About this Event
The Ionian Singers with their conductor Timothy Salter are joined by Dorothea Vogel (viola) in a concert of music sacred and contemplative from the 17th century to the present. From motets by Byrd, Gibbons and Weelkes the theme continues through Purcell to Brahms, Parry, Bax and Walton. Music for viola and piano comprises Schumann’s Märchenbilder, chorale preludes by Bach/Salter, Karg-Elert and Brahms. The first performance of Colloquy – three pieces for viola and piano by Salter completes the programme.
The Ionian Singers is a chamber choir of about 25 singers, based in London, with a national and international reputation based on their performances and recordings.
The programming and recording policy of The Ionian Singers is to search out less familiar and unjustifiably neglected repertoire both sacred and secular from the 16th century to the present. Concert programmes frequently include collaboration with instrumentalists and solo singers.
The choir is known for its commitment to new music, has given many first performances and has commissioned and recorded new works from numerous British composers. Recordings by The Ionian Singers include a substantial amount of music that is unavailable elsewhere in the current catalogues.
www.ioniansingers.co.uk
Dorothea Vogel was born in Switzerland. She received scholarships to study with Paul Coletti at the Peabody Institute, USA, and then with David Takeno at the Guildhall School in London, where she graduated with the coveted Concert Recital Diploma. In 2001 she joined the Allegri Quartet, where she stayed until 2021. In the last few years she has increased her focus on gut strings; and as the violist of the Narratio Quartet in Holland she has recorded the Beethoven Quartet Cycle which came out on Challenge Records in 2024 to critical acclaim. On the Meridian label she has recorded the Brahms Piano Quartets with the Primrose Piano Quartet, and his two Viola sonatas. Dorothea is passionate about educating the next generation, and teaches at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
Timothy Salter is active as a composer, conductor and pianist. His compositions include instrumental, chamber, and orchestral music, choral music and songs; many of his choral compositions have been written for The Ionian Singers. He has received publicly and privately funded commissions; his music has been recorded on various labels and broadcast throughout the world. For many years he taught composition and performance studies at the Royal College of Music, London. As a pianist, he performs widely with instrumentalists and singers.
www.timothysalter.com
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Stephen’s Church, South Dulwich, College Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 10.00 to GBP 20.00
