Artists

We regret to announce that Dame Sarah Connolly has fallen ill and so has no choice but to withdraw from her closing recital at Leeds Song Festival. We send her our very best wishes for a speedy recovery and we hope to reschedule her recital later this year.

In the mean time, we are indebted to the acclaimed soprano Ailish Tynan, and Joseph Middleton, who have kindly agreed to replace Dame Sarah Connolly at short notice.

Ailish Tynan soprano  
Joseph Middleton piano 

With winners of Northern Aldborough Festival’s New Voices Singing Competition 2025  

Rachel Munro soprano 
Jia Ning Ng piano  

Tonight’s performance by the winners of the Northern Aldborough Festival’s New Voices Singing Competition 2025 is generously supported by the Yorkshire Music Future Fund.

Programme

Rachel Munro & Jia Ning Ng –

Britten 
Let the florid music praise (On This Island)  

Crumb 
3 Early Songs  

Ernesto Lecuona 
Maria La O (Romanza de María La O) 

Ailish Tynan & Joseph Middleton –    

Ailish Tynan soprano

Joseph Middleton piano

Edvard Grieg
Gruss
Dereinst, Gedanke mein
Lauf der Welt
Die verschwiegene Nachtigall
Zur Rosenzeit
Ein Traum

Franz Schubert
An die Musik
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Nacht und Träume
Die junge Nonne
INTERVAL

Henri Duparc
L’invitation au voyage

Reynaldo Hahn
À Chloris

Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade

Frank Bridge
Love went a-riding

Herbert Hughes
Marry me now!

arr. Edmund Pendleton
Bid adieu

Anon arr. Benjamin Britten
The Last Rose of Summer

Anon arr. Herbert Hughes
Tigaree Torum Orum