Bristol composer Richard Barnard is embarking on a new project – a new set of Early Stroll Songs, to be entitled “Early Stroll Songs: Lockdown Edition”. The songs, like the original set (which were premiered by Bristol Song Recital Series Curator Martin Le Poidevin, along with guitarist Amanda Cook), are settings of Tweets made by […]
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Emma says: “Keep singing”
Emma Winscom, who sang for us in a Lunchtime Recital last year, has written a plea to everyone to ‘keep singing’. You can read her document here: EmmaWinscom.com. Go to that site and click on the ‘a thought to share’ link. Emma says “Singing is my heart, my soul, your heart, your soul… We all […]
Coronavirus
It will be no surprise that we have suspended our live concert-giving during the course of the current pandemic. This is both in line with Government guidelines, and also in order to protect our audiences against the virus. In the interim – and depending, of course, on the practicalities and the availability of the performers […]
Great Quilter!
A big thank you to all those who came to the recital last week, to hear Charlotte Newstead and Stefan Hofkes perform some wonderful Fauré, Bellini and Quilter. Truly magnificent, and greatly appreciated on one of the few days when the sun was actually shining, filling Saint Stephen’s with some early spring warmth. We continue […]
Celebrating Beethoven
2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, and to mark the occasion we are putting on a special Beethoven lunchtime recital! The recital will be sung by Niall Hoskin, with Stephen Browne accompanying. Expect the music to include An Die Ferne Geliebte and other Beethoven songs. The recital is currently planned for 20th May, […]
Vote for Lilliput Concerts
Jenna Brown – who sang for us in last week’s fantastic lunchtime recital – runs a wonderful series of concerts for (very) young people called Lilliput Concerts. Lilliput Concerts are given by professional musicians, but their core audience is the very young, giving them (and often the adults who bring them) a first taste of […]
Two firsts!
Today’s lunchtime recital by Fuga gave us two firsts for the Recital Series: a singer accompanied by a violin rather than by the piano, and a dog on the stage! The first is easier to explain – there is a very small, but hugely wonderful, repertoire for voice and violin and as Amelia (Goodall, the […]
4th March: Jenna Brown and Amelia Goodall combine for a fantastic recital of music for voice and violin. Including music by Vaughan Williams and Holst. 
11th March: Music by Quilter, Bellini and Faure from Recital Series favourite Charlotte
18th March: Bass-baritone Martin sings Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel, Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad and more!