Tuesday 20th January 2026, 7.30pm
Christ Church, Silchester Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 6GL
An exciting evening of song!
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean is joined by four leading string players for an evening of songs and quartet music including music by Debussy, Dowland, Shaw, Schubert, Mahler and more – an evening you wont want to miss!
Host Max Baillie is joined on violin by Ellie Consta founder and director of Her Ensemble, by St Leonards Concerts regular Anne Beilby on viola, and dutch rising star Hadewych van Gent on cello.
Our programme spans 500 years of music! It will include (with interval):
Debussy / 3 Chansons
Dowland / Two Laments
Mahler / ‘Urlicht’
Errollyn Wallen / Guru
Schubert / Tod und das Maedchen and Variations from string quartet Death and the Maiden
Handel / Ombra mai fu
Caroline Shaw / Cant voi l’aube
Caroline Shaw / Valencia for string quartet
Tchaikovsky / Ochevo 3’10
Maddalena Casulana / Madrigals for string quartet