the tait memorial trust presents
Winter Prom showcasing australian talent
7.30pm, Tuesday 9th December 2014 St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA
The Tait Chamber Orchestra
conducted by
Kelly Lovelady
Grainger Handel in the Strand
The Dying Swan Choreography: Richardson Music: Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat
Sollima Violoncelles Vibrez!
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Penkin Changing Feet (premiere)
Mozart Ch’io mi scordi di te?
Puccini La bohème finale, from Act 1
Requiem—Solo Choreography: MacMillan Music: Fauré - Pie Jesu
Tickets available now from £15
- £35
To book call: 020 7222 1061 • Book online: www.sjss.org.uk booking fees per transaction:
£2 by telephone / £1.50 online
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Winter Prom The TaitTrust at St John’s Smith Square 7.30pm, Tuesday 9th December 2014 St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA Grainger Handel in the Strand jayson gillham, piano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat jayson gillham, piano Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending xenia deviatkina-loh, violin Mozart Ch’io mi scordi di te? elena xanthoudakis, soprano jayson gillham, piano 1
Requiem—Solo 1 Music: Fauré - Pie Jesu; Requiem in D Minor kenneth macmillan, choreography sophie moffatt, dancer 2
Sollima Violoncelles Vibrez! yelian he, cello adam szabo, cello Penkin Changing Feet nicola crowe, flute
coached by leanne benjamin obe marlena devoe,
soprano chad vindin, piano
The Dying Swan Music: Saint- Saëns – The Swan; Carnival of the Animals calvin richardson, choreography & dancer 3 adam szabo, cello chad vindin, piano
Puccini La Bohème finale Act 1; Che gelida manina Si, mi chiamano Mimi O soave fanciulla lauren fagan, soprano 4 gerard schneider, tenor 5
performances & appearances with kind permission of: The MacMillan Estate, 2 The Royal Ballet School, 3 The Royal Ballet, 4 The Royal Opera House, 5 The National Opera Studio
Tickets available now from £15
- £35
To book call: 020 7222 1061 • Book online: www.sjss.org.uk booking fees per transaction:
Join us as we showcase young Australian performing artists. The Tait Chamber Orchestra comprising Australian musicians in the UK, conducted by Kelly Lovelady, and Jayson Gillham, winner of the 2014 Montreal International Piano Competition will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat and Grainger’s Handel in the Strand. Highlights also include soprano, Elena Xanthoudakis, singing Mozart’s concert aria Ch’io mi scordi di te? with Jayson Gillham and orchestra; Xenia DeviatkinaLoh will play Vaughan Williams’ beautiful The Lark Ascending; Yelian He and Adam Szabo will play Sollima’s exciting ‘duel’ for two cellos and string orchestra Violoncelles Vibrez!; and Australian composer and inaugural Tait Scholar, Kevin Penkin, premieres a piece for flute and orchestra entitled Changing Feet featuring flautist, Nicola Crowe.
£2 by telephone / £1.50 online
In honour of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of WW1, we are grateful that The MacMillan Estate has kindly allowed us to give a special performance of the Pie Jesu solo from Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet Requiem. Australian ballerina and new Tait Patron, Leanne Benjamin OBE, will teach the role to Sophie Moffatt, a student at The Royal Ballet School, accompanied by soprano, Marlena Devoe and piano, Chad Vindin. Royal Ballet dancer, Calvin Richardson, will perform his own choreographic interpretation of The Dying Swan which he recently danced at the Royal Opera House. The evening ends with the famous final scene from Act 1 of La Bohème sung by Jette Parker Young Artist soprano, Lauren Fagan, and tenor, Gerard Schneider, from the National Opera Studio.
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