Artist Update: Elizabeth Watts Joins Us!
We regret to inform you that Sophie Bevan is unable to join us for our upcoming performance. However, we are delighted to announce that the outstanding Elizabeth Watts will be stepping in!
A former BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, Elizabeth has performed with leading ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Academy of Ancient Music. She has graced the stages of Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, and English National Opera, excelling in roles spanning from Mozart to Britten.
The programme and its theme remain unchanged, ensuring that the artistic vision of the concert stays intact. We are incredibly fortunate to have Elizabeth join us and look forward to a spectacular performance!
Launching the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Jersey and the Liberation International Music Festival in May 2025, We’ll Gather Lilacs tells the stories of the excitement of those who must leave to fight, the love, fear and loss of those left behind, to the joy felt at the end of the war by all.
Captivating songs from the timeless perspective of ‘Tom Sails Away’ to the oceanic depths of Elgar's 'Submarines' and the cosy evergreen 'We'll Gather Lilacs' and other songs by Noel Coward and Ivor Novello will make this a night to remember.
Programme includes:
Britten - Sweet Polly Oliver
Haydn – Sailor’s song
Elgar - Submarines
Stanford - Homeward Bound
INTERVAL
Haydn Wood - Roses of Picardy
Lee & Weston - Good byee
Novello - I can give you the starlight - Some day my heart will awake - and - We'll Gather Lilacs
Coward - If love were all
Coward - A bar on the Piccola Marina
“Sophie Bevan's refreshing virtuosity”
The Guardian
“the majestic soprano”
BBC Music Magazine
The charity Music in Action is at the forefront of outreach projects in Jersey. In 2024, over 7000 children and care home residents have taken part in the Music in Action outreach programme. The charity aims to enrich and transform lives and communities through the power of music.
For inquiries about the concert, email: support@musicjersey.com, or call the landline on: 01534 761767.
Next up is Music in Action’s Liberation International Music Festival running from 9th May to 18th May. If you like this concert then please also consider the Jersey Chamber Orchestra with Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) on Saturday 10th May 2025, 7:30pm or the London Mozart Players with Harriet Mackenzie (violin) playing the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires on Friday 9th May to open the Liberation Festival. See more at www.musicjersey.com