Songs of Travel

A musical journey through EnglandAt the turn of the 20th century, England saw the emergence of composers deeply linked to poetry and voice. From Vaughan Williams to Britten, from Finzi to Gurney, their songs explore travel in all its forms — wandering, contemplation, inner journey — and are part of the continuity of an ancient tradition, which draws on Shakespeare or Elizabethan poems. Each word becomes a stopover and each note, a step towards infinity, revealing an England that is at once sensitive, lyrical and, as a perfect heir to Dowland, deeply attached to its literary and musical heritage.