Concert to offer warmth in 'midwinter'

Concert to offer warmth in 'midwinter'

It was gray and chilly outside Barbara Leeds’ village home last month, but inside, steam rose from the spout of a fresh pot of tea as Marna Street lifted her violin bow and Leeds set her fingers on the keys of her piano. With a shared glance, Street and Leeds began to play. The strains of a Gustav Holst melody curled through the air, evoking the words of Christina Rosetti’s accompanying poem: In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, earth s…