Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) was an early Twentieth Century, British composer, whose talent is most notable in the realm of art song. Seeing as his works so perfectly suit my voice, I have decided to sing a song set of his on my senior recital, entitled Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19a. Through research, I wish to better inform my performance, and the future ones of others, by better acquainting myself with his life and compositional techniques, most assuredly shaped by what has always been a very distinct British aesthetic. His models and colleagues, including composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Roger Quilter, and John Ireland, reinvigorated the English musical culture and elevated the British standing on the world music scene at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. By studying this music in such minute detail, the proper method of performance can be decided and musical decisions will be better informed. Issues like breathing, phrasing, and tempo fluctuations or rubato can be addressed. I wish to expand the knowledge of the art song of Gerald Finzi, which, while not unknown, is markedly seldom performed. It is a perplexing reality considering the abundant amount pieces he wrote for male voice. His works, until only recently, have been ignored as unchallenging or pedestrian; this is an assertion that I intend to prove entirely incorrect. By studying this set, his musical and textual influences (most notably Thomas Hardy) and his life, I can be more certain of the world in which his music was written and the message he meant to convey – one I naturally wish to honor.