A concert of music written by composers featured in the Austen family music books with readings from Jane Austen’s novels and letters. It will include music by Pleyel and Dibden as well as the Jane Austen Suite by contemporary composer Phillip Andrews.

The Austen collection consists of eighteen books owned by various members of the Austen family containing nearly 600 pieces of music, mainly songs, but also some instrumental music, from both European and British popular composers. Some of the pieces were copied into the books by Jane herself.

Astri Strings and Wind: Jude Barnby (cello) Victoria Stapleton (violin)

Rosalyn Jones (flute and clarinet) Deborah Stanley (flute)

Theresa Lunn (soprano)

Michael Kenning (piano)

Paul Wright (piano and organ)

With readings by Dorothy Smith and Julian Wadham

Tickets £20 via website

(Please note that the photograph attached is from a previous event)