Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, songs with one of our professional musicians, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
Musical performance by Daniel Thomson and Sam Brown and talk by Murray Craig
12.00 -12.30pm - Guests arrive/refreshments/sandwiches
12.30-1.15pm - Musical performance by Daniel Thomson and Sam Brown
1.15-1.30pm - Chat
1.30-1.50pm - Talk by Murray Craig on the Freedom of the City of London
1.50-2.00pm - Chat/feedback/finish
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
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The artists
DANIEL THOMSON - TENOR Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Daniel Thomson is a London-based tenor soloist, recitalist and chamber singer. Known for his “clarity, agility and textual empathy” (Tony Wray, Limelight magazine, 2017), Daniel’s focus is on historically informed performance of music from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Released in early 2018 - Daniel’s debut solo album Secret Fires of Love, has been featured on BBC Radio 3 programme In Tune with Daniel as a BBC Introducing Artist. It was reviewed by MusicWeb International, listing it as a disc “of the utmost importance ... This disc is the result of much research of historical sources and deserves the attention of every performer ... Monteverdi's Si dolce è'l tormento is one of his most popular pieces, and has been recorded many times ... I am pretty sure that you will have never heard it the way it is sung here by Daniel Thomson.” Johan van Veen, www.musicweb-international.com - February 2019.
Daniel is a core member of several groups including Huelgas, Lux Musicae London, InVocare, Dowland’s Foundry, Rūn and the choirs of St Sepulchre’s and St Bartholomew-the-Great. He has performed as a soloist in various well-known festivals worldwide including the London Festival of Baroque Music, Utrecht Festival Oude Muziek, Brighton Early Music Festival, Meer Stemmig Gent and the MA Festival Bruges. In 2019 Daniel also made his debut solo performance in Wigmore Hall alongside Dame Emma Kirkby for her 70th birthday celebration concert. In 2022 Daniel won the Salvat Beca Bach tenor prize in Barcelona, where he made his debut solo performance in the Palau de la Música Catalana. 2024 sees Daniel performing solo recitals in the UK, Paris and Australia, touring Europe with Huelgas and InVocare and releasing his second solo album recorded in Canada with researcher Robert Toft. www.daniel-thomson.com
SAM BROWN - LUTE “The Eric Clapton of the lute”, Sam Brown is one of the leading chordophonists of his generation, known for his sensitive style. An alumnus of the Royal College of Music and CSI Lugano, he trained with Jakob Lindberg and Lorenzo Micheli. Sam has performed for major venues across three continents, including at Wigmore Hall and Konzerthaus Wien, as a recitalist, orchestral soloist, ensemble and continuo player. His playing has featured on several CD releases, as well as on radio, stage and film. Sam is a deputy teacher at Junior Guildhall and teaches at University of Bath. He also directs Dowland Youth Works, an early music residency aimed at teenagers. Sam is based in London, and grapples with a mild coffee addiction. sambrownmusic.org
