Lunchtime recital series for August 2012

City-dwellers will have an opportunity to take a break from their busy day this August, with a lunchtime music recital on every Wednesday throughout the month.

Each performance starts at 1.00pm and will last about 45 minutes.

Entrance is free, although we would welcome a donation to support the costs of these events and to help the Cathedral organise another series of lunchtime recitals.

Here is the programme of recitals:

Wednesday 1^st August –Oliver Lallemant (Jazz Organ)

In a change to the advertised performance, Oliver Lallmant will perform on our own Cathedral Organ. Once described as ‘the equivalent of a Savile Row suit in musical form’, Olly has received worldwide acclaim as a London jazz musician and solo pianist at weddings, private dinner parties, cocktail receptions and soirées. His rhapsodic melodies can be heard floating over and around the likes of Sloane Square on many an occasion.  Read more

Wednesday 8^th August – Katie Schofield (Alto)

Katie Schofield is a Lay Clerk at Peterborough Cathedral. She is the first and only female alto to hold such a position in an English cathedral. In addition to her duties singing seven services a week at the Cathedral, she is increasingly active as a freelance choral singer and oratorio soloist. Read more

Wednesday 15^th August – Claire Halligan (Soprano)

Irish soprano Claire Halligan began her classical vocal training at the tender age of 12, quickly gaining acclaim. At the age of 18, she was selected from thousands of entrants to be a member of four piece soprano group Pzazz. Read more

Wednesday 22^nd August – Alison Moncrieff Kelly (‘cello)

Alison Moncrieff Kelly studied at the Royal Academy of Music and subsequently with Pierre Fournier in Geneva. She has performed and broadcast all over Europe and the UK as soloist and chamber musician, specialising in piano trio repertoire. Read more

Wednesday 29th August – Charlotte Fairbairn (violin)

Charlotte is currently studying for a violin masters at Trinity Laban Conservatoire with Clare Thompson, and Baroque violin with Walter Reiter.  After formative tuition with Antonio Cucchiara at Junior Academy, she subsequently learnt with Diana Cummings whilst reading Music (BMus) at King’s College London. Read more