Recitals
Lesley-Jane's
wide-ranging recital repertoire incorporates English Song, Lieder, mélodies and American
song, as well as lighter music and show songs. Whether drawing on popular
favourites or beguiling unknowns or a mixture of the two, she creates
well-crafted concerts, discussing programming ideas with Artistic
Directors as appropriate. Add to this Lesley-Jane's lively
personality and her engaging interpretative skills, and the result is performances that delight her audiences.
Following the death of her long-standing pianist Christopher Ross, she is currently forging new recital duos with the exciting young pianist Jennie-Helen Moston, and the renowned harpist Danielle Perrett. She also gives many chamber music recitals, particularly with the recorder player John Turner.
2009 Recitals:
Thursday 12 March 2009, 1.10 pm RECITAL, Manchester Mid-day Concert Series Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Monday 16 March 2009, 1.10 pm Song RECITAL St Anne & St Agnes Church, London EC2 Saturday 18 April 2009, 7.00 pm Chamber Music RECITAL Theberton Parish Church, Theberton Sunday 21 June 2009, afternoon Song RECITAL Ugbrooke House, Chudleigh Saturday 25 July 2009, 7.30 pm Song RECITAL St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold Thursday 13 August 2009, time tbc Chamber Music RECITAL Lake District Summer Music - venue tbc For full details of Lesley-Jane's concert diary or for booking enquiries, please e-mail:
info@lesleyjanerogers.demon.co.uk
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Lesley-Jane works closely with the recorder player John Turner. John’s dedication to new music is legendary, but it is his particular interest in 20th century English music that has led to Lesley-Jane giving performances of songs by such interesting composers as Peter Crossley-Holland, Julius Harrison, Percy Young, Thomas Pitfield, Stephen Dodgson, Ian Parrott, Cyril Scott, Wilfrid Mellers, Walter Bergmann and John Joubert among others. She has recently recorded four of John Joubert's song cycles in honour of his 80th Birthday in 2007. The resulting CD, entitled John Joubert Four Song-Cycles, was released in May 2007 on the Toccata Classics label [TOCC 0045].
In the 'English
Composer' series for the Campion/Cameo
label, Lesley-Jane
may be heard on:
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Grains of Sand - music by and for Wilfrid Mellers (Cameo 2051/52; 2006]
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High Barbaree - a CD of music by the composer Stephen Dodgson [Cameo 2032; April 2004]
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Celtic Magic featuring music by 'Peter Crossley-Holland and his circle' [Cameo 2026; June 2003]
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TRIBUTE to Chris Ross
Lesley-Jane Rogers worked regularly with the pianist Christopher Ross for fifteen years. Given the very special nature of the relationship between singer and accompanist, it is with immense sadness that the death of Chris Ross from leukaemia in December 2005 brought this dynamic duo to an end.
Lesley-Jane writes: "tapping into each other’s mode of expression and interpreting songs together requires a particular symbiotic relationship; Chris and I would sometimes start with very different ideas about a work, but we loved exploring the possibilities and would always end up with a cohesive view about a piece. I believe we had a certain spark in performance and this was something that we delighted in sharing with our audiences. To say that I sorely miss him is a huge understatement. I'm only thankful that we did at least manage to record two CDs together."
Full details of Chris and Jane's CDs - Schubert Lieder and English Song - may be found on the Penchant website, where secure on-line purchases may also be made.
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