Christopher Watson, an acclaimed English tenor will be performing at two fund-raising concerts for PWRDF with Canadian pianist Carol Missio-King in Ontario this month. The concerts will take place on February 20 in London and February 23 in Peterborough.
Mr. Watson performs frequently with many of choral music’s greatest ensembles including The Tallis Scholars (currently over 300 concerts), Gallicantus, and Collegium Vocale Gent. His discography includes over 80 recordings, one of which, the recording of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Little Match Girl Passion”, went on to win a classical Grammy. His expertise as a soloist in the music of JS Bach is acknowledged over Europe and the British Isles.
Carol Missio-King’s career has included numerous performances across Canada and the United States almost always as a vocal accompanist. Their current recital program, “This Shining Night”, features British, American and Canadian art songs written during the second quarter of the 20th century and includes works by Peter Warlock, Edgar Bainton, Samuel Barber, Ned Rorem, and Harry Somers amongst others.
For more information about the concerts, you can visit the Facebook Event page for the London concert and the parish website for the Peterborough event. You can also download posters for the London and Peterborough concerts.