Songs at Six: One That Kept His Word: AE Housman in Songs and Letters
- 6pm
About this event:
- Category:
- Milton Court | Vocal
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
Discover the life of AE Housman through letters and songs.
AE Housman's collection of poems A Shropshire Lad inspired a torrent of musical settings, the archetypal English songs of several generations. The poet was a difficult man: a tightly buttoned, unapproachable Classics professor who refused to suffer fools and disliked music. We unravel some of Housman's many complexities, interweaving his letters through some of the magical songs his poems, contrary to his wishes, inspired.
Featuring works by Arthur Somervell, George Butterworth, John Ireland, EJ Moeran, Arnold Bax, Benjamin Burrows, Morfydd Owen, Elaine Hugh-Jones, Rebecca Clarke, Lennox Berkeley and Martin Bussey.
Guildhall welcomes back alumnus Richard Goulding (pictured) to play the part of AE Housman.
Part of our 'at Six' series, led by Iain Burnside.
Free, no tickets required
Hear from actor Richard Goulding in our Q&A
"I think the training I had was absolutely second to none". We caught up with alumnus Richard Goulding, star of stage and screen, to hear about his time at Guildhall and why he's looking forward to returning to the School to perform the role of AE Housman in this event.
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
