{"title":"Jess Dandy | contralto","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘A name to watch’ (\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e), Jess Dandy was nominated for a 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Award in the category of Young Artist. She opened the First Night of the BBC Proms under Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra to critical acclaim. Career highlights include performing with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestra Révolutionnaire et Roman que at Carnegie Hall, New York and Palau de la Musicà, Barcelona, as well as numerous appearances in recital at Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3. Jess is a long-time duo partner of Dylan Perez, with whom she won the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform in 2018. She is also the co-founder of SongPath, a mental health initiative which helps participants creatively connect to nature on musical walking trails in her native Cumbria and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"samuel-barber-the-complete-songs","title":"Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs (2 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Listen on Apple Music - Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/barber-the-complete-songs\/1616030037\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7s2g5WKOBPfirK8CxGLbMQ\" title=\"Listen on Spotify - Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFleur Barron (mezzo-soprano)\u003cbr\u003eMary Bevan (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eSamantha Clarke (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eJess Dandy (contralto)\u003cbr\u003eLouise Kemény (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eSoraya Mafi (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eJulien Van Mellaerts (baritone)\u003cbr\u003eDominic Sedgwick (baritone)\u003cbr\u003eNicky Spence (tenor)\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Thomas (bass)\u003cbr\u003eNavarra String Quartet\u003cbr\u003eDylan Perez (piano) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a stellar cast of performers, and curated by pianist Dylan Perez, this complete anthology of Samuel Barber’s songs present those works published during his lifetime, together with those published posthumously, some of which are recorded here for the first time. Barber was clear as to what he wanted from very early in his life, and this strength of character and courage to follow his path is heard throughout Barber’s significant contribution to the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time when American classical music was heavily influenced by experimentalism, Barber’s inclination for ‘traditional’ harmony and melody helped set him apart. Barber’s vocal music demonstrates the ease he finds in the marriage of text and music. 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