John Wallace and John Butt present an intriguing musical tapestry of works for organ and brass which weaves into the Festival’s First World War thread. The four sections are entitled: Italian Front; Eastern Front; Western Front, and finally America enters singing our Song.
The concert first showcases early Venetian music by Monteverdi, Gabrieli and Viadana before moving on to the First World War period, and the over-ripe Romanticism which was swept away by the war. Works by Richard Strauss, Dukas, Koechlin, Saint-Saëns, Widor and Marcel Dupré are all featured. With the American arrival in Europe we hear Ives’ Variations on America – originally for organ – with added brass, in an arrangement by Eric Crees. Popular songs from the Front end the concert.
Tonight’s performers have a huge international reputation and the Festival audience is in for a treat of stellar brass and organ playing.
Date
Thursday 27th September, 7.30pm
Tickets:
£15 / £12 concessions
Find out more about The Wallace Collection:
http://www.thewallacecollection.org
