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Skipton Music Presents: Lucy Parham & Joanna David

‘I, Clara’ - Clara Schumann: A Life in Music

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£25 | Under 30 £10 | Under 19 £2

Words and Music!

Written to celebrate 200 years since Clara Wieck Schumann’s birth in 1819, ‘I, Clara’ tells her extraordinary life story in her own words. It is the sixth Composer Portrait created by renowned pianist and broadcaster, Lucy Parham, and received its London premiere in October 2019.

The narrative of ‘I, Clara’, drawn from letters and diaries, is interspersed with live performances of her works, and of music by Robert Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.

The narrator is acclaimed actress, Joanna David (Inspector Morse, Downton Abbey).

For more details – including sound and video clips – see lucyparham.com/i-clara-composer-portrait/

For a full list of the music to be performed, see skiptonmusic.org.uk

Please note that the running time for this concert is approximately 80 minutes with no interval – drinks will be available in the Town Hall bar following the event.

Sponsored by our private patrons and donors

Photo credits: Lucy Parham

About Skipton Music

Bringing world-class music to the Yorkshire Dales since 1947, Skipton Music is a not-for-profit charity run by a small team of local volunteers. Each year between October and March they host six public concerts at Skipton Town Hall together with a free afternoon concert for local primary schools. To mark their 75th anniversary in 2022/23, they are presenting a special themed concert series entitled ‘Hidden Treasures: Celebrating Women Composers Across the Ages’. To find out more about who they are and what they do, see www.skiptonmusic.org.uk. You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

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