Shakespeare Song Recital by James Gilchrist & Anna Tilbrook

Lea Singers Summer Singing Festival – Shakespeare Song Recital

The Lea Singers Summer Singing Festival will take place at St Nicholas Church, Harpenden, on 25 June 2016. The festival provides an opportunity for local singers to meet, discover and sing together.
This year’s festival will have a Shakespearean theme, to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

We are delighted that we will be joined by outstanding tenor James Gilchrist, and his accompanist Anna Tilbrook, who grew up in Harpenden. James and Anna will perform a Shakespeare themed song recital, recently broadcast on Radio 3. Beginning with the 18th century British composer Thomas Arne, and moving through until the middle of the 20th century, their programme demonstrates the many ways in which composers have approached Shakespeare’s timeless texts in solo songs.

After their recital, James and Anna will conduct a masterclass with three young local singers. The Lea Singers are particularly pleased that, in mezzo-sopranos Izzi Blain and Nina Vinther, the masterclass attendees will include a current and former Lea Singers intern, highlighting the success of our interns scheme at helping talented young local singers to broaden their musical experience. Izzi and Nina will be joined by Oliver Martin-Smith, a tenor lay clerk at St Albans Abbey. All three will perform a solo song, then will be helped to perfect their performances by James and Anna. We hope that local singers, young and old, will come along to this free event and pick up some tips to improve their own singing techniques. The young singers’ masterclass is kindly sponsored by Harpenden Music Foundation.

The timetable for the festival is as follows.
2-3pm Song Recital: James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook
3-4pm Recital and masterclass attendees are cordially invited to join The Lea Singers for tea
4-5pm Young Singers’ Masterclass: James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook, Izzi Blain,
Oliver Martin-Smith and Nina Vinther

For recital and concert tickets, please call Fran Brown on 07800 502 027 or email tickets@leasingers.co.uk.
Recital tickets are £15, £10 for under 18s and students. Choral concert tickets are £15, £10 for under 18s and students. There is a package price for the two events of £25, £15 for under 18s and students. Group bookings of 10 or more will received a 10% discount.
The young singers’ masterclass is a free event, open to all.

For more information visit http://www.leasingers.co.uk/come-and-hear-us/