telle nuit’ to poems by Paul Eluard
4.30pm - On the East Wind - Elizabeth Watts with Jâms Coleman
A selection of Richard Strauss, Schubert and Kaprâlová songs and Britten’s folk song arrangements.
8pm - This Shining Night - Ellie Laugharne with Nancy Cooley, Florian Störtz
and string quartet Kate Comberti, Ellie Blackshaw, Sally Beamish and Sebastian Comberti
A journey through Samuel Barber’s beautiful songs which reflect his deep feeling for poetry. Our concert includes Dover Beach, and his famous Adagio in its original form for string quartet.
1pm -The Heart’s Return - Nick Pritchard with Nancy Cooley
Schumann’s Liederkreis op.24, to poems by Heine
Fauré’s L’horizon chimérique and other late songs
Poulenc’s song-cycle ‘Tel jour telle nuit’ to poems by Paul Eluard
4.30pm - On the East Wind - Elizabeth Watts with Jâms Coleman
A selection of Richard Strauss, Schubert and Kaprâlová songs and Britten’s folk song arrangements.
8pm - This Shining Night - Ellie Laugharne with Nancy Cooley, Florian Störtz
and string quartet Kate Comberti, Ellie Blackshaw, Sally Beamish and Sebastian Comberti
A journey through Samuel Barber’s beautiful songs which reflect his deep feeling for poetry. Our concert includes Dover Beach, and his famous Adagio in its original form for string quartet.