“This specially devised programme combines a diverse selection of nocturnes with my own arrangements of American songs. The nocturne as a single-movement character piece has inspired many composers to flights of poetry and magic, while the Great American Songbook contains treasures I have adored from early childhood, which I feel fully deserve to sit alongside those works more conventionally considered part of the classical canon. By juxtaposing the nocturnes with my song arrangements, many of which also explore themes of night, I have aimed to create a continuous dream-like sequence, in which I hope unexpected resonances may be heard.” – Tom Poster

Programme

Maria Szymanowska – Nocturne in B flat major

Manning Sherwin (arr. Tom Poster) – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Edvard Grieg – Nocturne (from Lyric Pieces), Op. 54 No. 4

Cole Porter (arr. Poster) – Do I Love You?

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – Nocturne in G minor

Cole Porter (arr. Poster) – So in Love

Claude Debussy – Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)

Henry Mancini (arr. Poster) – Moon River

Francis Poulenc – Nocturne No. 5: Phalènes

Jerome Kern (arr. Poster) – The Way You Look Tonight

Clara Wieck-Schumann – Nocturne in F major, Op.6 No. 2

Cole Porter (arr. Poster) – In the Still of the Night

Tom Poster – Nocturnal Improvisation

George Gershwin (arr. Poster) – Someone to Watch Over Me

Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Tom Poster, piano

Format

Arrive at 6:30 to enjoy a drink and aperitivo ahead of an hour-long concert starting at 7pm, followed by restaurant and bar service. The ticket price includes the music ad a main course to be pre-ordered. Vegetarian and vegan options are available. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements at checkout. We will reach out to get your pre-order.