Thursday 22 May 2025
1pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Contemporary Collaborative Voiceworks
mentored by Harriet Burns, Sylvia Lim, Paul Newland & Stephen Plaice
Digital Programmes
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Milton Court
Eating is not permitted in the auditorium. Drinks are allowed inside the auditorium in polycarbonates.
Filming or recording of the performance is not permitted.
Latecomers will be able to enter the auditorium at a suitable break in the performance.
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
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner
Programme
New year, new you
Text by Sophia Trewick
Music by Georgie West
Annabel Bigland soprano
Anna Reiley piano I
Georgie West piano II
Sophia Trewick speaker-megaphone
my eyes, bright eyes, wild eyes
Text by Jess McNulty
Music by Jake Thorpe
Hayley Meth mezzo-soprano
Paul St. Georges piano
I, Isobel
Text by Sophia Trewick
Music by Eluned Davies
Georgina Cohu mezzo-soprano
Sophia Lim piano
Breathless Grace
Text by Adi Denner
Music by Tayla-Leigh Payne
William Prasetyo tenor
Maxime Trechsel piano
And I cannot go back וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא־אוּכַל לָשׁוּב
Text by Adi Denner
Music by Yotham Ben Yami
Anaïs Manz soprano
Paul St. Georges piano
Hands that hold nothing
Text by Jess McNulty
Music by Antoine Veillerette
Kristina Ammattil soprano
Jess McNulty alto flute
Sirma Baramova viola
Arwen Withey-Harrison harp
Forthcoming Events
9–16 June 2025
Milton Court Theatre
Step into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre.
10 June 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall
A programme bringing to light music by French Jewish composer Edouard van Cleeff which has been revived by Guildhall's vocal coach Marc Verter as part of an exciting collaboration between Guildhall School and the Exilarte Centre at Vienna University (MDW).
27 June – 2 July 2025
Milton Court Studio Theatre
Experience three brand-new operatic works by Guildhall School composers and librettists as part of the Making It Festival.
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