Art Sung – Clara Schumann flyer On a visit to the Clementi House in London, with a view to doing some filming for Art Sung – Clara Schumann, I was introduced to illustrator Katyuli Lloyd. Her evocative drawings of the Greek island of Hydra and the beautiful illustrations which she created for Virginia Woolf’s book, “Flush” inspired me to ask …
After the resounding success of Art Sung – Alma Mahler at the London Song Festival in 2018, director Nigel Foster invited us to return in 2019 with a new production. On Thursday, 28th November 2019 we will proudly premiere Art Sung – Clara Schumann, a celebration of an extraordinary woman, composer and pianist in her bicentenary year. The life of …
“What can we project onto?” It was one of those niggling thoughts that went round and round my head as the Art Sung project evolved. Originally we performed it with a TV screen, which, frankly, looked very amateurish. We then upgraded to a projector screen, which was better but smacked of a University lecture. We then toyed with a huge back …
Art Sung – Alma Mahler is thrilled to be part of the London Song Festival this year. Going from strength to strength and in its second decade, the Festival gives audiences the opportunity to hear young up-and-coming singers and prize-winners as well as internationally established artists. This year’s Festival theme, ‘1918 – Forward and Back’ chimes perfectly with Alma Mahler’s …