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One that kept his word: AE Housman in songs and letters
November 15, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Discover the life of AE Housman through letters and songs.
AE Housman’s collection of poems A Shropshire Lad inspired a torrent of musical settings, the archetypal English songs of several generations. This programme unravels some of Housman’s many complexities, interweaving his letters through some of the magical songs his poems, contrary to his wishes, inspired.
Featuring works by Arthur Somervell, George Butterworth, John Ireland, Janet Hamilton, EJ Moeran, Arnold Bax, Benjamin Burrows, George Peel, Morfydd Owen and Martin Bussey.
Richard Goulding plays the part of AE Housman.
Led by Iain Burnside.
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