MESSIAEN Le Rouge-gorge from ‘Petites esquisses d'oiseaux’ (2’)
COUPERIN Le rossignol en amour (3’)
TELEMANN Fantasia No.2 in A minor (5’)
MESSIAEN L'alouette Calandrelle from ‘Catalogue d'oiseaux’, 5eme Livre (5’)
RAMEAU La Rappel des Oiseau (3’)
TELEMANN Fantasia No.7 in D (5’)
MESSIAEN Le Merle Noir (6’)
SAINT-SAËNS(arr. Richter) Volière from Le carnaval des animaux (2’)
VIVALDI Cantabile from ‘Il Gardilino’ (3’)
MESSIAEN Le Loriot from ‘Catalogue d'oiseaux’, 1iere Livre (9’)
MARTINŮ Allegro poco moderato from Flute Sonata No.1 (5’)

Among the sheltering trees of Sheffield General Cemetery, the dawn chorus continues an ancient wordless cycle of song. Inspired by and performed in the midst of this natural wonder, discover music for flute and piano spanning three centuries, from Baroque evocations of nightingales to Messiaen’s dazzling transcriptions of wild birds.

Pause, listen and be transported, as we revive a beloved Sheffield Chamber Music Festival tradition with this dawn celebration of the music of the birds.

Post-concert Bird Walk

BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney – classical music’s favourite birder, and veteran of Sheffield Chamber Music Festival – leads a walk from Samuel Worth Chapel to spot and celebrate the avian musicians of the General Cemetery.
Strictly limited to ticket-holders for the Bird Song concerts.

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