To mark the coronation in 1953, Lennox Berkeley, Britten, Arthur Oldham, Humphrey Searle, Tippett and Walton composed a series of variations on ?Sellinger's Round', a melody harmonised four centuries earlier by William Byrd and orchestrated in 1953 by Imogen Holst. Today the English Chamber Orchestra adds two new variations to the set, by John Woolrich and Tansy Davies, in a matinee that also features two vivid works written for tenor Peter Pears: Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings and Lutoslawski's Paroles tissees. There will be no interval Finish time: approx. 16:30| 24 Aug 13 | Cadogan Hall Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
