Cello: Arturo Serno
Piano: Ana Laura Manero
Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, op. 67 no. 2
Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2
Frank Bridge: Spring Song, H.104 no. 2
Edward Elgar: Chanson de nuit, op. 15 no. 1
Manuel de Falla: Six Popular Spanish Songs
Mark Summer: Julie-O
Sergey Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
This inaugural Festival recital at Sherborne’s stunning new arts centre is given by husband-and-wife duo Arturo Serna (cellist, conductor, and teacher) and Ana Laura Manero (pianist, teacher and now the new Artistic Director of Sherborne Abbey Festival). This unmissable event promises a captivating programme of songs without words for cello and piano, including Elgar’s Chanson de matin and Chanson de nuit, Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, and Piazzolla’s exhilarating Le Grand Tango.
