NYCGB x OAE – London Handel Festival

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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

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Allan Clayton, Alice Zawadzki and Héloïse Werner – Barbican Centre

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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. 

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Helen Charlston – Mayfield Festival

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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)

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Maîtrise de Toulouse – Festival de Rocamadour

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Basilique Saint-Sauveur, Rocamadour, 4pm

Maîtrise de Toulouse, conducted by Mark Opstad, perform Héloïse’s Magnificat

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The Hermes Experiment – Kettle’s Yard

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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  

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The Hermes Experiment – Cafe OTO

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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

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close-ups album launch – Southbank Centre

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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

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