Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Hope Cramsie

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5 March 2026

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

Hope Cramsie

Programme

  • 1878-1938

    3 Catalan Folk Songs (Llobet)
    i El testament d’Amèlia, ii Cançó del lladre, iii El Mestre

    These pieces are arrangements of folksongs, 15 pieces for Llobet’s “Canciones populares Catalanas”. One of the most famous is ‘El testament d’Amèlia’ (Amelia’s Will). You will also hear Cançó del lladre (Song of the Thief) and El Mestre (The teacher)

  • 1899-1963

    Sarabande pour guitare, FP 179 (Poulenc)

    This was composed in 1960 and is Poulenc’s only guitar piece. The Sarabande was a slow dance that enjoyed great popularity in the Baroque period. It was also one of Poulenc’s last works and comes from his Improvisation for Piano No. 13 (FP 170), from which he takes its motif and transforms it into an exploration of the dynamics and colours of the guitar.

  • 1892-1983

    Guitare (Tailleferre)

    This is Germaine Taillefere’s only composition for solo guitar.

  • 1989-

    This Changing Sky (Snowden)

    English guitarist and composer Laura Snowden wrote This Changing Sky. Incidentally, the composer has just released her debut album with the same name.

  • 1893-1987

    Suite Compostelana (Mompou)
    i Preludio, ii Coral, iii Cuna, iv Recitativo, v Canción, vi Muñiera

    Federico Monpou was Catalan. Each movement evokes the essence of Santiago de Compostela — a historical Galician city in northwest Spain. The suite beautifully contains a variety of music styles and moods: a traditional Spanish feeling, archaic chants, a combination of church modes and twentieth century’s modern harmony, elements that conjure up images of rainy Galician city or traditional lively dance by imitating the sound of ‘la Gaita (bagpipes)’ and Mompou’s distinctive bell-like chords.

  • 1885-1944

    Un Sueño en la Floresta (Barrios)

    Un sueño en la floresta (A Dream in the Forest) was written in 1917. One of the most famous of Barrios’s works and popular for its extended tremolo. “The Paraguayan guitarist Agustín Barrios established himself as a performer throughout Latin America. His performances in Europe in the 1930s were followed by a final period spent teaching at the San Salvador Conservatory.

Performers

  • Hope Cramsie

    Guitar

    Hope Cramsie is a versatile classical guitarist and theorbo player based in London. Her performances showcase a diverse repertoire ranging from renditions of Renaissance music to the premiering of brand new works, and highlight the lyricism and sensitivity of her instrument.

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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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