Britten Sinfonia: The Last Letter at St Andrew’s Hall, Thursday 8 November 2018, 7.30pm

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

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Britten Sinfonia with

Jonathan McGovern – baritone
Thomas Gould – violin/director

To commemorate the end of the Great War, Britten Sinfonia premiere a new arrangement of Nico Muhly’s poignant The Last Letter as part of a compelling and dramatic evening of music and words.

Programme:

Gurney : The Western Playland
Kelly : Elegy
Ravel : Le tombeau de Couperin
Stephan : Nachspiel
Nico Muhly : The Last Letter (world premiere of orchestral version)
Barber :Adagio for strings
Poetry and letters by Mary Borden, Vera Brittain, Ivor Gurney and Wilfred Owen.

Devised by Dr Kate Kennedy, with a pre-concert talk from Dr Kennedy at 6.30pm, discussing the programme of the concert (free to ticket holders).

Tickets from Theatre Royal Box Office

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Prices

Adult: £10 – £32
Student: £6
Jobseeker: £6
Under 26: £6

About musicinnorwich

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