“Händel’s Commemoration" with the oldest organ in Hampshire

Saturday 28 May 2011 St.Deny's Church Southampton

“Händel’s Commemoration"
with the oldest organ in Hampshire

AmusicUk Singers Southampton

Beatriz Lozano, Janet Kan, Lisa Axworthy, Sopranos
Elisa Franceschini  Mezzo soprano
Andy Johnson  Baritone
Martin Penrose  Organist
Barbara Henvest Pianist
Artist Guest: Margaret Aagesen Hughes  Soprano

7.30pm Tickets on door: 8waged, 5 concessions

Info: 07733600643, amusicuk@googlemail.com

Artists

Beatriz Lozano soprano

Beatriz Lozano

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Beatriz Lozano is a soprano singer specialist in Italian vocal chamber music. She started her studies in Montevideo, and continued at Teatro Colón's Escuela Superior de Canto in Buenos Aires (Argentina), at Accademia Chigiana in Siena and Accademia Lirica in Osimo (Italy). She obtained the Diploma in Canto from "Gioacchino Rossini" Conservatory of Music in Pesaro (Italy) and further improved her liederistic repertoire, sacred music and romanze. She has performed, in Italy, in many communal theatres of the Regions Marche, Abruzzi and Tuscany, at Palazzo Venezia, Pantheon and Auditorium-Parco della Musica in Rome, in Ancona with Quirino Principe, the artistic councillor of Teatro alla Scala in Milan. She has also performed at Teatro Colón's "Salón Dorado" in Buenos Aires, at Teatro of Curitiba in Brasil, at Cabildo of Montevideo, Maison de l'Amèrique Latine in Paris and Bolivar Hall in London, England. She is involved in spreading South American's chamber music repertoire with the Argentine pianist Hugo Aisemberg. Her recitals at Montevideo, in Uruguay, Munich and Hannover in Germany, Milan, Rome, Florence, Bologna and Padua in Italy, at the Castle of Ljubljana in Slovenia and at Scala de San Telmo in Buenos Aires have found great favour with the public and the critics. She has been collaborating for several years with the pianist Nicoletta Latini and Mirta Herrera; she has been reviewing and executing the Italian nineteenth-century repertoire for song and guitar with the well-known guitarrist Massimo Agostinelli. She has recorded in Italy with Massimo Agostinelli for Classic Studio of Ancona, Master Studio of Sarnano and Bérben: Carlo Michele A.Sola "Favourite Songs", "Mozart-Matiegka Trascrizioni d'epoca" and "Gabriello Melia Works for voice and guitar". For Associazione G.Rossini di Roseto degli Abbruzzi in Italy she has recorded "Francesco Paolo Tosti Romanze per canto e pianoforte" with the pianist Manfredo Di Crescenzo. She has taught at Seminari Musicali Internazionali of Liviabella Music School in Macerata (Italy) and at Festival Musicale Savinese of Monte San Savino (Arezzo-Italy), at Anton Rubinstein School in Rome, for Festival Lirico de Montevideo (Uruguay), for AEH at Wildern Art School in U.K.
She writes for Revista Sinfónica and cooperates with the Uruguaian State's Radio SODRE. She teaches singing for "AmusicUk Group" in Southampton, England with the pianist Paul Gardner.


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http://beatrizlozanosoprano.blogspot.com
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Janet Kan  soprano

Janet Kan, a masters graduate in the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama studied with a remarkable tutor, Catherine Harper and an excellent coach, Angela Livingstone.

Born in Sabah, Janet Kan began studying voice at the age of nine, initially under the guidance of  Vun Kui Xin and later with Annie Tsen and Poon Sook Peng. In 2007 she was accepted onto a Bachelor of Education (TESL) at the University of Malaysia, Sabah (UMS). She obtained the ATCL Diploma in voice from the Trinity Examination Board of London with a merit in 2007 and a distinction in Grade 8 from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in 2003. During her studies she has also participated in master classes with tenor Lim Shieh-Yih in Singapore, Rachelle Gerodias from New York, James Gilchrist, Patricia McMahon and Elin Manahan Thomas in Cardiff.

 After her degree course in UMS, she was teaching in a secondary school as an English teacher in S.M. St. Patrick Tawau until August 2009.

 Janet has participated in many singing competitions. In 2000, she emerged as second runner-up in the Malaysia National Classical Song Singing Competition at Sabah state level. In 2003, she was the champion in the same competition. In 2005, she was the second runner-up this time at national level. She gained the second runner-up spot again at national level in Kuala Lumpur 2008. She was also a finalist in the Côr Meibion Pontypridd Prize, 2009. 

 She played the role of Une Pastourelle in Ravel’s L’Enfant et Les Sortileges with the RWCMD Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Jones. She also sang in The Fairy Queen as a Chinese woman during the RWCMD Opera Scene 2009.

 As well as giving solo performances, she is also teaching vocal lessons and giving individual singing lessons in church choirs. She was also elected as a judge for a range of singing competitions throughout Malaysia.

 You can find me on:

 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Janet-Kan-the-soprano/324704145795

http://janetkwy.blogspot.com/

http://amusicuk.blogspot.com/

                                   Margaret Aagesen Hughes  soprano

                                  

Margaret Aagesen Hughes  has been involved in music making from an early age and has had a varied career as both a performer and music educator. Having studied with Josephine Veasey and Mary King, among others, she has performed as a soloist in works ranging from the Lute Song to the present day and in the premieres of several works  with both the Contemporary Opera Studio at ENO and with the BBC She has performed as a soloist in oratorio throughout the country and recital work has taken her further afield, notably to St George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem. Her rich, flexible voice is ideally suited to Bach and Mozart, extending to the romantic era, and her musicianship suits her well for the challenge of avant garde repertoire..  

A qualified teacher, she has worked as Singer in Residence and Vocal Animateur to local authrority music services, including Southampton, devising performance projects, composing and conducting and training teachers. She has worked as visiting teacher of singing at the University of Southampton and at Bedales School and coaches Oxford and Cambridge choral scholars and intending cathedral choristers. She has also lead cathedral choir open days. She is a firm believer that everyone can sing!

Her musical taste is eclectic – she was brought up on a mixture of Gilbert and Sullivan and traditional folksong and has continued an interest in both, conducting many G&S works (she has conducted Southampton  Operatic Society – both adults and juniors) and running various folk bands.

She has taken part in masterclasses with Janice Chapman , who referred to Margaret’s voice as “like liquid gold when it comes pouring out”; Paul Hamburger and Noelle Barker and is currently receiving coaching from Jessica Cash.

  Elisa Franceschini   Mezzo soprano

Lisa Axworthy  Soprano

Lisa started her singing career at the age of 18 as a cabaret singer at Hotels and Holiday Parks across Devon and Cornwall. Since moving to Hampshire in 2008, Lisa has developed her passion and talent for classical singing, and now spends her spare time rehearsing and performing with local operatic societies and the Southampton Philharmonic Choir. Under the guidance of her singing coach, Beatriz Lozano, Lisa is building her classical repertoire and will be taking her Grade 8 singing later this year.

Andy Johnson  Baritone

Martin Penrose Organist 

Martin works full time as an organist, accompanist and instrumental teacher. He studied the organ with Jeremy Blandford, gaining diplomas from both Trinity College of Music and the Royal College of Organists. He is director of music at St Thomas' Church, Lymington, and is currently Winchester Area chairman of the Royal School of Church Music.

 Barbara Henvest   Pianist

originally studied at the Royal College of Music and has been the principal keyboard player with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for thirty five years.She is well -known for her delightful piano recitals and concerts with fellow musicians,and as accompanist to opera singers and choirs. She coaches A-level music students at Alton and Brockenhurst colleges and also plays the trombone in a variety of ensembles.