The Wanderer

Start: Sunday, July 17, 2022 8:00PM
End: Sunday, July 17, 2022 9:30PM

Roderick Williams baritone Christopher Glynn piano In the first of four concerts to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vaughan Williams, Roderick Williams takes inspiration from his Songs of Travel in a programme exploring the idea of the archetypal Romantic wanderer who rejects society in favour of solitude and a wayfaring life on the open road. ‘a natural and expressive communicator whose rich, burnished baritone imbues each song with myriad colourful nuances’ New York Times An interval bar will be available for this performance. Franz Schubert Der Wanderer, Der Wanderer an den Mond, Wanderers Nachtlied, Aus Heliopolis II Ivor Gurney Walking Song, Desire in Spring, Severn Meadows, Dinny Hill John Ireland Summer Schemes, We’ll to the woods no more, The Vagabond, Great Things Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer (Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen) Schumann Lust der Sturmnacht, Mondnacht, Sehnsucht der Waldgegend Brahms Feldeinsamkeit Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel