A recital celebrating Bedford Park’s 150th anniversary

Some of the UK’s brightest compositional voices and unexpected gems from late Victorian and Edwardian eras in songs pairing vibrant texts with kaleidoscopic music, some of which has been written especially for this acclaimed duo. This recital features a special Bedford Park 150th anniversary performance of W B Yeats’ The Lake Isle of Innisfree, in a setting by Muriel Herbert, and Down by the Salley Gardens, in a setting by Rebecca Clarke, both texts written while Yeats was living in Bedford Park as a young man. These are performed alongside music from Harriet and Ian’s forthcoming album, compelling stories for voice and piano about ‘falling’ - falling rain, falling in love, falling from power, and even falling ill. As well as folk songs, lighter favourites (including Flanders and Swann’s The Whale), and fantastical tales, the programme also offers the chance for both performers to perform individually, with…