Recital:
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones – mezzo-soprano
John Frederick Hudson – piano

The Programme

Rebecca Afonwy-Jones – mezzo-soprano
John Frederick Hudson – piano

Linden Lea
Silent Noon

Two Love Songs (Rilke)
Extinguish My Eyes
When My Soul Touches Yours

Nocturne, Op 13 No 4
Sure on this Shining Night

Cabaret Songs
Tell me the truth about Love
Funeral Blues
Johnny
Calypso

The Artists

Rebecca Afonwy-Jones began her career at Scottish Opera as Carmen and made her company debut with Welsh National Opera as Countess Geschwitz Lulu, later returning as an Associate Artist. Her concert engagements have included performances with The BBC SSO, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Norwegian Kringkastingsorkestret and The RTÉ Orchestra, Dublin.

Engagements this season include Julian Philips’ première Looking West, Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits with Britten Sinfonia, Messiah with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and Wellgunde Götterdämmerung for Longborough Festival.
www.rebeccaafonwyjones.com

John Frederick Hudson is an American conductor, composer and pianist based in London. Hudson recently conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) for a special concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Classic FM in the presence of HM King Charles III on a live broadcast to 12 million listeners. Hudson has collaborated as the piano soloist premiering Paul Mealor’s Piano Concerto with the London Mozart Players which was praised by the Financial Times saying: “…the premiere of Paul Mealor’s Piano Concerto, a glittering conclusion, played with flair by John Frederick Hudson.” (Richard Fairman, Financial Times).

As composer, Hudson was commissioned by the Aix-en-Provence festival to set the Oscar Wilde text, VITA NUOVA, for orchestra, choir and soloist; the premiere received much acclaim.
www.johnfrederickhudson.com