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Ailish Tynan
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Celebrating 100 years since Rebecca Clarke's sold-out recital at Wigmore Hall in 1925

Ailish Tynan soprano; Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan tenor; Ashley Riches bass-baritone; Max Baillie violin, viola; Anna Tilbrook piano

Programme & Song Text
Date
Sat 08 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

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Artists

  • Ailish Tynansoprano
  • Kitty Whatelymezzo-soprano
  • Nicholas Phantenor
  • Ashley Richesbass-baritone
  • Max Baillieviolin, viola
  • Anna Tilbrookpiano

Programme

  • Rebecca Clarke
    1886-1979
      • Greeting
      • Shy One
      • Up-Hill
      • The cherry-blossom wand
      • God Made a Tree
      • Return of Spring
        (world première)
      • The Colour of life
        (world première)
      • Tears
        (world première)
      • Away Delights
      • Sleep
      • Viola Sonata

Interval

  • Rebecca Clarke
      • Durch die Nacht
      • Stimme im Dunkeln
      • Aufblick
      • Das Ideal
      • 3 Irish Country Songs
      • Down by the Salley Gardens
      • O Dreaming World
      • Aspidistra
      • June Twilight
      • The Seal Man
        (for voice, viola and piano) (arranged by Myra Lin, Max Baillie & Anna Tilbrook) (world première of arrangement)
      • Hymn to Pan

Overview

World premières of Rebecca Clarke’s settings of traditional Chinese verse, written around 1910, and of an arrangement of one of her best known songs, The Seal Man, stand among the riches of this essential survey of the composer’s art. The programme also includes the Viola Sonata, which tied for first place with a composition by Ernest Bloch at the prestigious Berkshire Festival Competition in 1919.

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