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New Generation Artists: Ben Johnson Part 1

Ben Johnson Part 1

21/07/2012

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Tenor Ben Johnson gets Elizabethan in a programme of John Dowland lute songs.

Tenor Ben Johnson performs a bittersweet collection of lute songs by Renaissance song master John Dowland, as part of a series featuring the talents of the New Generation Artists.

Tenor Ben Johnson joins Clemency Burton-Hill to present a bittersweet collection of lute songs by Renaissance song master John Dowland, specially recorded for this programme. Part of a series featuring the talents of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Launched in 1999, the scheme has already acquired the reputation of being a world leader for nurturing highly talented young artists. 

Ben Johnson (tenor)
Jakob Lindberg (lute)
John Dowland: song selection

Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill.

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