Baritone soloist (Archangel Raphael and Adam)
St Andrew’s Church, Burgess Hill, Suffolk
A concert performance of Haydn’s master work, the Creation. Kieran will be singing both the solo baritone roles: Archangel Raphael, and Adam (the first man).
Burgess Hill Choral Society
Baritone soloist
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Katie Coventry mezzo-soprano
Peter Aisher tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
RCM Symphony Orchestra
R Strauss Le bourgeois gentilhomme op 60
Stravinsky Pulcinella
2016 Rod Williams Memorial Concert
Principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski returns to the RCM for Stravinsky’s lively ballet music Pulcinella. Featuring the exceptional voices of RCM singers Katie Coventry, Peter Aisher and Kieran Rayner, the RCM Symphony Orchestra brings to life the tale of the eponymous ladies’ man.
Pre-concert talk: Join RCM professor Pande Shahov for an introduction to the evening’s concert at 6.30pm.
This event will be streamed live online at www.rcm.ac.uk/live
Baritone soloist – Bach Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
Charity Concert in aid of Macmillan: Masterpieces by J. S. Bach
Jesu, meine Freude
Orchestral Suite No.2
Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
Stephen Jones conductor
Timothy Morgan counter-tenor
Joel Williams tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
Hertfordshire Baroque Soloists
Diane Terry leader | Siu Peasgood flute
Rogers Covey-Crump continuo
Please join me for my final Masters of Performance recital at the RCM, the culmination of 2 years of study! Joining me will be the excellent Leanne Singh-Levett (piano) and Laura Balboa (violin). It will be in the Recital Hall, 5pm Tuesday 7 June – as it is an exam, please do arrive a little early if you can.
Alongside some of my current favourite songs and arias, the recital will also feature a piece by RCM composition graduate and fellow Kiwi Andrew Baldwin, a hauntingly beautiful musical setting of a letter home from an ANZAC soldier during World War I. Andrew’s piece was one of the winners of the Gallipoli Songs Competition in 2014, to mark the centenary of WWI – do come along to hear our rendition of it.
Hope to see you there!
Kieran Rayner Baritone
Leanne Singh-Levett Piano
Laura Balboa Garcia Violin
Dreams, Visions, and Restless Nights
Restless, Relentless Lovers
Handel – Tu sei il cor (Giulio Cesare)
Donizetti – Come Paride vezzoso (L’Elisir D’Amore)
Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Trad. – Hine E Hine
Bennett – The Mouse & the Bumblebee
SHORT INTERVAL
Eternal Rest
Andrew Baldwin – Dawn, May 11 1915 (with Laura Balboa, Violin)
Mendelssohn – For the mountains shall depart (Elijah)
Finzi – Channel Firing
Lost in Dreams
Korngold – Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Die Tote Stadt)
Massenet – Vision Fugitive (Hérodiade)
Repertoire:
Barber – Dover Beach
Butterworth – Love Blows as the Wind Blows
Performed with string quartet
St. Anne’s Church, Lewes, East Sussex
Three singers from the Royal College of Music collaborate with the wonderful string players of Ensemble Reza (www.ensemblereza.com), in a programme of Holst, Vaughan Williams, Barber, Rebecca Clarke and Butterworth, including Dover Beach and On Wenlock Edge.
Kieran Rayner – Baritone
Lucy Colquhoun – Piano
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Gesänge des Harfners (D478)
1. Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
2. Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß
3. An die Türen will ich schleichen
Der Musensohn (D764)
Ganymed (D544)
Wanderers Nachtlied II (D768)
Willkommen und Abschied (D767)
Kieran and Lucy will perform a recital of Schubert songs with Goethe texts, centred around the moving 3-song cycle Gesänge des Harfners (The Harpist’s songs).
https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/event/663
Thames Philharmonic Choir
Louise Fuller soprano
Rosanna Cooper alto
Thomas Erlank tenor
Kieran Rayner bass
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Sweelinck: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Bryan Kelly: Abingdon Carols
Gabrieli: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Handel: Christmas music – Messiah
Thames Philharmonic Choir
Thames Festival Orchestra
Conductor: John Bate
Tickets: £20, £16, £5 (restricted view)
Concessions: £18, £14.50
Kingston Parish Church, Market Place, Kingston, KT1 1JP
7:30pm | 17 December 2016 | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Theodora: Jennifer Coleman
Didymus: Feargal Mostyn-Williams
Irene: Polly Leech
Valens: Kieran Rayner
Septimus: Ben Smith
Join the RCM Oratorio Society for this concert setting of Handel’s Theodora performed with baroque orchestra.
The narrative of this 1750 oratorio follows the journey of one Christian woman’s path to martyrdom, and her quest for virtue in a time of Roman tyranny. Moved by her purity, the Roman soldier Didymus falls in love with Theodora, and betrays his own people trying to save her.
This compelling tale is one of Handel’s finest works – the composer himself ranked the final chorus of Act II ‘He saw the lovely youth’ far beyond The Messiah‘s famous ‘Hallelujah’. Do not miss what promises to be an evening of beautiful music and moving drama.
Image credit: Laura Loach
The Chichester Singers
Haydn – Creation
Conductor: Jonathan Wilcocks
Burgess Hill Choral Society
Kieran will sing the baritone solos in Handel’s masterpiece, The Messiah.
United Reformed Church
Junction Road
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 0JS
COME AND SING – ORFF’S CARMINA BURANA
SOLOISTS:
Josephine Goddard – Soprano
Richard Pinkstone – Tenor
Kieran Rayner – Baritone
Mayfield Festival Choir invite you to a day of medieval debauchery as seen through the eyes of the Turbulent Thirties.
This event marks the 80th anniversary of the first performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. The music of this scenic cantata is known just as well for its accompaniment of the 1970s Old Spice advertisement (the octogenarian Orff must have been so proud!) as for its many appearances in concert halls around the world. The 11th-13th century poems are about wealth, eating, drinking, gambling, and lust – timeless subjects indeed. The virtuoso choir writing is complemented by three solo voices, all of whom push the envelope with their peculiarly high vocal ranges. And in this performance, the 1956 instrumentation will be used: authorized by the composer, in this version two pianos are joined by six percussionists. The sounds are raw and orgiastic; the percussive sound of the grand pianos is matched by six percussionists playing for all they’re worth: an electrifying soundworld that is both primitive and sophisticated at the same time.
Kieran Rayner – Baritone
Lucy Colquhoun – Piano
Kieran will sing an afternoon concert of operatic arias, in one of the smaller rooms at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Join him for afternoon tea and some gorgeous music! More details, including programme, to follow.
http://www.epsomchoral.org.uk/concerts.shtml
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Princes Risborough Music Society
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Marlow Choral Society
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
SOLOISTS:
Soprano – Josephine Goddard
Tenor – Richard Pinkstone
Baritone – Kieran Rayner
Samling Masterclass and Concert
Saturday 9 December 2017
1.30pm – 4.30pm and 5.15pm – 6.00pm
Sage Two, Sage Gateshead
Led by internationally renowned soprano Joan Rodgers CBE, Italian baritone Claudio Desderi and award-winning pianist James Baillieu, the climax of Samling’s prestigious Artist Programme week sees eight new Samling Artists share what they have learned in masterclass followed by a short concert.
Louise Fuller, soprano
Claire Lees, soprano
Gemma Summerfield, soprano
Olivia Warburton, mezzo-soprano
Kieran Rayner, baritone
Benson Wilson, baritone
Alastair Chivers, piano
Adam McDonagh, piano
Samling Masterclass and Concert
Saturday 9 December 2017
1.30pm – 4.30pm and 5.15pm – 6.00pm
Sage Two, Sage Gateshead
Led by internationally renowned soprano Joan Rodgers CBE, Italian baritone Claudio Desderi and award-winning pianist James Baillieu, the climax of Samling’s prestigious Artist Programme week sees eight new Samling Artists share what they have learned in masterclass followed by a short concert.
Louise Fuller, soprano
Claire Lees, soprano
Catriona Hewitson, soprano
Olivia Warburton, mezzo-soprano
Kieran Rayner, baritone
Benson Wilson, baritone
Alastair Chivers, piano
Adam McDonagh, piano
Kieran will be singing solos in this year’s Christmas Gala Concert for the Josephine Baker Trust, which organises and supports hundreds of oratorio and choral concerts all around the UK every year.
More details to follow.
Epsom Choral Society, accompanied by the Regent Sinfonia orchestra and six professional soloists and directed by Julian Collings are to perform Handel’s great oratorio “Israel in Egypt”. Kieran will sing one of the bass roles.
Kieran features as the title role in Mendelssohn’s epic oratorio Elijah.
Collegium Laureatum
Guildhall, Cambridge
Elijah: Kieran Rayner
Soprano: Zoë Freedman
Mezzo-soprano: Beth Moxon
Tenor: Richard Pinkstone
Brandenburg Choral Festival
St. Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square
Christopher Herrick – Conductor
Natasha Day – Soprano
Polly Leech – Mezzo-soprano
Joel Williams – Tenor
Kieran Rayner – Baritone
Twickenham Choral Society
The Brandenburg Choral Festival presents Mozart’s master oratorio in one of central London’s most beautiful venues.
Kieran will feature as the title role in Mendelssohn’s epic oratorio Elijah.
Burgess Hill Choral Society
Elijah: Kieran Rayner
Kieran has been selected for the prestigious Verbier Festival Atelier Lirique 2018, focusing on Lieder and Art Song. He will sing in masterclasses with Thomas Quasthoff among other singers, and perform in concerts in picturesque Verbier, Switzerland.
Brandenburg Choral Festival
St. Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square
The Brandenburg Choral Festival presents Mozart’s master oratorio in one of central London’s most beautiful venues.
Brandenburg Choral Festival
St. Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square
The Brandenburg Choral Festival presents Mozart’s master oratorio in one of central London’s most beautiful venues.
Jose Aparicio conductor
Carleen Ebbs soprano
Sarah Court mezzo-soprano
Manase Latu tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
In what has become a Christmas tradition for all of us, we once again revel in Handel’s enduring masterwork, Messiah. What better way to mark the festive season than with this great oratorio?
Probably the most well known work in the choral repertoire, its breadth includes both intimate arias and the immensely famous and stirring Hallelujah chorus. To our frequent attenders – welcome back! To those new to Messiah – please, do come join us, and see what the fuss is all about.
Jose Aparicio conductor
Carleen Ebbs soprano
Sarah Court mezzo-soprano
Manase Latu tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
In what has become a Christmas tradition for all of us, we once again revel in Handel’s enduring masterwork, Messiah. What better way to mark the festive season than with this great oratorio?
Probably the most well known work in the choral repertoire, its breadth includes both intimate arias and the immensely famous and stirring Hallelujah chorus. To our frequent attenders – welcome back! To those new to Messiah – please, do come join us, and see what the fuss is all about.
Aldeburgh Voices
The Suffolk Ensemble
Charlotte Bowden soprano
Polly Leech mezzo-soprano
Joel Williams tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
Ben Parry conductor
We open our Christmas Weekend with Handel’s rousing and uplifting oratorio, a cornerstone of the festive season. So hotly anticipated at its first performance that to increase capacity women were asked to wear dresses ‘without hoops’ and men not to wear their swords, Messiah remains one of the most popular works ever written. Come and enjoy it in the company of the hand-picked musicians of the Suffolk Ensemble, Aldeburgh Voices and soloists from the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme.
Fauré Requiem (baritone solo)
Vivace Chorus
Brandenburg Sinfonia
St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London
You will be among a select group of people who will experience an exciting event in the attic of St Thomas’ Church in London Bridge: a Classical music concert in the oldest operating theatre in Europe.
DEBUT brings its critically acclaimed Classical music series to the Old Operating Theatre, this place once filled with screams, now takes on the guise of a concert hall.
After climbing the 18th century spiral staircase into the bell tower, you will be greeted at the shop and lead into the wonderful Herb Garret, and step back in time to explore the museum and its collection. When the time is right you will receive a short introduction to the history of the Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret and the grisly world of Victorian surgery (including a demonstration) before the advent of anaesthesia and antiseptics, after which you will be invited into the operating theatre where the concert will take place.
As a youthful and vibrant company DEBUT shares Classical music in fun and engaging ways, introducing world-class musicians who perform some of the most beautiful music ever written, with personality and finesse.
Expect fireworks from classically trained singers, drama from West End performers, and passionate playing from breath-taking musicians, you will not be disappointed — intimate, alternative and engaging!
Royal Opera House’s new Live at Lunch series, supported by the Mohn Westlake Foundation, features Royal Opera House artists and guest artists.
MUSICIANS
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Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Somi Kim, piano
Kieran Rayner, baritone
Ben Smith, tenor
Handel Four Coronation Anthems
Suite in G ‘The Water Music’
Chandos Anthem No.9 O Praise ye the Lord
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness from Chandos Anthem No.4
Handel’s glorious anthems, commissioned for the coronation of King George ll and Queen Caroline in 1727, are bold and extrovert befitting the grandeur and importance of the occasion. They proved instantly popular and Zadok the Priest has been performed at every coronation since 1727. Suffolk Baroque Players play two of Handel’s most popular orchestral works including the Suite in G major, better known as The Water Music.
Kieran will perform as the baritone soloist.
Kieran Rayner and pianist Gamal Khamis have been selected for the live rounds of the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. Out of 177 applications for this prestigious competition, only 27 were selected to compete. The public preliminaries, the semifinals and the final are held 7-11 September – this is the first, preliminary stage.
Fauré Requiem (baritone solo)
Brandenburg Sinfonia
St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London
Mozart Requiem (baritone solo)
Brandenburg Festival
St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London
TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2019
Ruskin and Music
In this concert celebrating the English poet and critic John Ruskin, Kieran will sing a variety of pieces, including two new songs written especially for his voice by composer William Marshall.
Michael Berkeley presenter
Jennifer Witton soprano
Jess Dandy contralto
Kieran Rayner baritone
Emily Sun violin
Ashley Fripp piano
7.00pm Princess Alexandra Hall, Over-Seas House
Park Place, St James’s Street, London SW1A 1LR
£20(ROSL Members and Friends of ROSL ARTS £16, Students £5)
In his bicentenary year, the Sage of Coniston is being remembered worldwide for his roles as a social reformer, revered art critic, a gifted artist and champion of Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, but his interest in music is little known. In this special ROSL event, we will shine a light on this, quoting extensively from Ruskin’s own writings and those of his contemporaries, and illustrating this with music, in the spirit of Michael Berkeley’s popular Radio 3 programme Private Passions. The programme will include a LDSM-commissioned work by William Marshall setting Ruskin’s poetry to music… and music by Ruskin himself, together with Bellini, Berkeley, Mozart, Oakeley, Ravenscroft, Beethoven, Gounod, Corelli and Mendelssohn.
Kieran will sing the baritone solos in the wonderful set of Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams, at St Mary’s Church in central Sloane Square.
Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Kieran will perform as the baritone soloist.
Kieran will sing solos in a fun concert of pop hits and opera standards with the Witt Morgan community chorus in Reading.
Featuring:
The pop hit ‘Walking On Sunshine’
‘O Fortuna’ from ‘Carmina Burana’
Scenes from Verdi’s opera ‘Nabucco’
‘Money, Money, Money’ by Abba
The Welsh Hymn ‘Llef’
‘How Great Thou Art’
‘Nun’s Chorus’ by Johann Strauss
‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ from ‘The Wizard of Oz’
For the first time since lockdown, I’ll be performing live with colleagues this Sunday!! Pianist Gamal Khamis and I have teamed up with Olivia Warburton for the latest part of her Sunday At Six concert series, performed live together and broadcast via Zoom. You’ll be watching us perform live (and socially distanced) from 22 Mansfield Street, a stunning concert room in Marylebone, London. Start time is 6pm UK (alas, 5am for those of you in New Zealand…). Get out your glad rags and join us for an evening of opera and song – all from the comfort of your own home!
To learn more and book, visit oliviawarburton.com/sundayatsix – tickets from only £2.50! Would love to see you there.