James Bowman, Andrew Plant … the partnership was ideal
The Oxford Times
2010
6 February Lichfield Cathedral 7.30
with James Bowman counter tenor and the Cathedral Choir
Music by Britten, Butterworth, Gurney, Howells and Vaughan Williams
15 May St Andrew’s Church, Churchdown, Gloucester 3.30
for the Ivor Gurney Society
with Philip Lancaster baritone
Howells: Peacock Pie and songs by Gurney, Ireland and Graham Peel, including rare items and two first performances
11 June St Mary & St Edward Parish Church, Barrow Gurney, Bristol 7.30
for the Barrow Gurney Festival
with James Bowman counter tenor
Music by Purcell, Handel and twentieth-century English composers
24 June Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park 7.30
with Stephen Burrows counter tenor
Finzi: Let us Garlands Bring and songs by Purcell, Vaughan Williams and Warlock
26 June Le Bois des Moutiers, Varengeville-sur-Mer, France 8.00
with James Bowman counter tenor
Music by Purcell, Handel and twentieth-century English composers
9 July St Andrew’s Church, Brigstock, Northamptonshire 7.30
with James Laing counter tenor
Music by Dowland, Bach, Handel, Jake Heggie and others
25 September St Thomas’ Church, Penkhull, Staffordshire 3.00
for the Penkhull Festival
with Stephen Burrows counter tenor
Finzi: Let us Garlands Bring and songs by Purcell, Vaughan Williams and Warlock
23 October St John-at-Hampstead Parish Church 7.30
with James Bowman counter tenor
30 October The Chapel, Merton College, Oxford 7.30
with James Bowman counter tenor
13 and 14 November Snape Maltings, Suffolk 7.15
for SingOut2010
with Sam Wilson percussion, massed choirs from Suffolk, Peter Nardone cond
Joseph Phibbs: Shadows of Sleep; Jana Rowland: Dialogue with the Sea (premieres)
20 November Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Aldeburgh 5.00 & 7.30
with Andrew Staples tenor, Britten–Pears Chamber Choir, Jubilee Opera chorus and orchestra, Steuart Bedford cond
Britten: Saint Nicolas
24 November Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park 7.30
with Ben Alden tenor