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"A warm lyric soprano with a glorious voice and a particular gift for communicating"
"magic, just magic"
"captivating"
"a wonderfully atmospheric performance"
"truly memorable"
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Alice has a particular love of performing the classical song repertoire. She has given many recitals in London and the South East, frequently being asked back for repeat visits.
Her ever-growing repertoire is wide and varied, enabling her to put together rewarding recital programmes that are much enjoyed by audiences. If desired, programmes can be arranged around particular themes.
Her interest encompasses songs by contemporary composers and she recently gave the first performance of an extensive song cycle by St Johanser.
Alice's song repertoire includes songs by:
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Bantock, Barber, Bridge, Britten, Clarke, Dowland, Dring, Gurney, Hageman, Head, Lehmann, Purcell, Quilter |
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Brahms, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Wolf |
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Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, Hahn, Poulenc |
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Coward, Gershwin, Kern, Lehrer, Porter, Rodgers, Weill |
Alice's oratorio repertoire ranges from the baroque through the romantic and into contemporary music.
Recent engagements as soprano soloist have included performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Haydn's Little Organ Mass, Respighi's Lauda Sion, the Rutter Requiem, Chilcott's Jubilate and a recording of a new oratorio by St Johanser.
Other repertoire includes:
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Matthäus Passion |
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Mass in F minor |
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The Light of Life |
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Requiem |
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The Messiah |
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The Creation |
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Elijah |
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Requiem |
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Messe Solennelle |
Recent performances have included Strauss - Four Last Songs.
Her operatic repertoire includes arias from:
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Carmen |
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Pagliacci |
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The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte |
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Madame Butterfly, Turandot, La Boheme |
Make your wedding celebration special and delight your guests with some beautiful music as part of your service. Or take time to remember a loved one whilst listening to a well-loved classic.
Sacred/wedding repertoire includes the following songs, but these are only a few examples. If your choice is not listed please do ask:
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Bach/Gounod or Schubert or Caccini |
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Bach |
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Schumann |
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Bernstein |
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Here are the songs on her demo disc for you to download. The pianist is Anna Le Hair. All these tracks were recorded live at a recital given for Guildford URC Music Society in November 2005.
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| Down by the Salley Gardens | Clarke | Windows Media | ||
| Der Nussbaum | Schumann | Windows Media | ||
| An die Nachtigall | Brahms | Windows Media | ||
| Mausfallensprüchlein | Wolf | Windows Media | ||
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Die Verlassene Mägdlein | Wolf | Windows Media | |
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Allerseelen |
Strauss | Windows Media | |
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Cäcilie |
Strauss | Windows Media |
If you have difficulty downloading the song or don't have the ability to handle Windows Media (.wma) files, contact Alice for a demo CD.
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