Bach arr. Reger Prelude and Fugue in A minor for piano duet BWV 543 (9')
Schubert Fantasy in F minor, D940 (18')
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem (version for chorus and piano duet) (68')
"It is a truly tremendous piece of art which moves the entire being in a way little else does," commented Clara Schumann in a letter to Brahms reviewing the piano transcription of Brahms's setting of the Requiem Mass, performed here by the LDSM Festival Chorus and drawing together singers from choruses from across the area.
Artist Profiles
Denis McCaldin (conductor)
Denis McCaldin is a conductor and musicologist. He is Director of the Haydn Society of Great Britain and Professor Emeritus of Performance Studies in Music at Lancaster University. He has conducted many major British orchestras, including the RPO, RLPO, Halle and London Mozart Players.
As well as specialising in choral and chamber orchestral music of the 18th and 20th centuries, he has also edited a number of Haydn's works and one of his CDs (featuring his edition of the Little Organ Mass) has received a Gramophone Critic's Choice award.
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Bibi Heal (soprano)
Bibi graduated from the University of East Anglia, and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music and now privately with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Operatic engagements include Mary Turner in Gershwin Of Thee I Sing and its sequel Let 'Em Eat Cake, and Masha in Shostakovich Paradise Moscow, all for Opera North on tour at the Bregenz Festival, Austria. Bibi also performed as Princess Sofie in the world premiere of Jonathan Dove's The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi in Rotterdam, and as Barbarina for the Gstaad Festival directed by Barbara Bonney.
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Christopher Foster (baritone)
Educated at Newcastle University and the Britten-Pears School, Christopher was a winner of the N.F.M.S. Young Concert Artists' Award and a finalist in the Richard Tauber Competition at The Wigmore Hall. He is also a Samling Scholar, participating in Thomas Allen's inaugural singing course in the Lake District.
In concert work he has performed throughout Europe with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia and Concerto Köln under conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Andrew Davis and Mark Minkowski.
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Jonathan Scott (organ/piano)
Jonathan Scott studied piano and organ at Chetham's School of Music before gaining a scholarship on both instruments at the RNCM. He then studied in USA and Holland as a Countess of Munster Scholar. Now a member of the RNCM keyboard staff organist-in-residence at Salford University, he gives regular lunchtime organ recitals at St. Philips' Church, Salford.
A prizewinner at many International competitions, Jonathan also won the coveted Worshipful Company of Musicians WT Best Scholarship and gold medal, and is a Freeman of The City of London.
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Tom Scott (piano)
Tom Scott studied piano at Chetham's School of Music on the joint course at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and at The University of Manchester, where he gained a first class honours and also won several prizes.
As a composer, Tom's work ranges from compositions for instruments and electronics to acousmatic compositions and audiovisual works and have been performed at festivals and concerts in Belgium, Mexico, Spain and Germany. He completed a Masters and PhD in electroacoustic composition at The University of Manchester and currently lectures in at the RNCM.
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