Sat, 31 Aug
|St Mary's Cathedral
Lunchtime Recital: Jennifer Craig and Kristine Donnan, voice and piano
A long-running and popular series of lunchtime recitals in one of Edinburgh's most beautiful concert spaces. Today, soprano Jennifer Craig and pianist Kristine Donnan perform various solos and duets, including famous works by Humperdinck and Pergolesi.
Time & Location
31 Aug 2024, 13:00 – 13:50
St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh EH12 5AW, UK
About
This long-running and very popular series of lunchtime recitals features a wide variety of performers, playing and singing in one of Edinburgh's most beautiful concert spaces. These concerts are free by donation, and a perfect way to spend a lunchtime during the busy festival!
Programme
Benedictus (from the Little Organ Mass) ....... J. Haydn (1732-1809)
Rejoice Greatly (from Messiah) ...... G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Laudate Dominum (from Vesperae solennes de confessore KV 339) ...... W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Juliet's Walts (from Roméo et Juliette) ...... C. Gounod (1818-1893)
Donde lieta uscì (from La Bohème) ...... G. Puccini (1858-1924)
Ah! Non credea mirarti (from La Sonnambula) ...... V. Bellini (1801-1835)
Morgen ...... R. Strauss (1864-1949)
Lebe wohl (from Mörike-Lieder) ...... H. Wolf (1860-1903)
Can't help lovin' dat man (from Show Boat) ...... J. Kern (1885-1945) and O. Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
Summertime (from Porgy & Bess) ...... G. Gershwin (1898-1937)
Pastorale ...... Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Biographies
Jennifer Craig hails from Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, and studied singing at Edinburgh Napier, the Butler School of Music (Pennsylvania) and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She made her operatic debut in 2010 with Edinburgh Grand Opera playing the role of Dama Di Lady in Verdi’s Macbeth. Additional performances include the role of Adelle (Die Fledermaus), Michele (Carmen), Marenka (The Bartered Bride) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni). For the past 13 years Jennifer has worked alongside the children of West Lothian Council in YMI and Creative Scotland funded projects, as well as creating two projects called ‘Voice Rocks’ in Winchburgh and Stirling, using music and singing to improve mental health in the community. Jennifer would like to dedicate this performance to her wonderful late father.
Kristine Donnan is in demand as a piano accompanist répétiteur, conductor and organist across Scotland. She is Musical Director of Edinburgh Studio Opera and EUMS Sinfonia in Edinburgh; Musical Director of The Glasgow Cathedral Choral Society and The Glasgow Caledonia University Choir. Kristine enjoys piano and organ accompaniment for several choirs including some of RSNO’s Community Choirs and The Kelvin Choir in Bearsden. Kristine holds a Masters in piano accompaniment from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and received the Piano Accompaniment Award as well as the Sam Hutchings Scholarship for Piano Accompaniment.