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Henleaze Concert Society: Prairies and Pastures

Part of the Henleaze Concert Society 2019-20

Add to my Calendar 07-03-2020 19:30 07-03-2020 21:30 36 Henleaze Concert Society: Prairies and Pastures Pre-concert talk with David Bednall at 6.45pm That most English of masterpieces, The Lark Ascending, was written against the backdrop of war and depicts freedom and hope so eloquently that it has become the nation's favourite instrumental work. The soaring violin solo rises higher and higher, depicting the bird circling above English meadows. From across the Atlantic, Copland's distinctively American soundscape is heard in Appalachian Spring and Hoedown, lively and evocative works. Barber's work for solo soprano paints an idyllic, nostalgic picture of Knoxville, Tennessee in the early twentieth century, evoking warm summer evenings through childhood memories. Trinity Henleaze URC Church, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Trinity Henleaze URC Church
Waterford Road
Henleaze
Bristol
BS9 4BT
England

Programme

Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1944 - 13 instruments)
Samuel Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Aaron Copland – Rodeo: Hoe-down
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending

Performers

Bristol Ensemble

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Programme Note

Pre-concert talk with David Bednall at 6.45pm

That most English of masterpieces, The Lark Ascending, was written against the backdrop of war and depicts freedom and hope so eloquently that it has become the nation's favourite instrumental work. The soaring violin solo rises higher and higher, depicting the bird circling above English meadows.

From across the Atlantic, Copland's distinctively American soundscape is heard in Appalachian Spring and Hoedown, lively and evocative works. Barber's work for solo soprano paints an idyllic, nostalgic picture of Knoxville, Tennessee in the early twentieth century, evoking warm summer evenings through childhood memories.

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