The Little Song Party
Jane Austen's Christmas Gaiety (Streaming On-Demand)
Penelope Appleyard (soprano), Jonathan Delbridge (piano), Zeb Soanes (reader)
Featuring an historic square piano (1814) similar to Austen’s own, played by Jonathan Delbridge, and sung by soprano Penelope Appleyard, this intimate, semi-theatrical recital will transport you back to a Regency drawing room at Christmas through authentic domestic music and spoken word.
Penelope and Jonathan explore the landscape of a Regency Christmas with poetry and extracts from diaries, letters and Jane’s writing, as well as festive pieces from the Austen family music albums, carols she would have known, and the groundbreaking commission ‘Ode to Pity’ released this year on VOCES8 Records.
Delivered imaginatively in period dress, with the halls suitably decked with boughs of historically-informed foliage, this thoroughly researched programme is a Christmas gift for fans of music, history and literature!
This performance is part of the digital festival LIVE From London, created by the VOCES8 Foundation. Visit their Festival page to learn more.
LIVE From London
Mon, 8 December 2025—Tue, 6 January 2026
Filmed at the VOCES8 Centre, London
9:00am
£14 (plus VAT)
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Join soprano and square piano duo The Little Song Party with guest reader Zeb Soanes as they settle in for a festive evening of Regency music and merrymaking!
Featuring an historic square piano (1814) similar to Austen’s own, played by Jonathan Delbridge, and sung by soprano Penelope Appleyard, this intimate, semi-theatrical recital will transport you back to a Regency drawing room at Christmas through authentic domestic music and spoken word.
Penelope and Jonathan explore the landscape of a Regency Christmas with poetry and extracts from diaries, letters and Jane’s writing, as well as festive pieces from the Austen family music albums, carols she would have known, and the groundbreaking commission ‘Ode to Pity’ released this year on VOCES8 Records.
Delivered imaginatively in period dress, with the halls suitably decked with boughs of historically-informed foliage, this thoroughly researched programme is a Christmas gift for fans of music, history and literature!
This performance is part of the digital festival LIVE From London, created by the VOCES8 Foundation. Visit their Festival page to learn more.
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