Sunday Concert

Sunday Concert

Sunday 15 March 2026

RNCM Songsters

Francis Bamford   countertenor

Alaw Evans   soprano

Ravi Nathwani   guitar

Ela Talay   harp

Yaxin Fang   harp

Predominantly consisting of singers and pianists selected annually by audition, the RNCM Songsters take part in engagements and projects in art song both within the RNCM and in external UK venues. They are able to offer a variety of repertoire choices and seek to devise innovative and creative programmes of song across the entire repertoire.

The RNCM Songsters have performed for many music societies across the North of England, as well as performing for Leeds Lieder, Leeds International Concert Season Lunchtime Recitals and RNCM Spotlight recitals and lunchtime concerts. They have taken part in several leading festivals of song, including The English Music Festival and Manchester Song Festival. Other notable engagements include giving a recital of Russian Song and verse at The Stoller Hall working with acclaimed actor Timothy West and collaborating with Sir Stephen Hough in performances of his songs for voice and piano. They have also been involved in projects such as recording songs by Arthur Sullivan in collaboration with the acclaimed pianist David Owen Norris, and performing in collaborative recital projects with The Paris Conservatoire in Paris and Manchester.

The artistic team for the RNCM Songsters includes Jonathan Fisher, Nico de Villiers, David Jones, and Lynne Dawson. In recent years RNCM Songsters have been invited to work with expert guest tutors experienced in the world of art song. 

Performance:

JOHN DOWLAND

Come Again

Flow My Tears

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Abendempfindung K 523

Alaw Evans & Ravi Nathwani

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Ständchen D 889

Alaw Evans & Ela Talay

JOHN LARCHET

The Stranger

Alaw Evans & Yaxin Fang

REBECCA CLARKE

A Dream

Francis Bamford & Ravi Nathwani

REYNALDO HAHN

A Chloris

MANUEL DE FALLA

Siete Canciones Populares Españolas

iii. Asturiana

Alaw Evans & Ravi Nathwani

v. Nana

vii. Polo

Francis Bamford & Ravi Nathwani

ALONSO DE MUDARRA

Isabel, perdiste la tu faja

The RNCM Songsters appear by kind permission of the RNCM

Further Details:

This is a free event

Booking deadline: 15/03/2026

The concert will take place in Gallery 3 of The Whitworth.

Future Concerts:

Sunday May 10th, Yaxin Fang & Ana Nadais- Harps 

Sunday June 7th, Cayuga Oboe Trio 

Sunday July 12th, Gallery Choir from Stockport