O SOOTHEST SLEEP

Presented by Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
as part of Voices - A Festival of Song

5 Dec 2020, 6pm
Esplanade concert hall

EDWARD ELGAR Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op. 47
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31

SEOW YIBIN conductor
JONATHAN CHARLES TAY tenor
ALEXANDER OON horn

Hear Benjamin Britten’s chamber vocal masterpiece Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, live in the Esplanade Concert Hall! It will be performed by some of Singapore’s finest young musicians, including tenor Jonathan Charles Tay of The Opera People, horn player Alexander Oon and conductor Seow Yibin, together with the Orchestra of the Music Makers.

This song cycle is a conversation between voice and horn and was written at the height of the Second World War. Its eight movements draw on the poetry of William Blake, John Keats and Alfred Tennyson, among others, exploring both the serene and sinister aspects of night.

The programme will begin with Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47, a symphonic poem for string orchestra that also features a solo string quartet.

Admission is free. Pre-registration on Esplanade’s website is required.