Two of the five Leonard Salzedo songs that mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean is singing at the concert with Ben Costello at the piano, also have words by John Cromer.
The Wind at Morning
The Wind at Morning was written in Cairo, where John was stationed, in November 1941, as a nostalgic recollection of homeland. In 1969 it was recorded by Simon Woolf, accompanied by Steuart Bedford.
The Last Song of Penelope
The Last Song of Penelope, composed in 1982, was dedicated to Frederica von Stade and presented to her by John and Leonard on one of her visits to London. It puts the woman’s case, humorously exposing Ulysses (Odysseus) and his many failings.
Lotte Betts-Dean and Ben Costello
Praised by The Guardian for her “irrepressible sense of drama and unmissable, urgent musicality”, Lotte Betts-Dean is a current Young Artist with Britten Pears Arts and The Worshipful Company of Musicians. Musical director, singing coach and accompanist Ben Costello is Artistic Director of Thames Concerts and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
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