Letters from Scandinavia

10 October 2025, 1:00pm - 2:15pm

‘Letters from Scandinavia’ is a love letter to all things Nordic, devised by the Scandophile mezzo-soprano Joanna Harries. It is both song recital and historical audio travel guide, a weaving together of music and text that follows in the footsteps of intrepid women journeying in the 19th- century in the then little-known ‘wild north’. The songs are a treasure trove, drawn from the golden age of Scandinavian song, and are interspersed with readings which are underscored and brought to life by specially-commissioned new music by composer Peter Facer.

Ticket price: This year we are trialling a flexible ticket offer that invites those who can to pay a little more, to support a cheaper access point for those who need it.

End time: please note event end time.

Programme

Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Til Norge 'To the Motherland' Op. 58 No. 2

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 - 1927)
Jutta kommer till Folkungarna 'There came a maiden from Denmark' (1918) Op. 37 no.1

Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847 - 1907)
Sildig 'Late' Op. 17 No. 7 from Sange ved Havet

Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Møte, 'The Tryst' (1895) Op. 67 no.4 from Haugtussa

Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847 - 1907)
Till mit Hjertes Dronning 'To the queen of my heart' Op. 1 No. 3
Skjærer 'The Magpies' Op. 52 no.6

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 - 1927)
Jungfru blond och jungfru brunett, 'Miss Blonde and Miss Brunette' (1909) Op. 26 no.4 from Visor och stämningar, 'Songs and Moods'

Laura Netzel (1839 - 1927)
Säg mig, du lilla fogel 'Tell me, you little bird'

Helena Munktell (1852 - 1919)
Fjerran på enslig stig 'Far Away on a Lonely Path'

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 - 1927)
Vid fönstret 'At the window' (1903) Op. 20 from Fem sånger till dikter av Bo Bergman (Five songs to poems by Bo Bergman)