SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 12 NOON
THE PEER'S CONSORT
SIMON BERRIDGE (tenor) DANIEL COLLINS (countertenor)
THOMAS MOLLOY (french horn) CRAIG GREENE (piano)
BRITTEN: Canticle III 'Still Falls the Rain'
PURCELL: Selection of Songs
POULENC: Nocturne
BRITTEN: Canticle II 'Abraham and Isaac'
This superb programme launches our 2012 lunchtime series and is the first of several recitals we will be presenting over the coming months to celebrate the centenary of Benjamin Britten which occurs in 2013.
Tenor Simon Berridge has established an international profile and is well-known for his regular television appearances with The Sixteen. Daniel Collins gained a first class degree in music at Magdalen College, Oxford in 2005 and has progressed to become one of the UK's leading counter-tenors. Thomas Molloy, a former member of the National Youth Orchestra, holds prizes in conducting and horn playing and a first class honours degree from the University of Durham. Pianist Craig Greene gained a first at Oxford before studying on the Advanced Diploma course at the Royal Academy of Music. He has given outstanding performances both for the Cornerstone Chamber Orchestra and MKCO.
Today's recital features two of Britten's greatest works from his middle years including the wonderful setting of Edith Sitwell's 'still falls the rain', richly coloured by horn obbligato, and the amazing Canticle II, virtually a mini opera staging the drama of the Abraham and Isaac story. Poulenc's beautiful Nocturne for horn and outstanding Purcell songs in realizations by Benjamin Britten complete the programme.
A musical experience not to be missed!
Admission by programme at the door £5
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