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)
Maîtrise de Toulouse – Festival de Rocamadour
Basilique Saint-Sauveur, Rocamadour, 4pm
Maîtrise de Toulouse, conducted by Mark Opstad, perform Héloïse’s Magnificat
The Hermes Experiment – Kettle’s Yard
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), Plan & Elevation
Errollyn Wallen (arr. Werner), Tree
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
Helen Charlston – Trinity College
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)
The Hermes Experiment – Cafe OTO
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. Denholm) – Double Fiesta
close-ups album launch – Southbank Centre
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; Kit Downes – cello; Marianne Schofield – double bass, arranger
Programme:
Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Alexander & Werner), O vis eternitatis
Improvised instrumental work I
Julie Pinel (arr. Schofield), Sombres lieux
Barbara Strozzi (arr. Birchall), Che si può fare
Héloïse Werner, Les Leçons du Mardi (libretto by Emma Werner)
Errollyn Wallen (arr. Wallen), Tree
Improvised instrumental work II
Héloïse Werner, Lullaby for a sister
Héloïse Werner, Close-ups
Improvised instrumental work III
Héloïse Werner (arr. Alexander & Werner), Unspecified Intentions