Saturday 20th September 2008
Lynne Dawson |
Lynne Dawson and Friends
Lynne returns with two exalted Mystery Guests from the world of Opera (Think … ENO/Opera North principals) with Benjamin Powell at the piano.
The recipe will include Lied – Schumann and Schubert – and Chanson. Add a dash of early 20th century Cabaret songs – Weill, Ives, Bernstein and Novello. Mix in a large portion of favourite solos and ensembles from the world of opera with extracts from Carmen, Cosi fan tutte, Coronation of Poppea, Marriage of Figaro … Season with taste and you have a brilliant and entertaining feast of music. |
£11 |
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Alison Stephens – Mandolin Journey
An exploration into music for the mandolin from, and inspired by, many countries around the world. Ali also explains some of the mandolin’s many relatives including the balalaika and bouzouki and brings examples of these instruments (a Baglama from Greece and a Bandurria from Spain). In addition, we will explore the historical journey the instrument has made from its early popularity in the first part of the 18th century through to the present day. We will hear music from, or influenced by, Greece, Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy and France.
Composers will include Bach, Calace, Abel, Kioulaphides and Stephens. Ali will also be playing her own composition “Pelagia’s March” which she was commissioned to write by the BBC as the theme tune for a 2007 Radio 4 dramatisation of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. |
£10 |
