Events

THE MOMENT THE WORLD TURNS at Ham House Stables

SAMANTHA LEWIS mezzo-soprano
ELIZABETH HAUGHAN piano

Tickets £30 (includes welcome drink)

Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start

In support of the ENO Benevolent Fund

 

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Mezzo-soprano Samantha Lewis and pianist Elizabeth Haughan present an intimate recital of British song, with British Sign Language, centred on the theme of enlightenment. Blending music, text (for all audiences) and audience interaction, the programme explores emotional, spiritual, and environmental awareness.

Featuring retellings of folk songs as well as more contemporary works including ‘I Wonder as I Wander’, ‘The Last Rose of Summer’, ‘The Estuary’, ‘King David’, ‘The Cloths of Heaven’ and ‘Song to the Seals’, the recital unfolds as a continuous narrative, with storytelling at its heart.

A distinctive interactive element invites audiences to engage with British Sign Language, enhancing accessibility and deepening connection, encouraging reflection on our relationship with the natural world and all of those in it.

Samantha Lewis says, “With sign and song, I feel the body and the core of the voice become one – it’s almost like a dance. It has unlocked many things within my voice that I didn’t know needed unlocking, and I feel more spiritually at home with myself, and I am pleased to have helped and emoted people along the way.”

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DIVINE FIRE at Ham House Stables

The story of Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand in Music & Words

VIV McLEAN piano

NICK WARING narrator

Tickets £35

Doors 7pm, Concert 7.30pm

This concert is in memory of Susan Porrett, who created and wrote Divine Fire

 

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Performed by Viv McLean (piano) and Nick Waring (narrator) and featuring some of Chopin’s loveliest piano works, Divine Fire traces the relationship between Fryderyk Chopin and the authoress George Sand, from their first meeting in Paris in 1836 until their parting in 1849.

The story unfolds through a compelling, dramatic narration of events, interspersed with fiery Scherzos, heartrending Ballades, intimate lyrical Nocturnes and stirring Polonaises, performed by acclaimed concert pianist Viv McLean.