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BAWDY SONG: SEAN SHIBE AND BEN JOHNSON

Date
Monday 19 May 2025
Time
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Venue
Bath Pizza Co - Upstairs (above Green Park Brasserie)
Price
£10 concession*(exc. fees)
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Sean Shibe, guitar
Ben Johnson, tenor

Raucous drinking songs and lusty declarations of heartbreak come together in an energising selection of lute-song and folk arrangements. William Walton and Benjamin Britten illuminate Tudor texts and familiar tunes in their own inimitable styles, by turn haunting and hilarious. Prefacing that, England’s Elizabethan lutenist-composers demonstrate a sublime understanding of vocal melody and laconic affect while 20th and 21st century composers allude to Baroque masters obliquely – homage and spectacle culminating in Thomas Adès’s devastatingly beautiful realisation of Purcell’s Evening Hymn.

‘Shibe’s music-making is masterful, beautiful and convincing in every way.’ The Times

This concert is kindly sponsored by William and Wera Hobhouse


We are very sorry but this venue is not accessible for wheelchair users or for those who are unable to navigate stairs as there is no lift.

All tickets are subject to a fee of 10%

All orders are subject to a booking fee of £1.50*

Concession prices are available to under 26s, full-time students, Jobseekers Allowance Receivers,  Pension Credit Receivers  and visitors with a disability.  Concession seating will be in balcony, rear and sides of venue. Only one concession may apply per ticket.

An Essential Companion (carer) ticket will still be available to those who require one. This will be across all prices and is a free ticket.

Group Discounts: We offer one free seat for every ten purchased for the same event when booked at the same time.