Tuesday 4 August 2009

Shakespeare – His Sonnets and Music of His Time

Lynda Sayce lute
Jack Edwards narrator

“For Orpheus’ lute was strung with poets’ sinews,
Whose golden touch could soften steel and stones,
Make tigers tame, and huge leviathans
Forsake unsounded deeps to dance on sands.”
William Shakespeare, The Two Gentleman of Verona act iii, Scene 2

Golden words and golden music.

Indian Music Raga Masterclass

Music India Tutors

Come and explore the very foundations of Indian music and experience the teaching of young musicians in this new edition to our family of public masterclasses.

Mendelssohn: The Boy Prodigy

Roderick Swanston

Guest lecturer, broadcaster and author, Roderick Swanston can only be described as a powerhouse of energy, passion and knowledge of all that is musical. Be informed, enthused, and entertained in a fascinating journey through the life and works of this prodigious young composer.

Chilingirian Quartet 1

with Vardanyan Quartet
and Garfield Jackson viola

Mendelssohn String Quintet in B flat, Op.87
Bartók Quartet No.6
Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E flat, Op.20

This concert is definitively LDSM. Distinguished chamber musicians join with new generation artists to play the remarkable Octet which Mendelssohn wrote at only 16 years of age. The concert is a birthday celebration, not only of LDSM’s Silver Jubilee, but also the 75th anniversary of Friends of the Lake District.

Why bother driving to this concert and finding parking? Use our Festival Bus for this event – click here for details.