music – Suzy Robinson soprano

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Touching the fingerprints of ghosts

A few years ago, in a junk shop in North London, I found a square piano masquerading as a display table.

The other day I came across a beautiful version of Schubert’s Ave Maria by the Catalan composer, Bernat Vivancos, former Director of Music at L’Escolania de Montserrat. I started reading up on the Escolania and have become rather captivated by this ancient boys’ choir which sings liturgically 365 days a year at the Benedictine monastery… Continue reading Ave Maria, Bernat Vivancos

Les Mystères: attendez l’Époux

Les Mystères: attendez l’Époux New composition by Suzy Robinson #womeninmusic #womencomposers

Mystère pour voix soprano et orgue

Mystère de l’Epoux Composed by Suzy Robinson Sung by Suzy Robinson Organist Ian Coleman words from an 11th century Provençal mystery play in a modern French translation. #womencomposers

Behind the Advent windows: the glamour of carolling

It was one of those lean Christmases where you grab any gig that comes your way…#musicaladvent @adventmusical

My friend, David

Today was David Bevan’s Requiem and I couldn’t be there because I was isolating. This has made me terribly sad so instead I sat at home and wrote about him, drawing on a letter I wrote to him when he retired from the Holy Redeemer a few years ago. I have added to and elaborated… Continue reading My friend, David

Philomel In Short @ Richmond

Richmond Unitarian Church hosted Philomel In Short on 31 October 2020, for a socially distanced concert

A Musical Advent Calendar

Without all the carol services and cheering Christmas music to look forward to, a group of freelance musician mothers decided to create an online musical advent calendar showcasing their talents. It is a joyous thing.

Musical Miniatures: recording workshop

Philomel is back with some socially-distant workshop-recordings of newly written musical miniatures. Stay, O Sweet from Virelais is a setting of words by John Donne by Canadian-born Glasgow-based composer Emily Doolittle. Recorded in Richmond Unitarian Church, August 2020. Suzy Robinson, Janet Oates and Michael Keen perform. Stay O Sweet (video) Emilydoolittle.com Philomel.co.uk