Red House Recital: Britten’s Birthday

Raise a glass to Britten's 111th birthday and enjoy music by Britten, Finzi, Joanna Ward and William Marsey in the intimate space of the Red House Library.

We invite you to the Red House Library for a special recital commemorating Benjamin Britten's birthday, featuring songs drawn from the recent album Our Indifferent Century (recorded at Snape Maltings). Pianist Natalie Burch and friends will be performing and talking about the music, and the evening concludes with raising a birthday glass alongside the artists.

Francesca Chiejina soprano
Nancy Holt mezzo-soprano
Natalie Burch piano
Joanna Ward composer
William Marsey composer

Britten:
Let the florid music praise, from On this Island, Op.11 (4’)
Joanna Ward:
SUMMER DRESSES/ STRANGER-FRIENDS (bean piece 5) (7’)
Finzi:
Childhood among the Ferns, from Before and After Summer (4’)
Finzi:
Overlooking the River, from Before and After Summer, Op.16 (3’)
Finzi:
Channel Firing, from Before and After Summer, Op.16 (6’)
Finzi:
The Too Short Time, from Before and After Summer, Op.16 (3’)
Finzi:
Amabel, from Before and After Summer, Op.16 (3’)
William Marsey:
Removal and Other Powers (8’)
Britten:
Nocturne, from On This Island, Op.11 (4’)
Britten:
As it is, plenty, from On this Island, Op.11 (2’)

Image gallery

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Woman with short black hair wearing a green dress and smiling, standing in front of a wall with green leaves hanging down.

Francesca Chiejina

Credit : © Charles Chiejina
Woman with long hair wearing a black dress, leaning against a tree with flowers in the background.

Bethany Horak-Hallett

Credit : © Emma Jane
Woman with hair up wearing a black dress, against a plain dark background.

Natalie Burch

Woman with short red hair wearing a black top, standing outside with grass and trees behind her.

Joanna Ward

Man wearing a white t-shirt looking away from the camera and smiling, against a black background.

William Marsey

Credit : © Marika Kochiashvili

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