Post by Blackbird on Jun 21, 2005 13:39:37 GMT -1
I heard this programme on Radio 4 this afternoon. It's being repeated at half three on Saturday, or is available on 'Listen Again', www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml
It's about a man named Rutland Boughton, who had the visionary idea of setting up an arts festival at Glastonbury in 1914, while war was breaking out around him. He was very inspired by the legends of Arthur, and wrote a series of choral works on that theme.
The programme has lots of interesting interviews and archive material, including some of Rutland Boughton's compositions.
Well worth a listen ;D
It's about a man named Rutland Boughton, who had the visionary idea of setting up an arts festival at Glastonbury in 1914, while war was breaking out around him. He was very inspired by the legends of Arthur, and wrote a series of choral works on that theme.
The programme has lots of interesting interviews and archive material, including some of Rutland Boughton's compositions.
Well worth a listen ;D