Many thanks to Markson Pianos who loan their Erard piano to Lauderdale House, for use in our lunchtime concerts and to Riverstone for sponsoring the season.
Franz Liszt - Piano arrangements of traditional Christmas Carols
In Dulci Jubilo
Ancient Provencal Christmas Carol
Evening Bells
Howard Blake - The Snowman (with narrator, Marc Urquhart and soloist)
Noel Coward - The Boy Actor (narrated by Marc Urquhart)
A Christmas Medley (sung by Marc Urquhart)
Stephen Hose - Pianist
Stephen Hose trained at the Royal Academy of Music where he held a Vaughan Williams scholarship. He has had a varied career which has included performing chamber music and solo recitals as well as being Musical Director and pianist for a range of opera, musicals, plays and TV. He is currently pianist in residence at Lauderdale House, Highgate.
Projects abroad have ranged from the English Theater of Frankfurt to The Lost Colony at the 2,000 seat outdoor theatre on Roanoke Island, USA. TV work has included being the pianist on Channel 4 ‘s Titanic, The Mission, accompanist for The Choir, and 5 years as Musical Associate/Director for TV productions of Christmas Glory. He was Chorus Master for Jessye Norman’s Ellington’s Sacred Songs at the Barbican Theatre and Epidavros, Greece.
His work as Music Director for OperaUK has included Barber of Seville, Cosi fan Tutte, La Traviata, the Merry Widow, Olé and El Amore Brujo. For Merry Opera work includes La Traviata, The Magic Flute, Kiss Me, Figaro!, The Barber of Seville and La Belle Hélène (aka Troy Boy). He has also conducted over 50 performances of their unique staged Messiah.
Marc Urquhart - Narrator & Singer
Musical theatre has been at the heart of Marc’s life and career. He has appeared in thirteen West End productions and performed in almost every regional theatre in the UK. His London credits include Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha, and he took over the title role in Ziegfeld at the London Palladium. Marc also played Prince Charming opposite Twiggy’s Cinderella, and travelled to the USA to play Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. Later on he directed many new musicals and was a regular director at the English Theater of Frankfurt, including classic shows Little Shop of Horrors and Blood Brothers.
Marc first met Stephen Hose in a production of Side by Side by Sondheim, and they later collaborated again in Germany. More recently Marc has guested with Ian Shaw, and appeared with Stephen Hose on the keys at The Pheasantry with a new cabaret.
Talia Nabarro - Singer
Talia Nabarro is a London-born soprano and final-year Music Performance student at the University of Leeds. A former Channing School pupil and long-time Highgate local, she divides her time between singing in Leeds-based ensembles – including the University Chamber Choir, Leeds Baroque, and the Clothworkers Consort - and performing as a soloist.
During her studies she has enjoyed a mix of solo and ensemble work, including roles such as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro)and Cinderella (Into the Woods) during her year abroad in California, where she was also the winner of the Santa Cruz Baroque Competition.
Talia is delighted to be returning to Lauderdale House and is very grateful for the opportunity to perform here again.
