APRIL FREDRICK
'...a real soprano, her tone is beautifully placed..'Christopher Morley
‘Alan Charlton presided over these recordings before his untimely death, aged 47, last year. His innovative musical artistry comes through in heartfelt and energetic performances’
Michael BeekCharlton’s vivid and imaginative cycle of Shelley’s epic poem The Cloud is brought to life by April Fredrick and William Vann in recordings done with the composer in the engineering booth.
7 March - St Helens Church, OX
Abingdon and District Music Society
Alex Walker, conductor
St Helen’s Church, Abingdon, OX14 5BS
Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder
16 March— Theatre Royal Dress Circle Foyer, Nottingham
Theatre Royal/Royal Concert Hall Third Stage
‘The Course of True Love’
An innovative interactive recital featuring songs by Purcell, Sibelius, Schumann, Campion, Gibbs, Brahms, Faure, Ireland, Wolf, Debussy, Strauss, Poulenc, Vaughan Williams and McElroyas part of TRCH’s ‘Third Stage’ programme.
25 April Worcester Cathedral
English Symphony Orchestra
Neil Ferris, conductor
Philip Sawyers Mayflower on the Sea of Time (world premiere)
A major new work for soprano baritone soloists, children’s and women’s choir and orchestra, with David Stout, baritone as part of the Mayflower 400 celebrations.
7-8 May Dutch Melody, Mahler Festival Cruise (Saga Classical)
Recitals and a lecture about Mahler and his contemporaries as part of Saga Classical’s ‘Mahler Festival’ cruise for the centenary of the first Concertgebouw Mahler Festival in Amsterdam, the first such festival in a quarter of a century.
17 May Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado Boulder
MahlerFest Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado Boulder
Mahler Symphony no. 2
6 June - Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, condcutor
Malvern Priory
Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder (arr. Ledger)
April sings Strauss’ poignant masterpiece amid the ancient beauties of the medieval Priory.
13-14 June Hölderlin 2020 Festival, Tübingen, Germany
Alessandro Viale, piano
Pfleghofsaal MWI Tübingen
Geoffrey Àlvarez Hölderlinfenster (World Premiere)
April and Alessandro perform Àlvarez’ epic song cycle of Hölderlin poems (forthcoming on Sheva Records) as part of a major festival dedicated to his work in the town of his long residence overlooking the Nekar River.
20 June Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Richard Howarth, conductor
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Mahler Symphony no 8 (Soprano 1/Magna Peccatrix)
April returns to Bridgewater Hall with the WSO to sing Mahler’s colossal masterwork as part of their Mahler series.
28 June-5 July Saga Classical Music on the Danube Cruise
Eric McElroy, piano
April and Eric give three recitals and two lectures exploring the rich musical history of Vienna and the Danube as part of Saga’s Classical Music series.
29 July Three Choirs Festival
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Kidderminster Town Hall
Philip Sawyers Mayflower on the Sea of Time
April returns to the Three Choirs Festival and to the stage with David Stout, baritone, for the second performance of Sawyer’s major new work for the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
31 August Sandringham
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Sandringham
April joins a star-studded gala evening hosted by Brian Blessed and including a flyover.
12 December, Dei Gratia 'Messiah'
Dei Gratia Baroque Ensemble
Matthew O’Donovan, conductor
St. Mary’s Maidenhead
Handel Messiah
April returns with Dei Gratia to Maidenhead to perform Dei Gratia’s popular single-string version of Handel’s masterpiece.