Debussy and Wagner: Music of Transcendence at St Marylebone Parish Church, London on Saturday 24th June 2023

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Debussy and Wagner: Music of Transcendence

Add to my Calendar 24-06-2023 18:00 24-06-2023 20:00 36 Debussy and Wagner: Music of Transcendence Soprano Katherine Crompton has worked with groups including Glyndebourne Festival Opera, London Handel Festival, and Oxford Lieder Festival, and tonight she performs Wagner’s searching song cycle Wesendonck-Lieder with chamber orchestra. St Marylebone Director of Music Bertie Baigent conducts, and the programme is completed by Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Wagner’s serenely beautiful Siegfried Idyll.   Music has always been a core part of the life of St Marylebone, with many connections and histories interwoven into our history and community. Wagner visited Marylebone in 1855 where he was the guest of the violinist Prosper Stainton, resident at 8 Hinde Street, and tonight’s orchestra includes many alumni of Marylebone’s own world-renowned musical institution, the Royal Academy of Music.   Join us for an evening of musical transcendence! St Marylebone Parish Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Marylebone Parish Church
17 Marylebone Rd
Marylebone
London
NW1 5LT
England

Saturday 24th June 2023
6:00 PM

Programme

Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Claude Debussy – Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Richard Wagner – Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

Performers

Bertie Baigent – Conductor
Katherine Crompton – soprano

Marylebone Chamber Orchestra

Programme Note

Soprano Katherine Crompton has worked with groups including Glyndebourne Festival Opera, London Handel Festival, and Oxford Lieder Festival, and tonight she performs Wagner’s searching song cycle Wesendonck-Lieder with chamber orchestra.

St Marylebone Director of Music Bertie Baigent conducts, and the programme is completed by Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Wagner’s serenely beautiful Siegfried Idyll.

Music has always been a core part of the life of St Marylebone, with many connections and histories interwoven into our history and community. Wagner visited Marylebone in 1855 where he was the guest of the violinist Prosper Stainton, resident at 8 Hinde Street, and tonight’s orchestra includes many alumni of Marylebone’s own world-renowned musical institution, the Royal Academy of Music.

Join us for an evening of musical transcendence!

Escapism and transcendence from the everyday through musical performances of Wagner and Debusy's compositions.

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