Choral Discovery: Folk Songs Reimagined
Tue 16 Feb
|St Martin-in-the-Fields
Join St Martin’s Voices and their Artist-in-Residence, harpist Alis Huws, for an evening of beautiful choral music inspired by folk traditions from Wales, Scotland and beyond.
Time & Location
16 Feb 2027, 19:00 – 20:00
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 4JJ, UK
About the event
Join St Martin’s Voices and their Artist-in-Residence, harpist Alis Huws, for an evening of beautiful choral music inspired by folk traditions from Wales, Scotland and beyond. The programme includes music by Cecilia McDowall, Ēriks Ešenvalds and James Bassi, alongside Welsh and Scottish traditional songs, bringing together ancient melodies and contemporary voices in a richly evocative programme.
PROGRAMME to include
Cecilia McDowall A Fancy of Folksongs
Ēriks Ešenvalds Who can sail without the wind?
Welsh trad. arr. Gwyn Parry Jones Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwy
Scottish trad. arr. George Elmen Bheir Mi O
James Bassi Harpsonnets
PERFORMERS
St Martin’s Voices
Alis Huws harp
Andrew Earis conductor
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