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
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Les Mystères: attendez l’Époux
Les Mystères: attendez l’Époux New composition by Suzy Robinson #womeninmusic #womencomposers
Philomel In Short @ Richmond
Richmond Unitarian Church hosted Philomel In Short on 31 October 2020, for a socially distanced concert
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
Cecilia Sings: Philomel in concert 4 May 2019
The six sopranos of Philomel will be performing their Cecilia Sings concert on Saturday 4 May, 7.30pm, at St George the Martyr, Southwark. It will be a repeat of the eclectic programme performed at the Swiss Church, Covent Garden, last autumn. With music by early 17th century composers such as Barbara Strozzi, Maddalena Casulana and Domenico Mazzocchi, alongside… Continue reading Cecilia Sings: Philomel in concert 4 May 2019
Never work with…
It was a beautiful christening at the Temple Church. Jimmy the corgi was pretty restrained on the whole.
Philomel at the Swiss Church: listen
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Extracts from Philomel’s latest concert
In Paradisum
from the plainsong Requiem Audio: In Paradisum, Missa pro defunctis
Philomel: Cecilia Sings
24 November 2018, the Swiss Church, Covent Garden Join us for an evening of stunning singing, accompanied by theorbo, harpsichord and recorder. The forthcoming concert for Saint Cecilia’s day, Cecilia Sings, will continue the theme of bird mythology that was initiated in the first three concerts, melded with ideas about Saint Cecilia. Text and artwork… Continue reading Philomel: Cecilia Sings
Philomel in Richmond and Rotherhithe
The virtuosic vocal fireworks of the six sopranos of Philomel were displayed once again in a programme celebrating music from Hildegard of Bingen and Barbara Strozzi, all the way through to the present day and four specially-commissioned works on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 March 2018.
Suzy Robinson soprano 