In his final degree show, MMus (Performance and Related Studies) student Jonathan Williams performs British songs from the 20th Century, accompanied by Eleanor Meynell.

Jonathan Williams is a tenor with experience of both solo and choral repertoire. As a soloist, he specialises in song repertoire, particularly British song from the start of the twentieth century and German song from the Romantic period. He has given several recitals, including song cycles by Schubert and Schumann as well as individual songs by British composers including Gurney, Ireland, Warlock and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930) Milkmaids, text attributed to John Smith
George Butterworth (1885 - 1916) Is my team ploughing, text by A E Houseman
Ralf Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) Four poems by Fredegond Shove
1 Motion and stillness
2 Four nights
3 The water mill
Jonathan Dove (1959 - ) Out of winter Songs 1 to 4
Errollyn Wallen (1958 - ) London’s Burning, text by Errollyn Wallen
Morfydd Owen (1891 - 1918) Gweddi y Pechadur, text by Thomas William and The land of hush-a-bye, text by J. J. Cadwaladr
Rhys Jones (1927 - 2015) Cilfan y coed, text by Aled Lloyd Davies

Our MMus shows on the Goldsmiths campus are free and open to all.

This performance will be taking place in Deptford Town Hall's Council Chamber on our Steinway Model D

VENUE: Deptford Town Hall Council Chamber, New Cross Road, London SE14 6AF.

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The degree shows will be recorded for later release on our YouTube channel/goldsmithsmusic

Photo credit: Oxenfoord International Summer School