Performances
Women & Love
Gillian last performed with internationally- renowned vocal coach David Harper in concert, on 12th November 2005, in The Recital Room at Peter Symond’s College, Winchester.
Gillian and David presented a special programme of classical music inspired by the theme of ‘Women & Love’, including works by Mozart, Bellini and Hahn. The programme explored the emotions of women in love.
Tagged Alice, David Harper, Mozart, recital, Winchester
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Recital 2002
On the evening of 19th October 2002 Gillian and David presented a varied recital programme at the Methodist Church in Chandler’s Ford.
Their sixth concert appearance together since 1995 began with a segue of songs by Noel Coward, George Gershwin and Cole Porter, before offering further songs and arias in English, German, French, Latin and Italian by composers Purcell, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Chausson, Fauré, Debussy, Mozart, Handel, Caccini, Giordani and Parisotti.
The range of music was enriched further by the inclusion of a selection of traditional folk songs from both the British Isles and America and concluded with the unusual and beautiful aria ‘Ain’t It a Pretty Night‘ from the opera ‘Susannah’ by American composer, Carlisle Floyd
A Celebration for Alice
On October 20th 2001, Gillian and David performed a special programme of repertoire to commemorate the life of Alice Elizabeth, Gillian’s youngest daughter, who died earlier in the year. The repertoire for the concert was carefully chosen to reflect aspects of Alice’s life, her experiences and her joys.
A live recording of the recital is available on CD.
Tagged Alice, David Harper, Winchester
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2001
Let’s Kick Mrs. Worthington
Following their success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000 with ‘Lunch at the Cooked Goose’, Carol Bishop and Gillian were keen to return in 2001 with a new production.
‘Let’s Kick Mrs Worthington’ started as a collection of songs by Cole Porter and Noel Coward which had no real link other than their huge musical appeal. Marian Lines agreed to write a script that would bind the songs together and give the piece a central theme. The result was a witty, comical look at two women’s lives and their friendship to a backdrop of ghostly impressions of Cole, Noel, Ginger and Gertie, directed by Robin Martin-Oliver.
Tagged Cole Porter, Edinburgh Fringe, Marian Lines, Noel Coward
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2000
Definitely Divas “Lunch at The Cooked Goose”
Definitely Divas gave the world premiere of ‘Lunch at the Cooked Goose’ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2000 at ‘The Engine Shed’, St.Leonard’s Lane, Edinburgh. The work was a specially commissioned music theatre piece written for Definitely Divas by composer Betty Roe and librettist Marian Lines.
The all female cast gave a special ‘pre-Fringe’ performance to a sell-out audience at The Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham, in July 2000.
Tagged Betty Roe, Divas, Edinburgh Fringe, Marian Lines
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Summer Recital 1998
The 'Summer Recital' given by David and Gillian on 15th August 1998 included arias, songs and ballads in a variety of styles, from the lovely motet 'Exsultate, Jubilate' (W A Mozart) to a segue of songs from the ever-popular 'My Fair Lady' (Frederic Loewe).
Recital 1997 – From Opera to Jazz
As the title suggests, the second recital collaboration between Gillian and David on 20th September 1997 at the Tudor Merchant’s Hall in Southampton, embraced a wide variety of repertoire ranging from English song, chanson, lieder and arias by Mozart, Strauss, Schumann, Purcell, Handel, Verdi, Massenet, Puccini, Britten and Walton, to the ‘jazzy’ twentieth century music theatre songs of Kurt Weill.
Gillian and David included in the programme three arias that they recorded at the Wigmore Hall in January 1993: Deh, Vieni Non Tardar (‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ – WA Mozart), Titania’s Aria (A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Benjamin Britten) and At The Haunted End of The Day (Troilus and Cressida – William Walton).
Tagged Britten, David Harper, Mozart, recital, Southampton
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Recital 1996
Gillian Wormley & David Harper gave their first recital performance together on the evening of June 8th 1996, in the atmospheric Tudor Merchant’s Hall, Westgate Street, Southampton.The programme consisted of Italian, French, German & English repertoire.
Tagged Alice, David Harper, English, French, German, performance, recital, Southampton
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