Distinguished baritone James Newby is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. As well as a 2022 Borletti Buitoni Trust Award winner, he was an ECHO Rising Star (2022/23) with appearances at major concert halls throughout Europe. He is now considered one of the leading singers of his generation with an international career in both opera and in recital.
He will be accompanied by Joseph Middleton, one of the leading vocal accompanists in the world. His solo song recital, The Shipping Forecast, features songs around the theme of the sea from composers including Elgar, Schubert, Ives, Coates, Stanford and more.
Sponsored by Fairhurst Estates
Performers
James Newby baritone
Joseph Middleton piano
Tickets
£25
(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee)
Programme
“The Shipping Forecast “
Mysteries of the deep
Elgar – Sea Slumber
Schubert – Gruppe aus Dem Tartarus
Medtner – Meeres Stille
Bantock – Song to the Seals
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Rita the Pirate
Invitation to voyage
Elgar – In Haven
Duparc – L’invitation au voyage
Schubert – Des Fischers Liebesglück
Ireland – Sea Fever
Ives – The Swimmers
Fearless Bark
Elgar – Sabbath Morning at Sea
Schubert – Der Schiffer
Gibbs – Sailing homeward
Brahms – Verzagen
– Interval –
Exotic isles
Elgar – Where Corals Lie
Chabrier – L’ile heureuse
Rachmaninov – This Island
Schubert – Auf dem wasser zu Singen
Desert Island Discs
Elgar – The Swimmers
Stanford – Drake’s Drum
Britten – O waly, waly
Kurt Weill – My Ship
Eric Coates – Sleepy Lagoon
Booking Dates
Platinum Friends Priority booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 11 February 2025
Gold Friends booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 12 February 2025
Friends booking – from 10.00am Thursday 13 February 2025
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Public booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 25 February 2025
