Sebastian Hill, tenor

Will Harmer, piano

Fri 15th May

12:05 pm

St James Church

Doors open at 11.35am

The performance will end at approx. 1.05pm

Young Artists Lunchtime Series

SCHUMANN: Liederkreis op 24 Schumann

BRITTEN: Winter Words Britten

SCHUBERT: Fischerweise

SCHUBERT: Der Fischer

SCHUBERT:  Auf der bruck

SCHUBERT: Blumen Schmerz

£10 (£8 if you book for all 4 lunchtime concerts)

Free for U25s

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A recital celebrating 50 years since Britten's death and 170 years since Schumann's death with two of their most celebrated song cycles. Combined with water themed Lieder by Schubert, it’s a programme exploring rural experiences, nostalgia, sorrow in love and much more.


Sebastian is a graduate from Magdalen College, Oxford and is currently studying on the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the great David Pollard.  Sebastian was awarded first prize in the London Bach Society Competition as well as the Patricia Routledge English Song Competition.  

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Mon 11th May

The Tallis Scholars

7.00pm

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Tues 12th May

Antoine Préat,  piano

12:05 pm

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Tues 12th May

Jenuba Kanneh-Mason,   piano

7:00 pm

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Weds 13th May

Ewan Millar,  oboe

Tomos Boyles,  piano

12:05 pm

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Weds 13th May

James Newby,  baritone

Malcolm Martineau, piano

7:00 pm

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Thurs 14th May

The Hyde Clarinet Quartet

12:05 pm

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Thurs 14th May

The Nash Ensemble of London

7:00 pm

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Fri 15th May

Sebastian Hill,  tenor

Will Harmer,  piano

12:05 pm

St James Church

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Fri 15th May

Benjamin Baker,  violin

6.30 pm (please note the earlier start time)

St James Church

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Sat 16th May

Iestyn Davies,  counter tenor

Fretwork, consort of viols

7:00 pm

St James Church

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Sun 17th May 

The Jess Gillam Ensemble

7:00 pm

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Mon 18th May

Florilegium 

6:30 pm (Please note the earlier start time)

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Tues 19th May 

The Festival Academy Orchestra  

Jess Gillam,  saxophone


7:00 pm

St James Church

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Weds 20th May 

Paval Haas Quartet

7:00 pm

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Thurs 21st May

The Festival Academy Orchestra 

Ruth Rogers,  violin

7:00 pm

St James Church

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Fri 22nd May

Marc-André Hamelin, piano

7:00 pm

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Sat 23rd May

The Festival Academy Orchestra 

Marc-André Hamelin,  piano

7:00 pm

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