Irena Radić piano (2024/25 Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellow)
Gigi Casey soprano
Ariana Ricci soprano
Emma McClean soprano
Carys Davies soprano
Dring Dedications, c.1967
Dring Love and Time, 1970s
Dring Five Betjeman Songs, 1976
Dring Four Night Songs, 1976-77*
Dring Prelude, 1976
*final song completed posthumously, by Roger Lord
In this ongoing series, Irena Radić, Fellow from the Artist Diploma programme, curates and performs a unique concert.
In this season's second concert featuring the music of Madeleine Dring, RCM vocalists perform four evocative song cycles that are as sublime as they are entertaining. Some of Dring’s finest works, they are full of her charming wit, playful rhythms and exquisite sense of harmony. The Four Night Songs are particularly moving; written the year she died, their ethereal sound-world transports us into Dring’s beautiful imagination and deepest emotions.
This is also an opportunity to view a selection of Dring’s autograph manuscripts from the RCM Library’s rich collections, which will be on display during this event.
The performance will last approximately 90 mins including an short interval.
