RNCM DAY OF SONGONLY THEWANDERERThe image of the lone traveller has long inspired many of the great poets and composers of song, from Ralph Vaughan Williams’ vagabond finding joy in a life on the open road, to the figure of the tragic, love-scorned wanderer seeking escape from the world in Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Join us for a day of brilliant recitals and wonderful repertoire. We welcome celebrated British baritone Roderick Williams as special guest, who will give a recital featuring George Butterworth’s A Shropshire Lad, Ravel’s colourful Don Quichotte à Dulcinée and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ enigmatic Songs of Travel.

Jonathan Fisher artistic director

1.15pm – 2pm Carole Nash Recital Room

SONGS OF A WAYFARERWITH RNCM SONGSTERS In Gustav Mahler’s evocative Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, we see our wanderer trying to find his place in the world, professionally, socially and emotionally. The RNCM Songsters will also present John Ireland’s beautiful and rarely heard Songs of a Wayfarer, alongside songs by Jacques Ibert and Ivor Gurney.

Programme to include:

Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons deDon QuichotteGustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden GesellenIvor Gurney Severn MeadowsJohn Ireland Songs of a Wayfarer

Tickets £6

2.30pm – 4pmCarole Nash Recital Room

DER WANDERERMASTERCLASS WITH RICHARD STOKESThe RNCM is delighted to welcome back Richard Stokes, Professor of Lieder at the Royal Academy of Music, to give a masterclass with song duos from the RNCM. The romantic concept of The Wanderer in German literature and poetry was an important one to many people (both poetically and musically) as part of a wider social concept. In this masterclass, Richard will work with students on repertoire by composers including Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf.

Tickets £6

4.30pm – 5.30pm Carole Nash Recital Room

L’INVITATION AU VOYAGE WANDERINGS TO A DISTANT LANDWITH RNCM SONGSTERSJoin us on a journey of the imagination to lands far and wide. The RNCM Songsters will present an exotic programme of song to include the music of Henri Duparc, Richard Strauss and Samuel Barber. Programme to include:

Henri Duparc L’invitation au voyage; La vie antérieureGerald Finzi When I set off for LyonesseErnst Chausson Le colibri Op 2 No 7Samuel Barber Selected songs from Op 45Richard Strauss Nachtgang Op 29 No 3

Tickets £6

6.15pm – 7pm Carole Nash Recital Room

ENGLISH SACRED MUSIC A JOURNEY THROUGH TIMEWITH RNCM CHAMBER CHOIRThe RNCM Chamber Choir presents a concert of sacred choral music throughout the centuries. This performance features works by Thomas Tallis, Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten and John Tavener, as well as newly-commissioned works by RNCM students.

Programme to include:

Thomas Tallis Loquebantur variis linguisJohn Tavener Mother of God, here I standHenry Purcell Hear my prayerArnold Bax This worldes joieWilliam H Harris Faire is the heavenBenjamin Britten Hymn to the virginWill Todd My Lord has come

Stuart Overington conductor

Tickets £6

7.30pm - 9.15pmRNCM Concert Hall

SONGS OF TRAVELRODERICK WILLIAMS (baritone) and JONATHAN FISHER (piano)George Butterworth Six Songs from A Shropshire LadGabriel Fauré Mirages Op 113John Ireland Santa ChiaraJohn Ireland Sea FeverJohn Ireland Great ThingsRalph Vaughan Williams Songs of TravelMaurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée Tickets £18 £15

BOOKINGDay Ticket £32(covers admission to all Day of Song events)

Please note there is limited ticket availability for Day Tickets and for all performances taking place in the Carole Nash Recital Room due to venue capacity.

Concessions are available on tickets for individual events listed within this leaflet.

HOW TO BOOKIn person RNCM Box Office, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RDBy phone 0161 907 5555Online www.rncm.ac.uk (individual event tickets only)

HOW TO FIND US/PARKINGGo to www.tfgm.com for details of public transport in the Greater Manchester area and traffic updates. For more detailed information and a map of how to find us please visit www.rncm.ac.uk/visit

The RNCM car park is located next to the College in the basement of the Sir Charles Groves Hall of Residence, off Rosamond Street West. Open from 5pm,

costing £3.50 (payable on foot at the machine any time after arrival). Closes at 11.30pm. Please note that the underground car park entrance/exit is 2.1 metres high and 2.3 metres wide. Customers who own larger vehicles may wish to consider using alternative car parks in order to reduce the risk of damage to vehicles. Other car parking options are available at www.rncm.ac.uk/parking

Please note that due to recent carriageway changes made by TfGM, visitors can no longer exit Rosamond Street at the junction with Oxford Road (as it is now one-way) and are encouraged to exit either via Higher Cambridge Street or Higher Chatham Street.

FOOD AND DRINKDuring Day of Song, our Brodsky restaurant is open for lunch from 12-4pm. Pre-event dining is also available in Brodsky from 5pm (with two courses costing just £15.95 and £19.95 for three courses). Reserve your table on 0161 907 5353.

The Café is open from 8am–7.30pm for breakfast, sandwiches, snacks and drinks. Hot food is served from 12-2pm and 5-7pm.

The Concert Bar is open from 4pm, serving a snack menu between 4-7pm.

Box Office 0161 907 5555www.rncm.ac.uk/dayofsong

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