Author: Suzy Robinson

Singer, writer, mother, corgi enthusiast

Philomel: launch concert

Ego Flos Campi, Caterina Assandra (Suzy Robinson, Emily Peace, Emily Owen, Janet Oates) Colombella, che di latte, Domenico Mazzocchi (Suzy Robinson, Charlotte Moss, James Bramley theorbo, Michael Keen harpsichord)   The inaugural concert of Philomel, a new group of six sopranos, in an eclectic programme which included four new pieces (by Janet Oates, Dominic McGonigal, Emily… Continue reading Philomel: launch concert

Path

RETREADING the paths I knew at my morning With those I loved and those I mourn I walked the lake with ice-bound birds And made my camps among the trees And hid behind the solid trunks Of the silent standing figures who Cannot speak but who recall And given voice could tell the tales And… Continue reading Path

Madeleine 

I watch you as you sleep And cannot read you in repose. You are still as if painted Somewhere far beyond and out of reach. I count your breaths and see you, Your flickering lids like birds; And I will feed you with my heart And I will hold you with my breath. My tears… Continue reading Madeleine 

Listen

Après un rêve (Op. 7, No. 1), Gabriel Fauré Sure on this shining night, Samuel Barber O Waly Waly, Benjamin Britten Ave Maria (extract), Bach-Gounod  Domine Deus, Antonio Vivaldi (live recording from Santa Maria in Aquiro, Rome) Pie Jesu, from Requiem by Gabriel Fauré

What people say

Russell Eagling and Ed Fordham, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London “Suzy was a delight to work with. At the planning stage she provided suggestions based on our own musical taste – and was also eager to take on board our own ideas. She worked unfussily with other musicians and gave us the much appreciated confidence… Continue reading What people say