Carice Singers Perform Martland
Memory Unwrapped
| Steve Martland | Dance to your Daddy (from Sea Songs) |
|---|---|
| Steve Reich | Know What is Above You |
| Steve Martland | Summer Rounds |
| Luke Lewis | New Work |
| Steve Martland | Street Songs |
| Louis Andriessen | Un beau baiser |
| Julia Wolfe | Guard my tongue |
| Steve Martland | Skywalk |
| Steve Martland | Fire Down Below (from Sea Songs) |
| The Carice Singers | Ensemble |
|---|---|
| George Parris | Conductor |
An exciting survey of Steve Martland’s choral works within a programme of energy and discovery.
Steve Martland was interested in the energy and the vitality of the human voice throughout his career. The Carice Singers will perform his major works for choir, including the enchanting ‘Street Songs’ and otherworldly Skywalk, which tells of an astronaut’s perspective of planet earth viewed from Space.
Works of driven directness from American minimalist composers Steve Reich and Julia Wolfe give context to Martland’s aesthetic, while a beautiful and rarely-heard piece by Martland’s teacher Louis Andriessen also introduces a European influence. The programme also includes the premiere of a new work by Luke Lewis.
This event will last for approximately 95 minutes, including an interval.
This performance is generously supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
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£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
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Getting here
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Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
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- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About The Carice Singers
The Carice Singers, praised by The Times for its ‘poised professionalism and beautiful sound‘, is making a strong impact on the UK’s choral landscape with performances of repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries. For a group named after Sir Edward Elgar’s daughter, the choir offers new ways to honour the UK’s rich musical heritage, and regularly works with today’s composers.
Recent projects have included a performance of Kaija Saariaho’s masterpiece Reconnaissance at London’s Kings Place, a tour of Arvo Pärt’s choral music across the UK, and the world premiere of Daniel Kidane’s N’dehou at the 2025 New Music Biennial. The group also runs a summer composer academy at the Cheltenham Music Festival, and has commissioned works from Alex Groves, Electra Perivolaris, Evelin Seppar, and Aníbal Vidal.
About George Parris
George Parris is a leading exponent of modern choral music, working internationally as a conductor, chorus-master and singer in a wide variety of repertoire. As founding director of The Carice Singers he has championed the richness and variety of British music and brought to the UK a plethora of previously unheard works, especially from the Finno-Baltic region, including UK premieres of works by Arvo Pärt, Lotta Wennäkoski, Matthew Whittall, Galina Grigorjeva and Evelin Seppar.
He has a key role in the development of emerging composers and choral conductors through his teaching and mentoring, giving masterclasses at MTU Cork School of Music and the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki. He is also an Associate Conductor of Birmingham-based Ex Cathedra, Principal Conductor of the North Cotswold Chamber Choir and leads workshops for the UK’s network of Early Music Forums.
Reviews
‘Poised professionalism and beautiful sound’ The Times
‘Fearless’ The Guardian