The Ionian Singers and Timothy Slater to Perform at St. Mary's
To be joined in concert by the Levanto Ensemble
The Ionian Singers
June 13, 2025
The Levanto wind trio are to perform in Putney with the Ionian Singers a programme of choral and instrumental music from the 17th to 21st centuries. This will include madrigals and part songs together with wind chamber music from England, France, Germany and Hungary. Composers include Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Hindemith and Farkas. Timothy Salter’s Dovetail will receive its first performance as scored for flute, clarinet, bassoon and small percussion instruments, and the trio joins the singers in two of his English folk-song arrangements.
The Ionian Singers is a chamber choir of about 25 singers, based in London which searches out less familiar and neglected pieces, both sacred and secular, from the 16th century to the present. Concert programmes frequently include collaboration with instrumentalists and solo singers.
The choir is known for its commitment to new music, has given many first performances and has commissioned and recorded new works from numerous British composers. Recordings by The Ionian Singers include a substantial amount of music that is unavailable elsewhere in the current catalogues.
Camilla Marchant (flute), Jernej Albreht (clarinet), and Emily Newman (bassoon) founded the Levanto Ensemble with a shared desire to discover the eclectic woodwind repertoire. Twice finalists in the Royal Overseas League Chamber Prize, the Levanto Ensemble has developed a reputation for fresh and toe-tapping performances. Inspired by theatre and dance, they love to use movement to enhance their audience’s experience. They are further influenced by their orchestral background, creating a broad and rich soundscape. Having delved into repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary, they have a particular love for modern music that explores the unique nuances of their instruments.
Timothy Salter is active as a composer, conductor and pianist. His compositions include instrumental, chamber, and orchestral music, choral music and songs; many of his choral compositions have been written for The Ionian Singers. He has received publicly and privately funded commissions; his music has been recorded on various labels and broadcast throughout the world. For many years he taught composition and performance studies at the Royal College of Music, London. As a pianist, he performs widely with instrumentalists and singers.
The concert takes place at St. Mary’s Church on Saturday 28 June starting at 7:30pm.
Tickets cost £17.50 and can be purchased online.
St Mary’s Church is at Putney High Street (SW15 1SN).
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