Papagena
The Darkest Midnight - Kensington Olympia Festival of Music & the Arts
The Darkest Midnight, Kensington & Olympia Festival of Music and the Arts
St Luke's W12, 450 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 0NS
Dec 7, 2018
7:30 PM GMT
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Five stunning voices form Papagena a unique female a cappella group whose programmes weave together medieval, folk, classical and contemporary music from around the world. The Darkest Midnight features Celtic carols, Christmas motets from medieval Spain and England, winter songs including a stunning arrangement of Joni Mitchell’s The River and contemporary carols for singers and handbells – something for everyone! Singers: Suzzie Vango, Sarah Tenant-Flowers, Abbi Temple, Elizabeth Drury, Suzie Purkis
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Papagena Biography
Papagena is an a cappella vocal group set up to explore the wealth of music from medieval times to the present day written specifically for female voices. No props, microphones or gimmicks, just five stunning voices form Papagena. The singers are all classically trained and include amongst their number a conductor, saxophonist, composer, opera and oratorio soloists.
But the group’s programming defies pigeonholing; drawing richly on traditional folk music and women’s working songs from around the world, Papagena juxtaposes these pieces with more classical repertoire from Hildegard of Bingen and Purcell to Winnie Brückner and Imogen Heap. As well as writing their own material, Papagena commissions new arrangements and pieces from an eclectic range of composers, including recent offerings from Jim Clements and Errollyn Wallen.
The group has toured Scotland, southern England, as well as giving performances in numerous UK festivals in London, Oxford, the South West and the Midlands.
The singers are Lizzie Drury, Suzie Purkis, Abbi Temple, Sarah Tenant-Flowers* & Suzzie Vango*
*directors
Read MoreBut the group’s programming defies pigeonholing; drawing richly on traditional folk music and women’s working songs from around the world, Papagena juxtaposes these pieces with more classical repertoire from Hildegard of Bingen and Purcell to Winnie Brückner and Imogen Heap. As well as writing their own material, Papagena commissions new arrangements and pieces from an eclectic range of composers, including recent offerings from Jim Clements and Errollyn Wallen.
The group has toured Scotland, southern England, as well as giving performances in numerous UK festivals in London, Oxford, the South West and the Midlands.
The singers are Lizzie Drury, Suzie Purkis, Abbi Temple, Sarah Tenant-Flowers* & Suzzie Vango*
*directors
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