GO on a journey with Thomas Hardy through songs of the 20th century inspired by his words and the local Dorset landscape.

They can be experienced at Cattistock Classical Concerts in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Cattistock on Saturday, July 27 at 7.30pm as part of the South West Tour of The Past & I: 100 Years of Thomas Hardy.

Critically acclaimed singer Lotte Betts-Dean (winner of the 2024 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award) and outstanding Norway/UK guitarist James Girling will perform.

The project is the brainchild of composer Arthur Keegan in close collaboration with the performers, and it includes new arrangements of beloved songs by Britten and Finzi, alongside beautiful songs – long forgotten and only recently unearthed – composed by quiet luminaries Imogen Holst, Ivor Gurney, Robin Milford and Muriel Herbert.

There is also stunning new music by Kerry Andrew and an elegiac song cycle by Arthur Keegan. Music and arrangements are by Arthur Keegan.

Tickets cost £15 and are available from Cattistock village shop or on the door on the night.