Details

St Matthew's Church
Meadow Row
Elephant & Castle
London
SE1 6RG
England

Thursday 21st May 2026
7:30 PM

Tickets

Prices: Tickets £20 | £15 concessions
Season Tickets: Full Festival Pass £50 | £40 concessions
Ticket booking link: Book Tickets

Programme

Franz Schubert – Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
Sergei Rachmaninov – The little island, Op.14 no.2
Michael Tippett – Songs for Ariel
John Ireland – Sea Fever
Henri Duparc – L'invitation au voyage (c. 1870)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – The Thought Machine: 'Rita the Pirate'
Franz Schubert – Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D.583
Edward Elgar – Sea Pictures, Op.37: 'Sea Slumber Song'

Performers

Malcolm Martineau – piano
James Newby – baritone

Programme Note

Former BBC New Generation Artist, baritone James Newby makes a welcome return to SongEasel with accompanist Malcolm Martineau for an imaginatively curated sea-themed programme from two star performers. The recital will feature anniversary composer Carl Loewe, who lived much of his life in the coastal city of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland), alongside songs from Elgar’s Sea Pictures, and songs by Schubert, Duparc, Rachmaninov and Kurt Weill.