Thursday 27 February 2025
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Songs at Six: Luxe, calme et volupté
Iain Burnside director
Kristina Ammattil soprano
Annabel Bigland soprano
Eva Stone-Barney mezzo-soprano
Alexandre Allix tenor
Sebastian Hill tenor
Charles Secombe tenor
Matias Carbonetti Schwanek baritone
Sooyeon Baik piano
Niall Townley piano
Charlie Woof-Byrne piano
Edison Zhou piano
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Milton Court
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner
Welcome
French mélodie is dominated by musical giants: Fauré, Debussy and Ravel. Later comes Poulenc; later still, Messiaen. The purpose of tonight's entertainment is to avoid all these splendid gentlemen and explore some of the hinterland instead. We reach as far back as Gounod, and trace a line through César Franck and his pupils. Chausson and Duparc led tragic lives but left behind treasures. Emmanuel Chabrier brings wit and his uniquely sophisticated charm. We have aimed to include both some iconic masterpieces and other neglected jewels. Perhaps the word is mélange?
– Iain Burnside
Programme
Duparc L’invitation au voyage
Annabel Bigland soprano
Edison Zhou piano
Gounod Au rossignol
Kristina Ammattil soprano
Edison Zhou piano
Chausson ‘Le colibri’ from 7 Mélodies, Op 2 No 7
Charles Secombe tenor
Edison Zhou piano
Chabrier Villanelle des petits canards
Eva Stone-Barney mezzo-soprano
Edison Zhou piano
Duparc Le galop
Matias Carbonetti Schwanek baritone
Edison Zhou piano
Franck Nocturne
Sebastian Hill tenor
Niall Townley piano
Augusta Holmès ‘Aubade-Habañera’ from 20 Mélodies, No 2
Eva Stone-Barney mezzo-soprano
Niall Townley piano
Widor ‘Nuit d’étoiles’ from 40 Mélodies, Op 14 No 1
Kristina Ammattil soprano
Niall Townley piano
Gounod Viens, les gazons sont verts
Charles Secombe tenor
Niall Townley piano
Holmès Souvenir
Alexandre Allix tenor
Niall Townley piano
Chausson ‘Hébé’ from 7 Mélodies, Op 2 No 6
Eva Stone-Barney mezzo-soprano
Niall Townley piano
Chausson ‘La Nuit’ from 2 Duos, Op 11 No 1
Annabel Bigland soprano
Eva Stone-Barney mezzo-soprano
Sooyeon Baik piano
Chabrier Les cigales
Annabel Bigland soprano
Sooyeon Baik piano
Bizet La coccinelle
Alexandre Allix tenor
Sooyeon Baik piano
Chausson ‘Les papillons’ from 7 Mélodies, Op 2 No 3
Annabel Bigland soprano
Sooyeon Baik piano
Gounod Chanson de printemps
Sebastian Hill tenor
Sooyeon Baik piano
Duparc Chanson triste
Alexandre Allix tenor
Sooyeon Baik piano
Chabrier Lied
Charles Secombe tenor
Charlie Woof-Byrne piano
Holmès Toujours elle!
Matias Carbonetti Schwanek baritone
Charlie Woof-Byrne piano
Chabrier L'île heureuse
Sebastian Hill tenor
Charlie Woof-Byrne piano
Chabrier Ballade des gros dindons
Matias Carbonetti Schwanek baritone
Charlie Woof-Byrne piano
Bachelet Chère nuit
Kristina Ammattil soprano
Charlie Woof-Byrne piano
Forthcoming Events
Graham Johnson's Song Guild: If my verses had wings
05 March 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall
Graham Johnson, Senior Professor of Accompaniment at Guildhall School, leads a Song Guild recital, which incorporates the Paul Hamburger Prize for Voice and Piano.
19 March 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall
This project explores some of the great composers and lyricists of the twentieth-century American Songbook like Berlin and Porter, alongside the work of their British counterparts such as Noel Gay, Noel Coward and Lionel Bart.
08 May 2025
Barbican Hall
Join for Guildhall School's most prestigious music prize and see three exceptional soloists from the School’s Vocal and Opera departments perform with piano accompaniment and with Guildhall Symphony Orchestra.
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