Ben Thapa Recitals

jaydh · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 95

I thought these deserved their own thread Very Happy

1. St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge 2 May

http://www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org/directions/index.php

2. Recital in Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff - on May 3

3. Song and aria under the theme of "Love lost and found" - Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge May 16th

Cambridge is not ticketed - a donation is requested at the end

For Knightsbridge and Cardiff tickets are £12 - SAE to :

530 Omega Building

Riverside West

Smugglers Way

London

SW18 1AZ

(cheques payable to Ben Thapa)

I've already got mine for Cardiff ! Very Happy

J
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Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Middlesex

Thanks for posting these up J. It's starting to be difficult to track this one's movements as well as Jonathan's at the moment!!

Really looking forward to hearing Ben sing again as I so enjoyed it when he sang The Messiah in Newcastle last year. Very Happy

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jaydh · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 95

Gorgeous wasn't it? I'm really looking forward to these (well 2 of them anyway - can't make London I'm afraid!)

J
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cathyk2002 · Joined: Sep 18, 2007 Posts: 711

Nice one J

Will try and get to one at least.

Nice to see he is keeping himself busy though Wink

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jaydh · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 95

There's been a bit of a change to his March schedule too:

St John Passion with Fulham and Hammersmith Choral on March 15th no longer features Ben, but The good news, however, is that he's doing the same piece in Petts Wood, Kent, on both the 15th and 16th March. News to follow!

J
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Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Middlesex

There are still a few tickets left for these concerts.

St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge 2 May

Recital in Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff May 3

Tickets are £12 - SAE to :

530 Omega Building

Riverside West

Smugglers Way

London

SW18 1AZ

(cheques payable to Ben Thapa)

And of course this will be worth going to as well

Song and aria under the theme of "Love lost and found" - Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge May 16th

This is not ticketed - a donation is requested at the end
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modaisy · Joined: Oct 04, 2007 Posts: 25

I've got tickets for Cardiff too J. May see you there.

Love Modaisy
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Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Middlesex

I was lucky enough to attend both of Ben's recitals this weekend in London and Cardiff - something I was very glad I didn't miss

He was accompanied by a young lady on the piano, American or Canadian I believe who was extremely good.

Ben opened with an aria from Handel's Messiah 'Comfort Ye'. I have loved this from when he sang it at Newcastle last year but I think he has perfected it somewhat as it was stunning.

He then sang a series of songs by Schumann - diverse pieces which really showcased what Ben can do with his voice, from soft sweet sounds to a more powerful, raising the roof tone - both done to perfection to my ears.

He sang another piece from the Messiah and a beautiful rendition from a work by Tchaikovsky - the name escapes me even when Ben told me what it was again later!! I must try and find a recording as it was right down my street.

He also sang a piece which he used to sing years ago when he started up - a simple tune that was very calming.

He did an encore of a very familiar track - Panis Angelicus. Sung to perfection and it it still ringing in my ears.

It was lovely to get to hear what Ben is very capable of doing and just watching him you can see he is really enjoying this side of music, it is where his heart is.

Bless him, he took time with us on both occasions for a chat and photos. I do hope he will continue with these recitals as it is a lovely way to appreciate this type of music and to hear Ben sing at his very best.

Now looking forward to his concert in Cambridge on the 16th - I would recommend this to anyone as tickets will be available on the door. Very Happy

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jaydh · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 95

I travelled down from Scotland for the Cardiff recital - and it was worth every second of the journey Very Happy

Ben has always had a beautiful voice - but I was delighted to see that he's progessed even further and blossomed into an extremely professional and accomplished tenor who is a joy to hear - stunning!
I was enthralled from start to finish - Llandaff cathedral was a lovely setting - the choice of pieces was just right and Ben's performance was superb!
The Tchaikovsky was Eugene Onegin (Lensky's aria before the duel ... the name of which escapes me but I'll look it up!) done with wonderful tone and feeling
I was glad of the waterproof mascara during Where E're You Walk and Panis Anglicus - both favourites of mine Smile

It was lovely to be able to tell him so in person too - and to thank the lovely lady who provided piano accompaniment - she played wonderfully.

I see great things ahead for our Ben - I have my fingers firmly crossed!
Very Happy

J
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cathyk2002 · Joined: Sep 18, 2007 Posts: 711

Nice to read that everything went well at Ben's recitals - he is rather good and he is certainly keeping busy with them Very Happy

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modaisy · Joined: Oct 04, 2007 Posts: 25

I'd just like to agree with the above comments, Ben was superb, it was the first time I'd heard him sing without G4, and I thoroughly enjoyed the recital.

Ben's accompanist was excellent.

And to meet him afterwards was the icing on the cake, I did meet him in Cardiff last year, but this time was special because he was on his own and made time to speak to everyone.

A very good evening in a lovely setting.

Love Modaisy
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Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Middlesex

Just wanted to remind folk that Ben is performing again this week Very Happy

Song and aria under the theme of "Love lost and found" - Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Hills Road, Cambridge May 16th

It is not ticketed - a donation is requested at the end

It starts at 7.30 and can easily be reached from the M11

Hopefully I will be able to make this so I hope to see many of you there. Very Happy

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Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Middlesex

Yet another musical feast was enjoyed on Friday night served up by Mr Thapa!! Very Happy

Singing in the church where he served as a choirboy in his youth, Ben was in his element. The building was very Gothic in style but has great acoustics and quite a large audience lapped up his recital.

Not only were many of our friends there but also Ben's old singing teacher and a member or two of his family along with some regular members of the congregation. They must have been so proud of him tonight as he sang in German, Russian, Italian and English. - How does he do it?!!!

It was a brilliant way to relax and hear good music with friends after a very hectic week.

To cap off the evening, we were invited into the church house for a glass of wine and nibbles and Ben joined us for a while although he was limited for time. He didn't get to talk to everyone this time but I did manage to grab a lovely hug before he left.

I do hope that he will do more recitals of this nature as it a pleasure to attend Very Happy

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Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Middlesex

Ben has announced a couple of dates for later in the year.

He is returning to the Newcastle Civic Centre on November 23rd to perform Mendelssohn's Elijah

Ben will also be doing another recital at Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, Cambridge, on October 10, starting at 730 pm.

Alas i cannot make Newcastle but I am really looking forward to see Ben again in Cambridge in his home town Very Happy

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