
Brushstrokes & Ballads (Family Concert)
11 October 2025, 11:15am - 12:00pm
An enchanting programme of fairytale songs, in an informal performance suitable for families with children age 4+, performed by the brilliant and captivating mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately, with pianist Simon Lepper and artist James Mayhew. James is a renowned illustrator of children’s books, most recently with the ‘Gaspard the Fox’ series with Zeb Soanes. He paints live on stage, with his work projected above the performers so that the audience can clearly see each song come magically to life as it unfolds. This lovely selection of songs will be introduced from the stage, offering the perfect combination of stories, music and pictures to enthral a young audience.
Programme
- Michael Head (1900 - 1976)
- A Green Cornfield (1923)
- Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)
- Tiger Tiger
- Judith Weir (1954)
- Song of the girl ravished away by the fairies in South Uist (1987)
- Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)
- The Seal Man (1922)
- Muriel Herbert (1897 - 1984)
- 3. The tadpole from Six Children's Songs
- Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
- King David (1919)
- Madeleine Dring (1923 - 1977)
- Melisande, The Far Away Princess
- Alan Menken (1949)
- Colours of the Wind
- Stephen Sondheim (1930 - 2021)
- On the steps of the palace (1986) from Into the Woods