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Life Laughs Onward

Darwin Festival
Venue: West Road Concert Hall Cambridge
Date: 10 Jul 2009 - 20:00
End Date: 10 Jul 2009 - 22:00
Music Community:
    Artists:
    • Susan Gritton (soprano), Ian Burnside (piano) and Ruth Padel (poet and great great grandaughter of Darwin)
    Event details:

    A recital exploring Darwin's own backbone shiver and what his work seems to have liberated amongst composers and poets in a post-Darwinian age; how to make sense of beauty and nature; and how his ideas may have affected our understanding of music now. Music will include Handel, Schubert, Finzi and Vaughan Williams (Darwin's great nephew). Ruth Padel will read from her latest book - 'Darwin: A Life in Poems'.

    Tickets are available online or by phone 01223765440
    Ticket info £20
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    Posted by Darwin Festival

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