This concert is part of the Summer Music Festival at the National Musicians' Church will be in-person at Holy Sepulchre, EC1A 2DQ and is free to attend.
Our concerts are made possible through the generosity of our audiences and we welcome donations, upon booking or after the concert with a suggested amount of £5 per person.
Programme:
Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.26: Book 3, Movement 2: Hymn to the Waters
Delibes - Flower Duet, Lakmé
Offenbach - Barcarolle, The Tales of Hoffmann
Shaye Poulton Richards - Alone, Together
Schumann - Romanzen für Frauenstimmen, Op.69
Scarlatti - Sonata for Harp, K.466
Rheinberger, Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Op.35
Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.26: Book 3, Movement 3: Hymn to Vena
Levedy Ensemble is an exciting voice and harp quintet who originally met through Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Levedy Ensemble has found a niche performing works for upper voices with harp: future plans involve a commissioning project generously supported by the Trinity Laban Innovation Award alongside collaborative performances in the UK, Italy and more. In October 2020 the group were delighted to be announced as winners of the inaugural Carne Trust Chamber Competition.
The group's experience is garnered from a vast array of choirs and ensembles including the choirs of Queens’, Clare and Trinity colleges, Cambridge; the BBC Singers; the Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Voices; the National Youth Choir of Scotland; Emma Kirkby’s Dowland Works and the Facade Ensemble, as well as in orchestras such as the London City Philharmonic; the CBSO Youth Orchestra and the Swiss Youth Orchestra (SJSO).
The members of Levedy Ensemble (a Middle English word meaning ‘lady’, inspired by the language in Britten’s Ceremony of Carols) are particularly interested in the juxtaposition of solo and ensemble voices with harp, and cultivating a rich, unique and mature blend. They are grateful to have benefited as a group from coaching with Linda Hirst and Gabriella Dall’Olio.
Levedy Ensemble are:
Laudine Dard (Harp)
Madeleine Todd (Soprano)
Olivia Bell (Soprano)
Helen Daniels (Mezzo-Soprano)
Helena Cooke (Mezzo-Soprano)
