Reader:- Jill Lamède
The programme, drawn from the 16th and 17th centuries, usually includes music by Dowland and Holborne with poetry by Shakespeare, Spencer, Donne and Marvell, amongst others.
During the performance the artists talk about the programme and instruments, creating an atmosphere of intimacy and audience involvement.
The duration and content of the programme can be adjusted to meet specific requirements and a variety of ages. The performance is suitable for schools, colleges, music societies and arts centres. Opportunities for questions will be given.
Jill Lamède and Brian Wright have performed regularly together since their first joint concert in 1984.
"The music of John Dowland married delightfully with the words of Shakespeare and Raleigh" Tafand Cleddan, Community Arts Council
"...enjoyable... a joy to hear the literature and music of Shakespeare's age recreated so clearly and professionally... a sense of tangible contact with the literature and culture of another age" - Queens College, Taunton
"The performance was of a high order.. interesting.. delightful.. .much enjoyed" - Rodean, Brighton
"A well balanced and charming performance beautifully suited to the Elizabethan setting of Trerice" - Administrator, The National Trust
"Enjoyable and relaxing" - Coleford Library, Gloucester
"The performance was delicate and polished .. enthralling and different" - Lawnside, Gt. Malvern
"An unusual programme which was at the same time fascinating and entertaining" - Newant Arts Society, Gloucester
"An instructive and relaxing interlude... much enjoyed" - Grenville College, Bideford
"An evening that was a delight to the mind and ear.. .most enjoyable" - Administrator, North Cornwall Arts
Now resident in Cornwall she is storytelling, writing and performing in films and television - most recently in the BBC productions:- 999 Lifesavers, Wild West and Casualty; the detective series:- Wycliffe; and a play for German Television:- Miss Cameron.
For several years Jill has joined Brian in performances of Elizabethan Music and Poetry throughout the South West of England but now, for the first time, she is available to join him on tour.
Brian Wright is a Fellow of Trinity College of Music (London) and studied with Anthony Rooley, Adele Kramer, Michael Jesset and composition with Anthony Gilbert.
He has given recitals at Music Societies, Festivals, Independent Schools, performed on radio and T.V. and for the National Trust throughout the United Kingdom.
International recitals, teaching, radio and T.V. have taken place in France, Holland, Germany, Eire, Poland, Czech Republic (including the Prague Early Music Festival 1992), the U.S.A.(including Cornell University and the Shrine to Music museum, South Dakota), and Bulgaria. In Bulgaria (1995 and 1997) he also sat on the jury of the International Guitar Competition in Plovdiv. Many of his international concerts have been supported by the British Council.
He is a published composer and has provided music for television films. His compositions and arrangements have been played by leading lutenists and guitarists.
For the last ten years he has taught at the International Summer School of Early Music in Valtice, Czech Republic.
In the field of Early Music he has performed with many leading musicians and has recently recorded a CD with the tenor James Griffett. 'The Essential Shakespearean Song Book'.
Jill Lamède, actress, storyteller and writer, studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
After working with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in London's West End, she founded and ran her own touring theatre company based in Oxford. That company, Oxfordshire Touring, is now a highly respected, community based theatre performing all over the county. But, after 10 years at the helm, Jill handed over to a new director and left the company.
Fees negotiable
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enquiries to:-
Brian Wright
Hawkes Wood,
Lower Treneague,
Wadebridge,
Cornwall PL27 7JX
UK
Telephone:- +44 1208 814138