Self-Accompanied Singing Project

Self-Accompanied Singing Project Ever wondered why you rarely or never see a classical singer play and sing at the same time? It happens on a daily basis in pop, folk and jazz musics. Why? How?

Well, it used to happen in classical music too, right upto the 1930s. What have we lost?

And...
14/04/2026

And...

Costumes Gelderse Roos http://www.gelderseroos.nl/Henri Duparc 1870 - l'Invitation au voyagePoem by Charles BeaudelaireMADAME ÉDOUARD MANET (Suzanne Leenhoff...

Sorry about the long silence folks! It's not because nothing's happening here. There will be some news soon. In the mean...
14/04/2026

Sorry about the long silence folks! It's not because nothing's happening here. There will be some news soon.

In the meantime, for your delectation:

Extract from "Soloindue" by Giovanna Baviera, published by Albus Fair Editions. Tobias Hume, "Fain would I change that note" About the album:"Soloindue" is G...

Some more beautiful early music folks.
04/03/2026

Some more beautiful early music folks.

Extract from "Soloindue" by Giovanna Baviera, published by Albus Fair Editions. Giovanna Baviera, "Hor ch'el ciel e la terra"About the album:"Soloindue" is G...

A very beautiful (in my opinion) self-accompanied interpretation of an all-too-famous song:
29/12/2025

A very beautiful (in my opinion) self-accompanied interpretation of an all-too-famous song:

This outstanding song has been with me for years. It is a most exquisite example of what English melancholy can sound like. I hope you enjoy this performance...

How about this for singing and CONDUCTING at the same time folks?
04/12/2025

How about this for singing and CONDUCTING at the same time folks?

Nathalie Stutzmann sings Handel's aria "Ah, mio cor, schernito sen". Recorded for her new album of Italian arias on Warner Classics & Erato "Quella Fiamma" o...

Another wonderful discovery - Ulrich Messthaler! Many thanks to Ewa Leszczynska for telling me about him!
31/10/2025

Another wonderful discovery - Ulrich Messthaler! Many thanks to Ewa Leszczynska for telling me about him!

Ulrich Messthaler, voice and piano.Schloss Wartegg, 2014.

Here's a delightful self-accompanied performance of Strauss by David Machell, who came across our project and kindly sen...
19/09/2025

Here's a delightful self-accompanied performance of Strauss by David Machell, who came across our project and kindly sent us this and another vid, which will be posted in due course! Thanks David.

Strauss Die Nacht

And from another one of our amazing project team-members! This is Janet Oates performing in her own very first self-acco...
26/08/2025

And from another one of our amazing project team-members! This is Janet Oates performing in her own very first self-accompanied classical recital:

Sorry for the gap in posts folks - but here, I am so proud to present a full self-accompanied recital by our project par...
12/08/2025

Sorry for the gap in posts folks - but here, I am so proud to present a full self-accompanied recital by our project participant Matthew Jelf. An experienced singer and pianist in both pop and classical styles, and someone who has accompanied his own singing in pop music countless times, this is the first time he has accompanied himself in a classical concert, which he did as part of the project. Many congratulations Matt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QldwMLquFbs

St Nicholas Church, Brighton, UK, 6th August 2025

Self accompanied song recital featuring works by Liszt. Britten, Weil, Dowland, Warlock, Poulenc, Korngold, Berg, Schumann and Schubert. 45'

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