Brabbins & Britten

Ethel Smyth's Serenade in D invites us to a sunny day by the sea. The romantic lightness of her composition leads us to John Pickard's The Flight of Icarus, where the sea witnesses Icarus' dramatic flight and fall. The Flight of Icarus is not only a mythological story but also an ecological warning. Through Pickard's work, the sea becomes not only a scene but also a voice that speaks for the vulnerability of nature and the need to protect our pla...