The Iris Axon Concert Series Continues

A celebration of poets and song with Trio Cavatina

Carol Mounter and Carol-Anne Grainger of Trio Cavatina
Carol Mounter and Carol-Anne Grainger of Trio Cavatina

The next in the series Iris Axon Concerts is a performance of words and music from Trio Cavatina.

“A celebration of Poets and Song”, is described as a slightly unconventional recital programme which is based around poets rather than composers. The programme includes different settings of four of poems, including “ Oh my love is like a red, red rose”.

It takes place at 4pm on 3 October at Acton Hill Church, High Street and Woodlands Avenue, W3 9BU.

The performance features Carol Mounter as the narrator, soprano Carol-Anne Grainger and Andrew Charity on piano.

Full Programme

Love is a Temporary Madness - Louise de Bernières
William Shakespeare: “It was a lover and his lass”.
Settings by Thomas Morley and Roger Quilter (Opus 23, No. 3); Sonnet No. 24.
Robert Burns: “My love is like a red, red rose”.
Traditional setting; setting by Schumann Opus 27, No. 22; “Come let me Take Thee to my Breast”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt”.
Settings by Franz Schubert (Opus 62-D 877), Tchaikovsky (Opus 6, No. 6) and Schumann (Opus 98, No. 3)
Brahms: Intermezzo in B minor, Opus 119, No.1
Paul Verlaine: “Mandoline”.
Brahms: Capriccio in B minor, Opus 76, No. 2.
Settings by Fauré (Opus 58, No.1), Debussy and Reynaldo Hahn.
Short Interval
Christina Rossetti: “She Sat and Sang Always” setting by Joe St Johanser; a reading of “In an Artist’s Studio”; setting of “The Lamb and the Dove” by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs.
Fiona Macleod: “The White Peace” setting by Arnold Bax; a reading of “The Lonely Hunter”; a setting of
“Shieling Song” by Arnold Bax.
Grieg: Valse Impromptu, Opus 47, No.1 and “To the Spring”, Opus 43, No. 6
Francis Ledwidge: “A Black Bird Singing” set by Michael Head; a reading of “The Singer’s Muse”; a setting of “Beloved” by Michael Head.

Iris Axon Concert Series Future Concerts

4pm first Sunday of each month

November 7th Robert Bridge – piano
December 5th Poppy Beddoe – clarinet
February 6th Catherine Underhill – oboe
March 6th Ida Pelliccioli – piano
April 3rd Marianna Kapsetaki – piano
May 1st Lance Mok – piano
June 5th Jelena Makarova – piano

Programmes and tickets can be purchased at the door. Tickets cost £5.00 for concessions, £6.00 for adults and £2.00 for children.

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September 22, 2021