Afternoon Concert
Derby
Philip Larkin’s England
Thursday 10 October 2024
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2:00pm
Ronald Binge | Elizabethan Serenade (opening) (arr. Tim Jackson)
Roger Quilter | Dream Valley
Alan Rawsthorne | Pierrette
Rebecca Clarke | Lullaby for violin and piano
Benjamin Britten | Moto perpetuo (from Suite Op.6)
Rebecca Clarke | Midsummer Moon
Lennox Berkeley | Aria II from Concertino Op.49
Benjamin Britten | Waltz (from Suite Op.6)
Angela Morley | Rêverie
Ronald Binge | Elizabethan Serenade (arr. Tim Jackson)
Sophie Rosa | violin
Ian Buckle | piano
F. Philip Holland | narrator
Explore Philip Larkin’s bittersweet vision of post-war England in this performance of poetry and music. Derbyshire poet F. Philip Holland reads Larkin’s darkly humorous verse, interspersed with nostalgic music by Larkin’s English contemporaries, including Derby’s own Ronald Binge. A fascinating concert for anyone interested in 20th century English music and culture.
Thursday 10 October 2024, 2pm
Museum of Making
£15/ £5 concessions*
Running time: 1 hour with no interval
* Concessions apply for Under 18s, Students or those on Universal Credit. Proof of eligibility may be requested