Music on Thursdays
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2015 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society |
Programme
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Cinque Liriche (1928) 1 I tempi assai lontani text: P B Shelley 2 Canto funebre text: P B Shelley 3 Par les soirs text: Jacques de Fersen 4 Par l'étreinte text: Jacques de Fersen 5 La fine text: Rabindranath Tagore Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) The Seal Man text: John Masefield Traditional tune Text: Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886) The Lark in the Clear Air Christopher Kaye Le Fleming (1908-1985) Text: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) If it's Ever Spring Again Michael Head (1900-1976) Text: Christina Rosetti (1830-1894) A Green Cornfield Roger Quilter (1877-1953) Text: William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) Song of the Blackbird ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The Duo
Alice Bishop and Simon Marlow have been working together for several years and are now frequently to be seen on the concert platform together. Their repertoire is wide-ranging and varied. Their programmes usually include forgotten gems and music by little known composers, as well as more the familiar treasures of the repertoire. They often arrange their programmes around themes, giving continuity and purpose to their concerts.
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Simon Marlow and Alice Bishop
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Alice Bishop, soprano
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’s Ah Perfido, Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Mozart’s Ch’io mi scordi di te?, Bruckner’s Mass in F Minor, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Haydn’s Little Organ Mass, Nelson Mass and Salve Regina, Rutter’s Requiem, Mass of the Children and Feel the Spirit, Vivaldi’s Gloria and a recording of a new oratorio by Joe St Johanser.
A regular performer in the Music on Thursdays series, songs and song recitals have always been at the centre of Alice's interest in singing. Her repertoire ranges from 16th century to contemporary music and she has given many well-received recitals in and round London. She has recently spent an intensive week studying song repertoire with Malcolm Martineau.
A regular performer in the Music on Thursdays series, songs and song recitals have always been at the centre of Alice's interest in singing. Her repertoire ranges from 16th century to contemporary music and she has given many well-received recitals in and round London. She has recently spent an intensive week studying song repertoire with Malcolm Martineau.
Simon Marlow, piano
Simon Marlow enjoys a busy career with frequent concert appearances in Britain and many other European countries. He has also performed in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the US, Sri Lanka and Iceland. He has appeared with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, broadcasted 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 for violin and piano. Last year Simon took part in a Dutch project to perform and record music composed by Nietzsche which also included works by other composer who were inspired by his philosophy.
In addition to his musical interests, Simon worked for ten years with the Lucis Trust, an educational charity, and has made (for his sins!) several forays into local politics.
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 for violin and piano. Last year Simon took part in a Dutch project to perform and record music composed by Nietzsche which also included works by other composer who were inspired by his philosophy.
In addition to his musical interests, Simon worked for ten years with the Lucis Trust, an educational charity, and has made (for his sins!) several forays into local politics.
Concert at Home
If you are unable to come along to today's concert, here instead is a selection of links to recordings of the same or similar works for your listening enjoyment.
Alice Bishop and Simon Marlow open with a set of five songs - called appropriately
Cinque Liriche - by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.
The performers are the Italian lyric mezzo-soprano Marta Moretto accompanied by Aldo Orvieto:
(The title is Cinque Liriche - "Linche" seems an odd typo)
Alice Bishop and Simon Marlow open with a set of five songs - called appropriately
Cinque Liriche - by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.
The performers are the Italian lyric mezzo-soprano Marta Moretto accompanied by Aldo Orvieto:
(The title is Cinque Liriche - "Linche" seems an odd typo)
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This recording of Rebecca Clarke's The Seal Man also shows John Masefield's text and some programme notes -
or you can just listen end enjoy Alyse Jamieson and Dr Gustavo Castro:
The Lark in the Clear Air is a traditional Irish song, but in the interests of international relations let's hear Englishman Howard Goodall's arrangement, sung here by the Tokyo Embassy Choir and the Tokyo International Children's Choir:
We didn't find the Le Kaye Fleming setting of If it's ever Spring again.
Here instead is the lovely Benjamin Britten arrangement:
Here instead is the lovely Benjamin Britten arrangement:
Soprano Julia Alfano is the solist in this performance of Michael Head's A Green Cornfield. Accompanist is Nancy Hull.
If you'd like to view Christina Rosetti's text while she sings, click the button on the right.
If you'd like to view Christina Rosetti's text while she sings, click the button on the right.
We're conscious that we haven't fitted any male singers into our programme this year, so listen to Roger Quilter's setting of Song of the Blackbird sung by baritone Cary Lee who is accompanied by Andrew Brandon Rumman.
After our concert of English and Icelandic music at the beginning of the month there was a call from the audience for the Icelanders present to perform their National Anthem. Well they resisted on the grounds that it is quite complicated to sing.
Here is a full choral performance of this lovely anthem - and the recording even has English subtitles:
Here is a full choral performance of this lovely anthem - and the recording even has English subtitles:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home
