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WINTER TREES

The debut recording of Philip’s music is released on 6 November 2026 by Resonus Classics. The album, titled ‘Winter Trees’, features vocal and instrumental works by Philip Lancaster and Sally Beamish, in a programme comprising:

Philip LancasterFallen — song cycle for tenor and violin
Encroaching Shadows — 17 haiku for solo piano
Echo — violin and piano
Sally BeamishWinter Trees — sonata for violin and piano
Three Winter Songs — voice and violin
Piano Sonata
 
performed byJames Gilchrist — tenor
Philippa Mo — violin
Jelena Makarova — piano

The album has received generous support from the Vaughan Williams Foundation, Hinrichsen Foundation, The Finzi Trust, Finzi Friends, and many individuals, without all of whom this recording would not have been possible.

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, 10-12 November 2025
Engineer & Producer: Adam Binks
Catalogue number: RES10395
Release date: 6 November 2026

With generous support from:
The Vaughan Williams Foundation The Hinrichsen Foundation The Finzi Trust Finzi Friends ...and many others

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