Keeping Up Appearances

We Vous Souhaiter Ein Fröhliches Nativitatis

2011-12-18T18:39:00.000+01:00

After more Mozart in divers countries, it's time for a real change... Between the Holland Baroque Society and the Ribattuta Ensemble, I'm having a December spread all around the country, filled with music spanning almost 7 centuries, several languages and a plethora of styles! Palestrina, Gabrieli, Tunder, Poulenc, Matthias, Lauridsen, McCartney and el-Roumi to name just a few.

Crazy, yes, but completely divine!

lambertuskerk, helmond

Baroque Influences

2011-10-03T13:44:00.000+02:00

Pergolesi and Stravinsky were matched perfectly in the set of concerts just finished with Het Nieuwe Mannheim Koor en Orkest conducted by Quentin Clare.

First up was the relatively unknown (yet wonderfully forward-looking) 'Missa Romana' by Pergolesi, which was followed by Stravinsky's 'ballet with song' 'Pulcinella', in which Stravinsky used music by Pergolesi as the basis of his own neo-classic work. It was all pretty fabulous, I must say!

But there's no rest for the wicked - I'll be taking myself off to Normandy, France soon, for a reprise of the Mozart concerts with Arsys Bourgogne.

the marvellous ceiling of the dominicuskerk in amsterdam

Masses of Mozart

2011-09-01T12:17:00.000+02:00

Did you see what I did there? Heh! I'm just back from the first set of concerts of Mozart's Mass in c minor and the Requiem with Arsys Bourgogne and Camerata Saltzburg down in France, conducted by Pierre Cao. Steamy temperatures and very impressive thunderstorms in both Burgundy and the Auvergne did nothing to dampen some wonderful performaces of these great works.

More of the same coming up in October, this time in Brittany.

basilique sainte marie-madeleine de vézelay

l'abbaye de la chaise-dieu

The Cricket Recovers

2011-06-08T11:52:00.000+02:00

A little departure from the norm: I'm helping out with language coaching for the Holland Festival production of 'The Cricket Recovers' by English composer Richard Ayres. Apart from the recent French music departure, I've never been this close to contemporary music before, but I have to admit I'm thoroughly enjoying the experience!

Even the cracking the language-whip part!

Musique du 20ème Siècle

2011-05-30T11:43:00.000+02:00

I know, I know - TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH MUSIC? But really, glorious gorgeousness is to be found in the 12-part 'Cantique des Cantiques' by Daniel-Lesur I've just finished singing with the Ribattuta Ensemble. Wow. Also in the same programme was the Requiem by Alfred Desenclos, which is pretty scrummy too.

The venues have been beautiful, and I have to admit to totally revelling in this lower singing. I feel like I've come home! Marvellous!

the beautiful ceiling of sint bavo in haarlem

Zerfließe, mein Herze

2011-04-12T11:16:00.000+02:00

This month saw possibly the last time ever I sing the soprano solo in Bach's Saint John Passion, which I sang with The Northern Consort under the excellent direction of Fokko Oldenhius, in Den Bosch. It was an excellent way to say goodbye, at least for the time being, to the high soprano repertoire!

Not the end of an era, perhaps, but certainly the beginning of a new one!

Oo - shiny!

2011-03-27T10:54:00.000+02:00

You may have noticed that my nicolawemyss.com site is no longer with us. This is due primarily to moving away from France, where the account was based, and I rather fancied working in English for a change! Until the dot com name is back on the register, I decided to try my hand at a free hosting site called Wix and this is the result:

And jolly pleased I am with it, too! Click HERE for the direct link, and do feel free to let me know what you think of it - here or over there!

Sing We And Chant It

2010-08-11T12:48:00.001+02:00

Last week saw myself and 4 other singers of Ensemble Jacques Moderne fa-la-lahing our way through some French, English, Italian and German Renaissance madrigals, in some exquisite parts of the Loire Region.

Chateau de la Chatonniere

Les Douves - Onzain

Remind me again why I left...?

It's All Go!

2010-07-27T18:15:00.001+02:00

Only a few weeks after re-locating to The Netherlands, I was back in the South of France for another edition of 'From Rosy Bowers' - a plethora of English baroque music with Le Petit Ensemble, performed in the ancient Cistercian Abbaye of Villelongue, in the Longuedoc. A marvellous place with some marvellous musicians!

But no rest for the wicked - some late Renaissance madrigals with Ensemble Jacques Moderne are calling my name...

Hither This Way, This Way Bend...

2010-02-07T23:56:00.007+01:00

... to the gorgeous theatre music of Mr Henry Purcell. The tour of 'King Arthur' with Ensemble Jacques Moderne was (apart from everyone's usual January sniffles) a resounding success. I have to admit that it was also vastly diverting to be amongst a load of French folk singing about how marvellous Britain is. And singing it exquisitely, too, I have to add!

salle gaveau, paris

A Rose By Any Other Name...

2009-12-22T13:05:00.080+01:00

... would sound the same! December brought Mozart and lots of it. The 'Mass in c minor' and the 'Davide Penitente': much of the same music under different titles, one in Latin and the other in Italian. Both with student orchestras in the Netherlands (USKO and CM Leiden) in some lovely venues. Crazy but fun!

stadsgehoorzaal, leiden*

jacobikerk, utrecht*

January sees some more delicious Purcell with Ensemble Jacques Moderne. Yummy!

* (Photos shamelessly ganked from flickr and picasa because I forgot to take my camera!)

More Anniversaries?

2009-10-14T19:12:00.006+02:00

Yes indeed! Two different composers this time: Mr Haydn and Mr Mendelssohn. I took part in the fine rendition of Haydn's 'Paukenmesse' by the Nieuwe Mannheim Koor en Orkest directed by Quentin Clare and managed to listen to their excellent playing in the rest of the concert, which included Mendelssohn's 'Hebrides Overture'. These guys just keep getting better and better!

And The Anniversary Year Continues....

2009-09-22T12:19:00.006+02:00

Mmmm - Purcell and Handel! Great music, great group! Ensemble Jacques Moderne were on top form and it was fun singing in my 'home-town' of Tours again - the first time in over 2 years. (We also sang in Blois!) There will be more Purcell with them early next year with concerts of the lovely 'King Arthur'! Bring it on!

cathédrale saint-louis de blois

Scarlatti en Bretagne

2009-08-18T00:12:00.002+02:00

I had the pleasure of singing in the magnificent cathedral of Saint-Malo at the beginning of the month, with La Scordatura, directed by Christophe Sam. It was a perfect setting to sing the gorgeous Stabat Mater by Domenico Scarlatti, written for ten voices and basso continuo.

cathédrale saint-vincent-de-saragosse de saint-malo

Next up are some concerts of Purcell and Handel anthems with Ensemble Jacques Moderne in Tours and Blois. This is my kind of anniversary year!!

From Rosy Bowers

2009-06-18T23:53:00.001+02:00

Wonderful, wonderful Mr Henry Purcell. The project with Le Petit Ensemble in Dijon was such great fun, although I must admit it was more Purcell (and a smidgeon of Handel) than the other way around! But I am certainly not complaining, especially as I got to perform some songs I had never sung before! Bliss!

eglise sainte-chantal, dijon

Glorious Gloria!

2009-05-14T16:16:00.000+02:00

I'm not kidding! The Nieuwe Mannheim Koor and Orkest just gets better and better! Music of Vivaldi and Handel graced churches in Voorburg and Amsterdam and it was lovely to be a part of them!

the stunning neo-gothic interior of
amsterdam's domenicuskerk

More Handel (plus some Purcell) is next on the agenda with Le Petite Ensemble in Dijon. This is a great year for musical anniversaries!

Gloria!

2009-05-04T21:40:00.000+02:00

I'm rather excited about my next project: with Het Nieuwe Mannhem Orkest up in the Netherlands, conducted by Quentin Clare, I'll be (re) performing the first solos I ever sang - the alto solos from Vivaldi's 'Gloria', plus solos in Handel's 'Dixit Dominus'. Yummy!

Welcome...

2009-04-22T19:01:00.001+02:00

... to this (possibly temporary) solution to my inability to upload to my main website at nicolawemyss.com.

Still, I am a fan of blogger, and there are so many shiny gadgets to play with that I may be here a while.

But back to the updates, of which I'll add some from the old site, just for some background...

I'm just back from a MARVELLOUS weekend of music-making with Les Inventions in Burgundy. Music of Telemann, Handel and Couperin, in a beautiful and ancient church in Chapaize.

eglise saint-martin in chapaize

Next on the cards are some concerts in the Netherlands with the Niewe Mannheim Orkest directed by Quentin Clare - some Vivaldi and some more Handel. Lovely!

Easter Parade

2009-04-08T12:07:00.014+02:00

I'm just back from another set of concerts with Ensemble Jacques Moderne performing the same programme as before, plus some Bach, but this time in some delicious churches and chapels in the Region Centre.

eglise saint-martin sur cher

But no rest for the wicked - this coming Easter weekend I'll be in the East of France with Les Inventions, performing cantatas and motets by Couperin, Telemann and Handel. With a smidgeon of Touchemoulin thrown in for good measure. I'm really looking forward to it!

Crazy Day in Nantes

2009-03-24T15:13:00.018+01:00

The name doesn't even begin to describe the craziness of the 5 day festival in Nantes... 280 concerts, a myriad of musicians and thousands of listeners... (Needless to say we didn't perform in all 280 concerts!) There will be more with Ensemble Jacques Moderne in March - more Schütz and Schein and a smidgeon of Bach, too! Hopefully not so crazy this time!

The Purcell, Blow and Locke chamber concerts with the Nederlandse Bachvereniging were a blast! The marvellous programme was put together by our theorbist Fred Jacobs, and with the baritone Mattijs van de Woerd and harpsichordist Siebe Henstra, I think we did a good job! We certainly enjoyed ourselves, that's for sure!

pelgrims's kerk in rotterdam

Folle Journee à Nantes

2009-01-24T10:27:00.008+01:00

Schütz and Schein are the composers du semaine - I'll be in Nantes for a couple of concerts in the Folle Journees music festival with Ensemble Jacques Moderne. Incredible music!

Talking of incredible music, I shall also be getting to sing some great songs and dialogues by Purcell, Locke and Blow up in Holland in February with the Nederlandse Bachvereniging. Lovely!

A Burgundian Christmas

2008-12-14T17:52:00.001+01:00

Some more concerts with the lovely period group Les Inventions are coming up... This time with baroque and early classical music written by Burgundian composers, including my favourite J-Ph Rameau and the unjustly unknown J Touchemoulin. It looks set to be a wonderful end to 2008!

Biography/CV in English/en Français/in Nederlands/auf Deutsch

2001-01-01T00:00:00.003+01:00

IN ENGLISH

After initially studying piano, Scottish soprano Nicola Wemyss changed to singing, graduated Cum laude from Birmingham Conservatoire (UK) and completed her postgraduate degree specializing in Baroque Singing at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, (NL) coached by Marius van Altena and Rita Dams.

Nicola began her solo career by winning the first Chimay International Competition for Baroque Singing in 2000, with a jury chaired by William Christie. She has since then been invited to perform with various leading orchestras and ensembles, including: Les Arts Florissants, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, Musica ad Rhenum, theNetherlands Bach Society, Capella Figuralis, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Utrechts Baroque Consort, the Telemann Chamber Orchestra (Osaka), the Radio Chamber Orchestra of the Netherlands, the Halcyon Ensemble, the Huelgas-Ensemble, Junge Kantorei Frankfurt, Ex Tempore and the Bochum Symphony Orchestra, working with conductors such as Frans Brüggen, William Christie, Roy Goodman, Florian Heyerick, Ton Koopman, Joachim C Martini, Paul van Nevel, Steven Sloane, Jos van Veldhoven, Jan Willem de Vriend and Jed Wentz.

Next to a broad oratorio and concert repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the early Romantic period, Nicola has also performed several operatic roles including: Hébé in Rameau's ‘Les Indes Galantes' (with Brüggen and theOrchestra of the 18th Century); the title roles from Purcell's ‘Dido and Aeneas' (with Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum) and Rossi's ‘Orfeo' (with van Veldhoven and Capella Figuralis); Serpina in Pergolesi's ‘La Serva Padrona' (with Brüggen and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra); Dorotea in ‘Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena' by Conti (with van Veldhoven and the Utrechts Barok Consort) and the Queen Mother in ‘Turandot' by Busoni (with Debrock and Opera Minora).

Nicola Wemyss has recorded music by Charpentier with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants for Erato; Dido in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas', Diana in Galliard's 'Pan and Syrinx', Dafne in ‘Apollo e Dafne' by Handel and the Mozart roles of Sylvia in 'Ascanio in Alba' and Annio in 'La Clemenza di Tito' with Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum for Brilliant Classics; The Queen of Sheba and First Harlot in Handel's 'Solomon', Dejanira in Handel's music drama 'Hercules' and Eliakim in the pastiche oratorio 'Gideon' by Handel / J C Smith, with Joachim C Martini and the Junge Kantorei Frankfurt for Naxos and two discs of music by Padovano and Demantius with Paul van Nevel and theHuelgas-Ensemble for Harmonia Mundi.

EN FRANÇAIS

Après des études de piano, la soprano écossaise Nicola Wemyss s'inscrit en chant au Conservatoire de Birmingham (Royaume-Uni), puis au Conservatoire de La Haye (Pays-Bas), où elle se spécialise en chant baroque sous la direction de Rita Dams et de Marius van Altena.

Sa carrière de soliste débute en 2000 lorsqu'elle remporte le premier prix du Concours de Chant baroque de Chimay (William Christie en présidait le jury). Depuis cette époque, on a pu l'entendre avec les ensembles les plus prestigieux (Les Arts Florissants, Orchestre du Dix-huitième Siècle, Musica ad Rhenum, Société Bach des Pays-Bas, Capella Figuralis, Consort Baroque d'Utrecht, Orchestre de Chambre Telemann (Osaka), Orchestre de Chambre de la Radio néerlandaise, Ensemble Halcyon, Huelgas Ensemble, Junge Kantorei de Francfort,Combattiment Consort Amsterdam, Ex Tempore, Orchestre Symphonique de Bochum...) et sous la direction de chefs de l'envergure de Frans Brüggen, William Christie, Roy Goodman, Florian Heyerick, Ton Koopman, Joachim C. Martini, Paul van Nevel, Steven Sloane, Jos van Veldhoven et Jed Wentz.
En plus d'oratorios et d'œuvres avec orchestre écrites au cours de la période qui s'étend de la Renaissance au début du Romantisme, Nicola Wemyss a interprété Hébé dans Les Indes galantes de Rameau (avec Brüggen et l'Orchestre du Dix-huitième Siècle), le rôle-titre dans Didon et Énée de Purcell (avec Wentz et Musica ad Rhenum), Serpina dans La Serva Padrona de Pergolèse (avec Brüggen et Orchestre de Chambre de la Radio néerlandaise) et Dorotea dans Don Quichotte à Sierra Morena de Conti (avec van Veldhoven et Consort Baroque d'Utrecht) mais aussi le rôle-titre dans Orfeo de Rossi (avec van Veldhoven et Capella Figuralis), et la Reine mère dans Turandot de Busoni (avec Debrock et Opera Minora).

Nicola Wemyss a enregistré des œuvres de Charpentier avec William Christie et Les Arts Florissants pour Erato, des œuvres de Padovano et de Demantius avec Paul van Nevel et le Huelgas Ensemble pour Harmonia Mundi, les rôles de Sylvia (Ascanio in Alba de Mozart ), d'Annius (La Clémence de Titus de Mozart), de Daphné (Apollon et Daphnéde Haendel), de Diane (Pan et Syrinx de Galliard) et de Didon Didon et Énée de Purcell) avec Jed Wentz et Musica ad Rhenum pour Brilliant Classics, ainsi que Solomon (Reine de Saba et première prostituée), Hercules (Dejanira) et l'oratorio-pastiche Gideon (Haendel-Smith) avec Joachim C. Martini et la Junge Kantorei de Francfort pour Naxos.

IN NEDERLANDS

De Schotse sopraan Nicola Wemyss behaalde haar solo diploma zang cum laude aan het Conservatorium van Birmingham. Vervolgens studeerde ze bij Marius van Altena en Rita Dams aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag en behaalde het diploma Uitvoerend Musicus barokzang in 2001.

Nicola Wemyss' solocarrière begon met het winnen van de eerste prijs van het Chimay Concours voor barokzangin 2000. Sindsdien is ze regelmatig te gast als soliste bij ensembles en orkesten als Les Arts Florissants, Orkest van de 18e Eeuw, Utrechts Barok Consort, Musica ad Rhenum, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, hetTelemann Chamber Orchestra (Osaka), het Radio Kamerorkest, de Nederlandse Bachvereniging, het Halcyon Ensemble, Capella Figuralis, Ex Tempore België en Bochumer Symphoniker onder leiding van dirigenten als Frans Brüggen, William Christie, Roy Goodman, Florian Heyerick, Ton Koopman, Joachim C Martini, Paul van Nevel, Steven Sloane, Jos van Veldhoven, Jan Willem de Vriend en Jed Wentz.

Naast haar brede oratoriumrepertoire heeft Nicola Wemyss ook diverse opera rollen gezongen waaronder Dido in ‘Dido en Aeneas' van Purcell (met Wentz en Musica ad Rhenum), Hébé in Rameau's ‘Les Indes Galantes' (met Brüggen en de Orkest van de 18e Eeuw), Orfeo in ‘Orfeo' van Rossi (met van Veldhoven en Capella Figuralis),Serpina in ‘La Serva Padrona' van Pergolesi (met Brüggen en het Radio Kamerorkest), Dorotea in ‘Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena' van Conti (met van Veldhoven en het Utrechts Barok Consort) en de Koningin-moeder in ‘Turandot' van Busoni (met Debrock en Opera Minora).

Nicola Wemyss heeft verschillende CD's opgenomen waaronder Sylvia in ‘Ascanio in Alba' van Mozart en Annio in ‘La Clemenza di Tito' van Mozart, Dido in 'Dido and Aeneas' van Purcell, Dafne in 'Apollo e Dafne' van Handel en Diana in ‘Pan and Syrinx' van Galliard o.l.v. Jed Wentz en Musica ad Rhenum voor Brilliant Classics, muziek van Charpentier met Les Arts Florissants voor Erato, de Händel oratoria ‘Gideon' (Eliakim), Dejanira in 'Hercules' en de eerste vrouwen de koningin van Sheba ‘Solomon' met Joachim C. Martini met het Barockorchester Frankfurt/Junge Kantoreivoor Naxos en muziek van Demantius en Padovano met het Huelgas-Ensemble voor Harmonia Mundi France.

AUF DEUTSCH

Die Schottin Nicola Wemyss schloss ihre Ausbildung am Konservatorium Birmingham ‘cum laude' ab und spezialisierte sich anschließend am Königlichen Konservatorium der Niederlande in Den Haag auf Barockgesang, wobei sie von Marius van Altena und Rita Dams betreut wurde.

Mit dem Ersten Preis in der Katagorie Barockgesang beim Chimay-Wettbewerb 2000 begann die Solokarrierre von Nicola Wemyss. Seitdem wurde sie von führenden Orchestern und Ensembles eingeladen, etwa von Les Arts Florrissants, das Orchester des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts, Musica ad Rhenum, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, das Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Capella Figuralis, dem Huelgas Ensemble, dem Halcyon Ensemble, das Telemann Kammerorchester (Osaka), der Utrechts Barock Consort, die Junge Kantorei Frankfurt, Bochumer Symphoniker... Sie arbeitete mit Dirigenten wie Frans Brüggen, William Christie, Roy Goodman, Florian Heyerick, Ton Koopman, Joachim C Martini, Paul van Nevel, Steven Sloane, Jos van Veldhoven, Jan Willem de Vriend und Jed Wentz.

Neben einen breiten Oratorien- und Konzert-Repertoire von der Spätrenaissance bis zur frühe romantische Periode hat Nicola Wemyss auch mehrere Opernrollen aufgeführt, beispielsweise die Hauptrolle in Purcells „Dido and Aeneas“ (mit Wentz und Musica ad Rhenum) und „Orfeo“ von Rossi (mit van Veldhoven und Capella Figuralis), dieSerpina in Pergolesis „La Serva Padrona“ (mit Brüggen und die Nederlandse Radio Kamerorkest), Hébé in Rameaus „Les Indes Galantes“ (mit Brüggen und die Orchester des 18 Jahrhunderts), Dorothea in Contis „Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena“ (mit van Veldhoven und die Utrechts Barok Consort)…

An Aufnahmen mit Nicola Wemyss erschienen Charpentier-Werke mit Les Arts Florrisants bei Erato und Renaissance-Musik mit dem Huelgas Ensemble bei Harmonia Mundi. Außerdem ist sie als Silvia in Mozarts „Ascanio in Alba“, Annio in seiner „La Clemenza di Tito“, Dido in Purcells „Dido and Aeneas“, Dafne in „Apollo e Dafne“ van Handel und Diana in Galliards „Pan and Syrinx“ mit Musica ad Rhenum unter Jed Wentz bei Brilliant Classics, alsDejanira in "Hercules" von Handel und der Königin von Saba / Erstes Weib in „Solomon“ von Handel und Eliakim / Israelit in „Gideon“ von Handel/Smith mit die Junge Kantorei Frankfurt bei Naxos zu hören.

Agenda

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2011

October

STRAVINSKY - PULCINELLA / PERGOLESI - MISSA ROMANO
Het Nieuwe Mannheim Orkest dir. Quentin Clare
1st - Pauluskerk, Oegstgeest - NL
2nd - Dominicuskerk, Amsterdam - NL

MOZART - REQUIEM / MASS IN C MINOR
Arsys Bourgogne dir. Pierre Cao (choir)
21st - Lorient - FR

November

MOZART - REQUIEM
Huntingdonshire Philharmonic dir. Adrian Brown
13th - Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Huntingdon - UK

December

PALESTRINA - O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM / POULENC - 4 QUARTETS DU NOEL / M LAURIDSEN - O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM - W MATTHIAS - AVE REX (CAROLS)
Ribattuta Ensemble dir. Dick Duijst
10th - Beek - NL
11th - Utrech - NL (matinee)
16th - Egmond aan den Hoef - NL
17th - (tbc)
18th - Hilversum - NL (matinee)

CHRISTMAS MIX
Holland Baroque Society
17th - Amsterdam - NL (matinee)
19th - Helmond - NL
20th - Helmond - NL
21st - Zeeland - NL
22nd - Helmond - NL
23rd - Helmond - NL

2012

February

BACH - MOTET / C MEIJERING - 2 NEW COMPS / BACH - CELLO SUITE ARR FOR CHOIR & SAX etc
Ribattuta Ensemble dir. Dick Duijst
17th - NL
18th - Amsterdam - NL
19th - Doesberg - NL
24th - NL
25th - NL
26th - Schalkwijk - NL

March

BACH - MOTET / C MEIJERING - 2 NEW COMPS / BACH - CELLO SUITE ARR FOR CHOIR & SAX etc
Ribattuta Ensemble dir. Dick Duijst
2nd - PT
3rd - PT
4th - PT

MOZART - REQUIEM
Trondhein Symfoniorkester dir.
29th - Nidarosdomen, Trondheim, NOR
30th - Nodarosdomen, Trondheim, NOR

ARCHIVE

2010

January

PURCELL - KING ARTHUR
Ensemble Jacques Moderne dir. Joël Suhubiette28th - Espace Malraux - Joué-lès-Tours - FR
29th - Salle Gaveau - Paris - FR
30th - Scène Nationale de Bourges - FR
31st - Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers - FR

February

PURCELL - KING ARTHUR
Ensemble Jacques Moderne dir. Joël Suhubiette
2nd - Carré Saint-Vincent - Théâtre d’Orléans - FR

May
RAMEAU - LES INDES GALANTES (live radio broadcast) [Hébé / Zaïre]
Orchestra of the 18th Century dir. Frans Brüggen
15th - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - NL

July

PURCELL and HANDEL - ENGLISH SONGS
Le Petit Ensemble
25th - Abbaye de Villelongue, FR

August

MORLAY, WEELKES, GESUALDO etc - MADRIGAUX
Ensemble Jacques Moderne dir. Joël Suhubiette1st - Festival Les Méridiennes, Centre - FR
7th - Jardin de la Chatonniére, Centre - FR
8th - Douves - FR

2011

April

J S BACH - ST JOHN PASSION (soprano)
The Northern Consort dir. Fokko Oldenhius
9th - NH Kerk, Den Bosch - NL10th - NH Kerk, Den Bosch - NL
May

MOZART - REQUIEM
Nijmeegs Studentenorkest dir Quentin Clare
4th - Concertgebouw de Vereniging, Nijmegen - NL

DANIEL-LESUR - CANTIQUE DE CANTIQUES / DESENCLOS - REQUIEM
Ribattuta Ensemble dir. Dick Duijst
6th - Utrecht - NL
8th - Amsterdam - NL
14th - Zutphen - NL
28th - Vlissingen - NL
29th - Haarlem - NL

August

MOZART - REQUIEM / MASS IN C MINOR
Arsys Bourgogne dir. Pierre Cao (choir)
27th - Basilique de Vézelay - FR
29th - Abbaye de la Chaise Dieu - FR
30th - Abbaye de la Chaise Dieu - FR

Discography

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Christophorus Demantius : 'Vespers for Pentecoste'

Paul van Nevel and the Huelgas-Ensemble
Harmonia Mundi

Recording: September 1999 at Provinciaal Museum Begijnhofkerk Sint-Truiden, Belgium.

Released 2000.

Annibale Padovano : 'Mass for 24 voices'
Paul van Nevel and the Huelgas-Ensemble
Harmonia Mundi
Recording: June 2000 at the Church of Lissewege, Belgium.
Released 2001.

Marc-Antoine Charpentier : 'Messe de Minuit'
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants
Erato
Recording: 21/22 December 2000 at La Grande Salle de la Cité de la Musique, Paris, France.

Released Autumn 2001.

WA Mozart : 'Ascanio in Alba' (Sylvia)
Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum
Brilliant Classics - Edition volume 21
Recording: May 2002 at Maria Minor Church, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Released November 2002

WA Mozart : 'La Clemenza di Tito' (Annio)

Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum

Brilliant Classics - Edition volume 23
Recording: August 2002 at Maria Minor Church, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Released October 2002.

G.F. Handel / J.C. Smith : 'Gideon' (Israelite/Eliakim)
Joachim C Martini and Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt
Naxos
Live Recording: 8th June 2003 at Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany.
Released Spring 2004.

Henry Purcell : 'Dido and Aeneas' (Dido)
Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum
Brilliant Classics
Recording: 13/14 September 2004 at Maria Minor Church, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Released March 2005.

John Galliard 'Pan and Syrinx' (Diana) & H Purcell 'The Masque of Cupid and Bacchus' (2nd Nymph)
Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum
Brilliant Classics
Recording: 25-27 August 2004 at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Released April 2005.

G.F. Handel : 'Solomon' (The Queen of Sheba / 1st Harlot)
Joachim C Martini and the Junge Kantorei Frankfurt
Naxos
Live Recording: 20th May 2004 at Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany.
Released July 2006

G.F. Handel : 'Apollo e Dafne' (Dafne)
Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum
Brilliant Classics
Recording: 12th & 13th January 2006 at the Lokhorstkerk, Leiden, Netherlands.
Released October 2006

G.F. Handel : 'Hercules' (Dejanira)
Joachim C Martini and the Junge Kantorei Frankfurt
Naxos
Live Recording: 4th June 2006 at Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany.
Released May 2008

Audio

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Here are a few mp3 snippets of live concerts and/or CD recordings for some auditory amusement:

H Purcell Dido and Aeneas [Dido]
Musica ad Rhenum, dir: J Wentz (with M Baker as Aeneas)
Recit extract
'When I am laid in earth'

WA Mozart Ascanio in Alba [Sylvia]
Musica ad Rhenum, dir: J Wentz
'Come e felice stato'
'Infelici affetti miei'

GF Handel Hercules (live recording) [Dejanira]
Junge Kantorei, dir: J Martini
'O Hercules, why art thou absent from me'
'There in myrtle shades reclin'd'
'Where shall I fly?'

R Schumann Vocal Trios and Quartets (live recording)
K Landshamer, N Wemyss, I Danz, U Andersen, J Hantaï (fortepiano)
'Der Wasserman'
'Spruch'

JE Galliard Pan and Syrinx (live recording) [Diana]
Music ad Rhenum, dir: J Wentz
'Presumptuous God'
'Lawless Rage and Wild Desire'

G Mahler Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen (live recording)
Nijmeegs Studentenorkest, dir: Q Clare
'Ich hab'ein glühend Messer'

H Purcell Songs and Airs (live recording)
Le Petit Ensemble, dir: F Gand
'Thou tun'st this world'
'Twas within a furlong of Edinborough Town'

WA Mozart 6 Notturni (live recording)
Trio Stadler, N Wemyss, H Rasker, K-J de Koning
'Più non si trovano'

GF Handel Solomon (live recording) [1st Harlot/Queen of Sheba]
Junge Kantorei, dir: J Martini
'Can I see my infant gor'd?'
'Ev'ry sight these eyes behold'

WA Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro (live recording) [Cherubino]
The Halcyon Ensemble
'Non so più'

GF Handel Apollo e Dafne (live recording) [Dafne]
Musica ad Rhenum, dir: J Wentz
'Come in ciel'

WA Mozart La Clemenza di Tito [Annio]
Music ad Rhenum, dir: J Wentz (with F vd Heijden as Servilia)
'Torno di Tito a lato'
'Ah, perdono al primo affetto'