Shakespeare Songs, Ancient and Modern

In The Painted Fall, Imogen Emmett and Laura Moisey Gray combine harp, viola and voice to politely take the mothballs off the Bard, linking the songs of Shakespeare’s day with contemporary retakes on similar themes, putting Morley and Dowland alongside Taylor Swift and Elvis. It highlights classics and polishes up contemporary composers with delightful delicacy.

Both performers trained initially at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and between them have a wonderfully diverse range of performances – at King’s Place, Cadogan Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, the Southbank Centre, Ronnie Scott’s and the Theatre Royal. And now they add the Shakespeare in Music Festival in Stratford.