Forthcoming Society Events

The Delius Society talks and events 2019 - 2020

Wednesday 12th February 2020, 7:15pm - 9:15pm

 

Arrangements and Transcriptions of Delius
- a talk by Tony Summers

A personal, wide-ranging review of arrangements of Delius’s works, including recorded extracts,
explaining how these can promote the music of the composer.

Lady Violet Room, National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
www.nlc.org.uk

Admittance: Non-members £10.00 – please book in advance online at https://tinyurl.com/y5bss4gt
Delius Society members £5.00 on the door. 
Refreshments provided.
Supper after.
 

 

Tuesday 17th March 2020, 7:15pm - 9:15pm

How American Culture Changed European Music - 
Jack Sullivan, Professor of English at Rider University, New Jersey, 
picks up threads from his book 'New World Symphonies'.

Lady Violet Room, National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HE
www.nlc.org.uk

Programme details will be announced in due course

 

Jack Sullivan is professor of English and chair of American Studies at Rider University. He is the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural and Words on Music: From Addison to Barzun and the author of Elegant Nightmares: The English Ghost Story from Le Fanu to Blackwood. "Congenial, lively, and informative, Jack Sullivan's New World Symphonies explores how serious European composers, from Dvorak and Delius to Britton and Tippet, have drawn inspiration from America's indigenous musical culture."  Morris Dickstein, City University of New York "An engaging look at the influence of American literature, spirituals, jazz, and other forms in works by Britten, Coleridge-Taylor, Debussy, Delius, Hindemith, Ravel, Stravinsky, Varese, Weill, and numerous other British and Continental composers." Nina C. Ayoub, Chronicle of Higher Education

Admittance: Non-members £10.00 – please book in advance online at https://tinyurl.com/y2so8qdk
Delius Society members £5.00 on the door. 
Refreshments provided.
Supper after.
 

July 2020

The Delius Society's Summer tea and opera (tbc)

Delius: Margot la Rouge/Puccini: Le Villi double-bill
Opera Holland Park 

Details are in the planning stages and will be published in due course. 
See this page for details of the production: Opera Holland Park - Margot La Rouge

 

 

New members are particularly welcome!  Still haven't joined?  Visit our membership page to view the benefits: www.delius.org.uk/membership.htm