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British Women and Song

Sarah Walker presents a concert celebrating British women in song, from the Victorian era right up to the present. Performed live at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Today's live Lunchtime Concert is a celebration of British women in song, curated by Dr Sophie Fuller of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. It includes songs by little known names from the past such as Maude Valerie White and Amy Woodforde-Finden, coming right up to the present with contemporary composers Soosan Lolavar and Errollyn Wallen.

Presented by Sarah Walker

Maude Valerie White (1855-1937)
So we’ll go no more a’roving
Erika Mädi Jones (soprano)
Panaretos Kyriatzidis (piano)
Ici Bas
Theo Perry (baritone)
Paul Chilvers (piano)

Liza Lehmann (1862-1918)
Im Rosenbusch
Erika Mädi Jones (soprano)
Panaretos Kyriatzidis (piano)
'Henry King’ from Four Cautionary Tales
Theo Perry (baritone)
Paul Chilvers (piano)
Ah, Moon of my Delight
William Branston (tenor)
Paul Chilvers (piano)

Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860-1919)
‘Kashmiri Song’ (Hope) from Four Indian Love Lyrics
William Branston (tenor)
Paul Chilvers (piano)

Edith Fortescue [pseudonym of Edwin St. Quentin] (dates not known)
Giver of Life
Arianna Rebecca Firth (soprano)
Paul Chilvers (piano)

Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
A Dream
Arianna Rebecca Firth (soprano)
Paul Chilvers (piano)
The Seal Man
Erika Mädi Jones (soprano)
Panaretos Kyriatzidis (piano)

Soosan Lolavar
I’m not exactly who I say I am
Jamie Hall (countertenor)
Paul Chilvers & Aleksander Szram (piano)

Errollyn Wallen
My Feet May Take a Little While’
Theo Perry (baritone)
Aleksander Szram (piano)

Errollyn Wallen
Jesus on a Train
Beehive
What’s Up Doc?
Errollyn Wallen (voice and piano)

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Maude Valérie White

    'So we'll go no more a roving' for voice and piano

    Performer: Erika Mädi Jones. Performer: Panaretos Kyriatzidis.
  • Maude Valérie White

    'Ici bas' for voice and piano

    Performer: Theo Perry. Performer: Paul Chilvers.
  • Liza Lehmann

    'Im Rosenbusch'

    Performer: Erika Mädi Jones. Performer: Panaretos Kyriatzidis.
  • Liza Lehmann

    'Henry King' from 4 Cautionary tales and a moral

    Performer: Theo Perry. Performer: Paul Chilvers.
  • Liza Lehmann

    'Ah, Moon of my delight' from In a Persian garden

    Performer: William Branston. Performer: Paul Chilvers.
  • Amy Woodforde-Finden

    'Kashmiri Song' from 4 Indian love lyrics

    Performer: William Branston. Performer: Paul Chilvers.
  • Edith Fortescue

    'Giver of Life'

    Performer: Arianna Rebecca Firth. Performer: Paul Chilvers.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    'A Dream' for voice and piano

    Performer: Arianna Rebecca Firth. Performer: Paul Chilvers.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    'The seal man'

    Performer: Erika Mädi Jones. Performer: Panaretos Kyriatzidis.
  • Soosan Lolavar

    'I'm not exactly who I say I am' from ID, please

    Performer: Jamie Hall. Performer: Paul Chilvers. Performer: Aleksander Szram.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    'My feet may take a little while'

    Performer: Errollyn Wallen.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    'Jesus on a train'

    Performer: Errollyn Wallen.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    'Beehive'

    Performer: Errollyn Wallen.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    'What's up doc?'

    Performer: Errollyn Wallen.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Mar 2019 13:00