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Lorna Day – Mezzo and Olivia Dance – Piano

Saturday, February 10th, 2024

Madeleine Dring Centenary Concert – Madeleine Dring (1923-1977) was born in London and during her short lifetime wrote a number of works, many were small-scale miniatures as the opportunity to write large scale works rarely occurred. Dring’s music spans a broad array of genres and takes inspiration from various parts of the globe, including America as she was influenced heavily by the famous jazz composers of the day. In this celebratory programme, Dring is presented amongst works by her peers, contemporaries, and teachers. Programme: Dring : 7 Shakespeare Songs I. Blow, blow thou winter wind IV. Under the Greenwood Tree VI. Crabbed Age and Youth VII. It Was a Lover and His Lass : Ralph Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Arthur Sullivan : (5 Shakespeare Songs) Orpheus with his lute The Willow Song Gurney : Desire in Spring I will go with my father a-ploughing The Fiddler of Dooney Dring ; West Indian Dance —— Interval—— Dring : Waltz Finale Benjamin Britten : Calypso Tell Me the Truth About Love Dring : 5 Betjeman Songs I. A Bay in Anglesey II. Business Girls III. Undenominational IV. Upper Lambourne V. Song of a Nightclub Proprietress : Gershwin The Man I Love I Love to Rhyme Isn’t it a Pity? Dring : The Lady Composer

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Venue: Trinity United Reformed Church

Event Starts: 7:30pm

Doors Open: 7:00pm

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  • Lorna Day is a mezzo soprano recently graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Jane Irwin, with a first class BMus (hons) degree and a MMus with Distinction. Her studies were generously supported by the Alice Orrell and A&N Kendall Award, Headley Trust, Help Musicians UK Postgraduate Award, Mario Lanza Educational Foundation and the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. Whilst at the RNCM she won the RNCM Elsie Thurston Prize, was a finalist in the Kennedy Strauss Award and was highly commended in the Frost/Brownson Song Cycle Competition. She also participated in master classes with Dame Ann Murray, Julius Drake and Ian Partridge CBE.

    Olivia Dance was born in Oxford and began piano lessons at the age of eight. Performing in festivals, competitions, and concerts during her childhood inspired her to pursue music.

    In 2014, Olivia was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Professor Stephen Savage. During her study she was fortunate to be mentored by James Bailleau, Julian Jacobson, Kathryn Stott, Leslie Howard, Phillipe Cassard and Stephen Hough. In 2017, Olivia was awarded the Clifford Hartley Prize for commitment to her studies and subsequently gained her first class BMus (hons) degree in 2018. In 2020, she graduated from the RNCM with an MMus.

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