The Pale of Settlement: Alison Rose, Gareth Brynmor John, Florent Mourier
15 October 2018, 17:30
Recital
Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN
Presented in association with the National Opera Studio, with the generous support of the Nicholas John Trust.
Between 1791 and 1917 there existed in eastern Poland and western Russia a vast area known as the Pale of Settlement, created by Catherine the Great in an attempt to squeeze Jews out of her Empire. While financial poverty dominated, musical life was maintained and even blossomed. This concert, given by artists of the National Opera Studio, will shine a light on this little-known yet rich heritage of Yiddish art song.
Programme
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Anonymous
Shlof mayn kind -
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Hebrew Love Song -
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Pesn' Saula pered boem ('King Saul') -
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Ja ‑‑ cvetok polevoj, ja ‑‑ lilija dolin ('Hebrew Song') -
Moshe Milner (1886 - 1953)
In Kheyder -
Anonymous
Vi azoy lebt der Kayser -
Velvl Zbarzher (1826 - 1883)
Der Filosof Moshe Milner (1886 - 1953)
Vocal Suite
- 1. Der Fogel
- 2. Viglid
- 3. Oyfn grinem bergele
- 4. Der Yeger
- 5. Tants, Meydele, Tants, Tants
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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)
Duša moja mračna. Skorej, pevec, skorej! ('Hebrew Melody') -
Traditional
Yoshke fort avek
Alison Rose
Alison Rose
Soprano
Alison Rose is the winner of the 2015 Maggie Teyte Prize and a 2017 Leonard Ingrams Award. She studied on the Opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was a National Opera Studio Young Artist for the 15/16 season. Concert highlights include Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music at the BBC Last Night of the Proms 2016, Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall, Iain Burnside’s musical play Shining Armour with Roderick Williams and Victoria Newlyn, Britten’s Les Illuminations at the Southwell Music F... Read Full Biography
Gareth Brynmor John
Gareth Brynmor John
Baritone
Winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award, baritone Gareth Brynmor John studied Geography at St John’s College, Cambridge, and The Royal Academy of Music. In his final year, he won the Royal Academy of Music Patrons’ Award, was awarded the Silver Medal by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and an Independent Opera Postgraduate Voice Fellowship. He is now studying at the National Opera Studio where he is supported by the Royal Opera House, Richard Carne Trust, and Chris Ball. For English Touring Opera, he sang Edoardo in Doni... Read Full Biography
Florent Mourier
Florent Mourier
Pianist
French pianist Florent Mourier is a recitalist, collaborative pianist and vocal coach. He graduated from the Artist Masters’ course in solo performance, vocal accompaniment and chamber music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and went on to be a 2017/18 Young Artist Répétiteur at the National Opera Studio. Florent is an active performer who regularly gives recitals in the UK, France and the Netherlands. He has played at the Wigmore Hall, the Barbican Hall, Milton Court, St John’s Smith’s Square in L... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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