New Shakespeare Songbook
Presenter Andy Akinwolere takes us on a musical journey through Europe as contemporary songwriters respond to the poetry of Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays.
Shakespeare was a great songwriter – with songs appearing in many of his greatest plays.
To mark the 400th anniversary of his death, the Â鶹ԼÅÄ and the European Broadcasting Union have commissioned a New Shakespeare Songbook inviting composers and musicians throughout Europe to write new songs based on the Bard’s texts.
Presenter Andy Akinwolere takes us on a musical journey through Europe as contemporary songwriters respond to the poetry of Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays.
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