A River's Journey

Tracing a river's journey from source to sea through music and words inspired by water and the natural world.

Perpetuo — Fenella Humphreys (violin), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Cara Berridge (cello) and James Turnbull (oboe) — join actor Alex Jennings (The Crown, The Lady in the Van) for a programme pairing chamber music with readings from classic and contemporary writers, building a single unfolding narrative rather than a conventional concert sequence.

• Jean Sibelius — String Trio in G minor
• Benjamin Britten — Arethusa, from 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49
• Anna Berg — Earthward, Ever Circling (string trio)
• Jean Sibelius — Water Droplets
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Deep River
• Schubert — String Trio in B flat
• Sally Beamish — The Lone Seafarer
• W.A. Mozart — Adagio for Cor Anglais and String Trio
• Adrian Sutton — Spring Masque
• Robert Schumann — Mondnacht

Plus literature and poetry readings performed by Alex Jennings.

Premiered with Chiltern Arts' 2026 Festival (20 May 2026, All Saints' Church, Marlow) — this programme is available for future festival and concert series presentation.