Corinne will accompany mezzo soprano, Kim Brown, on Fred Olsen’s Boudicca to Cape Town from 16th to 29th January. She is also booked as the Classical Act on Fred Olsen’s ship the Braemar cruising along the German Waterways from 25th April to 5th May and on The Black Watch to Iceland from 25th August to 3rd September 2016. All very exciting!
January Cruise
Following a successful series of recitals onboard the Braemar Cruise Ship sailing to and around Norway in July 2014, Corinne and Kim are now making preparations for more concerts onboard the Black Watch.
Funchal is our first port of call where the sun shines all year round and the gardens have stunning displays of exotic flowers. We will explore this modern and vibrant city, and perhaps take a trip to the charming village of Santana, with its unusual triangular thatched houses.
From here, we’ll cruise on to Santa Cruz in Tenerife, where the Spanish way of life influences the city. Witnessing the beautiful beaches to the natural beauty of Mount Teide, and from the many Spanish restaurants to exciting Loro Parque.
Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands is next, where traces of its Portuguese heritage are still evident, particularly in the Governor’s Palace and City Hall. We will try to visit the fascinating Municipal Market and explore the tiny shops in the town while we’re there.
Our cruise ship then takes us to Salvador in Brazil, also with Portuguese influences, coupled with African traditions. We’re looking forward to seeing many ornate churches and imposing public buildings in the Upper City, which are monuments to the wealth generated by the sugar-cane and tobacco trades. The people of Salvador also have a carnival at the beginning of each year, as in Rio so that will be fun!
We then head off to Rio de Janeiro which is a lively and exciting city with many easily recognised points of interest. We’re hoping to take a stroll along Copacabana Beach or a cable car up Sugar Loaf Mountain; or marvel the largest Art Deco statue in the world; and definitely Christ the Redeemer at the peak of Corcovado Mountain before heading home to Heathrow! It’s going to be an interesting and exciting time!
Light Reflections Programme
On the afternoon of Sunday 5th October I had the pleasure of playing the Schumann Piano Quintet with the Auriga String Quartet in the Calne Festival of Music and the Arts. Future engagements to follow – watch this space!
On Wednesday 29th October at 7:30pm in St Peter’s Church, Stapenhill, Staffordshire, Kim Brown accompanied by pianist, Corinne Marsh, will present a concert of music in a lighter vein entitled “Light Reflections”. The programme includes popular songs from musicals, films and operettas such Franz Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” as well as arias by Handel, da Chiara, Bizet’s opera “Carmen” and songs by Gershwin.
These are intermingled with piano solos written by Billy Mayerl, Winifred Atwell and other classic favourites such as “The Robin’s Return”, Sinding’s “Rustle of Spring” and “The Sea” by Palmgren. The programme would not be complete with a couple of piano solos by Frederic Chopin.
Kim Brown’s innate commitment to style and her passion for the dramatic are qualities that will ensure this concert is one not to be missed.
Light Reflections Programme Page 1
Light Reflections Programme Page 2
Cruise to Rio
Kim and Corinne enjoyed a successful cruise to Brazil in January 2015. They visited the beautiful island of Madeira, followed by Tenerife, Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands and then, after a 5 days crossing of the Atlantic, they finally arrived in Salvador. A further two days cruise took them to Rio di Janiero where an early rise at 5.15am meant they could enjoy the gentle cruise into the harbour past Sugar Loaf Mountain and past the Rio Niteroi Bridge, beneath the gaze of Christ The Redeemer. It was a sight to behold and one that the camera simply could not do justice to!
Onboard, their four recitals entitled: “Invocation”, “Romance”, “Montage” and “Light Reflections” were well received by the large audiences in the Neptune Lounge.