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Shipston Song 2024: 20-22 September
SHIPSTON SONG 2023
I sang it under the wild wood tree…
Set in an intimate venue on the edge of the Cotswolds, Shipston Song 2023 ran from 22nd to 24th September and painted a vivid image of humanity’s place amongst the breadth and diversity of the natural world around us, in both concerts and masterclasses.
CONCERTS
BOYHOOD’S END
7pm, Friday 22 September 2023
Laurence Kilsby - tenor
Henna Mun - soprano Shipston Song Rising Star
Ian Tindale - piano
Tippett | Rachmaninoff | Boulanger
SONGS OF A WAYFARER
7pm, Saturday 23 September 2023
Helen Charlston - mezzo soprano
Sam Hird - baritone Shipston Song Rising Star
Ian Tindale - piano
Mahler | Mendelssohn-Hensel | Stenhammar
THE ELEMENTS
3:30pm, Sunday 24 September 2023
Roderick Williams - baritone
Dafydd Jones - tenor Shipston Song Rising Star
Francesca Lauri - piano Shipston Song Rising Star
Ian Tindale - piano
Finzi | Vaughan Williams | Semple (world premiere)
Plus three masterclasses with our Shipston Song Rising Stars
ARTISTS
Helen Charlston
Laurence Kilsby
Roderick Williams
Ian Tindale
Plus our four Shipston Song Rising Stars
THE VENUE
Set deep in rural Warwickshire on the edge of the Cotswolds, just 30 minutes by car from both Stratford-upon-Avon and Banbury, the private venue on the outskirts of Shipston-on-Stour will provide an evocative backdrop perfect for the intimate, small-scale performances of Shipston Song.