Master of Music Recital Event

Kelly is in her penultimate month of her MMus degree at the University of Southampton, where she has been working on art song, classical, musical theatre music and jazz. She has previously studied at Bath Spa University for her BA Music degree, where she was involved in the music department’s performance of Puccini’s Suor Angelica. She has performed in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, O2 Brighton Dome and Bath Abbey with choirs throughout her education, and is currently working on her solo repertoire and learning more about vocal health and teaching. From September 2018 she is moving on to take her PGCE to become a secondary school teacher.

Accompanist Karen Kingsley:
Karen Kingsley was born in Fareham and now divides her time between Cosham, Ryde and the Isle of Wight. She studied with Jean Harvey at the Royal Academy of Music, gaining prizes and commendations for solo performances. She has previously performed concertos by Beethoven, Paul Carr, Chopin, Gerhardt, Gershwin, Grieg, Haydn, Mozart, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, Rubinstein, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich. Karen is a member of the Monington duo with clarinettist Robert Blanken and Anemos with Rob and bassoonist Richard Moore, who will give the world premiere of Suite by Mike Mower at Salisbury Cathedral in 2020. Karen also loves accompanying students at Southampton university for degree recitals. She regularly works with young players at music festivals and on courses.

Programme:

Amore e morte  Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Me voglio fana casa  Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Lieder song cycle:

Frauenlieben und leben

·         Seit ich ihn gesehen

·         Err der herrlischte von allen

·         Ich kanns nicht fassen nicht glauben

·         Du ring an meinem finger

·         Helft mir ihr Schwestern

·         Süßer Freund, du blickest

·         An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmertz getan  Robert Schumann (1810-1856) – Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838)

Melodie song cycle:  Erik Satie (1866-1925) - J.P Contamine de Latour (1867-1926)

·         Les Anges

·         Elegie

·         Sylvie

INTERVAL

Still hurting  Jason Robert Brown

I dreamed a dream  Schönberg & Kretzmer

I’d give my life for you  Schönberg, Maltby & Boublil

A Nightingale sang in Berkeley square  Sherwin & Maschwitz

Can’t help lovin’ dat man  Kern & Hammerstein

Drowning in the sea of love  Gamble & Huff

Song of a nightclub proprietress  Madeleine Dring