Forthcoming song recital in Cambridge
On Wednesday 15 May 2012, Matthew Schellhorn will collaborate with American lyric coloratura soprano, Michelle Latour, in a song recital in Cambridge. The evening will feature the beautiful Hölderlin Lieder by Silesian-born Austrian composer, Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944), as well as new works by Americans Lori Latiman and Ned Rorem. The programme also includes the UK Premiere of pieces from the evocative set, Vteřiny (‘Seconds’), by Czech woman composer Vitĕzslava Kaprálová (1815–1840).
Full programme:
Lori Laitman (b. 1955) On the Green Trail
On the Green Trail
Looking at My Hands
Small Night Song from Oneonta
Vitĕzslava Kaprálová (1815–1840) Vteřiny (‘Seconds’) (selection) UK Premiere:
Bílým šátkem mává (‘With a white handkerchief he waves’)
Píseň milostná (‘Love Song’)
Velikonoce (‘Easter’)
Posmrtná variace (‘Posthumous variation’)
Léta mlčí, léta jdou (‘The years are silent’)
Novoroční (‘New Year’)
Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944) Hölderlin Lieder
Sonnenuntergang (‘Sunset’)
Der Frühling (‘Spring’)
Abendphantasie (‘Evening reverie’)
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Nantucket Songs (selection)
The Dance
Mother, I Cannot Mind my Wheel
Fear of Death
Thoughts of a Young Girl
The Dancer
Related links:
Michelle Latour
Lori Laitman
The Kapralova Society
The Viktor Ullmann Foundation
Full programme:
Lori Laitman (b. 1955) On the Green Trail
On the Green Trail
Looking at My Hands
Small Night Song from Oneonta
Vitĕzslava Kaprálová (1815–1840) Vteřiny (‘Seconds’) (selection) UK Premiere:
Bílým šátkem mává (‘With a white handkerchief he waves’)
Píseň milostná (‘Love Song’)
Velikonoce (‘Easter’)
Posmrtná variace (‘Posthumous variation’)
Léta mlčí, léta jdou (‘The years are silent’)
Novoroční (‘New Year’)
Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944) Hölderlin Lieder
Sonnenuntergang (‘Sunset’)
Der Frühling (‘Spring’)
Abendphantasie (‘Evening reverie’)
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Nantucket Songs (selection)
The Dance
Mother, I Cannot Mind my Wheel
Fear of Death
Thoughts of a Young Girl
The Dancer
Related links:
Michelle Latour
Lori Laitman
The Kapralova Society
The Viktor Ullmann Foundation
Forthcoming recital in Bath
On Wednesday 29 February 2012, Matthew Schellhorn will give a solo recital in Bath at the Michael Tippett Centre.
The programme, entitled “In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen”, includes works by Messiaen’s teacher, Maurice Emmanuel, Tristan Murail and Jonathan Harvey, and also features the UK premiere of The shadow of the blackbird by David Bruce.
The concert will be preceded by masterclasses at 13:00–15:00.
Full programme:
Maurice Emmanuel (1862–1938)
Sonatine No. 2 ‘Pastorale’, Op. 5 (1897)
1. La Caille (Quail)
2. Le Rossignol (Nightingale)
3. Le Coucou (Cuckoo)
David Bruce (b. 1970)
The Shadow of the Blackbird UK PREMIERE
Tristan Murail (b. 1947)
Cloches d'adieu, et un sourire... in memoriam Olivier Messiaen (1992)
Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939)
Tombeau de Messiaen (for piano and digital audio tape) (1994)
INTERVAL
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
La Fauvette des jardins (Garden Warbler) (1970)
Book tickets
The programme, entitled “In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen”, includes works by Messiaen’s teacher, Maurice Emmanuel, Tristan Murail and Jonathan Harvey, and also features the UK premiere of The shadow of the blackbird by David Bruce.
The concert will be preceded by masterclasses at 13:00–15:00.
Full programme:
Maurice Emmanuel (1862–1938)
Sonatine No. 2 ‘Pastorale’, Op. 5 (1897)
1. La Caille (Quail)
2. Le Rossignol (Nightingale)
3. Le Coucou (Cuckoo)
David Bruce (b. 1970)
The Shadow of the Blackbird UK PREMIERE
Tristan Murail (b. 1947)
Cloches d'adieu, et un sourire... in memoriam Olivier Messiaen (1992)
Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939)
Tombeau de Messiaen (for piano and digital audio tape) (1994)
INTERVAL
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
La Fauvette des jardins (Garden Warbler) (1970)
Book tickets
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