Alice Zawadzki, City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards, Huw Watkins at Queen Elizabeth Hall

In an evening of three parts, City of London Sinfonia and guests present chamber works inspired by birdsong, plus a pre-concert talk and an improvised set.
A programme of
John Luther Adams: Morningfieldsong from Songbirdsongs
Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in spring
Respighi: Il cucù (The Cuckoo) from Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Suite
Messiaen: Le merle bleu (The blue rock thrush) from Catalogue d'oiseaux
Respighi: La colomba (The dove) from Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Suite
John Luther Adams: Woodthrush from Songbirdsongs
Respighi: L'usignuolo (The nightingale) from Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Suite...

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In an evening of three parts, City of London Sinfonia and guests present chamber works inspired by birdsong, plus a pre-concert talk and an improvised set.
A programme of
John Luther Adams: Morningfieldsong from Songbirdsongs
Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in spring
Respighi: Il cucù (The Cuckoo) from Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Suite
Messiaen: Le merle bleu (The blue rock thrush) from Catalogue d'oiseaux
Respighi: La colomba (The dove) from Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Suite
John Luther Adams: Woodthrush from Songbirdsongs
Respighi: L'usignuolo (The nightingale) from Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Suite
Messiaen: L'alouette calandrelle (The greater short-toed lark) from Catalogue d'oiseaux
John Luther Adams: Meadowdance from Songbirdsongs
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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