10am Cushion Concert for Under 5s: Emma Stannard, Keval Shah, Aliye Cornish
21 October 2018, 10:00 - 11:00
Concert
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
St Hilda's College,
Oxford
This performance is for children under 5 years old.
Please see the morning's schedule below for details of the later performance for children over 5 years old.
Presented in association with the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Explore the human voice, the piano, singing, playing, words and music in a fun family morning as part of the well-established Cushion Concerts series at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building.
Morning Schedule:
10am and 11am: under 5s
12pm: over 5s
Emma Stannard
Emma Stannard
mezzo-soprano
Cumbrian mezzo-soprano Emma Stannard trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and on the Royal Academy Opera Course (RAO). Emma is now a student of Anthony Roden. For RAO Emma performed the roles of Ruggiero Alcina, Junon Orphée aux enfers, Hanna May Night and Poppea L’incoronazione di Poppea. She was presented a Regency Award for her successes with the company and has since performed the roles of Flora La traviata (Young Artist production) at Opera Holland Park and Minerva Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and P... Read Full Biography
Keval Shah
Keval Shah
Pianist
Praised by The Observer for his ‘exceptional… deft and responsive’ playing, the young British-Indian pianist Keval Shah performs extensively as a song accompanist and chamber musician, with a recital schedule taking him across the UK and Europe. He has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and St John’s, Smith Square, as well as appearing at many of Europe’s leading music festivals, including the Aldeburgh, Leeds Lieder, and Oxford Lieder festivals, and at the Heidelberger Frühling.... Read Full Biography
Aliye Cornish
Aliye Cornish
Presenter
Aliye Cornish is a viola player specialising in historical performance, whose busy schedule of performing and recording takes her across the globe. She has been a member of John Eliot Gardiner’s English Baroque Soloists since 2009 and highlights include their tour and recording of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in 2016, the Monteverdi Opera Trilogy tour last year across the US and Europe, and several appearances at the BBC Proms and Buckingham Palace. She also works regularly with John Butt and the Dunedin Consort, and Jonathan Cohen ... Read Full BiographyThis event is part of a series:
The Grand Tour – A European Journey in Song
The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...