Details

St James's Church
Church Street
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL55 6JG
England

Wednesday 13th May 2026
7:00 PM

Tickets

Prices: £40 - £1
Season Tickets: 25% discount if booking for the full Festival
Booking line: 01386 849018
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Programme

Edward Elgar – Sea Pictures, Op.37: 'Sea Slumber Song'
Franz Schubert – Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D.583
Granville Bantock – Song to the Seals
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – The Thought Machine: 'Rita the Pirate'
Edward Elgar – Sea Pictures, Op.37: 'In Haven'
Henri Duparc – L'invitation au voyage (c. 1870)
Franz Schubert – Des Fischers Liebesglück, D.933
John Ireland – Sea Fever
Charles Ives – From "The Swimmers"
~ Interval ~
Edward Elgar – Sea Pictures, Op 37: Sabbath Morning at Sea
Emmanuel Chabrier – L'île heureuse
Michael Tippett – Songs for Ariel
Sergei Rachmaninov – The little island, Op.14 no.2
Franz Schubert – Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
Edward Elgar – Sea Pictures, Op.37: 'Where Corals Lie'
Eric Coates – By the Sleepy Lagoon
Kurt Weill – Lady in the Dark: 'My Ship'
Charles Trenet – Beyond the Sea (La Mer)

Performers

James Newby – baritone
Malcolm Martineau – piano

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Programme Note

The steady rhythm and constancy of the Shipping Forecast has soothed, informed, and comforted listeners for an entire century. What better way to celebrate this beloved institution than by performing another pillar of British culture: Elgar’s Sea Pictures. Seldom heard in a male voice, Elgar’s evocative sea songs are here paired with a rich variety of genres, guiding us from Mysteries of the Deep to Exotic Isles, and eventually bringing us ashore with a nod to another iconic BBC programme — Desert Island Discs.