Matthew Thomason – Arlodhes A Shalott

WHEN: 07/06/2025

WHERE: Helston Old Chapel

SHOW STARTS: 7:30 pm

COST: Supporter £19, Standard £14, Supported £10

ACCESS INFORMATION: There is level access from the tarmac path into the side door of the chapel. There is space inside the chapel for wheelchairs. The seating will be on pews. If the promoters can support you at any of our events in other ways please contact them on [email protected] A small pop-up bar is available at most events. Card payments only. There are currently limited facilities, please be aware that there will be an accessible portaloo for most events.

‘Arlodhes A Shalott’ or ‘Lady of Shalott’ is a new song cycle in the Romantic style written by Cornwall-based composer Matthew Thomason for piano and solo voice. The work is a trailblazing new Cornish translation of Tennysons’ masterpiece poem ‘The Lady of Shalott’ put to beautiful music and performed by Thomason and singer Elizabeth Freeborn. Thomason is an international touring composer and writes for solo piano, theatre and film. Over the past few years, Elizabeth Freeborn has mesmerised audiences across the UK with her ethereal and mystical vocal style, particularly singing in the Cornish language. This new work is a must-see for those interested in the legends of King Arthur and the music is a pioneering use of the Cornish language in a classical form.

The suite of music is around 45-60 mins long and the show will also include a set of solo piano music performed by Thomason.

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