26/05/2026
Hope Is the Thing with Feathers - from Life And Love: Three Settings Of Emily Dickinson - Treble Clef Ladies Choir (Weybridge) - Sing 2026 Festival at St Peter’s Church Hersham
Full version of Three Settings on Concert Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT8EA4FH6ujgIhVYzsoiu9a0tJ5SmFRb9&si=kUm8O2NYvzS3ZI82
CREDITS
Music: Patti Drennan
Words: Emily Dickinson
Musical Director: Emily Leather
Piano Accompanist: Anna Maria Raffa
Video: Grace Art & Music
Life and Love: 3 Settings of Emily Dickinson is a classical vocal work composed by Patti Drennan. It features choral arrangements of three of Dickinson's most beloved poems, blending themes of optimism, existential thought, and profound emotionality
I. Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
* The Poem: This iconic poem metaphorically portrays hope as a resilient bird that perches in the soul, continuously singing its wordless tune through the harshest of storms without ever demanding anything in return.
* The Setting: Drennan's arrangement emphasizes this uplifting, soaring quality, capturing the unwavering nature of human endurance
This performance of Emily Dickinson poems was sung by Treble Clef a Ladies Choir from Weybridge Surrey on Day 1 of The Festival run by The R C Sherriff Trust - A Celebration of Adult Elmbridge Choirs
Venue: St Peter’s Church, Burhill Road, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4AA
Treble Clef Choir.