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May 2020
Songs from Argentina
Guildhall School singers and pianists perform a selection of songs by Argentinian composers, featuring in particular Carlos Guastavino to mark the 20 years since his death.
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February 2020
Chilean Piano Music Recital
Award-winning Chilean pianist Danor Quinteros is coming to London for a spectacular recital with classical music by Chilean composers from different historical periods, including an impressionist gem by Enrique Soro. Chilean pianist Danor Quinteros has received critical acclaim and numerous national and international awards. Praised for his artistic subtlety and skill, he has appeared in multiple Halls and venues such as Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Tonhalle Zürich, Klavierfestival-Ruhr, Banff Centre and the Romanian Atheneum. Recently, Danor rendered a memorable performance…
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Zarzuela Gala
A musical gala featuring a selection of popular highlights of Spanish Zarzuela. Guildhall School singers will perform solos, duets and ensembles, in this show directed by Ricardo Gosalbo and Charlie Morgan and sponsored by the British Spanish Society. Performers: Kamil Bien (tenor), Cicely He (soprano), Simone Ibbett-Brown (mezzo), Astrid Joos (soprano), Carla Satrústegui Reclusa (soprano), Joël Alexandre Terrin (baritone), Valerie Wong (soprano) and Marina Staneva (pianist).
Find out more »Spanish songs in exile
Hispanic Music Series, Spanish in Motion-Project at LSE, and Cervantes Institute London present 'Spanish songs in exile' a lecture-recital in Spanish. Description: Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Spanish civil war, this lecture-recital will offer insights into Spanish song-making in exile. The programme will feature songs by composers such as Manuel de Falla, Julián Bautista, Josep Valls and Rodolfo Halffter. Art song developed comparatively late in Spain, and it was not until the 1910s that Manuel de…
Find out more »May 2019
(Dis)embodied singers in Cervantes
Given that printed texts don’t come with sound effects, it’s not obvious why characters in novels are made to speak, let alone sing; and when they do, what are we supposed to hear? Cervantes was clearly fascinated by the challenge of ‘writing singing’ and returned to the problem time and again. In the majority of cases he wrote singing as a performance in real time, with the (often lengthy) lyrics pasted into the main text of the novel. But this…
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¡Ay, amor!
Hispanic Music Series, in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes London, presents Marta López Fernández (harpsichord) and Jorge Navarro Colorado (tenor) in a recital of XVIIth century Spanish solo keyboard music and Tonos Humanos for voice and keyboard, featuring composers such as Juan Hidalgo, Antonio de Cabezón, Sebastián Durón and José Marín. This event will be curated by our special guest of honour and expert in the field professor Sir Barry Ife. Hispanic Music Series en colaboración con el Instituto Cervantes de…
Find out more »June 2019
The beginnings of recorded music in Spain
The beginnings of recorded music in Spain This lecture-recital will cover, through both historical recordings and live performance, the beginnings (1896-1914) of commercial recorded music in Spain, both in the hands of multinationals such as Gramophone and Victor, and small-scale local businesses (the so-called 'gabinetes fonográficos') which recorded on wax cylinders. Particular attention will be paid to the first Spanish opera and zarzuela singers to record for the phonograph and gramophone; their names are scarcely known nowadays (Josefina Huguet, Pepita…
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Songs at Six: tribute to Joaquín Rodrigo
Guildhall School postgraduate singers and pianists perform songs by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo as a tribute on the 20th anniversary of his passing. Concert curated by Ricardo Gosalbo and supported by the Instituto Cervantes London. Performed by Riho Akagi (piano), Holly Brown (soprano), Ellie Dann (mezzo), Achinoam Keisar (piano), Rachael Liddell (mezzo), Feilin Liu (piano), Luke Scott (baritone) & Valerie Wong (soprano). More information: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/view_all_events/event_single_view/?tx_julleevents_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=6092 Free entrance. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tu-voz-y-tu-mano-the-art-and-music-of-sorolla-and-rodrigo-tickets-61149769607
Find out more »October 2018
Zarzuela evening
Guildhall singers celebrate the Spanish Zarzuela tradition, with works by masters such as Arrieta, Caballero, Chapí, Giménez, Guerrero, Serrano, Sorozábal, Moreno Torroba and Vives, in a concert curated by Ricardo Gosalbo and sponsored by the British Spanish Society.
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