Early & ßaroque Music Month
12.30 lunchtime
Venue: St John's School, Old Chapel please use the School's car park in Garlands Road, KT22 7EZ DO NOT enter by the Main Gates on Epsom Road Blue Badge parking only can be reached via the entrance closest to Leatherhead town centre |
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We are grateful to the Head of St John's School and to her colleagues in the Music and Events Departments for their help arranging this special concert 2018 Season Sponsors: Julie West Solicitor Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
from Hail, Bright Cecilia - Ode to St Cecilia, No 4 Z328 (1692) 'tis Nature's Voice from Come Ye Sons of Art Z323 (1694) Strike the Viol from incidental music for Oedipus Z583 (1692) Music for a While Gentle shepherds, you that know Z464 (1687) A Pastoral Elegy on the Death of Mr John Playford from the semi-opera King Arthur, or The British Worthy z628 (1691) Fairest Isle George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) from the oratorio Belshazzar HWV 61 (1744) O Sacred Oracles (from Belshazzar) from the oratorio Esther HWV 50 (1732) How can I stay when Love invites (from Esther) from the oratorio Jephtha HWV 70 (1751) Waft her angels through the skies (from Jeptha) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) from the church cantata for Palm Sunday immelskönig, sei willkommen King of Heaven, welcome BWV 182 (1714) Leget euch dem Heiland unter Lay yourselves 'neath the Saviour Cantata Widerstehe doch der Sünde BWV 54 (1711-1714) Just resist Sin |
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs.
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Daniel Collins
Daniel Collins began singing at the age of seven as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. After obtaining a first-class degree in music from Magdalen College, Oxford, he continued his studies at the Royal College of Music under Ashley Stafford. Since then, he has performed extensively around the UK, Europe and the Americas as a consort singer and soloist, and since 2014 has been a regular member of The Sixteen.
With The Sixteen, Daniel has recently performed as a soloist in a series of Purcell’s Welcome Songs and Odes at the Wigmore Hall, Sir James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater at the Barbican and on tour, Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri and Bach's Magnificat in D, alongside a busy schedule of the Choral Pilgrimage, tours and recordings.
Most recently he was the alto soloist for The Sixteen's performances of Vivaldi's Gloria. He also sings regularly with Tenebrae, The Marian Consort and the Gabrieli Consort, amongst others, and was involved in the widely acclaimed performances of Handel's Messiah with Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d’Astrée. He recently performed Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel in a recital to mark the 60th anniversary of the composer's death, in Vaughan Williams's parish church, St Martin's, Dorking
Future solo engagements include performances of Bach's St Matthew Passion, Handel's Belshazzar and further performances of Macmillan's Stabat Mater, alongside further Purcell Welcome Songs and Handel's Israel in Egypt with The Sixteen.
With The Sixteen, Daniel has recently performed as a soloist in a series of Purcell’s Welcome Songs and Odes at the Wigmore Hall, Sir James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater at the Barbican and on tour, Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri and Bach's Magnificat in D, alongside a busy schedule of the Choral Pilgrimage, tours and recordings.
Most recently he was the alto soloist for The Sixteen's performances of Vivaldi's Gloria. He also sings regularly with Tenebrae, The Marian Consort and the Gabrieli Consort, amongst others, and was involved in the widely acclaimed performances of Handel's Messiah with Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d’Astrée. He recently performed Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel in a recital to mark the 60th anniversary of the composer's death, in Vaughan Williams's parish church, St Martin's, Dorking
Future solo engagements include performances of Bach's St Matthew Passion, Handel's Belshazzar and further performances of Macmillan's Stabat Mater, alongside further Purcell Welcome Songs and Handel's Israel in Egypt with The Sixteen.
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Marion Bettsworth
Marion was for four years organ scholar of Lancaster Priory Church, before studying music at Oxford, and holding the organ scholarship at Lincoln College, and being accompanist to Oxford Girls' Choir. After gaining her BMus, she moved to London and took up the one-year organ scholar post at St Marylebone Parish Church.
Marion is currently Assistant Director of Music at St Michael's, Highgate and Bert Allwood Organ Scholar at North London's Alexandra Palace. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and her teachers have included Stephen Farr, Steven Grahl and Ian Pattinson.
Marion combines her work as an organist and keyboard player with a career in arts administration. After a short period in administration for the Philharmonia Orchestra, Marion now works for The Sixteen and organises Stroud Green Festival in North London.
In her spare time Marion enjoys singing, sewing, cycling, and practising her languages at every possible opportunity.
Marion is currently Assistant Director of Music at St Michael's, Highgate and Bert Allwood Organ Scholar at North London's Alexandra Palace. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and her teachers have included Stephen Farr, Steven Grahl and Ian Pattinson.
Marion combines her work as an organist and keyboard player with a career in arts administration. After a short period in administration for the Philharmonia Orchestra, Marion now works for The Sixteen and organises Stroud Green Festival in North London.
In her spare time Marion enjoys singing, sewing, cycling, and practising her languages at every possible opportunity.
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Concert at Home
If you cannot be with us at the lunchtime concert
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the buttons below:
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the buttons below:
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
from Hail, Bright Cecilia - Ode to St Cecilia, No 4 Z328 (1692)
'tis Nature's Voice
The performer here is countertenor Lisandro Pelegrina, accompanied by
José Luis Di Marco, cello, Daniel Ganum, theorbo, and Gustavo Richter, keyboard:
'tis Nature's Voice
The performer here is countertenor Lisandro Pelegrina, accompanied by
José Luis Di Marco, cello, Daniel Ganum, theorbo, and Gustavo Richter, keyboard:
from Come Ye Sons of Art Z323 (1694) (written as a birthday ode for Queen Mary)
Strike the Viol
For this recording we hear one of my favourite countertenors, Andreas Scholl. He is accompanied by Accademia Bizantina, in which you will hear violins, violas, viola da gamba, cellos, double basses, bassoon, lute, harpsichord, and recorders:
from incidental music for Oedipus Z583 (1692)
Music for a While
This time you get to see Andreas Scholl, with his wife Tamar Halperin, (at the time his fiancée), in a recording made at their home in Kiedrich, near Darmstadt, for Netherlands Radio 4.
Gentle shepherds, you that know Z464 (1687)
A Pastoral Elegy on the Death of Mr John Playford
John Playford came up last week as the publisher of The Division Violin, variations on various grounds - a gentleman of some significance in the musical life of 17th century London.
In this Wigmore Hall Live recording we hear countertenor Iestyn Davies with the Ensemble Guadagni :
from the semi-opera King Arthur, or The British Worthy z628 (1691)
Fairest Isle
Two unexpected recordings here. James Bowman was the idol of many fans of the alto voice through the 1970s to the turn of the century. Here he is in 2005 in a recording with regular accompanist Kenneth Weiss.
If you would like to follow the score, on the right we hear soprano Andrea Haines:
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
from the oratorio Belshazzar HWV 61 (1744)
O Sacred Oracles (from Belshazzar)
Robert E Lee, countertenor, with Eric Sedgwick, piano:
from the oratorio Esther HWV 50 (1732)
How can I stay when Love invites (from Esther)
This recording from Harry Christophers' The Sixteen features tenor Tom Randle:
from the oratorio Jephtha HWV 70 (1751)
Waft her angels through the skies (from Jeptha)
Our final recording in this Handel section of the concert brings the lyric tenor John Mark Ainsley, making for an interesting comparison with the textures of the countertenor voice. This 1987 recording with The King's Consort was made at St Paul's Churchm, New Southgate, N London:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
from church cantata for Palm Sunday Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (King of Heaven, welcome) BWV 182 (1714)
Leget euch dem Heiland unter (Lay yourselves 'neath the Saviour)
We hear the Netherlands Bach Collegium, countertenor Pieter van Leusink, and recorder player Sytse Buwalda:
Cantata Widerstehe doch der Sünde BWV 54 (1711-1714)
Just resist Sin
This really is the best of both worlds! We get to follow the music, plus, the performance is by Andreas Scholl in 1988, with the Collegium Vocale Orchestra.
On the right you can listen to recordings by each of these countertenors, to decide which you feel sings this short Cantata the best.
Markus Forster, Andreas Scholl, Matthew White, or Gérard Lesne?
I may have revealed my hand here. I enjoyed Scholl, and at a very different pace, Gérard Lesne.
Just resist Sin
This really is the best of both worlds! We get to follow the music, plus, the performance is by Andreas Scholl in 1988, with the Collegium Vocale Orchestra.
On the right you can listen to recordings by each of these countertenors, to decide which you feel sings this short Cantata the best.
Markus Forster, Andreas Scholl, Matthew White, or Gérard Lesne?
I may have revealed my hand here. I enjoyed Scholl, and at a very different pace, Gérard Lesne.
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ENCORE:
Yes, I am slipping in an encore piece, one which we will not be able to hear at the live concert because it requires
two countertenors. I have sung this myself, but those days are some way past!
What you will hear seems to be the encore to a concert in which
countertenors Philippe Jaroussky and Pascal Bertin have performed this famous duet.
But hold on to your hat, because you are in for an exciting ride!
Henry Purcell
from Come Ye Sons of Art Z323 (1694) (written as a birthday ode for Queen Mary)
Sound the Trumpet (alto duet)
Le Concert d'Astrée, directed by Emmanuelle Haïm
Yes, I am slipping in an encore piece, one which we will not be able to hear at the live concert because it requires
two countertenors. I have sung this myself, but those days are some way past!
What you will hear seems to be the encore to a concert in which
countertenors Philippe Jaroussky and Pascal Bertin have performed this famous duet.
But hold on to your hat, because you are in for an exciting ride!
Henry Purcell
from Come Ye Sons of Art Z323 (1694) (written as a birthday ode for Queen Mary)
Sound the Trumpet (alto duet)
Le Concert d'Astrée, directed by Emmanuelle Haïm
I hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home !
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Directions to
Leatherhead Methodist Church a concert each week
to the end of November |
Wednesday at St John's
Chapel on Main Quad Guest organist: Anthony Gritten Head of Undergraduate Performance, Royal Academy of Music 12.30 lunchtime 15 August 2018 |
Music on Thursdays
at St John's School OLD Chapel Chelys Consort of Viols Musique de la Chambre du Roi - French Baroque 12.30 lunchtime 16 August 2018 
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