Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, 8pm Album launch of Héloïse’s new album close-ups (Delphian Records) Héloïse Werner – soprano, cello, composer; Max Baillie – violin, viola, hardanger fiddle; Julian Azkoul – violin; Ruth Gibson – viola; Colin Alexander – cello, arranger; … Continued
Cafe OTO, London, 7.30pm The Hermes Experiment Josephine Stephenson – tanka Fergus Hall – New commission (supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society) Sylvia Lim, Kite (Dymchurch) Mira Calix, DMe Nwando Ebizie – New commission (supported by the Marchus Trust) Elaine Mitchener – the/e so/ou/nd be/t/ween Meredith Monk (arr. … Continued
Trinity College, Cambridge, 6.15pm Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform Héloïse’s song cycle Knight’s Dream (written for them in 2023, commissioned by BBC Radio 3)
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, 8pm The Hermes Experiment Philip Venables, A Photograph Josephine Stephenson, tanka Mira Calix, DMe Elaine Mitchener, the/e so/ou/nd be/t/ween Oliver Leith, Uh huh, Yeah Sylvia Lim, Kite (Dymchurch) Jeremy Thurlow, Quiet Songs Caroline Shaw (arr. Denholm), … Continued
Basilique Saint-Sauveur, Rocamadour, 4pm Maîtrise de Toulouse, conducted by Mark Opstad, perform Héloïse’s Magnificat link
St. Dunstan’s Church, High Street, Mayfield, 7.30pm Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform Héloïse’s song cycle Knight’s Dream (written for them in 2023, commissioned by BBC Radio 3) link