Music at Woodhouse

Events at Woodhouse Copse

Woodhouse has been featured as one of the Best Garden Operas 2010 by The Evening Standard.

Picnic during Acis &
Galatea at Woodhouse

Events during 2012

Find all the latest event details and information during the Woodhouse Music 12th Anniversary 2012.

Woodhouse Music 2000-2012

Go to the Bookings and Enquiries page for more information about tickets for any of the following events.

SERGEY SOBOLEV, piano

20 May 2012 at 4pm

W.A.Mozart. Sonata in C minor no. 14 KV 457
F. Schubert. Fantasia ’’Wanderer’’ in C dur D 760
F. Chopin. Nocturne in B major op. 62 no.1
F. Chopin. Two Etudes: A flat major op. 10 no. 10, B minor op. 25 no.10
F. Liszt. Sonata in B minor S 178

Sergey Sobolev was born in 1982. He has received all his musical training in Moscow: under Natalia Suslova, the ’’Honourable Pedagogue of the Russian Federation’’ at the Academic Musical College of Moscow. He continued His éducation with Prof. Mikhail Voskresensky for 8 years at Moscow State Conservatory and in the post graduate studies Sergey Sobolev was the laureate of the Queen Elisabeth International Competition and the Santander Piano International Competition.

He received the 4th prize at XIII Tchaikovsky, the 3th prize in Scriabin, the 2nd prize and the Audience prize at Franz Liszt last year (Weimar-Bayreuth, Germany), just to name a few from his activities at the competition. The pianist has participated in such prestigious musical festivals as Usedomer Musikfestival in Germany (2002, 2006), Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad(Switzerland, 2010) and others. Sergey played many piano solo and chamber music recitals (together with artists as L. Isakadze, Casals String Quartet, and many others.

He has collaborated with orchestras under the batons of V. Poliansky, M. Gorenstein, G.Octors, G. Varga, A. Sladkovsky, A.Levin and other conductors in Russia, Germany, Austria, Holland, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, South Korea, USA. Sergey Sobolev has released two CD’s with the works of Beethoven, Chopin, Scriabin and Prokofiev (Gent, Belgium, 2005-2006). He is a final year Masters Student at the Royal College of Music, studying with Professor Vanessa Latarche.

£ Donation and
£5 large glass of champagne. Help sponsor very talented musicians by toasting the arts with a glass of champagne.

Children's Event and Picnic

23 May 2012 at 11am

Dress up as an Animal

£Donation

Childrens event

Opera Gala

27 May 2012 at 6pm

Stars of tomorrow

£30

opera gala

Inbal Barak

1 July 2012 at 6pm

Inbal Barak, cello. She is from Israel and studied and graduated from Royal Northern College. Daniel Barenboim invited her to join his world renowned West Eastern Divan Orchestra.

£15

La serva padrona (The Servant Turned Mistress) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Pimpinone (The Domineering Chambermaid) by Georg Philipp Telemann

August 25 and 26

Comic Opera Doble Bill of two servants, two masters, two opera gems! Both in English with full orchestra.

Opera £30 - Dress £20.

Marriage of Figaro

Dress 6, and 8 - 9 September begins at 4pm

Our last opera in the Mozart and Da Ponte trilogy. A fully staged production with full orchestra. Masterclasses with Sir Tom Allen. A long picnic interval.

Opera £40 - Dress £25.

Three Ladies of Hollywood

15 January at 3pm

James Lisney at Woodhouse Music

The voices of Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell and Alice Faye
Also featuring:
Dancers: Fred Astaire, Buddy Ebsen and Buttons (the dog)
Singers: Dick Powell and Frances Langford
The music of: Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich
Louis Prima, David Rubinoff and Mickey Rooney
Comedians: JOE E BROWN - RED SKELTON - JACK OAKIE

Presented by David Candlin, Musical Filmographer

£10 including tea & cakes

La bohème

25-26 February 2012 6:00pm - 8:30pm

`In the Round`. You will recognise some singers from the Summer, namely our Don Laurence Meickle and music director Andrew Charity. Raise a glass with Mimi and Rudolfo in the Cafe Momus to celebrate life, love, and beautiful melodies.

A selection of wine and cheeses included.

£18-25

boheme

A feast of Spanish Music

1 April 2012 at 5pm

A pieces from one of Spain`s best young musicians, Isabel Villanueva, violist and composer/arranger, and Belinda Jones, an outstanding pianist and pupil of Roger Vignolles at the Royal College of Music.

£15

Christopher Guild

October - November

Solo Piano recital.

Epstein Piano Trio

6 May 2012 at 5pm

The youthful and dynamic Epstein Piano Trio consisting of Ori Epstein, violin a previous pupil of Ralph Kirschbaum, Matthieu van Bellen, cello, Laureate of the Menuhin School, pupil of Maxim Vengerov and Omri Epstein, concert pianist and accompanist, RCM scholar and pupil of Murray Perahia.

£15

Events during 2011

Find all the latest event details and information during the Woodhouse Music 11th Anniversary 2011.
You can download or view the 4-page publication here:

Woodhouse Music 2000-2011

Go to the Bookings and Enquiries page for more information about tickets for any of the following events.

Natalya Romaniw, Soprano
Liz Rossiter, piano

13th Noember, 2011 at 4pm

Programme will include Lieder, Songs and Opera arias including the Mad scene from Lucia di Lammamoor which has earned her great critical acclaim

Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw was born in Swansea. Natalya’s grandfather, originally from the Ukraine, settled in Wales during the Second World War. Natalya studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the guidance of John Llewelyn Evans where she was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in her final year.

Operatic engagements have included La Rondine with British Youth Opera, the cover of First Nymph in Rusalka at the Glyndebourne Festival and Anne Truelove The Rake’s Progress at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff for WNYO. More recently she appeared as Giulia in La scala di seta for British Youth Opera, covered the role of Anne Truelove for the Glyndebourne Festival and sang the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor for Clonter Opera.

Already in demand as a soloist on the concert platform, appearances include Messiah in Fishguard, a recital of Rachmaninov Songs at St Luke’s at the Barbican, recitals at the Swansea Festival, Ammanford Arts, in Guernsey and at St David’s Hall Cardiff and as soloist with the Manchester Camerata for their popular New Year’s concerts. She also appears regularly as soloist with the Welsh Male Voice Choirs including the Dunvant, the Morriston Orpheus, Port Talbot and Pontarddulais. For BBC Four Natalya co-presented and appeared as the soprano in the documentary ’’Chopin and the Singer ’’.

Natalya was awarded first prize at the London Welsh ’’young singer of the year’’ and first prize in the 2008 Welsh Singers Competition. In 2009 she reached the final of the song prize in the prestigious BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Natalya was winner of the Clonter Opera Prize in 2010.

At the Guildhall she has appeared as Arminda La Finta Giardiniera , Tatyana Eugene Onegin, Antonia Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Ellen Orford Peter Grimes, and the title roles of Anna Bolena and Arabella (Opera Scenes) and the title role in Armeida’s La Spinalba. Recent roles include Blanche Les Dialogues des Carmelites and the title role in Tchakovsky’s Iolanta.

Future engagements include the cover of Armida in Rinaldo and First Nymph in Rusalka with Glyndebourne on Tour.

£15

Opera Gala Italia

Summer 2011 TBA

fundraising Opera Gala with cast of forthcoming Don Giovanni production

refreshments or bring a picnic

£35

Sir Thomas Allen; In search of Don Giovanni Masterclasses/workshop

Saturday 9th July 2011 10:30am

coffee and panettone break
prosecco

£15

Mozart - Don Giovanni

3rd & 4th September at 5:30pm

In Italian, fully staged, with orchestra. Conductor Andrew Charity. Singers, chorus and orchestra from RAM, RCM and Guildhall. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa who mentors two singers in the cast will attend a performance.
Pre-Opera talk by Monika Saunders at 3.15pm in Concert Hall.

Opera £40 - Dress £25.
Possible London date and venue.

Archive

Three Ladies of Hollywood

Sunday 23rd January at 3pm

The voices of Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell and Alice Faye
Also featuring:
Dancers: Fred Astaire, Buddy Ebsen and Buttons (the dog)
Singers: Dick Powell and Frances Langford
The music of: Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich
Louis Prima, David Rubinoff and Mickey Rooney
Comedians: JOE E BROWN - RED SKELTON - JACK OAKIE

Presented by David Candlin, Musical Filmographer

£10 including tea & cakes

Omri Epstein

Sunday 20th February at 4pm

Mozart - Sonata in B-flat, k.333
Schumann - Fantasy in C, Op.1
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
and other works

Omri Epstein - piano

Omri Epstein was born in Israel in 1986. Showing great promise from an early age, he commenced his piano studies at the age of 7 with Sarah Tal at the Israeli Conservatory in Tel Aviv and has been performing regularly since, both solo and chamber music. Omri won the Israeli Conservatory junior and senior piano competitions and was a recipient of the prestigious America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship. Subsequently he has given concerts in France, Germany, Switzerland, Israel, UK and the USA. In September 2002 he moved with his family to the U.K. and was accepted to study at the Purcell School with Ronald Smith.

In the UK he went on to win further prizes in competitions. Having won the Purcell School concerto competition, Omri performed Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 conducted by Damian Iorio at the Royal College of Music. He also played with the Israeli Symphony Orchestra and broadcast on Israeli radio. His concerts took place in such halls as the Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury), Chateau de Versailles (France), Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall among others.As well as participating in international solo and chamber music courses in Belgium, USA and IMS Prussia Cove, Omri has also attended master classes given by distinguished artists such as Alexander Satz, Cecile Ousset, Murray Perahia and Itzhak Perlman. Having won a full scholarship, Omri studied and graduated from the Royal College of Music and also completed an exchange programme with the Universität der Künste in Berlin. His teachers included Ruth Nye, Rainer Becker and Gordon Fergus-Thompson.

In addition to his solo concerts, Omri holds a busy schedule of performances with his family trio, giving concerts around the UK. Most recently he has won the 2nd Prize at the Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition.In 2010, Omri was accepted at the Royal Academy of Music on the MA postgraduate course. He is currently working with Sulamita Aronovsky.

£15

Leonora Trio

10th April 5pm

Gemma Sharples, violin.
Verity Evanson, cello.
Leanne Singh-Levett, piano.
The Leonora Piano Trio has a particular interest in programming works by female composers. Woodhouse programme to include Mozart, Turina and Schubert.

£18

Piano & Cello Recital by Artistic Patron James Lisney and his daughters Joy & Emma

8th May 6pm

Chopin Nocturnes opus 62
Lutoslawski Grave (1981)
JS Bach Gamba Sonata in D, BWV 1029
Debussy Estampes (1903)
Chopin Sonata in G, opus 65

£18

Beth McLean Songs My Mother Didn't Teach Me

15th May 6:00pm

Join us in this Cabaret at this happy hour. There will be cocktails, fine wines and nibbles at your table.

£15

Children's Event & Picnic

28th May 3pm

Peter & the Wolf by Prokofev

Free - voluntary donation

Counterpoise Ensemble featuring Eleanor Bron

4th June 6pm

Surrey Premiere in the presence of David Matthews
Programme David Matthews: Titians's Actaeon
Britten: Britten's Blue
Walton: Facade in a new arrangement by Iain Farrington
Curated by Barry Millington

£20

Events during 2010

Find all the latest event details and information during the Woodhouse Music 10th Anniversary 2010.
You can download or view a PDF (780k) version of the 8-page publication here:

Woodhouse Music 2000-2010

Go to the Bookings and Enquiries page for more information about tickets for any of the following events.

Irving Berlin

Sun 17th January at 4pm

An illustrated talk by D Candlin with vintage video excerpts. Tea and mulled wine will be served in the interval.

Cabaret at Woodhouse

Sat 30th January at 6pm

Songs, duets and entertainment from Weil to Cole Porter to Irving Berlin. Dress up, sip a cocktail and whoop it up!

Emilie Alford - mezzo-soprano
Emilie graduated from the RSAMD in Glasgow in 2008, and is now at the Royal College of Music, London, studying with the acclaimed soprano Janis Kelly and has sung with world-class musicians including Malcolm Martineau, Ann Murray, David Daniels, Roger Vignoles, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, and Mark Padmore.
She recently covered the role of Elisa (Tolomeo) for English Touring Opera's 2009 Handelfest; other operatic experience includes Cis (Albert Herring, RSAMD/Landestheater Salzburg). Emilie won the RCM Concerto Competition, the RCM's Lieder Prize, and in 2009 was a finalist in the Ozone Les Azuriales Young Artists Competition in Nice, France. Upcoming engagements include Ravel Shéhérazade with the RCM Symphony Orchestra, and Eurilla (Il Pastor Fido, RCM).

Tyler Clarke - tenor
Tyler is currently the Gisela Gledhill Vocal Scholar at the Royal College of Music International Opera School and studies with Timothy Evans-Jones. He held the Peter Pears Scholarship, the Drapers’ De Turckheim Vocal Scholarship. Roles include La Resurrezione (London Handel Festival), Aminta Atalanta (London Handel Festival), Il Podesta La Finta Giardiniera (RCM) and Lysander A Midsummer Night’s Dream (RCM), the title role in Albert Herring for Co-Opera Company, debut recital at the Crush Room, Royal Opera House, Elijah at the Royal Festival Hall with Kurt Masur, Tamino Die Zauberflöte (RCM). His prizes include Les Azuriales Trust Prize 2009.

Joseph Ramadan - piano

Repertoire: French, American and German

Cello and Piano Recital

Sunday 21st February at 4pm

Stephanie Oade - cello
Stephanie Oade is a postgraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music. She is the recipient of awards from the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund, Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Craxton Memorial Trust and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
She was awarded a first class honours degree from the Royal Northern College of Music where she was awarded the Leonard Rose Cello Prize for the highest Final Recital mark. In 2009 she gained a PGDip (Performance) with Distinction and became a Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music, earning the right to add the letters FRSM to her name.
She regularly performs with the BBC Philharmonic, Liverpool Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras and her chamber groups (cello and guitar and piano trio) perform widely across the UK. Stephanie’s debut CD is due for release early in 2010.

Bach: Sonata for Gamba in G major (BWV 1027)
Samuel Barber: Sonata (Op 6)
Mendelssohn: Song Without Words in D major (Op109)
Chopin: Sonata in g minor (Op 65)
Encore: slow movement of the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata.

Duncan Glenday - piano
Since completing his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, Duncan has performed extensively throughout England and Scotland, in recital and as concerto soloist. Concerto performances include Beethoven's second piano concerto with the English Philharmonic Orchestra on the Isle of Man, Brahms’ concerto no1 with the Oldham Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s “Emperor” with the Halifax Symphony Orchestra, concertos by Mozart with the Amadeus Orchestra, and Copland and Dohnanyi with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded for BBC Radio 2, has performed at the International Lake District Summer Music Festival, the Ryedale Festival, the Belfast Festival. Duncan has enjoyed success in various prizes and competitions, including first prize in the 1994 John Ireland Competition, and was a semi-finalist in the 2002 Calabria International Piano Competition in Italy.

£15 incl wine & nibbles

Anniversary Piano Recital

Sunday 25th April at 5pm

Chopin - Polonaises opus 263, Polonaises opus 40, Sonata in b, opus 58
Schumann - Fantaisie in C, opus 17

James Lisney - piano

"I havenothing but praise for James Lisney`s piano playing; he combines velvet touch and wide range of colour with complete understanding of phrasing and dynamic shading. This is someone who can really give the mechanical box of wires and wood a singing soul" The Telegraph October 18th, 20.15, Amsterdam Concertgebouw - www.concertgebouw.nl

£15 incl wine & nibbles

Deadly Pleasures - Scenes Natural and Unnatural

Sat 8th May at 7pm

This concert has been cancelled

International actress Johanna Lonsky stars with Alexandra Wood (violin), Kyle Horch (saxophone), Deborah Calland (trumpet), and Iain Farrington (piano).

John Casken: Deadly Pleasures, based on a narrative poem by Pushkin in a graphic translation by
D. M. Thomas, conjures the sultry, sensuous world of Cleopatra’s court.

Schumann: melodramas Ballade vom Heideknaben and Die Flüchtlinge unfold mysterious scenarios on moorland and water, ‘Grand’ Second Violin Sonata was described by Joachim as ‘overflowing with noble passion’, its last movement reminding one off the sea ‘with its glorious waves of sound’, and the delightful ‘Forest Scenes’ for piano solo complete the programme.

£15 incl wine & nibbles

Trumpet Masterclasses

Sat 5th June from 2.30 to 5pm

Trumpet Masterclasses by Crispian Steele-Perkins - trumpet(s) and Caroline Clipsham - piano. No programme as students will bring music.

£15 (£25 for combined ticket to Masterclass + Concert below)

There will be a Tea and Picnic interval, followed by...

Concert with Crispian Steele-Perkins

Sat 5th June at 6.30pm

Handel - Sinfonia in D
Purcell - Trumpet Overture
Gershwin - Prelude No 2
A demonstration of the techniques used to perform the famous Trumpet
Tunes of the 17th & 18th centuries
Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in Eb
Charpentier - Prelude to “Te Deum”
Mozart - Posthorn Sonata
Handel - Trumpet Suite
Gershwin - Medley

Crispian Steele-Perkins - trumpet
A trumpet soloist who is world-renowned for the quality of his performances and wide-ranging musical experience.Education Guildhall School of Music His interest in collecting and restoring antique trumpets led him to begin performing on them - you may have heard Crispian’s playing introducing the BBC’s ‘The Antiques Roadshow’. His unique performances and recordings on genuine historic instruments led Continuo Magazine to describe him as ‘the world’s leading player of the Baroque trumpet’. Playing alongside some of the world’s greatest singers, Crispian’s purity of tone and artistic subtlety has received critical acclaim for more than three decades. Recordings of Handel’s ‘Let the Bright Seraphim’ with Dame Kiri te Kanawa and ‘Eternal source of Light Divine’ with James Bowman are familiar to many. More recently his performances with Emma Kirkby, Lynne Dawson, Carolyn Sampson, Bryn Terfel and Lesley Garrett have firmly established his reputation. His work in the studios has included more than 80 film, TV scores and commercials, appearing alongside Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Harry Secombe, Kate Bush, Elaine Page, Chris Rea and Lulu. His many Solo recordings extend from Purcell to Gershwin and his largest "live" audience was 133,000 at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Caroline Clipsham - piano
After attending Chethams School of Music, Caroline was awarded a scholarship to study with Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. There she won numerous awards and prizes including Claud Beddington Prize for Beethoven, the Gregory Salzman Piano award and the Sheriff’s Prize for the highest final recital marks.
Caroline has performed at the Wigmore Hall and St. John’s, Smith Square in London, the National Concert Hall, Dublin; Chichester Cathedral; Dorking Halls; Guildford International Music Festival, the International Holland Music Sessions and also in South Africa as well as performances around Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and a tour of Eastern Europe.
Caroline has made a documentary for Carlton television which featured her playing Chopin’s original piano. She has recorded for ORF (Austrian National Radio) and has performed with the Ulster Orchestra in "Sonorities", Festival of Contemporary Music, for BBC Radio 3. She has also recorded a solo piano CD and a DVD, and has performed recently for Cherie Blair, and in the Middle East where she played for the Emir of Qatar.

£15 incl wine & nibbles
(£25 for combined ticket to Masterclass + Concert)

Children's Event

Saturday 19th June at 3pm

Babar the elephant by F. Poulenc and Childrens Corner by Claude Debussy. The day's theme is Africa, so please dress up!

Pianist: Akino Baker Kitahara.
Narrator: Daniel Baker.

Free - retiring donation for children"s charity at your discretion.

Woodhouse 10th Year Anniversary Summer Gala

11th July at 6:30pm

Opera Gala in the round; please take a seat at Cafe La Boheme for arias and duets from well-loved operas performed by our previous and future artists singing Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Handel, Mozart, Bizet and more. Two sopranos and two tenors sing Caro Bambino Mio Mimi. Enjoy Italian antipasti, wine, beautiful singers, ambience, raffle, and serenades.

Tickets £20 (black tie, champagne reception)

Woodhouse 10th Year Anniversary Summer Gala

29th August at 3:15pm

A fascinating insight into opera behind the scenes. Don't miss the chance to see Maestro Sir Tom Allen conducting an opera workshop with singers in preparation for Cosi fan Tutte performances at Woodhouse (see cast list below).

Sir Tom Allen masterclasses May 2009.

Sir Tom Allen coaching Martha Jones as Dorabella in Woodhouse Opera Cosi 2010

Sir Tom Allen is very kindly giving of his time coaching and advising on our Cosi production, so expect the highest standard of interpretation and performances - Woodhouse Opera is very grateful to him for giving his time.

Tickets £10

OPERA FESTIVAL: Cosi Fan Tutte

4th - 5th Sept at 4pm
(Dress Rehearsal on 2nd Sept)

We will stage Cosi fan tutte as part of our 10 Years of Woodhousemusic Celebrations during 2010.

A sumptuous, fully-staged production beside the lake, performed in English, introducing exciting stars of tomorrow. Fully-staged in period setting with orchestra.

Fiordiligi: Susan Parkes, Dorabella: Martha Jones, Guglielmo: Edward Grint, Ferrando: Webb, Despina: Helen Jane Howells, Conductor: Joe Ramadam
Producer and Director: Monika Saunders

With singers, chorus and orchestra from RAM and RCM.

Pre-opera talk by Monika Saunders at 3.15pm in the Concert Hall.

There will be a picnic interval from 5pm to 6:30pm. The opera will finish at about 8:15pm.

Tickets: Opera £30.
Dress rehearsal on Sept 2nd £18.
London date and venue TBA

Soojin Han - violin recital

30th October at 4pm

Details TBA

Tickets £15

Hiroaki Takenouchi - piano recital

Sunday 28th Nov at 3pm

Played on the occasion of the Wigmore Hall Circle of friends visit to Woodhouse.

Schumann: Fantasy in C Op.17
Albéniz: Selections from Iberia
Chopin: Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58

www.hiroakitakenouchi.com

Tickets £15

Masterclass with Janis Kelly

Date TBA

Janis Kelly, professor at RCM often sings principal roles at ENO and ROH, last heard in Gianni Schicchi with Sir Thomas Allen.

Tickets £15

John Amis

Date TBA

John Amis, the well-known and much-loved music journalist, raconteur and critic, will entertain and amuse us with his wit and anecdotes about musical life in England and beyond. He has known them all!

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Events during 2009

Newly discovered music by Vaughan Williams and others

8th November 3pm

Alan Rowlands and Alistair Sims will perform new found piano music by English Composers, including Ralph Vaughan Williams. They will perform on two pianos and this will be a historic event prior to their recording the concert on the Albion Label on 14th November here at Woodhouse. Alan Rowlands was,of course,a close friend of John Ireland and world premiered some of his works.

£15 incl wine & nibbles.

Bring me the Head Of Papa Haydn

29th November 4pm

An entertaining and witty black humour music theatre, devoted to Papa Haydn written by Piers Burton-Page, broadcastor and music critic who has worked at the BBC and the Proms.

Performed by the author and Gerald Davidson, actor and playwright. This play is preceded by an introduction from Piers about the life and works of Haydn, whose anniversary year it is. Includes musical samples.

£15 incl wine & nibbles.

Opera Festival

3rd - 7th September

This year we celebrate Purcell and Handel.

Purcell — Dido and Aeneas, semi-staged.

Acis and Galatea
6th and 7th September

Handel's Acis and Galatea with singers and Orchestra from the RCM, Sunday 6th September at 4pm, with Natasha Day as Galatea, Alex Cadden as Acis, Jimmy Holliday as Polyphemus and Oli Johnston as Damon. Alasdair Gemmel Kitchen conducts.

A fully staged production in the grounds of Woodhouse Copse, with food, wine and picnics on the lawn. London performance at 49 Queensgate Terrace on Mon 7th September.

Sir Thomas Allen

May 30th, 2.30pm, 7pm

The world-renowned baritone Sir Thomas Allen will be giving Open Master Classes with singers from various conservatoires. He will be giving master classes on Mozart and beloved opera arias. There will be a gala recital at 7pm with an optional supper and the opportunity to meet Sir Tom and the artists afterward.

Masterclass — 2.30pm
Gala recital, supper and meet the artists — 7pm

Flute Day and Gala Concert

May 16th

Flute Day — Open Masterclass
Gala Concert at 7pm
     International Maestro, Wissam Boustany
     Jennifer Raven, flute
     Solos and duets

Colin Alexander (cello) and Omri Epstein (piano)

March 29th at 4pm

Bach — Suite Number 4
Beethoven — Sonata for cello and Piano Number 2
Webern — Three Little Pieces
     Sonata for Cello and Piano
Brahms — Sonata for cello and Piano Number 2

Colin started the cello at the age of three and has recently graduated from the Guildhall School of Music. In 2004 Colin won the National Youth String Quartet Competition with The Azurra Quartet. He has performed at The Wigmore Hall, Palace of Versailles, The Chelsea and Cambridge Festivals and in Howard Goodhall's television series, 'How Music Works'.

Woodhouse Celebrates

Bach, Purcell and Handel

Laura Mitchell, soprano

Charlotte Forrest, piano

February 22nd at 4pm

Purcell — Sweeter than roses / The Plaint (The Fairy Queen)
     Ah how sweet it is to love / When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas)
     'Twas within a furlong
Bach — Blute nur (St Matthew Pasn) / Zerfliesse, mein Herze (St.John Pasn)
Handel — In darkness deep (Theodora) / Voglio Amor (Elisa, Tolomeo)
     Oh sleep why dost thou leave me (Semele)
     Lascia chio pianga (Almirena, Rinaldo)
     Ho Perduto / L’empio rigor del fato (Rodelinda)

Laura was a scholar at The RCM where she gained a First-class Honours degree and Postgraduate diploma. In 2007 she won the prestigious Song price at Kathleen Ferrier awards and Lies Askonas Prize. She has performed with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and sang Bach's St. John's Passion with Mark Padmore as the Evangelist.

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