Songs from my Homeland

Songs from my Homeland

Francesca Chiejina soprano Jocelyn Freeman piano

Britten On This Island 13'

R Schumann Romance in F sharp 4'

R Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op 135 8'

Poulenc Cocardes 6'

Poulenc Novelette No 3 2'

Finzi Come Away, Death from Let Us Garlands Bring 3'

Dring Crabbed Age and Youth 2'

Cecilia McDowall Give Me My Robe 4'

Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 17'

Elwyn-Edwards Lullaby 2'

Price Night; My Dream 6'

Bankole Three Yoruba Songs 6'

Francesca Chiejina and Jocelyn Freeman present a timeless musical journey depicting places and scenarios that echo a sense of belonging. Britten recalls the shingle of Aldeburgh beach and the intimacy of family life in On This Island, while homelands and longing are illustrated beautifully through the woeful tale of Mary Stuart in Schumann’s setting. Bankole’s arrangement of three traditional songs evoke such symbols as Yoruba talking drums, clocks and even the lion’s domain, whilst the dreamlike, nostalgic American South is described by a child in Barber’s iconic Knoxville: Summer of 1915.

St Martin’s pop-up café will be open for 30 minutes before and after the concert, and during the interval, serving hot & cool drinks and homemade cakes, including GF and vegan options.

Tickets - £32, £26, £12 from the Three Choirs Festival website here