Name: Mad Song & Rebekah Jones
Start: 2023-07-14T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-07-14T21:30:00+01:00
Location: St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet

Mad Song & Rebekah Jones

We promote fantastic live concerts in the heart of High Barnet, featuring the best early-career musicians performing today. Join us this summer!

High Barnet Chamber Music Festival

The ensemble Mad Song are joined by Rebekah Jones for Schoenberg's melodrama Pierrot lunaire and music by Helen Grime & Rob Hao.

St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet

Rob Hao, New Work (World Premiere)Helen Grime, Seven Pierrot MinaturesArnold Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaireMad Song are a dynamic young ensemble who specialise in performances of 20th and 21st century music. Founded in 2019 they have become renowned for their committed performances, particularly of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King, which they have performed around the UK. Their performance at the Aberystwyth Festival was lauded for its &#x27;brutality and raw energy&#x27; (David Campbell) and their playing has been described as ‘beyond praise’ (Seen &amp; Heard International).Mezzo soprano Rebekah Jones read music at King&#x27;s College London and studied on the Masters course at the Royal College of Music as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar under the tutelage of Tim Evans-Jones. Known for her versatility and exceptional musicianship, Rebekah&#x27;s solo career highlights include the roles of the Angel (Elgar&#x27;s Dream of Gerontius - Dorking Halls 2021) , Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd - RCM Scenes 2020), Waitress/Mother (Greek - RCM scenes 2019), Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Fulham Opera, reprised at Grimeborn 2018, performances of Bach&#x27;s B Minor Mass at St John&#x27;s Smith Square (Winter 2021) and the St Endellion Music Festival (Easter 2017), Bach’s St Matthew Passion at Chichester Cathedral (Easter 2019), masterclasses with Michael Chance and Sir Thomas Allen (RCM, Summer 2019) and performing as part of the Winter 2016-17 season at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.They come together at HBCMF for a concert celebrating Schoenberg&#x27;s masterpiece, Pierrot lunaire. Amongst the 21 songs of Schoenberg&#x27;s melodrama, they are slotting in Helen Grime&#x27;s beautiful Pierrot miniatures, inspired by other poems about the Pierrot character by Giraud. Rounding off the concert is a newly commissioned work by Australian composer Rob Hao.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Mad Song & Rebekah Jones

More events from High Barnet Chamber Music Festival

Discover more events from High Barnet Chamber Music Festival, from Music to other experiences you might love.

Mad Song & Rebekah Jones

More events from High Barnet Chamber Music Festival

Discover more events from High Barnet Chamber Music Festival, from Music to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.