Wednesday 18 March 2026
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Songs at Six: The Great American Songbook
stage direction by Charlie Morgan
music direction by Jonathan Jarvis
American Songbook Company
Singers
Sinéad Carroll | soprano
Dariua Chudakova | soprano
Dani Croston | soprano
Charlotte Du-Cann | soprano
Ciara Byrne | soprano
Hannah Hughes | soprano
Jiho Park | soprano
Kayla Raschke | soprano
Georgia Tolson | soprano
Eva Stone-Barney | mezzo-soprano
Kelan Lynch | countertenor
Thomas Aminfar Antoniw | tenor
Charles Secombe | tenor
Matias Carbonetti | bass
Cuan Durkin | bass
Jeremy Herron | bass
Will Jowett | bass
Piano
Jonathan Jarvis
Niall Townley
Tom Ross
Double Bass
Louis Richardson
Drums
Natan Kedzierski
Programme
Stephen Sondheim
‘Company’ from Company
Lyrics by George Furth
Jimmy McHugh
‘I’m in the Mood for Love’
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Harold Arlen
‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz
Lyrics by Yip Harburg
Stephen Sondheim
‘You Could Drive a Person Crazy’ from Company
Lyrics by George Furth
Jimmy McHugh
‘Don’t Blame Me’
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Cole Porter
‘You’re the Top’ from Anything Goes
Lyrics by John McGlinn
Irving Berlin
‘Me and My Shadow’
Lyrics by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer
Marvin Hamlisch
‘What I Did for Love’ from A Chorus Line
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Frank Loesser
‘Adelaide’s Lament’ from Guys and Dolls
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Jerry Bock
‘She Loves Me’ from She Loves Me
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Bert Kaempfert
‘L-O-V-E’
Lyrics by Milt Gabler
John Kander
‘Mr Cellophane’ from Chicago
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Jule Styne
‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ from Funny Girl
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
George Gershwin
‘But Not for Me’
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
George Gershwin
‘Shall We Dance?’ from Crazy for You
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Cole Porter
‘Always True to You in My Fashion’ from Kiss Me, Kate
Lyrics by Cole Porter
Cy Coleman
‘Witchcraft’
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
Jerome Kern
‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’ from Roberta
Lyrics by Otto Harbach
George Gershwin
‘They Can’t Take That Away from Me’
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Stephen Sondheim
‘No One Is Alone’ from Into the Woods
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Frederick Loewe
‘Show Me’ from My Fair Lady
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Stephen Sondheim
‘Not While I’m Around’ from Sweeney Todd
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Jule Styne
‘Gotta Get a Gimmick’ from Gypsy
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
‘Being Alive’ from Company
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Harold Arlen
‘Accentuate the Positive’
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Charlie Chaplin
‘Smile’ from Modern Times
Lyrics by Charlie Chaplin
Forthcoming Events
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.
Ubu Ensemble: Ubu at the Movies
26 March 2026
Silk Street Music Hall
The boundary-pushing Ubu Ensemble, directed by Simon Wills, turns its lens to the world of cinema in a thrilling exploration of film-inspired sound.
Spring Opera Scenes
19, 20, 23 & 24 March 2026
Milton Court Studio Theatre
Outstanding first-year singers from Guildhall School’s Opera department perform a captivating selection of classical and contemporary operatic excerpts with piano accompaniment.
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