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Programme
Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Three Shakespeare Songs Op 37 (1897)
O Mistress Mine
Take, O take those lips away
Fairy Lullaby
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Three Songs Op 45
Now have I fed and eaten up the rose
A Green Lowland of Pianos
O Boundless, Boundless Evening
Piano Interlude, Simon Marlow
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899)
Maurice Ravel
Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques (1904-1906)
1) Chanson de la Mariée: Réveille-toi, perdrix mignonne
2) Là-bas, vers l’église
3) Quel galant m’est comparable
4) Chanson des ceuilleuses de lentisques: O joie de mon âme
5) Tout gai !
Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)
from Seven Shakespeare Songs (1944)
The Cuckoo (When daisies pied)
Under the Greenwood Tree
Three Shakespeare Songs Op 37 (1897)
O Mistress Mine
Take, O take those lips away
Fairy Lullaby
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Three Songs Op 45
Now have I fed and eaten up the rose
A Green Lowland of Pianos
O Boundless, Boundless Evening
Piano Interlude, Simon Marlow
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899)
Maurice Ravel
Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques (1904-1906)
1) Chanson de la Mariée: Réveille-toi, perdrix mignonne
2) Là-bas, vers l’église
3) Quel galant m’est comparable
4) Chanson des ceuilleuses de lentisques: O joie de mon âme
5) Tout gai !
Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)
from Seven Shakespeare Songs (1944)
The Cuckoo (When daisies pied)
Under the Greenwood Tree
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
Alice Bishop
Alice Bishop graduated in music from the University of Surrey with BMus (Hons) and completed the Diploma in Performance Studies at Abbey Opera.
Recent solo engagements have included Strauss Four Last Songs, Beethoven Ah Perfido, Handel Dixit Dominus, Mozart Ch’io mi scordi di te?, Bruckner Mass in F Minor, Beethoven 9th Symphony, Haydn Little Organ Mass, Nelson Mass and Salve Regina, Rutter Requiem, Mass of the Children and Feel the Spirit, Vivaldi Gloria and a recording of a new oratorio by Joe St Johanser.
But songs and song recitals have always been at the centre of her interest in singing. Alice's repertoire ranges from 16th century to contemporary music and she has given many well-received recitals in and around London. She has recently spent an intensive week studying song repertoire with Malcolm Martineau. In addition to preparing recitals, Alice recently sang the role of Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute for Scene Change Opera.
Recent solo engagements have included Strauss Four Last Songs, Beethoven Ah Perfido, Handel Dixit Dominus, Mozart Ch’io mi scordi di te?, Bruckner Mass in F Minor, Beethoven 9th Symphony, Haydn Little Organ Mass, Nelson Mass and Salve Regina, Rutter Requiem, Mass of the Children and Feel the Spirit, Vivaldi Gloria and a recording of a new oratorio by Joe St Johanser.
But songs and song recitals have always been at the centre of her interest in singing. Alice's repertoire ranges from 16th century to contemporary music and she has given many well-received recitals in and around London. She has recently spent an intensive week studying song repertoire with Malcolm Martineau. In addition to preparing recitals, Alice recently sang the role of Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute for Scene Change Opera.
Simon Marlow
Simon Marlow enjoys a busy career with frequent concert appearances in Britain and abroad. He has appeared with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and has broadcast and made several recordings.
Simon has worked for many years with the Medici Quartet violist, Ivo-Jan van der Werff, with whom he has toured and recorded – most recently a disc of Britten’s Lachrymae and the Shostakovich Sonata. Simon has also established a recital and recording partnership with the violinist Shulah Oliver, with a particular emphasis on the many marvellous works by English composers.
Recently Simon took part in a Dutch project to perform and record music composed by Nietzsche which also included works by other composers inspired by his philosophy.
Simon has worked for many years with the Medici Quartet violist, Ivo-Jan van der Werff, with whom he has toured and recorded – most recently a disc of Britten’s Lachrymae and the Shostakovich Sonata. Simon has also established a recital and recording partnership with the violinist Shulah Oliver, with a particular emphasis on the many marvellous works by English composers.
Recently Simon took part in a Dutch project to perform and record music composed by Nietzsche which also included works by other composers inspired by his philosophy.
Alice and Simon have been working together for several years and are now frequently on the concert platform together. Their repertoire is varied and they usually include forgotten gems and music by little known composers as well as more familiar treasures of the repertoire.
They often arrange their programmes around themes which gives continuity and purpose to their concerts. They have recently recorded a CD of songs by Respighi, Debussy, James Francis Brown, Peter Fribbins and Kerry Woodward. This is currently in the process of production. If you would be interested in this please contact Alice through her website: www.alicebishop.co.uk
They often arrange their programmes around themes which gives continuity and purpose to their concerts. They have recently recorded a CD of songs by Respighi, Debussy, James Francis Brown, Peter Fribbins and Kerry Woodward. This is currently in the process of production. If you would be interested in this please contact Alice through her website: www.alicebishop.co.uk
Concert at Home
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Alice Bishop opens her concert with three song settings by Amy Beach.
Here is Chelsea Marlowe with O Mistress Mine, followed by
Take, O Take those Lips Away, and Fairy Lullaby:
Here is Chelsea Marlowe with O Mistress Mine, followed by
Take, O Take those Lips Away, and Fairy Lullaby:
The next three songs are settings by Samuel Barber. From left to right, we hear Now have I fed and eaten up the rose, O Boundless, Boundless Evening. In the first and third the soprano is Karen Santos, with Miguel Brito at the piano, for the second song the singer is Vera Savage:
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Now we let our singer take a breath while Simon Marlow performs Maurice Ravel's
Pavane pour une infante défunte. He apparently had no particular princess or event in mind and
Jean-Philippe Collard's performance is one of my choices as a) he is a Frenchman,
and b) you get to follow the score with it multitude of markings.
On the right is a wonderful performance from a piano roll of 1922.
The performer is none other than Maurice Ravel himself.
Pavane pour une infante défunte. He apparently had no particular princess or event in mind and
Jean-Philippe Collard's performance is one of my choices as a) he is a Frenchman,
and b) you get to follow the score with it multitude of markings.
On the right is a wonderful performance from a piano roll of 1922.
The performer is none other than Maurice Ravel himself.
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Here is another chance to follow the score, and to observe the difference between the French language as she is spoke, and the style in which she is sung. Soprano Graziella Sciutti is accompanied by pianist Jacqueline Bonneau. The 'lentisque' being gathered is a fragrant tree related to the pistachio.
I have singularly failed to locate decent recordings of Madeleine Dring's The Cuckoo/When daisies pied and Under the Greenwood Tree. Here, instead, is Crabbed Age and Youth, sung at a small concert in Beaconsfield, by the 16 year-old soprano, Amarantha:
This week's encore item is a chamber piece by Madeleine Dring, her 1968 Trio for Flute Oboe & Piano.
The performers are Hollie Macdonald, flute, Sam Baxter, oboe, and Zi Wang, piano:
The performers are Hollie Macdonald, flute, Sam Baxter, oboe, and Zi Wang, piano:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home.
