Bristol Music Club Concert Programme
Visitors are welcome to attend club evenings Admission £8 (concessions £5)
Contactless Preferred
Spring Term
Tuesday, 8th April at 07:30 pm
Jolyon Laycock
An operatic showcase featuring sensational young coloratura soprano Louise Geller
"Outstanding coloratura and beautiful lyric singing with a technique way beyond her years. She stole the show with her ultra strong stage presence and beautiful soprano voice." - Rose Bowl Awards
Also featuring:-
Louise Geller – soprano
Claire Griffel – contralto
Tom Latham – counter-tenor
Jolyon Laycock – bass
The Severnside Ensemble, conductor Arne Kovac, leader Peter Evans
Michelle Kraviec – flute, Sophie Cottrell - oboe/cor anglais,
Emma Davies- clarinet, Philippa Dunstan- bassoon,
Stephen Macallister – horn
Anne Obey – violin, Romana Bevington – viola
Hugh Herzig – cello, Philip Blandford – piano
Scenes and arias from “The Summer Child”
a new chamber opera by Jolyon Laycock
based on an ancient British legend of the River Severn
as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth in “The History of the Kings of Britain”
“To tell the year no seasons come and go.” – solo soprano scene Act 1 scene 1
“???? ?????, Gwendolen.” – Dialogue Act 1 scene 2
“When Brutus and Corineus came to this pleasant land…” – bass aria Act 2 scene 2
“A willow flower forsaken, how I weep” – solo aria Act 3 scene 1
“In Shrawley Wood, in sandy pools beneath the trees…” – counter-tenor river interlude Act 3
“I mourn my father’s death…” – duet Act 3 scene 2.
Excerpts from “Haydn’s Creation Re-worded” – text by Jolyon Laycock
“Above the forest canopy…” – soprano aria from part 2.
“Come with me to the Pleistocene…” – bass recitative from part 2.
“Round our sun in swirling orbiting vortex…” – bass recitative and aria from part 1.
Two Songs by Vaughan Williams
“Motion and Stillness”, “The Watermill”.
Two Songs by Ivor Gurney
“Carol of Skiddaw Yowes”, “Severn Meadows”
An operatic medley
“Be kind and courteous” Titania’s aria from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Benjamin Britten
“The Bell Song” from “Lakme” – Léo Delibes
“Quel guardo il cavaliere” from “Don Pasquale” – Gaet