Philip Larkin’s England

Sinfonia Viva Chamber Music Series 

10th October 2024, 2pm

Derby Museum of Making

Philip Larkin’s England

Ronald Binge | Elizabethan Serenade (opening) (arr. Tim Jackson)
Roger Quilter | Dream Valley
Alan Rawsthorne | Pierrette
Rebecca Clarke | Lullaby for violin and piano
Benjamin Britten | Moto perpetuo (from Suite Op.6)
Rebecca Clarke | Midsummer Moon
Lennox Berkeley | Aria II from Concertino Op.49
Benjamin Britten | Waltz (from Suite Op.6)
Angela Morley | Rêverie 
Ronald Binge | Elizabethan Serenade (arr. Tim Jackson)

Sophie Rosa | violin
Ian Buckle | piano
F. Philip Holland | narrator

Explore Philip Larkin’s bittersweet vision of post-war England in this performance of poetry and music. Derbyshire poet F. Philip Holland reads Larkin’s darkly humorous verse, interspersed with nostalgic music by Larkin’s English contemporaries, including Derby’s own Ronald Binge. A fascinating concert for anyone interested in 20th century English music and culture.