Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits
Thursday 23rd June 2016 at 2:30 pm
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Artist Information
In Voice & Verse
Trio ‘In Voice and Verse‘ present Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits – a commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in words & music.
We are…
Lance Pierson – Actor
Belinda Yates – Soprano
Heather Chamberlain – Pianist
As established professionals the trio formed “In Voice and Verse” in 2008 to create and perform themed concerts of words and music. Their unique ensemble is enthralling audiences at venues across the UK.
Lance Pierson MA. Dip Theol
Actor
Lance is an actor and professional poetry performer who has been entertaining audiences across the country for the last 14 years. As a lifelong poetry-lover Lance aims to take published poetry off the page and bring it to life. He has performed light-hearted entertainments and biographies of famous poets at venues from the Victoria and Albert Museum and St Paul’s Cathedral to the Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
His biographical shows cover the lives and work of George Herbert, William Cowper, Gerald Manley Hopkins and John Betjeman. He also regularly leads guided walks around poetry sites in London.
Poetry is only one of the “worlds” in which Lance is involved. He also offers one-man shows of sketches, stories and poems to churches and a variety of groups as an alternative to a speaker.
Belinda Yates GRSM ARCM
Soprano
Belinda studied at the Royal College of Music and since then has given many performances as a soloist, in recital, opera and with chamber choir. She was awarded a Young Artists Platform BBC recital and has performed abroad for the British Council. Belinda appears as a soloist on a number of classical CDs with music ranging from Purcell to Poulenc.
As a regular member of the Monteverdi Choir, her opera experience includes a memorable production of “The Trojans” by Berlioz in Paris conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner. She toured the Far East performing Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” and in has sung in New York & California. Recent projects include work with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, with concerts in France and at the BBC Proms planned for this year.
She performs regularly with her accompanist Heather Chamberlain in recital, and together with Lance Pierson, they are enjoying increasing success with their “In Voice and Verse” performances.
Heather Chamberlain LRAM ARCM LTCL
Pianist
Heather studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Alexander Kelly (piano), Georgina Dobree (clarinet) and Wilfrid Parry (chamber music). She has enjoyed a varied career as accompanist, instrumental and class music teacher, chamber music coach, amateur singer, conductor, freelance organist and director of music at several North London churches.
She has collaborated with soprano, Belinda Yates, in several recitals and interesting projects such as the launch of the Shakespeare Collection, the 400th anniversaries of the poets Edmund Waller and John Milton, verse and music entertainments at dinners and parties, as well as recording a number of CDs. Other innovative ideas for “anniversary” programmes with Belinda and Lance are being planned and developed.
Heather works regularly with violinist, Miranda Walton, and pianist, Luisa Valmori-Sen, with whom she has enjoyed exploring a wide and varied repertoire.
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