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Since
winning the National Mozart Singing Competition in the UK, Susan Legg
has enjoyed a flourishing international career that has taken her to
major concert venues around the world. She is regularly broadcast on
BBC Radio 3 and has recorded Bach arias for Norwegian Radio. Her lyric
mezzo soprano has received praise from the legendary mezzo Christa
Ludwig and her disc of Lutoslawski chamber music for ASV with award-winning pianist Ann Martin-Davis received great acclaim.
'A vibrant, rich mezzo voice'
Opera Magazine
'A rich mezzo quality that is naturally
communicative'
Rachmaninov Celebration, Purcell Room, London
Edward Bhesania, Musical Opinion
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2018
8th JUNE
Art in the Nave, St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead, 8pm
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN - THE IMPRESSIONISTS AND THE MAN WHO MADE THEM
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY STEPHEN BAYSTED AND SUSAN LEGG
Composer Professor Stephen Baysted and mezzo/pianist Susan Legg have
collaborated with award-winning documentary film-maker Phil Grabsky to
write four of the musical scores for his Exhibition on Screen films;
Matisse; The Impressionists; Renoir: Revered and Reviled and I, Claude
Monet. Susan will perform some of the original music from three of the
the film scores as well as songs and piano music by Debussy, Ravel,
Satie and Poulenc featured in the films. Stephen will discuss the
compositional process with clips from the films and how the paintings
inspired the music.
There will be a Q&A afterwards.
Doors open 7pm - Admission £20 includes free entry to the Art in the Nave Exhibition. Licensed bar open 7pm
Click here for ticket information
16th JUNE
Dorchester Abbey - Mozart's Mass in C Minor, 7.30pm
Benson Choral Society with conductor Christopher Walker
Click here for ticket information
Further dates coming soon
2017
21st FEBRUARY
Susan's
performances feature on composer Stephen Baysted's score to
award-winning film-maker Phil Grabsky's latest film I, Claude Monet.
The film is premiered in cinemas worldwide from 21st February, 2017.
Using letters and other private writings I, Claude Monet reveals new
insights into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth
to Impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and
successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Click HERE to find a screening at a cinema near you.
1st APRIL, 7.30pm
St Michael's Church, Great Torrington (click HERE for map)
Susan
joins fellow Singers Direct soloists and The Winkleigh Singers in a
performance of Mozart's Requiem and Liszt's Via Crucis, conducted by
Andrew Millington.
17th JUNE, 7.30pm
St. Bartholomew's Church, Brighton
Susan is mezzo soloist in a performance of Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah. Alan Vincent conducts Sussex Chorus and Kent Sinfonia.
Click HERE for ticket information
20-27th AUGUST
Susan rejoins AIMS Summer School as a vocal tutor.
AIMS International Music School run by tenor and Artistic Director Neil Jenkins offers a week of fantastic singing classes and performance opportunities, along with concerts and social events.
The
historic Eastbourne College provides a beautiful backdrop for AIMS
residential Summer School which will take place from 20 – 27
August 2017
Click HERE for more details.
more concert information for 2017 season to follow
Autumn Concert dates, 2016
3rd SEPTEMBER 2016, 7.45pm Peter Irvine - 'Requiem'
Premiered in March 1998
with the composer conducting, Peter Irvine has now re-scored this work
for smaller orchestra and will once again be at the helm for this new
version with soprano soloist Lesley-Jane Rogers.
St Peter's, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AA
12th NOVEMBER 2016, 7.30pm
Susan joins Lewisham Choral Society with Helen Meyerhoff (Soprano)
Mark Chaundy (Tenor) and Philip Tebb (Bass) with conductor Dan
Ludford-Thomas in a programme of Schubert and Mozart at Great Hall,
Goldsmiths, Lewisham Way SE14 6NW
Tickets: £15, £13 (concessions), £5 (full-time
students), £2 (16 and under) are available from:
www.lewishamchoralsociety.org.uk
or on the door
19th NOVEMBER 2016, 7.30pm Elgar - Dream of Gerontius
Susan
returns to Canterbury to sing Elgar's Angel with conductor Mark Deller
and Ashford Choral Society and Mark Padmore singing the role of
Gerontius.
Colyer-Fergusson Hall, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NB
26th NOVEMBER, 2016, 7.30pm Verdi - Requiem
Susan
joins soprano Elizabeth Roberts, tenor Mark Chaundy and bass
Christopher Foster for a performance of Verdi's choral masterpiece with
Benson Choral Society and conductor Christopher Walker.
Dorchester Abbey, High St, Dorchester on Thames OX10 7HH
Tickets: £20 &
£15 (reserved) or £12 (unreserved) will be available
six weeks before the concert from: 01865 407395 or
tickets.bensonchoral@gmail.com
Latest news...
Susan
Legg and pianist Ann Martin-Davis feature on the score to Phil
Grabsky's latest feature documentary film Renoir: Revered and Reviled.
As well as original music by Stephen Baysted, they perform vocal and
piano solos by Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc
and Mompou.
The film is premiered in cinemas worldwide from 16th February 2016. Click HERE to find a screening at a cinema near you.
Spring Oratorios
19th MARCH
Susan
looks forward to singing with Benson Choral Society again under the
baton of Chris Walker in a performance of Bach's B Minor Mass in the
splendid surroundings of Dorchester Abbey
24th APRIL
Susan
has enjoyed a long and happy association with Eastbourne Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Graham Jones and joins them again for Elgar's
Dream of Gerontius in St Saviour’s Church
Susan
recently recorded and co-composed the soundtrack with composer Stephen
Baysted for the feature film ‘The Impressionists’
(‘dazzling’ Sydney Arts Guide)
which played in cinemas worldwide. The soundtrack was recorded at Air
Edel Studios with soprano Louise Walsh and pianist Jonathan Plowright
Buy the album on itunes here
The release of the million-selling number one game Project Cars
in which Susan is featured vocal soloist has been collecting rave
reviews since its release and a soundtrack album will be released
shortly.
Hear Susan on Project Cars here
A hugely enjoyable collaboration in 2015 with composer Laurie
Dunkin-Wedd saw the recording of his musique concrète score Brancusi for solo mezzo and industrial sounds which features on his new CD Lorelei.
On 25th July Susan is taking part in a
special event celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo. In the stunning setting of the 15th Century house St. Mary's
in Bramber, West Sussex, Susan will be joined by Dr Simon Lee, Susan
Jameson, James Bolam, Terence Allbright and Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks.
For more information click here
In August Susan looks forward to joining some of the UK's finest vocal
tutors and accompanists at AIMS International Summer School.
Looking ahead...
Autumn
will see a busy diary of oratorio and concert engagments, including
including Mozart's Requiem in Cadogan Hall with London Concert Choir
and London Mozart Players. More information coming soon!
Looking back...
2015 Spring oratorios...
7 MARCH
Beethoven's Choral Symphony
Susan joins St Albans Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Bjorn Bantock for
Beethoven's glorious Choral Symphony in the stunning setting of St Albans Abbey.
28 MARCH
Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Historic Dorchester Abbey in Oxfordshire is the wonderful venue
for Benson Choral Society's performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis,
conducted by Christopher Walker.
2 MAY
Tippett's A Child of Our Time
Susan
will perform Tippett's masterpiece with conductor Mark Deller and
Ashford Choral Society in the Colyer-Fergusson Hall at the
University of Kent, Canterbury.
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6 DECEMBER
The
popular festive annual fixture Christmas Cracker - a celebration of
festive readings, songs and
merriment - takes place again in the
stunning 15th Century house St. Mary's, Bramber
Susan Legg performs with Terence Allbright, Andrew Wicks, Simon Brett
and Susan Jameson
Ticket information here
22 NOVEMBER
Susan joins an illustrious team of performers for Beethoven's 9th Symphony at
Christ Church, Spitalfields.
For information and tickets click here
15 NOVEMBER
Handel's Messiah will be performed in the beautiful setting of
Steyning, West Sussex
with Chanctonbury Chorus and orchestra. For
further details click here
8/9 OCTOBER
Susan recorded the score to the forthcoming AAA
video
game: Project Cars at Air Edel
Studios,
London
19 SEPTEMBER
Susan joins acclaimed soprano Louise Walsh for an evening of opera arias and duets in
Watergate Theatre, Ireland.
More information here
 
7 SEPTEMBER
Susan Legg and Ann Martin-Davis featured on Michael Berkeley's Radio 3 programme Private Passions,
performing music by Gabriel Jackson
5 JULY Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle - Romsey Abbey
Romsey Choral Society
Rachel Nicholls (soprano)
Susan Legg (mezzo-soprano)
Peter Wilman (tenor)
Alex Ashworth (bass)
Richard Scott-Copland (harmonium)
Paul Provost (piano)
Jamie W Hall (conductor)
Tickets: Romsey Abbey Concerts
Concert Diary - Tickets and Directions
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Recent concerts
24 MAY Haydn Nelson Mass 7.30pm - St Bartholomew's Church, Ann Street, Brighton
Sussex Chorus. Soloists: Elaine Tate, Susan Legg, Mark Curtis, Jack Holton
Musicians of All Saints.
Tickets: Tickets £15,
concessions £12, students and children under 16 £5.
Tickets
available from brightonfestivalfringe.org or 01273 912727, Dome Box
Office 01273 709709
3 MAY Handel Messiah. 7.30pm - Arundel Cathedral, West Sussex
Soloists: Catherine Hamilton, Susan Legg, Tom Robson, Colin Campbell
The Chichester Chorale
The University of Chichester Chamber Choir
Arthur Robson conductor
Tickets are £12 /
£10 concessions and free for University of Chichester staff and
students.
Tickets must be pre-booked www.chi.ac.uk/events or by calling
0844 8700 887
5 APRIL Bach St John Passion. 7.30pm - St Mary’s Church, Horsham, West Sussex
St. Mary’s Church, The Causeway, Horsham RH12 1HE
Soloists: Lesley-Jane Rogers,
Susan Legg, Neil Jenkins, Michael Bundy. Conductor: Stephen Hope.
Tickets are £14 and available on the door
27 APRIL Verdi Requiem. 7.30pm - St Saviour's Church, South Street, Eastbourne BN21 4PA
Soloists: Alison Pearce, Susan Legg, Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks, Jozik Kotz. Conductor: Grahma Jones
Eastbourne Symphony Chorus, Eastbourne College Choral Society, Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra
25 January BEETHOVEN MISSA SOLEMNIS in Durham Cathedral
For more information and tickets please visit:
http://www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk/next.htm
Susan began 2014 in Air Studios recording vocal solos for a AAA game which will soon be released.
She also joined the BBC Singers for their first live concert of the year, broadcast on Radio 3.
After a busy oratorio season before Christmas, Susan is looking forward
to joining fellow soloists in
Mozart's Requiem in Chichester Cathedral
in February, Verdi's Requiem with
Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra in April and Mendelssohn's St Paul with Sussex Chorus in May.
Susan records with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios
Susan spent a day in September at the historic 'Beatles' Studio 2 in Abbey Road Studios,
recording the vocal solos for a new track with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, in
collaboration with composers Stephen Baysted and Darren Leigh Purkiss for Audio Network
on a forthcoming trailer music album. The track is a powerful epic orchestral and choral work.
Susan recording in Abbey Road Studio 2
VERDI REQUIEM in Tonbridge School Chapel
23 NOVEMBER Susan returns as mezzo soloist with conductor Robin Morrish
and Tonbridge Philharmonic Society for Verdi’s choral masterpiece. For more
information and tickets please visit:
http://www.tonphil.org.uk/
'Susan
Legg produced perhaps the finest singing of the evening…a voice whose
depth of colour and evenness of quality across the whole range made it
ideally suited to Verdi's music.'
Kent and Sussex Courier
December 14th - Susan joins Godalming Choral Society and conductor Michael Veazey to sing Elgar's Angel in Dream of Gerontius at Charterhouse School
Susan joined an illustrious team for Neil Jenkins' AIMS Summer School...
http://www.aims.uk.com/tutors/slegg
On
September 7th Susan performed with distinguished viola player
Christopher Wellington and pianist Alan Brown for a programme of French
rarities in the stunning setting of St Mary's House in Bramber...
http://www.stmarysbramber.co.uk/concerts.htm
The Leggdavis duo featured in the following venues this Summer...
May 10th Goodwood, West Sussex:
http://www.goodwood.co.uk/kennels/kennels.aspx
July 10th Henley Festival:
http://www.henley-festival.co.uk/
July 16th-18th Petworth Festival:
http://www.petworthfestival.org.uk/
On July 28th, Susan joined Dame Felicity Lott and Neil Jenkins in Mozart's Requiem and C Minor Mass with conductor Stephen Hope and Sussex Festival Choir in Arundel Cathedral, West Sussex:
April proved a busy month for Susan. Stepping in at a moment’s notice, she joined conductor Chris Walker and Benson Choral Society to sing the role of the Angel in a ravishing performance of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius in Dorchester Abbey.
Susan also appeared
with West Sussex Philharmonic Choir and conductor Stephen Hope in
Horsham for Mozart's Missa Brevis in D and Missa Brevis in Bb.
A few days later Susan joined acclaimed pianist Ann Martin-Davis for a recital tour of Mexico. For more info about the duo please visit: www.leggdavisduo.com
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