Thursday 23 April
Event 1 The Real Maud
Louth Salvation Army Centre
7.30pm
Margaret and John Crompton – speakers
Christopher Macy – tenor
Lada Valesova – piano
Maud music Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937)
poems Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
The opening event of the weekend introduces us to Maud, perhaps the most easily recognised of all Tennyson’s characters. Who was she, what is significant about these poems and what is their place in Tennyson’s output? An introductory talk is followed by the Somervell settings rarely heard in recital today.
Tickets £6 (£5 concessions)
Salvation Army Centre Church Street Louth LN11 9BS
Level access / Toilets on site / Parking behind the Centre via Albion Place
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Friday 24 April
Event 2 Louth Tennyson Walk
10.15am – 11.30am
with Stuart Sizer, local historian and church guide
Meet in the porch of St James’ Church to start this informative circular walk around the places in Louth linked with Tennyson. The church coffee shop is open for refreshment.
Tickets Free but booking essential as numbers are limited. Collection for St James’ Church
St James Church Westgate Louth LN11 9YE
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Friday 24 April
Event 3 Visit to the Tennyson Centre
Lincoln Central Library
11.00am – 12.00noon
with Grace Timmins, Collections Officer
A special chance to view the Tennyson family libraries, photographs and possessions as well as manuscripts and published musical works setting his poems.
Tickets Free but booking essential as numbers are limited.
Lincoln Central Library Free School Lane Lincoln LN2 1EZ
Disabled access and lift to the Centre / City car parks
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Friday 24 April
Event 4 The High Hall Garden
Harrington Hall
any time between 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Two miles from Somersby, the birthplace of Alfred Tennyson, lies Harrington Hall, the home of Rosa Baring. The poem Maud is said to have been inspired by the gardens as well as by Rosa herself. The area covers 6 acres with walled gardens, organic kitchen garden, lawns, a pond and herbaceous borders. We are grateful to Mr and Mrs Price who have kindly agreed to open the garden for the afternoon especially for the Festival.
Tickets Free but booking essential as numbers are limited. Collection for St Mary’s Church, Harrington
Harrington Hall, Harrington, Spilsby PE23 4NH
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Why not visit Stockwith Mill for tea, and soak up more of the Tennyson atmosphere.
Stockwith Mill Harrington Road Hagworthingham Spilsby
PE23 4NE www.stockwithmill.co.uk 01570 588221
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Saturday 25 April
Event 5 Dialect Poems
Alford Church Hall
11.00am
with Loretta Rivett
Loretta Rivett aims to keep Lincolnshire’s dialect alive. Her engaging talk with numerous examples covers the poems which Tennyson wrote to reflect the voices of his time and place.
Tickets £2.50 includes coffee
Alford Church Hall Church Street Alford LN13 9EG
Level access / Toilets on site / Town Parking
Tickets from Avril Wells 01507 466960
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Saturday 25 April
Event 6 Enoch Arden
Alford St Wilfrid’s Church
1.00pm
Enoch Arden music Richard Strauss (1864-1949) poem Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Fiona Shaw – narrator
Julius Drake – piano
The centuries-old genre of the melodrama encompasses music, poetry and theatre. One of Britain’s leading actresses together with a matchless accompanist recreate this rarely performed curiosity, the essence of late Romantic and Victorian sentiment.
Tickets £8 (£7 concessions)
Alford St Wilfrid’s Church Church Street Alford LN13 9EG
Ramped access / Hearing loop / Toilets in church hall / Town Parking. Tickets from Avril Wells 01507 466960
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Saturday 25 April
Event 7 Meet the Composer
3.30pm
The celebrated composer Judith Weir talks to Viv McVeagh about The Voice of Desire and other compositions.
Tickets £3.50 for afternoon tea. Must be booked in advance
The Duke William Hotel, Bailgate LN1 3AP
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Saturday 25 April
Event 8 The Voice of Desire
Lincoln St Nicholas Church
7.30pm
Alice Coote – mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake – piano
Programme includes
Elgar Speak, Music from Op. 41, Pleading Op. 48
Quilter Now sleeps the crimson petal Op. 3 No. 2;
Stanford La Belle Dame sans merci
Britten A Charm of Lullabies Op. 41
Weir The Voice of Desire
Stanford A soft day
Vaughan Williams Silent Noon from ‘The House of Life’
The Voice of Desire expessed in myriad ways in English Music.
Tickets £12 (£11 concessions)
St Nicholas Church Newport Lincoln LN1 3DP
Ramped access / Hearing loop / Toilet in church / Town Parking