Friday 15 May 2026
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Voiceworks at Six: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
led by Iain Burnside
Sinéad Caroll | soprano
Hannah Hughes | soprano
Samuel Horton | tenor
Jingyu Cao | baritone
Alan Yu | baritone
Grace Ahn | piano
Yichun Huang | piano
Yan-Cheng Lin | piano
Lei Wang | piano
Programme
Martin Bussey
Garden Songs
I. The Garden
II. Planting Flowers on the Embankment
III. Planting Trees
IV. Mr Hancock’s Letter
Paul Mealor
Selections from Between Eternity and Time
I. Come slowly, Eden
III. The heart asks pleasure first
Judith Weir
‘Ständchen’
Judith Weir
‘On Buying a Horse’
Julian Philips
Selections from An Amherst Bestiary
I. Prelude
II. Foreword
V. The Woodpecker
VI. The Owl
Jake Heggie
Selections from Eve-Song
II. Even
VIII. The Farm
Ricky Ian Gordon/William Bolcom
Gordon ‘Genius Child’
Gordon ‘Kid in the Park’
Bolcom ‘Waitin’
Gordon ‘Joy’
Texts & Translations
Ständchen (Serenade)
Text by Ludwig Rellstab
Translation by Richard Wigmore
Leise flehen meine Lieder
Softly my songs plead
Durch die Nacht zu Dir;
through the night to you;
In den stillen Hain hernieder,
down into the silent grove,
Liebchen, komm’ zu mir!
beloved, come to me!
Flüsternd schlanke Wipfel rauschen
Slender treetops whisper and rustle
In des Mondes Licht;
in the moonlight;
Des Verräters feindlich Lauschen
my darling, do not fear
Fürchte, Holde, nicht.
that the hostile betrayer will overhear us.
Hörst die Nachtigallen schlagen?
Do you not hear the nightingales call?
Ach! sie flehen Dich,
Ah, they are imploring you;
Mit der Töne süssen Klagen
with their sweet, plaintive songs
Flehen sie für mich.
they are imploring for me.
Sie verstehn des Busens Sehnen,
They understand the heart’s yearning,
Kennen Liebesschmerz,
they know the pain of love;
Rühren mit den Silbertönen
with their silvery notes
Jedes weiche Herz.
they touch every tender heart.
Lass auch Dir die Brust bewegen,
Let your heart, too, be moved,
Liebchen, höre mich!
beloved, hear me!
Bebend harr’ ich Dir entgegen!
Trembling, I await you!
Komm’, beglücke mich!
Come, make me happy!
Translation © Richard Wigmore, author of Schubert: The Complete Song Texts (Schirmer Books), provided via Oxford International Song Festival (www.oxfordsong.org)
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1–8 June 2026
Milton Court Theatre
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13 June 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
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19 – 23 June 2026
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Guildhall School’s annual Opera Makers presents an evening of new music theatre, showcasing original short operas by emerging composers and librettists.
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