Iain Burnside, Nicky Spence

Pioneer of the open road, big-hearted wordsmith Walt Whitman has been set to music more than almost any other poet. Composers have returned again and again to his boundless ability to include the reader, and the listener, in a joyful riot of shared experience.

This special performance of classical song settings from composers including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Bridge, Kurt Weill and Ned Rorem. Featuring leading pianist Iain Burnside in performance with acclaimed tenor Nicky Spence.