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
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
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 features specially reworked pieces by these five exceptional artists. Devised for this concert, this 70-minute set will bring together the unique voices of the three singers and blend them with the sounds of strings, piano, chamber organ and harmonium.
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)
Basilique Saint-Sauveur, Rocamadour, 4pm
Maîtrise de Toulouse, conducted by Mark Opstad, perform Héloïse’s Magnificat
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
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
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