Sarah Poole Soprano

2/08-17/08 2008

 11th Musical Summer @

Moreton Hall

 

 

"...a soprano of innocent radiance."
The Times

"...charismatic Sarah Poole, whose infectious smile and voice embraced the whole audience."
East Anglia Daily Times

"...the beauty of soprano Sarah Poole's voice brought us the spine-tingling purity of Canteloube's Bailero."
The Stage

"Sarah Poole was delightful..."
Financial Times

"Spellbinding performances."
David Noble (Noble Concert Promotions Ltd)

Since graduating from the Royal College of Music, Sarah Poole has carved a busy and impressive career combining her love of the classical repertoire with exuberant performances of Gershwin, Berlin and Porter.

Her wide-ranging repertoire encompasses music from the 17th century to the present day and she has performed many of the standard works including Exsultate Jubilate, Requiem (Mozart), Nelson Mass (Haydn), Messiah, Samson (Handel), Requiem (Andrew Lloyd Webber), Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Requiem (John Rutter), Cantata No.51, Peasant Cantata (Bach), Requiem (Faure), Trial by Jury (G&S), Thomas and Sally (Arne), Dido and Aeneas, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian (Purcell) and Mass in C (Beethoven).

Sarah has performed as soloist with leading orchestras from the RPO Concert Orchestra, Vienna Collection, English Sinfonia,  National Symphony Orchestra, Leading Lights Orchestra and London Gala Orchestra, and appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the world premiere of 'Song of Loving and Leaving' for Soprano and Orchestra, which were written for and dedicated to her.

Recent concerts include Wexford Opera Festival, Chatsworth House, Audley End House, Marble Hill, Kenwood Bowl, Wrest Park, Queen Elizabeth Hall, St.John's Smith Square, Purcell Room, Bristol Cathedral, St.Andrew's Festival, Wells Cathedral School, Trinity College of Music, Gordonstoun Concert Society, Southampton University, Cambridge Festival and concert tours in Spain, Denmark and Germany.

Forthcoming concerts include return visits to Bristol Cathedral, Colchester Castle, Shuttleworth Collection, Wells Cathedral School, Ipswich Festival, Standish Festival and London's South Bank.

Sarah's  CD 'Lost in the Stars' (RMCD101).

Concert Programmes include:

·              Champagne & Laughter (Soprano & Piano) -a celebration of music from 19th century Vienna

·              All the World's a Stage... (Soprano, Double Bass & Piano) - words by the Bard and music by Dring, Dankworth, Osborne, Porter, Quilter and Walton

·              Songs & Strings (Soprano & Guitar) - an intimate programme for the concert room with music by Rodrigo, Osborne, Dowland, Villa-Lobos and Seiber

·              Lost in the Stars (Soprano, Double Bass & Piano) - a sublime programme of the finest love songs and ballads from the 1920s and 30s

·              The Art of Bel Canto (Soprano & Piano) - songs and arias by the greatest Italian composers of the 19th century. From Rossini and Verdi, to Donizetti, Bellini and Arditi

·              LiederFest (Soprano & Piano) - Brahms, Schumann, Wolf and Schubert

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