Following two days of preliminary auditions in London on the 25th and 26th October, the finalists of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2014 are…
Euros Campbell, Baritone (26)
Accompanied by Susan Holmes (24)
Kate Howden, Mezzo-soprano (25)
Accompanied by Frederick Brown (25)
Claire Lees, Soprano (27)
Accompanied by Juliane Gallant (28)
Heather Lowe, Mezzo-soprano (25)
Official Accompanist – Richard Shaw
Angharad Lyddon, Contralto (26)
Accompanied by Finnegan Downie-Dear (24)
Henry Neill, Baritone (25)
Accompanied by Frederick Brown (25)
Timothy Nelson, Baritone (27)
Accompanied by Ian Tindale (24)
Patrick Terry, Counter Tenor (23)
Accompanied by Rebecca Taylor (28)
Music will of course include songs by Peter Wishart and arias by Handel, in addition to Schubert, Ireland, Wolf, Elgar, Fauré, Mahler, Schumann, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg.
The standard, once again, is exceedingly high. We are in for an exceptional afternoon of music making, with a balanced programme of four male and four female competitors presenting a range of voices.
Tickets are still available from the Wigmore Hall box office.