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
10pm – broadcast of the second half of the concert from 17th April at Milton Court, Barbican Centre, with Alice Zawadzki, Aidan O’Rourke, Kit Downes and Colin Alexander. link
Cafe OTO, London, 8.30pm 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)
10pm – broadcast of the first half of the concert from 17th April at Milton Court, Barbican Centre, with Alice Zawadzki, Aidan O’Rourke, Kit Downes and Colin Alexander. link
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 (French premiere) 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
Milton Court, Barbican Centre, 7.30pm Internationally acclaimed singers Allan Clayton, Alice Zawadzki and Héloïse Werner are joined by pianist Kit Downes and cellist Colin Alexander in a programme of new works by each of the artists. This sonorous and meditative programme of semi-improvised music … Continued
St Martin in the Fields, London, 7.30pm World premiere of Héloïse’s new work REJOICE! for the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sofi Jeannin link