Sunday 20th February 2022
3.00 pm
Venue: Colyer-Fergusson Hall
Mark Padmore, tenor and
Simon Lepper, piano
.
Two of the world’s greatest exponents of the art of singing and piano partnership present a recital of songs by
Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn, Britten, Barber, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Ives, Rebecca Clarke, Tippett, Gurney and Holt
Sponsored by the Canterbury Music Club “100 Club”
Book tickets
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Mark Padmore, tenor and
Simon Lepper, piano
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
From Mélodies de Venise
Op. 58:
Mandoline
En sourdine
Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947)
From Chansons grises:
Chanson d'automne
Tous deux
L’Allée est sans fin
En sourdine
L'heure exquise
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
La bonne chanson Op.61:
Une sainte en son auréole
Puisque l’aube grandit
La lune blanche luit dans
les bois
J'allais par des chemins
perfides
J'ai presque peur, en
vérité
Avant que tu ne t’en
ailles
Donc, ce sera par un clair
jour d'été
N’est-ce pas?
L'hiver a cessé
Interval
Britten (1913-1976)
Who Are These Children?
Barber (1910-1981)
Bessie Bobtail
Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Silent Noon
Finzi (1901-1956)
Channel Firing
Ives (1874-1954)
The Housatonic at
Stockbridge
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
The Seal Man
Tippett (1905-1998)
Full Fathom Five
Gurney (1890-1937)
Sleep
Finzi (1901-1956)
Fear No More the
Heat O' the Sun
Holst (1874-1934)
Betelgeuse
Britten (1913-1976)
From This Way to the Tomb:
Evening
Night
Folksong:
At the mid hour of night
Simon Lepper, who grew up in Canterbury, read music at King’s College, Cambridge before studying piano accompaniment with Michael Dussek at the Royal Academy of Music and later with Ruben Lifschitz at the Fondation Royaumont.
He is a professor of collaborative piano and a vocal repertoire coach at the Royal College of Music, London where he is also in charge of the collaborative piano course. Since 2003 he has been an official accompanist for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.
His discography includes two volumes of Debussy Songs and a Strauss disc with Gillian Keith, a disc of Mahler songs with Karen Cargill, the complete songs of Jonathan Dove with Kitty Whately and a CD of contemporary violin works with Carolin Widmann.
Mark Padmore was born in London, grew up in Canterbury and studied at King’s College, Cambridge. He has established an international career in opera, concert and recital. His appearances in Bach Passions have gained particular notice, especially his renowned performances as Evangelist in the St Matthew and St John Passions with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Simon Rattle, staged by Peter Sellars.
Mark collaborated Simon Lepper and the Sacconi Quartet to bring Vaughan Williams' "On Wenlock Edge" and Jonathan Dove's tragic masterpiece "In Damascus" to Canterbury Music Club for their 75th Anniversary Season.
A highlight of Mark’s 2021/22 season is a residency at Wigmore Hall where he celebrates his relationship with pianists Till Fellner, Imogen Cooper, Mitsuko Uchida and Paul Lewis.
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