A highlight of our Pride and Prejudice Festival, we are delighted to present a very special evening of Jane Austen and music…
We’ll begin with warming drinks in the Historic Kitchen, where we will raise a glass to our favourite authoress!
Moving into the House, we’ll examine a number of very special objects from the museum collection up close, under the expert guidance of our collections team. Gather round to see one of Jane’s handwritten music books up close, along with printed music books owned by the Austen family and a first edition of Pride and Prejudice, under the expert guidance of our collections team.
We’ll then move into the Drawing Room, where Jane herself practiced the piano each morning, for an intimate concert performed by acclaimed musical duo The Little Song Party (soprano Penelope Appleyard and pianist Jonathan Delbridge).
‘A Musical Kind of Little Wilderness’
Join Penelope and Jonathan for a musical jaunt on the wild side, as they explore Jane Austen’s use of the outside world in her work, and her apparent preference for a little ‘wilderness’ in landscape, music and literature, particularly in Pride & Prejudice! Seamlessly blending scholarship with entertainment, this performance will celebrate domestic music of the Regency and beyond, with some of Jane’s favourite songs, country dances, themes from TV/film and of course, for Burns Night, some Robbie Burns!
Details:
Date: Sunday 25 January 2026
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Location: This event will take place at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton. Find us.
Tickets: £75
Book here:
https://janeaustens.house/events/a-celebration-of-pride-and-prejudice-in-objects-and-music/
This event is also available as part our Full Day Pass – if you want to attend all the events on this day, this is the best option:
https://janeaustens.house/events/full-day-pass-sunday-25-jan/
📖 This event is part of our Pride and Prejudice Festival, 24-28 January 2026
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