Saturday 19th November at 7.30pm
Venue: Linlithgow Primary School
Bass/Baritone and Piano
Tickets: £15, U26 £6 or included in Season Ticket 2022/23. Children free
Programme:
Part 1 - Moscow to Glasgow
Tchaikovsky:
- I bless you, forests op. 47/5
- None but the lonely heart op. 6/6
- Gentle stars shone upon us op. 60/12
- Don Juan’s Serenade op. 38/1
Rachmaninov:
- In the silence of the secret night op. 4/3
- We shall rest op. 26/3
Shostakovich, Robert Burns songs:
- O wert thou in the cauld blast
- Macpherson’s farewell
- Jenny (Coming thro’ the rye)
Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death:
- Lullaby
- Serenade
- Trepak
- Field Marshal
Erik Chisholm Scots Songs:
- The Chailleach
- Fiddler’s Bidding
- The Three Worthies
- Fragment
- Dirge for Summer
- Prayer
Erik Chisholm Wartime songs:
- Sixty Cubic Feet
- Cradle-Croon
- The Offending Eye
- Snail, snail, shoot out your horn
Part 2: A little opera gala
Mozart:
- Madamina, il catalogo è questo
- Per questa bella mano (concert aria)
Rachmaninov:
- Aleko’s cavatina - Ves’ tabor spit
Verdi:
- O tu Palermo
- Mentre gonfiarsi l'anima
Born and raised in Glasgow, Michael Mofidian (Bass/Baritone) studied at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music before joining the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He was winner of the 2017 Pavarotti Prize and the 2018 Overseas League Singers’ Prize. A versatile singer and actor. He feels at home in a wide range of repertoire and styles.
Anna Tilbrook is one of Britain’s most exciting pianists, with a considerable reputation in song recitals and chamber music. She made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1999 and has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals.