Clare McCaldin with the Berkeley Ensemble
St. Saviour’s Church, Warwick Avenue, Little Venice, London W9 2PT
Confinement and its effects on the mind are explored in this programme of two halves. The Berkeley Ensemble is joined by mezzo-soprano Clare McCaldin in the world premiere of a new arrangement of Stephen McNeff’s Vivienne, supported by the Leche Trust. Inspired by Vivienne Haigh-Wood, wife of T.S. Eliot, it explores her poor health, ill-fated marriage and latter years spent in an asylum. It is followed by Messiaen’s seminal Quartet for the End of Time, written and premiered whilst Messiaen was held in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II.
Stephen McNeff – Vivienne (world premiere of ensemble arrangement)
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Tickets: £15 / free for under-26s supported by CAVATINA
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