BMS members can buy tickets for events at The London Song Festival Summer Series in June at the concession price of just £15.
The festival features the following five concerts under the banner ‘A Feast of English Song’ at Hinde Street church London W1U 2QJ:
Comedy Song Concert
Thursday 6 June, 7pm
A concert that is guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles, including songs by Flanders and Swann, Tom Lehrer, Victoria Wood and Tim Minchin
A Celebration of Madeleine Dring
Friday 7 June, 7pm
Celebrating her centenary of Madeleine Dring whose songs are now taking their deserved place at the heart of the Song repertoire and combining her beautiful ‘art-songs’ with the cabaret-style and humorous songs that she wrote for West End revues and the Royal College of Music Union ‘At Home’ evenings.
The South Country: A Celebration of Sussex
Friday 14 June, 7pm
Winners of the 2022 LSF British Art Song Competition present a programme of songs from and about Sussex including music by George Butterworth, Vaughan Williams, John Ireland, Frank Bridge and others
The Sea and Ships
Friday 21 June, 7pm
A programme celebrating the centenary of the first Shipping Forecast to be broadcast on British radio. Songs by Elgar, Michael Head, John Ireland, Peter Warlock, Charles Ives, C W Orr, Julian Philips, Noël Coward and others
Prize-Winners’ Concert
Saturday 29 June, 2pm
Winners of the 2023 London Song Festival Schubert Song Competition present a programme of English Song featuring Opera Holland Park Young Artist, Madeline Boreham.
BMS members can buy tickets online at the London Song Festival website. There is also a special £5 student price available too.