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Mon 19 May ’25 19:30
BFM4: Bawdy Song: Sean Shibe and Ben Johnson
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BFM4: Bawdy Song: Sean Shibe and Ben Johnson

Bath Festivals
Mon 19 May ’25 19:30
Upstairs @ Bath Pizza Co, BA1 1JB
Tickets
Mon 19 May ’25
19:30
Tickets
  • Ticket Price: £35 (exc. fees)

Sean Shibe, guitar
Ben Johnson, tenor

Raucous drinking songs and lusty declarations of heartbreak come together in an energising selection of lute-song and folk arrangements. William Walton and Benjamin Britten illuminate Tudor texts and familiar tunes in their own inimitable styles, by turn haunting and hilarious. Prefacing that, England’s Elizabethan lutenist-composers demonstrate a sublime understanding of vocal melody and laconic affect while 20th and 21st century composers allude to Baroque masters obliquely - homage and spectacle culminating in Thomas Adès’s devastatingly beautiful realisation of Purcell’s Evening Hymn.

This concert is kindly sponsored by William and Wera Hobhouse 

*Concession prices are available to under 26s, full-time students, Jobseekers Allowance Receivers, Pension Credit Receivers and visitors with a disability.  Concession seating will be in balcony, rear and sides of venue. Only one concession may apply per ticket

 

A free Essential Companion (carer) ticket is available to those who require one to attend.

 

We are very sorry but this venue is not accessible for wheelchair users or for those who are unable to navigate stairs as there is no lift.

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Shibe’s music-making is masterful, beautiful and convincing in every way.

The Times