Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song
Tue 22 Sept · 19:00
Ightham Mote
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Music@Malling presents On the Wings of Song at Ightham Mote in Rochester on 22 September 2026 at 19:00. Admission is free and features a performance in the drawing room as part of the Music at Malling programme. Soprano Ruby Hughes is among performers listed.
Experience a performance of music in the drawing room at Ightham Mote as part of the Music at Malling programme of events.
Star soprano Ruby Hughes and pianist Huw Watkins perform a programme of songs old and new, combining settings by Brian Elias and Deborah Pritchard alongside a spectacular Schubert and Müller piece, The Shepherd on the Rocks. The poet Wilhelm Müller’s granddaughter Beatrice lived at Ightham Mote all her adult life.
The concert includes a talk by Amanda-Jane Doran, Collections & House Manager of Ightham Mote, on the Mendelssohn family and the property’s connection to German Romantic poet Wilhelm Müller.
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Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song takes place on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 19:00.
Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song is held at Ightham Mote in Rochester (Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent).
Entry to Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song is free.
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Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song
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Music@Malling presents On the Wings of Song at Ightham Mote in Rochester on 22 September 2026 at 19:00. Admission is free and features a performance in the drawing room as part of the Music at Malling programme. Soprano Ruby Hughes is among performers listed.
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Experience a performance of music in the drawing room at Ightham Mote as part of the Music at Malling programme of events.
Star soprano Ruby Hughes and pianist Huw Watkins perform a programme of songs old and new, combining settings by Brian Elias and Deborah Pritchard alongside a spectacular Schubert and Müller piece, The Shepherd on the Rocks. The poet Wilhelm Müller’s granddaughter Beatrice lived at Ightham Mote all her adult life.
The concert includes a talk by Amanda-Jane Doran, Collections & House Manager of Ightham Mote, on the Mendelssohn family and the property’s connection to German Romantic poet Wilhelm Müller.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Ightham MoteMote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent
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When is Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song?
Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song takes place on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 19:00.
Where is Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song taking place?
Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song is held at Ightham Mote in Rochester (Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent).
How much are tickets for Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song?
Entry to Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song is free.
How do I get tickets for Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song?
Tickets for Music@Malling – performance at Ightham Mote: On the Wings of Song can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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