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Feb
3
Fri
shakespeare in song @ Lauderdale House
Feb 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

shakespear in song

friday 3 february

18 songs 14 composers 10 plays 1 playwright

A song recital exploring love, lust, power and decay. Four centuries of the bard’s songs, interwoven with spoken poetry from his sonnets and plays.

Sheakespear’s plays and poetry have inspired the finest composers of songs. Traditional Elizabethan settings will be performed alongside timeless arrangements by Purcell, Quiter, Finzi, Schubert and Haydn. Female composers Dring and Maconchy, together with contemporary settings by Korngold, Horovitz and Tippett.

Contralto Lucy Stevens

Pianist Elizabeth Marcus

Doors and bar open at 7pm, performance at 8pm.

Tickets can be purchased at Ticket Source – http://bit.ly2i687Zx

Price band

Standard £12.00

Concessions £10.00

to book

Box office: 07790456169

Website: www.shakespeareinsong.com

Nov
10
Sat
Book Fair @ Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Nov 10 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

HLSI’s annual book fair with thousands of good-quality second-hand books on all subjects: fiction, history, biography, literature, cookery and much more, all at bargain prices. Collections this year include art and special editions.