Comedy Overture: Tinker's Wedding (1948) A concert overture by the prolific British composer William "Havergal" Brian (1876-1972), based on the comedy "The Tinker's Wedding" (1909) by Irish playwright John Millington Synge. In the play, the tinker Sarah Casey asks a priest to marry her and Michael Byrne, her long-time partner. However, the priest refuses, calling down the curse of God on them both as they run away. Conductor: Charles Mackerras Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra