Friday 13 March 2026
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Graham Johnson’s
Song Guild
directed by Graham Johnson
Caroline Bourg | soprano
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Grace Oliver | soprano
Samuel Horton | tenor
Jan-Magnar Gard | baritone
Tokio Ueno | baritone
Ben Watkins | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
James Housego | piano
Niall Townley | piano
Mark Zang | piano
Programme
Robert Schumann
Myrten Op 25
Texts available on Oxford Song
No 1 ‘Widmung’ (Friedrich Rückert)
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Mark Zang | piano
No 2 ‘Freisinn’ (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Ben Watkins | baritone
Mark Zang | piano
No 3 ‘Der Nussbaum’ (Julius Mosen)
Caroline Bourg | soprano
Mark Zang | piano
No 4 ‘Jemand’ (Wilhelm Gerhard after Robert Burns)
Grace Oliver | soprano
Mark Zang | piano
No 5 Lieder aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan I ‘Sitz’ ich allein’ (Goethe)
Tokio Ueno | baritone
Mark Zang | piano
No 6 Lieder aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan II ‘Setze mir nicht, du Grobian’ (Goethe)
Tokio Ueno | baritone
Mark Zang | piano
No 7 ‘Die Lotosblume’ (Heinrich Heine)
Samuel Horton | tenor
James Housego | piano
No 8 ‘Talismane’ (Goethe)
Jan-Magnar Gard | baritone
James Housego | piano
No 9 ‘Lied der Suleika’ (Marianne von Willemer after Goethe)
Anaïs Manz | soprano
James Housego | piano
No 10 ‘Die Hochländer-Witwe’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Grace Oliver | soprano
James Housego | piano
No 11 Lied der Braut I ‘Mutter! Mutter!’ (Rückert)
No 12 Lied der Braut II ‘Lass mich ihm am Busen hangen’ (Rückert)
Caroline Bourg | soprano
James Housego | piano
No 13 ‘Hochländers Abschied’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Ben Watkins | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 14 ‘Hochländisches Wiegenlied’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Grace Oliver | soprano
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 15 Aus den hebräischen Gesängen ‘Mein Herz ist schwer’ (Karl Julius Körner after George Gordon Byron)
Jan-Magnar Gard | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 16 ‘Rätsel’ (Karl Kannegiesser after Catherine Maria Fanshawe)
Ben Watkins | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 17 Zwei Venetianische Lieder I ‘Leis’ rudern hin’ (Ferdinand Freiligrath after Thomas Moore)
Tokio Ueno | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 18 Zwei Venetianische Lieder II ‘Wenn durch die Piazza’ (Freiligrath after Moore)
Samuel Horton | tenor
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 19 ‘Hauptmanns Weib’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Samuel Horton | tenor
Lucy Barratt | piano
No 20 ‘Weit, weit’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Grace Oliver | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
No 21 ‘Was will die einsame Träne’ (Heine)
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
No 22 ‘Niemand’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Jan-Magnar Gard | baritone
Niall Townley | piano
No 23 ‘Im Westen’ (Gerhard after Burns)
Caroline Bourg | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
No 24 ‘Du bist wie eine Blume’ (Heine)
Tokio Ueno | baritone
Niall Townley | piano
No 25 ‘Aus den östlichen Rosen’ (Rückert)
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
No 26 ‘Zum Schluss’ (Rückert)
Samuel Horton | tenor
Niall Townley | piano
INTERVAL
‘Röselein, Röselein’ (Wilfried von der Neun)
No 6 from 6 Gesänge Op 89
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Lucy Barratt | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Dem roten Röslein gleicht mein Lieb’ (Gerhard after Burns)
No 2 from Lieder und Gesänge Vol I, Op 27
Ben Watkins | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Rose, Meer und Sonne’ (Rückert)
No 9 from Gedichte aus ‘Liebesfrühling’ Op 37
Jan-Magnar Gard | baritone
Lucy Barratt | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Mein Garten’ (August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
No 2 from Lieder und Gesänge Vol III, Op 77
Caroline Bourg | soprano
James Housego | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Die Rose, die Lilie…’ (Heine)
No 3 from Dichterliebe Op 48
Tokio Ueno | baritone
James Housego | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Geisternähe’ (Friedrich Halm)
No 3 from Lieder und Gesänge Vol III, Op 77
Grace Oliver | soprano
James Housego | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Meine Rose’ (Nikolaus Lenau)
No 2 from Sechs Gedichte und Requiem Op 90
Samuel Horton | tenor
Niall Townley | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Frühlingslust’ (Paul Heyse)
No 5 from 5 heitere Gesänge Op 125
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Mailied’ (Elisabeth Kulmann)
No 1 from Mädchenlieder Op 103
Caroline Bourg | soprano
Grace Oliver | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Die Nonne’ (Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich)
No 3 from Romanzen und Balladen Vol II, Op 49
Grace Oliver | soprano
Niall Townley | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘O Sonn’, o Meer, o Rose’ (Rückert)
No 10 from Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling' Op 37
Ben Watkins | baritone
Mark Zang | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Ich habe in mich gesogen’ (Rückert)
No 5 from Gedichte aus ‘Liebesfrühling’ Op 37
Tokio Ueno | baritone
Mark Zang | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Liebesgarten’ (Robert Reinick)
No 1 from 4 Duette Op 34
Anaïs Manz | soprano
Samuel Horton | tenor
Mark Zang | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
‘Mit Myrten und Rosen’ (Heine)
No 9 from Liederkreis Op 24
Jan-Magnar Gard | baritone
Mark Zang | piano
Text available on Oxford Song
The Paul Hamburger Prize for Voice and Piano
Paul Hamburger left Vienna in 1939 and came to England, making London his home until his death in 2004. His first marriage was to singer Esther Salaman and their children, Nina and Peter Hamburger, have made a generous donation to Guildhall School, which will commemorate their father’s name through a new annual prize for voice and piano duos.
Paul Hamburger joined the staff at Guildhall School in 1981, working with both singers and accompanists. His knowledge and understanding of the repertoire was legendary. He had been an opera coach for English National Opera and Glyndebourne, as well as being a staff pianist and then producer at the BBC. Young pianists borrowing music from the BBC library were advised to ask for Paul’s scores, and to take advantage of his meticulously notated fingering. His regular partners included Thomas Hemsley, Elisabeth Soderstrom, Laura Sarti & Janet Baker and, given his love of words and poetry, it was perhaps inevitable that Paul would become an expert in the song repertoire, delighting equally in French mélodies, German Lieder and English song.
Coachings with Paul demanded all your concentration but also included a great deal of laughter. Every phrase would be studied to find its sense of direction, shown by the small arrows still to be found in many of Guildhall’s song collections, and a few well-chosen words from Paul could change your thinking about a song. But alongside the detailed work went constant encouragement and Paul’s reports, which seldom awarded any student less than 90, were a reflection of the genuine belief he had in all his students.
This will be the fifteenth year of the prize and it will be awarded to the best singer and pianist, not necessarily working together, in Graham Johnson’s Song Guild recitals.
Forthcoming Events
Robert Levin in Residence: Mozart and Beethoven
15 March 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Eclectic Voices and conductor Scott Stroman celebrate their 35th anniversary alongside three of their favourite collaborators: Robert Levin, David Dolan and Dame Emma Kirkby.
Songs at Six: The Great American Songbook
18 March 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Guildhall’s Songbook Company brings sparkle and swing to the stage with classics from the Great American Songbook, celebrating the timeless songs and stories of the Golden Era.
Vocal Scenes
25 March 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Vocal and Historical Performance students collaborate on a vibrant presentation of operatic scenes, uniting historically informed practice with contemporary stage direction.
Donate now:
inspire the
extraordinary
As one of the world’s leading conservatoires, we cultivate exceptional talent — but we can’t do it without you. Our supporters empower students to thrive, shaping the future of the arts.
visit gsmd.ac.uk/donate-support
or enquire at development@gsmd.ac.uk
Enjoy exclusive events, behind-the-scenes access and insider insights while making a real impact. Join our community, donate and choose how you’ll inspire the extraordinary.
Photo © David Monteith-Hodge
Forthcoming Events
.png)
Your gift doubled. Their lives transformed.
Double your donation in our Big Give Christmas Challenge!
From 2–9 December every online gift will be matched, doubling your impact to fund vital scholarships.
Thank you for your support, which ensures the most talented students can benefit from Guildhall School’s world-class training in the performing arts, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Head to our Big Give page from midday on 2 December to midday on 9 December to donate and double your impact at no extra cost to you.*
Photo © David Monteith-Hodge
Contact Zoe, Becca or Meg at development@gsmd.ac.uk or 020 4582 2415 if you need assistance.
*while matching lasts
.png)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan FGS
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner FGS
Contact Us
Silk Street,
Barbican,
London,
EC2Y 8DT
+44 (0)207 628 2571
Guildhall School is provided by the City of London as part of its contribution to the cultural life of London and the nation.
For assistance with digital programmes, please contact digitalprogrammes@gsmd.ac.uk
