Sunrise to Starlight Concert - National Gallery

Join Harriet Mackenzie and Huw Watkins MBE for a musical day and night, from sunrise to starlight, a programme linked to the National Gallery's new exhibition Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light.

The concert is structured as a musical reflection on the cycle of the day, from the first light of dawn through to nightfall and the timeless sky beyond.

Featuring works for violin, the programme draws on English and American composers, resonating with Abbey’s strong ties to both Gloucestershire and Philadelphia, and evokes the pastoral, mythological and celestial themes often found in his paintings, as well as his connection with Shakespeare.

Abbey's admiration for Shakespeare's work shaped a significant part of his artistic career, and he became one of the most prominent illustrators of Shakespearean scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This programme also draws inspiration from Titian's paintings and explores themes featured in Room 8, where the concert is being held.

The programme has been curated by Harriet Mackenzie in collaboration with Music in Action a Jersey charity that uses the power of music to inspire, create and educate.

Programme

Edward Elgar – "Chanson de Matin"

Lili Boulanger - D’un matin de printemps

Amy Beach – "Romance"Ralph

Vaughan Williams – "The Lark Ascending"

Claude Debussy – "Clair de Lune"Lili Boulanger – "Nocturne"

Lili Boulanger – "Nocturne"