Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall, Helsinki, 7pm Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon Finnish premiere of Héloïse’s ‘for mira’ link
Helen Charlston – Oxford International Song Festival
Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 1pm World premiere of Héloïse’s new song cycle Knight’s Dream written for mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston & pianist Sholto Kynoch (BBC commission) link
Lila Chrisp – Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft
Feierabendhaus, Ludwigshafen World premiere of Héloïse’s new song cycle Exodus for mezzo-soprano Lila Chrisp & cellist Colin Alexander, commissioned by Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft link
Quatuor Elmire – La Scala Paris
La Scala, Paris, 9.30pm Aux Armes, Contemporains! World premiere of Héloïse’s new string quartet Incantation in 4 parts written for & commissioned by Quatuor Elmire, alongside music by Reich, Dusapin and Dutilleux Also recorded for broadcast on France Musique link
Lotte Betts-Dean – Ludlow
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm mezzo soprano Lotte Betts-Dean, pianist Jâms Coleman and violist Edgard Francis perform 2 works by Héloïse: Le Coeur Crucifié et The Erl-King link
The Hermes Experiment – Southbank Centre
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, 6pm The Hermes Experiment Philip Venables, A Photograph Elaine Mitchener, new work (commissioned by Southbank Centre) Laura Moody, Rilke Songs Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment, Metropolis Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta link
Album recording – Delphian Records
18-20 September – Héloïse records her second album, ‘Close-Ups’ at SJE, Oxford with an amazing lineup of musicians, for release in June 2024 on Delphian Records – more TBA soon!
End of the Road Festival
Larmer Trees Garden Composers Héloïse Werner and Colin Alexander perform a variety of colourful, virtuosic and meditative works for voice and cello in various combinations. link
Set at Backstory Bookshop
Backstory in Balham, London, 6pm Composers Héloïse Werner and Colin Alexander perform a variety of colourful, virtuosic and meditative works for voice and cello in various combinations. link
History of the Present – Edinburgh Art Festival
History of the Present – an experimental feminist opera-film about class and conflict. It has been made collaboratively by Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon, featuring new compositions by Annea Lockwood, libretto by Maria Fusco and improvisational vocal work by Héloïse Werner. … Continued