A concert hosted by the Saratoga Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr Jason Klein!

A sumptuous programme of English choral music from one of London's foremost chamber choirs. This beautifully-crafted concert encompasses rich unaccompanied anthems for double-choir by Rutter and Harvey, great paeans to the patron saint of music by Howells and Britten, and uplifting gems of the repertoire by Walton and Hadley. Temple Church's magnificent organ will be on full display in Stanford's powerful Fantasia and Toccata in D Minor and in Finzi's ever-popular Lo, the full, final sacrifice.

One of the most beloved recitalists currently performing before the public, star Irish soprano Ailish Tynan makes a welcome return to Leeds Lieder. A regular at Wigmore Hall and the Royal Opera House, she won the Song Prize at Cardiff Singer of the World and was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist early in her career. She is known for her engaging stage manner, wit, and the breathtaking beauty of her voice. English song begins the programme, including rarely- performed gems by Rebecca Clarke, before she presents high octane Romanticism courtesy of Goethe and Hugo Wolf. A potpourri of Irish song finish the recital. Tynan is joined by Leeds Lieder Director Joseph Middleton ‘who now counts, alongside his predecessors Gerald Moore, Geoffrey Parsons, Dalton Baldwin, Graham Johnson and others, among the great accompanists of the English language. His flexible and intense playing, attentive and imaginative.’ (Resmusica)

The next Stanford Society talk will be given by Paul Spicer on the 19 June 2023 at 19:30. He will be talking about his new book on Sir Arthur Bliss. Paul Spicer began his musical training as a chorister at New College, Oxford.  He studied with Herbert Howells and Richard Popplewell (organ) at the Royal College of Music in London, winning the top organ award (the Walford Davies Prize) in his final year.  Paul is best known as a choral conductor, partly through the many CDs he made with the Finzi Singers for Chandos Records and more recently with the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir for Somm Records. He conducted Bach Choirs in Chester and Leicester before moving to conduct the Birmingham Bach Choir in 1992.  He taught at the Royal College of Music between 1995 and 2008, and also at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire until 2022, conducting its Chamber Choir which made ten highly acclaimed recordings during his tenure. He also taught conducting at Oxford and Durham universities. If you would like to come along, please register for the talk HERE. You will receive an email containing details of how to join once you have registered.

Teddington Choral Society and its Music Director, Julian Collings, are delighted to perform once more at the Landmark Arts Centre. The choir will take you on an exciting journey through the "Songs of the Sea". The concert will feature works composed by Charles Villiers Stanford, Cecilia McDowall, Oscar Hammerstein and others. On this occasion the choir will be joined by professional Surrey-born Baritone Mark Nathan (see below) and will be accompanied by the talented Phil Culling at the piano.

On August 3rd, Giulio Piovani will play the three Preludes and Fugue Op. 193 by Charles Villiers Stanford (among other works) in the Cathedral of Catania. Programme HERE

On 1 October, Stanford Society member Giulio Piovani will perform a set of Stanford's late organ works in the Cattedrale di Varese. Programme HERE