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SongEasel | A Great American Songbook with Nadine Benjamin MBE
Part of the DREAMS: Sweet Harmony 2026 Series
Add to my Calendar 04-07-2026 19:00 04-07-2026 21:00 36 SongEasel | A Great American Songbook with Nadine Benjamin MBE Nadine Benjamin MBE returns to SongEasel to conclude our 2026 summer series with a jubilant programme paying homage to the 250 anniversary of American independence. Expect Spirituals and classics such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin paired with songs by African-American composers, alongside Andre Previn’s Honey & Rue, setting words by Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. This song cycle was described by the Chicago Tribune as moving "across a specifically black, urban, female landscape of experience". St Laurence Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Laurence Church
Bromley Road
Catford
London
SE6 2TS
England
Tickets
Prices: Tickets £20 | £15 concessions
Book Tickets
Programme
Cole Porter – Song selection
Traditional Spiritual – Selected spirituals
Andre Previn – Honey and Rue
George Gershwin – Selected songs
Performers
Nadine Benjamin – soprano
Jocelyn Freeman – piano
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Programme Note
Nadine Benjamin MBE returns to SongEasel to conclude our 2026 summer series with a jubilant programme paying homage to the 250 anniversary of American independence.
Expect Spirituals and classics such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin paired with songs by African-American composers, alongside Andre Previn’s Honey & Rue, setting words by Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. This song cycle was described by the Chicago Tribune as moving "across a specifically black, urban, female landscape of experience".
