Out of the Shadows

Nights of chamber music at Townley Hall have a tendency to be electric. There’s an energy that builds each time audiences and artists meet in this space, growing through the evening as the moon rises. The closing night programme of this summer’s festival makes the most of this naturally occurring phenomenon with a programme of music you won’t want to miss.

The evening starts out with works by two living composers. A set of songs to texts by Langston Hughes by the American composer John Musto is followed by a beautiful duo for violin and cello by the British composer Libby Croad. The first half then closes with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ lush chamber work for tenor, strings and piano, On Wenlock Edge, which sets poetry from A.E. Housman’s English collection A Shropshire Lad.

The second half is filled with Dvorak’s glorious Piano Quintet in A major, a favorite among musicians and audiences alike.

For those looking to make the most of their visit to Townley, we recommend also joining us for Jennifer Horgan’s poetry reading at 7pm.

Refreshments will be available at the bar.

Programme

John Musto - Shadow of the Blues for tenor and piano
Libby Croad - Ode for violin and cello
Ralph Vaughn Williams - On Wenlock Edge, for tenor, string quartet and piano
Antonín Dvořák - Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

Performers

Deirdre Brenner, piano
Meesun Hong Coleman, violin
Ed Creedon viola
Aisling Manning, violin
Julie-Anne Manning, cello
Joshua Stewart, tenor
Liubov Ulybysheva, cello