Booking has opened for the 2012 London English Song Festival at The Forge, Camden. Tickets for recitals are frozen at 2011 prices – just £14 (£11 conc.) for advance bookings! Recitals on the 3rd and 10th May are preceded by pre-concert talks at 6.45 and those on the 6th and 13th May are preceded by bring a song sessions for amateur singers – a chance to try out singing in this beautiful acoustic. Use the contact form to request a slot.

The 2012 London English Song Festival opens in May with William Blake: Metamorphosis.

William Blake was heavily influenced by the writings of Ovid and tonight Benjamin Britten’s Songs and Proverbs of William Blake and Ralph Vaughan Williams Ten Blake Songs for voice and oboe are placed alongside Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe.

Multiple prize-winning soprano Ruth Jenkins and acclaimed baritone Johnny Herford are joined by oboist James Turnbull, whose debut solo disc has recently been released to positive reviews.

Richard Stokes will give a pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.

The 2012 London English Song Festival website is launched!