Sense & Musicality
South Somerset Music Centre
7pm - 8.10pm
£15/£12
Organiser: Jonathan Delbridge / contact@southsomersetmusiccentre.co.uk
Accompanied on a Broadwood Square Piano (1814) very similar to Austen’s own, and sung by early music specialist (and Austen fan) Penelope Appleyard, audiences are transported to an early 19th century drawing room for an intimate programme of word and music that explores the role of music in Jane's life and writing. Music will include some of Jane’s favourite pieces, works from the family collection that she played and sang, music by the only composer named in her work, music that is thought to have inspired the novels, fashionable music she heard in concert, and music from TV/film adaptations. Delivered imaginatively in period dress with narration, extracts from her works and letters and an introduction to the square piano, this thoroughly researched programme has something for fans of both music and literature.