Water is the Softest Thing | Fenella Humphreys, Alex Jennings, Perpetuo
Wednesday 20th May 2026, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Free – £35.00
Fenella Humphreys violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola
Cara Berridge cello
James Turnbull oboe
Alex Jennings reader
An evening by the Thames, winding moving, thought-provoking extracts of literature through a programme inspired by water and the natural world. Music from Schubert, Sibelius, Mozart and Sally Beamish pairs with texts from both traditional and contemporary voices: Fenella Humphreys’ quartet, Perpetuo, partners with Alex Jennings (The Crown, The Lady in the Van) to mirror a river’s journey from ‘source to sea’ in this stunningly-curated programme.
Jean Sibelius — String Trio in G minor
Benjamin Britten — Arethusa 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49
Anna Berg — Earthward, Ever Circling – String trio – UK premiere
Jean Sibelius — Water Droplets
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Deep River
Schubert — String Trio in B flat
Sally Beamish — The Lone Seafarer
WA Mozart — Adagio for Cor Anglais and string trio
Adrian Sutton — Spring Masque
Robert Schumann — Mondnacht
plus literature and poetry readings to be announced
