St Michael’s Church, Flower Lane, London NW7 2JA at 7.30 pm see map

Music by Brahms, Schubert and Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams	Toward the Unknown Region
Vaughan Williams	Five English Folksongs
Vaughan Williams	In Windsor Forest
Brahms	Shicksalslied
Schubert	Four Partsongs
Phoebe Tak Man Chow	Piano
Tom Winpenny	Conductor

Here are details of the concert pieces:

Composed at the beginning of the 20th century, Vaughan Williams’ song Toward the Unknown Region sets an evocative poem by his American contemporary Walt Whitman. In Windsor Forest was adapted by Vaughan Williams from his opera ‘Sir John in Love’, setting texts by Shakespeare and contemporary writers. Vaughan Williams spent many years collecting folk songs from around England and we will perform his arrangement of nos 1,3 and 4 of his Five English Folk Songs.

Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), premiered in 1871, is a setting of a poem by Hoelderlin, while

Schubert’s Four Partsongs show varied moods, beginning with Lebenslust (Love of Life) and ending with Der Tanz (The Dance).