LEEDS LUNCHTIME CHAMBER MUSIC 24/25

Leeds Lieder: Academy Song Circle

BETWEEN HEAVEN & EARTH

Songs inspired by biblical texts and folk poetry, encompassing all aspects of human existence from the desire for the eternal to the small joys in life.

Daniel Vening – bass-baritone
Alison Ma – piano

Johannes Brahms Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs)
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Erin O’Rourke – soprano
Cherry Wong – piano

Samuel Barber Hermit Songs
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Anton Kirchhoff – baritone
Tammas Slater – piano

Gustav Mahler Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Nos 5, 4, 1, & 11

Approximately 50 minutes without interval

Founded in 2004, the Academy Song Circle offers students the opportunity to hone their skills in the art of recital singing, with specialist coaching and performance opportunities within the Academy and at external venues around the UK.

The Song Circle gives annual recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Leeds Lieder Festival and Austrian Cultural Forum, and in recent years has also appeared at the Oxford Lieder Festival, Kings Place, the Queen’s Gallery, and the National Gallery. Events at the Academy include an annual Valentine’s Day recital and a yearly Schubertiade, held on the anniversary of Schubert’s birth, acknowledging his place as the ‘prince of song’. Academy Song Circle has made three CD recordings: Songs of Spring, Songs of Seduction, and Goethe’s Girls and Mörike’s Men.