Temple Music - Spring 2013

Temple Music February to July 2013

www.templemusic.org 020 7427 5641

Thursday 21 February 7.30pm Middle Temple Hall £45, £35, £25, £15, £10, £5

Temple Song 2013

Birgid Steinberger soprano Robert Höll bass-baritone Julius Drake piano A stunning programme including Schubert’s Abendröte, Der Fluss, Das Mädchen and Die Gebüsche, with the added treat of the sublime duet Licht und Liebe. Also the ethereal cycle Myrthen, presented by Robert Schumann to Clara on their wedding day.

Monday 18 March 7.30pm Middle Temple Hall £45, £35, £25, £15, £10, £5

Temple Song 2013

James Gilchrist tenor Julius Drake piano

‘A Journey to Britten’ – Celebrating the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth

Celebrating the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, acclaimed tenor and Britten specialist James Gilchrist will perform sacred and secular settings by Britten, including Britten’s arrangements of Purcell, and Schubert.

For further details and information about our concerts, or notification of any changes in the programme, please visit www.templemusic.org or call 020 7427 5641.

Tuesday 23 April (St. Georges Day and Shakespeare’s birthday) Temple Church followed by dinner in Middle Temple Hall Concert tickets £35, £25, £15 Dinner £65, including wine.

Thursday 11 April 7.30pm Middle Temple Hall £45, £35, £25, £15, £10, £5

Temple Song 2013

Véronique Gens soprano Julius Drake piano Originally a baroque specialist, Véronique Gens makes her Temple Song debut with Julius Drake with an outstanding programme of French song. Highlighting the passionate but infrequently heard Mélodies by Henri Duparc, the programme will also include songs by Poulenc, Gounod and Debussy.

William Walton Henry V Suite Simon Russell Beale Kenneth Richardson Director Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra Choristers of the Temple Church James Vivian Music Director Walton’s collaboration with Laurence Olivier on the film of Henry V produced a work of genius, inspired by the battlefields of Agincourt. The acclaimed actor Simon Russell Beale will bring to life the great speeches of Shakespeare’s Henry V, accompanied by the principal players of the youthful and innovative Aurora Orchestra, who are making their Temple debut, and the Choristers of The Temple Church.

Please join us after the performance for dinner in the magnificent splendour of Middle Temple Hall, where Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed. Dinner tickets are £65 and should be booked with your concert ticket.

This concert is generously supported by The Brian Mitchell Charitable Settlement.

For further details and information about our concerts, or notification of any changes in the programme, please visit www.templemusic.org or call 020 7427 5641.

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Chairman's Circle £1,001 As a member of the Chairman’s Circle you will have first priority booking, reserved seats for all the events throughout the season and the opportunity to informally meet the artists after the Temple Song recitals. You will also be invited to join the Chairman for a private dinner following one of the concerts.

Booking Information Online: www.templemusic.org By phone: 020 7427 5641 Office hours are 9:30am – 1:30pm (messages can be left on the answering machine)

Silver Circle £500 As a member of the Silver Circle you will have second priority booking, reserved seats for all the events throughout the season and the opportunity to informally meet the artists after the Temple Song recitals.

Young Circle (under30) £25

By email: tmf@templechurch.com By post: send your ticket requests to: Temple Music Foundation 1st Floor 2 King’s Bench Walk Temple London EC4Y 7DE

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Information in this leaflet was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to alteration. All dates and artists may be subject to change.

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Monday 20 May 7.30pm Middle Temple Hall £45, £35, £25, £15, £10, £5

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Joseph Calleja tenor Julius Drake piano Described by The New York Times as ‘one of the loveliest voices in opera right now - pure, sunny and strong’, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja follows his triumphant stage appearance at The Last Night of the Proms with his Temple recital debut. An exceptionally rare chance to hear this remarkable voice in the intimate setting of Middle Temple Hall.

Wednesday 26 June 6.45pm Temple Church £20, £15, £10

The Holst Singers Conductor Stephen Layton Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Poulenc Un Soir de Neige Fauré Requiem Returning to The Temple for the fourth consecutive year, the ‘spellbinding..and supremely musical’ Holst Singers , led by the renowned Stephen Layton, bring a wonderful programme for a summer’s evening, including Faure’s glorious Requiem.

Tuesday 9 July 6.45pm Temple Church £20, £15, £10

The Templars Tom Williams Director

Transports of Delight

The Choirmen of Temple Church directed by one of their own members, Tom Williams, present a musical and lighthearted voyage around transport and places, from Manhattan to Scarborough, in the compnay of Flanders and Swann, Thomas Weelkes, Lennon and McCartney and many more.

Please note that all dates and artists may be subject to change.

For further details and information about our concerts, or notification of any changes in the programme, please visit www.templemusic.org or call 020 7427 5641.