THE TWENTIETH CENTURY RENAISSANCE

IN BRITISH MUSIC
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September – November 2022

CH (Charlton House) BH (Blackheath Halls)

1 26 Sep The Bright Young Things – CH

Walton: Façade Excerpts; Portsmouth Point
Constant Lambert: The Rio Grande
Bliss: A Colour Symphony

2 3 Oct Crosscurrents in the 1920's – CH

Elgar 's late chamber style;
Havergal Brian and the Gothic

3 10 Oct Vaughan Williams Symphonies 4* and 5 BH

*Didn’t Know If He Liked It but He certainly meant it

4 17 Oct Britten : Opera June 45: Peter Grimes BH

24 Oct Half Term – No Lecture --

5 31 Oct Tippett through the Ages: Ever A Child of His Time BH

6 7 Nov The Post War British Symphony BH

Simpson, Alwyn, Rubbra, Rawsthorne,
George Lloyd, McCabe BH

7 14 Nov Malcolm Arnold - A Man for all Seasons and Soloists BH

8 21 Nov The Concerto in Britain – A Selection of Excerpts: BH

Walton (viola) (violin) – Bliss – Britten (Young Apollo)
Rawsthorne Piano No 2 -Finzi (Clarinet) Rubbra (viola)

9 28 Nov The Choral tradition and the revival of the English TBA
Song. excerpts from Howells, Finzi, VW, Britten.

10 7 Dec “Composer – Composer” The 1990’s and Beyond CH