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Charlotte Sleet and Helen Birch: Frauenliebe und Leben
Part of the Even More Song: Recitals by the Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir - 2023 Series
Add to my Calendar 17-11-2023 20:00 17-11-2023 22:00 36 Charlotte Sleet and Helen Birch: Frauenliebe und Leben In the second concert of this month's recital series given by the Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Charlotte Sleet (Mezzo-Soprano) and Helen Birch (Piano) present Robert Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben, Edvard Grieg's Sechs Lieder and Benjamin Britten's Cabaret Songs. The Clerks are the professional adult singers of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. The choir is revered for the vibrancy of its sound and its artistic flexibility, performing early and contemporary music with equal skill. Over the years the choir has provided a perfect platform for singers to progress to other award-winning choral groups such as the BBC Singers, The Sixteen, The King’s Singers, The Tallis Scholars and The Cardinall’s Musick as well as to solo careers in oratorio, opera and musical theatre. The choir is regularly involved in broadcasts of Evensong and other key services and concerts, and is often heard performing theme tunes and incidental music for TV dramas and films. Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldate's
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DP
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Cabaret Songs
Edvard Grieg – Sechs Lieder, Op.48
Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und leben, Op.42
Performers
Charlotte Sleet – mezzo-soprano
Helen Birch – piano
The Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
In the second concert of this month's recital series given by the Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Charlotte Sleet (Mezzo-Soprano) and Helen Birch (Piano) present Robert Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben, Edvard Grieg's Sechs Lieder and Benjamin Britten's Cabaret Songs.
The Clerks are the professional adult singers of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. The choir is revered for the vibrancy of its sound and its artistic flexibility, performing early and contemporary music with equal skill. Over the years the choir has provided a perfect platform for singers to progress to other award-winning choral groups such as the BBC Singers, The Sixteen, The King’s Singers, The Tallis Scholars and The Cardinall’s Musick as well as to solo careers in oratorio, opera and musical theatre.
The choir is regularly involved in broadcasts of Evensong and other key services and concerts, and is often heard performing theme tunes and incidental music for TV dramas and films.
