Elizabeth Searle - Soprano

Thomas Walsh -Guitar

Pamela Palmer - Flute

Amie Bodd - Double bass
Musical director: Thomas Walsh

CROW ased on the poetry by Ted Hughes. The show aims to establish links between music, poetry, dramaturgy and dance. The mystery of the long life of the crow, and the power of death, is contrasted with the lives of humans and grief. With music inspired by jazz, blues classical and Native American music.

Hughes is inspired by the myths of the native Americans of North America to create his own myth on the circle of creation, death and meaning. The main character, Crow, whose adventures he narrates, appears as animal with  a frightening but fearful character, imagined above all as a survivor of death and a commentator of life and rebirth. It is the ability of the crow to survive in desolation and chaos that gives it, according to Hughes, its mythical importance.

Thomas Walsh is a classical musician specializing in contemporary music for the ten-string guitar. Thomas is also an experienced music educator. He currently lives in London, where he is performing and teaching. He is working with contemporary classical composers such as Golfam Khayam and Dušan Bogdanovič and Zad Moultaka in order to expand the 10 string guitar’s repertoire. Thomas is currently completing a degree is music pedagogy at Trinity College of music.

Elizabeth is currently studying for a Master of Music in Vocal Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. In 2017, she graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Music from the University of Oxford. She enjoys singing both in choirs and as a soloist. She was a choral scholar at Oriel College and sang with other choirs, including the Magdalen Consort of Voices, The Arcadian Singers and Commotio.

 She sang as a soloist for The Sixteen in a performance of Messiah earlier this year.
She has sung the roles of Fiorgiligi (Cosí fan tutti) to 5 star reviews while at Oxford, Luisa Miller (Luisa Miller) with Midsummer Opera, and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) with Instant Opera.

Elizabeth is currently studying for a Master of Music in Vocal Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. In 2017, she graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Music from the University of Oxford. She enjoys singing both in choirs and as a soloist. She was a choral scholar at Oriel College and sang with other choirs, including the Magdalen Consort of Voices, The Arcadian Singers and Commotio. She sang as a soloist for The Sixteen in a performance of Messiah earlier this year. She has sung the roles of Fiorgiligi (Cosí fan tutti) to 5 star reviews while at Oxford, Luisa Miller (Luisa Miller) with Midsummer Opera, and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) with Instant Opera.

Elizabeth sings regularly as a soloist for various choral societies, including Oxshott, Horsley, Brockham, and the Muswell Hill Chorus. She is a member of Hartley Voices, singing with other freelance singers for a range of events throughout the year. She recently founded the Gronewic Consort, working with singers and instrumentalists to perform early music repertoire. 

She enjoys a busy teaching schedule, and was awarded a Distinction in her PGCE from University of Sussex in 2021. She directs the Reigate College Choir, who she brought to the national finals of the Music for Youth competition last year, and also leads recorder classes at Micklefield School, and teaches piano at Reigate St Mary’s School.

Pam Palmer is a flautist whose work spans orchestral, chamber, solo, and session settings, with a particular focus on contemporary music and new collaborations. She is currently undertaking Master’s studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.

A regular performer with the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Bradstow Symphony Orchestra, Friends of the Vox, and Hurst Green Singers, Pam has also appeared as a soloist with the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Bradstow Symphony Orchestra, and Maidstone Wind Symphony. She collaborates closely with composer-director Jacob Bride, who has written several works for her, including Mosaic for flute and piano.

Pam is also an experienced teacher and maintains a private studio.

£15 single ticket
£25 (pair of tickets)
£12 Concs