Penelope Turner – soprano; Andrew Wise – pianist and composer
Not just a Song Recital
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songs for soprano and piano – from classical to cabaret: Francis Poulenc, Samuel Barber, Benjamin Britten, Andrew Wise
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an intimate atmosphere involving the audience directly
- equal attention to both music and words
Light and Shade
- from serious and intense to light-heartedly humorous
- contrast and variety
- more photos from ‘Classic Meets Cabaret’ in concert
- an effervescent blend of cabaret and song recital in a delightful double-act
- interpreting poetry through music
- no invisible curtain between audience and artists
- an international programme in English and French
Press
- Penelope Turner and Andrew Wise entranced their audience with a sparkling song recital that was by turn touching, humorous and thought-provoking… We will certainly be asking them back.” Cambridge Society of Belgium
- “Het was werkelijk heel mooi: onderhoudend en aangrijpend, en natuurlijjk prachtig gezongen en voorgedragen. Het was anderhalf uur lang alsof je werd meegenomen van het ene naar het andere lied, van de ene emotie naar de andere, soms tegengestelde – en dat terwijl de tijd voorbij vloog zonder één moment van inzinking.” Ger Groot, writer and philosopher.
Programme Details
Francis Poulenc – Banalités (1940). Words by Guillaume Apollinaire.
- Chanson d’Orkenise
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- Hôtel
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- Fagnes de Wallonie
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- Voyage à Paris
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- Sanglots
Andrew Wise – Three Auden Songs (2006). Words by W.H.Auden.
- Musée des Beaux Arts
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- Roman Wall Blues
- Autumn Song
Benjamin Britten – Cabaret Songs (1937). Words by W.H. Auden.
- Tell me the truth about love
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- Funeral Blues
- Johnny
- Calypso
Samuel Barber – Despite and Still, Op. 41 (1969). Words by Robert Graves, Theodore Roethke, James Joyce.
- A Last Song
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- My Lizard (Wish for a Young Love)
- In the Wilderness
- Solitary Hotel
- Despite and Still
