Nardus Williams
In the Shadow of the Tower

Banbury Early Music Festival
Sat, 27 September 2025
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, Banbury
2:45pm
£15, free u18s
Full Event Details
This recital was inspired by the many voices and ghosts that inhabit the Tower of London. Royal stories and myths were embodied in statues named the Line of Kings, to the sound of echoing trumpets and the opulent intimacy of voice and lute. But it was also a place where poets wrote in solitude and dissidents ruminated on their lives while they awaited death. Rommi Smith's words, the Blacke Songes, set to music by Roderick Williams, conjures up some of the lost voices of Tudor London. We present them alongside music from Henry VIII to Charles II.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, Banbury
Marlborough Rd, Banbury OX16 5BZ