2008 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams. The Music Society of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge is proud to host a weekend festival to commemorate the life and works of the great composer.
Friday 31st Oct:
Song Recital by Howard Wong (baritone) and Philip Collin (piano) - Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; ‘Tired'; Four Fredegond Shove Songs; The House of Life; Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring
Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, 8pm-10pm
Tickets: £13 (£5 students)
Saturday 1st Nov:
Violin Recital by Rupert Luck (violin) and Daniel Swain (piano) - Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A minor; Romanze and Pastorale; Six Studies in English Folksong; Holst: Five Pieces; Finzi (arr Ferguson): Introit; Parry: Violin Sonata in D major
Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, 2pm-3.30pm
Tickets: £10 (£4 students)
English Song Workshop
Howard Wong will be exploring English Art Songs with students of Fitzwilliam College in a masterclass workshop.
Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, 4pm-5.30pm
Evening Concert - Fitzwilliam Quartet
Fitzwilliam String Quartet, with Christopher Langdown (piano) and Peter Wilman (tenor) - Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No.2; On Wenlock Edge; Four Hymns; Philip Radcliffe: String Quartet in D major
Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, 7.30-9.30pm
Tickets: £15 (£6 students)
Sunday 2nd Nov:
Choral concert - Fitzwilliam Chapel Choir.
Howard Wong (baritone), Alex West (organ), conducted by Fergus Macleod and Kiffer Finzi - Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs: Mass in G
Fitzwilliam College Chapel, 2.00-4.00pm
Tickets: £10 (£4 students)