A woman in a red shirt passionately plays a violin against a rustic, textured brick wall. The logo “Music in the Round” is visible in the corner.

The Lark Ascending

Ensemble 360

About The Lark Ascending

Music in the Round events are characterised by passion, excellence and proximity

Enjoy friendly and welcoming classical music concerts with some of the world’s finest musicians. You’ll be sitting just metres away from artists performing spine- tingling music with their heart and soul.

HOLST Phantasy String Quartet
BRITTEN Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
HOWELLS Phantasy Sting Quartet
PURCELL Three-part Fantasias 
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr. Gerigk) The Lark Ascending

The violin soars melodiously above the rest of the quartet in the gorgeous arrangement of Vaughan Williams’ most popular work The Lark Ascending, which concludes this concert of English music.

Fantasies from the Baroque gems of Purcell’s Three-part Fantasias to Imogen Holst’s Phantasy String Quartet sit alongside this perennial favourite.

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