Ben Alden
Tenor
Upcoming performances:
Saturday 6th May, 9.00am
Pre-service music for The Coronation of HM King Charles III and HM Camilla, Queen Consort
The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Westminster Abbey, London
Sunday 24 March, 6.30pm
Stainer Crucifixion
Windsor Parish Church, Windsor, Berks
Sunday 30 June, 7.00pm
Haydn Creation, Leominster Choral Society, Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Leominster Priory, Leominster, Herefordshire
Past Performances:
2023
Saturday 18 November, 7.00pm
Handel Messiah, Leominster Choral Society
Leominster Priory, Leominster, Herefordshire
Saturday 11 November, 7.30pm
Brückner Requiem, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, STaines-upon-Thames, Surrey
Tuesday 04 July, 7.30pm
Masses of William Byrd, The Cardinall's Musick
Wigmore Hall, London
Saturday 13 May, 7.30pm
Concert of music for the Coronation, Chilcott Jubilate, Maidenhead Choral Society, Amy John
St Luke's Church, Maidenhead
Saturday 25 March, 7.30pm
Haydn, Creation, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
Saturday 11 March, 7.30pm
Mozart Requiem, Hampton School
Hampton, Middlesex
2022
Saturday 19th November, 7.00pm
Puccini Messa di Gloria, Leominster Choral Society
Leominster Priory, Leominster, Herefordshire
Saturday 12 November, 7.30pm
Haydn Mass in the time of War, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
Saturday 9th April, 7.30pm
Bach St John Passion, Windsor Royal Free Singers
Windsor Parish Church, Berks
2021
Saturday 07 December, 7.30pm
Bach Christmas Oratorio, Eynsham Choral Society
St Leonard's Church, Eynsham, Oxfordshire
Saturday 30 November, 7.30pm
Bach Magnificat, Handel (Chandos anthem), O praise the Lord with one consent, Benson Choral Society
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire
Saturday 23 November, 7.30pm
Handel Acis and Galatea, Maidenhead Choral Society
St Luke's Church, Maidenhead, Berks
Saturday 16 November, 7.30pm
Mozart Requiem, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
Wednesday 01 September, 7.30pm
Handel, Dixit Dominus, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
BBC Proms, Prom 35, The Royal Albert Hall, London
2020
Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm
Haydn, Nelson Mass
Hampton School, Hampton, Surrey
Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm
Haydn, Nelson Mass, Mozart, Vesparae Solennes de Confessore, The Stondon Singers
St Thomas' Church, Brentwood, Essex
RECENT PERFORMANCES:
2019
Sunday 20 October. 3.00pm
Bach, Schütz and Reger Motets, Tenebrae Consort & Avid Guest (organ)
Martinikerke, Groningen, Netherlands
Tuesday 13 August, 10.15pm
BBC Proms, Prom 36 - Late Night Mixtape
Tenebrae, Nigel Short, 12 Ensemble, Martin James Bartlett, Soumik Datta
Saturday 20 July, 10.00pm
Spanish Glories of the sixteenth Century, Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short
Zamora Cathedral, Zamora, Spain
Saturday 18 May, 11.00am
Royal Wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berks
Wednesday 08 May, 8.30pm
Handel, Semele, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
(Stage Director: Thomas Guthrie)
Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Monday 06 May, 8.00pm
Handel, Semele, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
(Stage Director: Thomas Guthrie)
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Thursday 02 May, 7.30pm
Handel, Semele, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
(Stage Director: Thomas Guthrie)
Alexandra Palace, London
Wednesday 24 April, 8.00pm
Handel, Semele, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
(Stage Director: Thomas Guthrie)
Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Spain
Saturday 18 April, 3.00pm
Bach, St John Passion, Ollie Gooch
St Michael's Church, Bray, Berkshire
Monday 08 April, 7.30pm
Handel, Semele, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
(Stage Director: Thomas Guthrie)
Philharmonie de Paris, France
Sunday 24 March, 5.00pm
'Chanson Metamorphoses'
Josquin Deprez: Missa D'ung altre amer, Motets & Chansons, Alamire, David Skinner
Forum alte Musik Festival, Church of St Peter, Zurich, Switzerland
Wednesday 27 March, 7.30pm
'The Music of the Catholic Monarchs', Juan Meseguer, Alamire, David Skinner
Fundación Juan March, Madrid, Spain
Friday 01 February, 7.30pm
Bach, Mass in B Minor, Academy of Ancient Music, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Music at Oxford, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
2018
Sunday 16 December, 7.00pm
Carol Concert, The Queen's Six
Cliveden House, Berkshire
Saturday 08 December, 7.30pm
Handel, Messiah, Eynsham Choral Society
Eynsham
Friday 12 October, 11.00am
Royal Wedding of HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berks
Saturday 30 June, 7.30pm
'Italian Baroque', Musica Poetica, Oliver John Ruthven
St Michael's Church, Bath, Somerset
Sunday 13 May, 7.00pm
Gluck, Orfeo, La Nuova Musica, David Bates
St John's, Smith Square, Westminster. London
Saturday 18 May, 12.00 noon
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Saturday 24 March, 7.30pm
Smyth, Mass in D, North Herts Guild of Singers
The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre, Stevenage, Herts
Sunday 18 March, 6.30pm
Stainer, Crucifixion
Windsor Parish Church, Windsor, Berks
Saturday 10 March, 7.30pm
Bach St John Passion (evangelist), The Stondon Singers
Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex
2017
Monday 25 September, 7.30pm
Handel, In the Lord put I my trust, St George's Chapel Choir, James Vivian
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Friday 14 July, time tbc
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Venice, Italy
Thursday 13 July, time tbc
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Milan, Italy
Wednesday 12 July, time tbc
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Milan, Italy
Tuesday 11 July, time tbc
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Florence, Italy
Saturday 10 June, 7.30pm
Puccini, Messa di Gloria, Summertown Choral Society
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford
Saturday 08 April, 7.00pm
Bach, St Matthew Passion, Wombourne & District Choral Society
St John's in the Square, Wolverhampton
Saturday 25 March, 7.00pm
Bach, St John Passion, Benson Choral Society
Dorchester Abbey, Oxon
Saturday 18 March, time tbc
Handel, Messiah, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Staines, Berks
Wednesday 01 February, 7.00pm
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Teatrino di Corte di Pallazo Reale, Naples, Italy
Tuesday 31 January, 8.30pm
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Aula Magna Spaienza, Rome, Italy
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, Italy
2016
Monday 12 December, 4.30pm
Live Broadcast, BBC Radio 3 'In Tune', Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Saturday 12 November, 7.30pm
Haydn, Missa in Tempore Belli, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Staines, Berks
Sunday 06 November, 7.30pm
Steve Reich, Three Tales, Synergy Vocals, Ensemble Modern
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Cambs
Saturday 05 November, 6.00pm
Steve Reich, Three Tales, Synergy Vocals, Ensemble Modern
The Barbican Centre, London
Saturday 24 September, 2.30pm
English Song Recital, Andrew Plant, piano
Penkhull Festival, Staffordshire
Thursday 18 August, 7.30pm
Berlioz Romeo and Juliette, Tenebrae Consort, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Saturday 30 April, 7.30pm
Beethoven, Mass in C, St Albans Choral Society
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Wednesday 27 April, 7.30pm
An Evening with 'The Queen's Six'
St Mary's Church, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Saturday 09 April, 4.00pm
Polyphonic Discoveries, Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman
St John's Church, Grainger Street, Newcastle
Wednesday 23 March, 7.30pm
Bach, St John Passion, JLP Music Society, Manvinder Ratten
St John's, Waterloo, London
Monday 21 March, 7.30pm
Puccini, Messa di Gloria
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Middlesex
Sunday 20 March, 6.30pm
Stainer, Crucifixion
Windsor Parish Church, Windsor, Berkshire
Saturday 19 March, 7.30pm
Stainer, Crucifixion, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Staines
2015
Sunday 20 December, 7.30pm
EXAUDI, James Weeks
Wigmore Hall, London
Saturday 12 December, 7.30pm
Bach Christmas Oratorio, David Halls
Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire
Saturday 21 November, 7.00pm
Handel, Messiah, Aldeburgh Music Club
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk
Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm
Haydn, Creation, Spelthorne Choral Society
St Peter's Church, Spelthorne
Saturday 26 September, 7.00pm
Russian Treasures, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Hexham Abbey Festival, Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Monday 07 September, 8.00pm
Teresa of Avila, Ensemble Plus Ultra
Estella, Spain
Monday 24 August, 8.00pm
O Salutaris Hostia, Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman
Amuz, Antwerp, Belguim
Sunday 12 July, 7.30pm
Musica dei donum, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Thaxted Festival, Thaxted Parish Church, Essex
Friday 19 June, 7.30pm
Russian Treasures, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Stour Music Festival, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Sunday 14 June, 7.30pm
Russian Treasures, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Reading Concert Hall, Berkshire
Friday 15 May, 7.45pm
Russian Treasures, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Newbury Festival, Douai Abbey, Berkshire
Saturday 02 May, 8.00pm
Russian Treasures - Sherborne Festival, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Sherborne Abbey, Dorset
Saturday 25 April, 7.30pm
Handel, Messiah
Harpenden Methodist Church, Harpenden
Wednesday 22 April and Friday 24 April, 7.30pm
Steve Reich Three Tales, Synergy Vocals, Ensemble BPM, Nick Sutcliffe
Imax Cinema, Science Museum, London
Saturday 28 March, 7.45pm
Chilcott St John Passion, Yateley Choral Society
Yateley, Hampshire
Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm
Haydn, Creation, Dorchester Choral Society
St Mary's Church, Dorchester, Dorset
Saturday 07 March, 7.30pm
Mozart, Missa Brevis in Bb, Schubert, Mass in G, Stondon SIngers
Church of St Mary & St Lawrence, Great Waltham, Essex
Thursday 12 February, 7.30pm
Ealing Festival, Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short
2014
Saturday 13 December, 7.30pm
Handel, Messiah, Dorchester Choral Society
St Mary's Church, Dorchester, Dorset
Saturday 29 November, 7.30pm
Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise, Benson Choral Society,
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire
Saturday 15 November, 7.30pm
Handel, Messiah, Colchester Choral Society,
St Botolph's Church, Colchester
Friday 14 November, 7.30pm
Russian Treasures, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Solihull School, Solihull, W. Midlands
Saturday 08 November, 7.30pm
Mozart, Requiem, Highgate Choral Society
All Hallow's Church, Gospel Oak, London
Sunday 26 October, 7.00pm
Britten Canticle II, Stephen Burrows, Countertenor, Andrew Plant, piano
Sheremetev Palace, St Petersburg, Russia
Saturday 25 October, 7.00pm
Britten Winter Words, Andrew Plant, piano
Blazunov Hall, St Petersburg Conservatory, St Petersburg, Russia
Saturday 14 Jun, time tbc
Brumel, Earthquake Mass, Exaudi, James Weeks
Aldeburgh Festival, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Sunday 06 April, 6.30pm
Stainer, Crucifixion
Windsor Parish Church, Berkshire
Saturday 05 April, 7.30pm
Bach, St Matthew Passion, Choros, Janet Lincé
St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road, Oxford
Friday 14 March, time tbc
Chilcott, St John Passion
King's Hall School, Taunton, Somerset
Thursday 30 January, 7.30pm
Russian Treasures, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
St James' Church, Spanish Place, London
Monday 20 January, 10.00am
Composer workshops, Exaudi, James Weeks
Guild Hall School of Music and Drama, Barbican Centre, London
2013
Friday 13 December, 8.00pm
Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short
Private event, London
Monday 09 December, 8.00pm
Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short
Private event, London
Tuesday 10 December, 8.00pm
Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short
Private event, London
Thursday 14 November, 7.30pm
English Genius, The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Mozartfest, St. Mary's Church, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset
Saturday 09 November, 7.30pm
Monteverdi, Vespers 1610, Highgate Choral Society, Alan Davis
All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London
Thursday 31 October, 7.30pm
Pärt, Passio Domini Nostri, Eric Whitacre Singers, Eric Whitacre
Laeizhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Saturday 19 October, 8.00pm
Poulenc, Figure Humaine, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Viviers Cathedral, France
Thursday 12 September, 8.00pm
Steve Reich, Three Tales, Synergy Vocals, Ensemble Modern
Muziekcentrum de Bijloke, Gent, Belguim
Monday 02 September, 7.30pm
Sarah Connolly, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Mansion House, London
Saturday 31 August, 7.00pm
Sarah Connolly, Neil Davies, Tenebrae, English Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Short
Ivor Gurney Memorial Concert, Gloucester Cathedral
Wednesday 28 August, 9.00pm
"Musica Donum Dei", Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Festival de La Chaise-Dieu, Abbatiale de La Chaise-Dieu, France.
Saturday 17 August, 7.30pm
BBC Prom 47, Brahms A German Requiem, Choir of the Enlightenment, OAE, Marin Alsop
The Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 09 August, 10.00pm
BBC Prom 36, Bach Easter Oratorio, Ascension Oratorio, Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
The Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 27 July, 7.30pm
"Gunpowder, treason and plot", The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Church Stretton Arts Festival, Concord College, Acton Burnell, Shropshire
Saturday 13 July, 10.00pm
La Grande Chapelle, Albert Recasens
Festival de Música Antiga dels Pirineus, Berga, Catalonia, Spain
Friday 12 July, 10.00pm
La Grande Chapelle, Albert Recasens
Festival de Música Antiga dels Pirineus, Catedral, La Seu D'urgell, Catalonia, Spain
Tuesday 09 July, 9.00pm
"D'une rive, l'autre", Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short
Festival de Saint-Riquier, Abbatiale de Saint-Riquier, France
Monday 08 July, 8.00pm
City of London Festival, Tenebrae, LSO, Nigel Short
St Paul's Cathedral, London
Saturday 22 June, 8.00pm
"All Creation Rejoices", Quintessential Voices
Mananan Festival of Music and the Arts, Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, Isle of Man
Sunday 28 April, 8.00pm
Stravinsky Oedipus Rex, Monteverdi Choir, LSO, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Thursday 25 April, 7.30pm
Stravinsky Oedipus Rex, Monteverdi Choir, LSO, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Barbican, London
Tuesday 23 April, 8.00pm
Stravinsky Oedipus Rex, Monteverdi Choir, LSO, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Monday 22 April, 8.00pm
Stravinsky Oedipus Rex, Monteverdi Choir, LSO, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Friday 22 March, 8.00pm
Steve Reich The Cage, Synergy Vocals, Ensemble Modern
Festspielhaus, Berlin, Germany (märz music festival)
Friday 15 March, 7.30pm
Britten Company of Heaven, Paul Trepte
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
Tuesday 12 March, 7.30pm
Handel Israel In Egypt, Goldsmiths Choral Union, Brian Wright
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Thursday 14 February, 7,30pm
Recital of English Song; Andrew Plant, Piano
St. John's Beaumont School, Old Windsor, Berkshire
2012
Monday 17 December, 7.00pm
Quintessential Voices A Christmas Carol
Private event, Guildhall, Windsor
Saturday 24 November, 7.30pm
Saint-Sans Christmas Oratorio
St Mary's Church, Henley-on-Thames
Saturday 22 September, 2.30pm,
Song Recital - 'Shades of Night', featuring Benjamin Britten Winter Words and Joseph Phibbs Three Songs (Commissioned by Ben Alden: world premiere); Andrew Plant, Piano
Penkull Music Festival, Staffordshire
Monday 23 July, 1.00pm (BBC Proms Chamber Music 2)
Julian Phillips Sorowfull Songes (BBC commission: world premiere), Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Cadogan Hall, London
Saturday 07 July, 7.30pm
Pergolesi Magnificat, Mozart Requiem
Guildford Cathedral, Surrey
Saturday 30 June, 7.45pm
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Douai Abbey, Berkshire
Sat 23 Jun, 7.30pm
Mozart Requiem, Mozart 'Spazien' mass
Christchurch Priory, Dorset
Thursday 07 June, 7.00pm
The Cardinall's Musick, St Magnus Festival
St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
Sunday 03 June
Quintessential Voices - private dinner event
London
Friday 11 May, 7.30pm
Tavener Veil of the Temple
Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
Sunday 1 April, 7.30pm
Stainer Crucifixion
Windsor Parish Church, Berkshire
Saturday 31 March, 7.00pm
Bach St John Passion
St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex
Saturday 24 March, 7.00pm
Bach St Matthew Passion
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Sunday 18 March, 5.00pm
'Fairest Isle', Quintessential Voices
THe Royal Chapel, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire
2011
Saturday 10 December, 7.30pm
'Venetian Splendour', Bath Minerva Choir, Gavin Carr, Director
St. Mary's Bathwick, Avon
Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm
'The Little Road to Bethlehem', Quintessential Voices
Round Tower, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Tuesday 6 December, 7.30pm
'The Little Road to Bethlehem', Quintessential Voices
London
Saturday 3 December, 3.30pm
'The Little Road to Bethlehem', Quintessential Voices
Dore Abbey, Herefordshire
Saturday 8 October, 7.30pm
Mozart Mass in Cminor, Bach Magnificat, Midland Festival Chorus
Worcester Cathedral, Worcester
Tuesday 27 September, 10.00am
Windsor Festival event: 'Windsor Great Park Village Crawl', Quintessential Voices
Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire
Monday 26 / Tueday 27 September, 7.00pm
Windsor Festival event: 'Dungeon Wine Tasting', Quintessential Voices
Dungeon, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Saturday 2 July, 7.30pm
Vaughan Williams, Pilgrim's Journey, Epsom Chamber Choir
St Martin's Parish Church, Epsom
Saturday 25 Jun, 7.30pm
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers, Oxford Bach Choir - Timothy Byram-Wigfield, Director
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Wednesday-Friday 22-24 June, 9.00pm
Exaudi: "Everlasting Light" - James Weeks, Director
Sizewell Beach, Sizewell, Suffolk
Friday 3 June, 7.30pm
Quintessential Voices: "Fairest Isle"
All Saints' Church, Richard's Castle, Shropshire
Monday 30 May, 7.30pm
Oxford Liedertafel: "Soul of the Age", English Music Festival
All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Friday 20 May, 7.30pm
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, London
Tuesday 5 April, 8.00pm
Exaudi: Scelsi, Finnissy, Sciarrino - James Weekes, Director
Fundación BBVA, Plaza de San Nicolás, Bilbao, Spain
Saturday 27 March, 7.30pm
Bach St Matthew Passion (arias)
Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Scotland
Sunday 20 March
Private event with Quintessential Voices
The Vicars' Hall, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
Wednesday 9 March, 7.30pm
Byrd Great Service, The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, Director
The Royal Academy of Music and Drama, Marylebone Road, London
Saturday 5 February, 8.00pm
Handel Messiah
St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford
2010
Thursday 9 December
Private Event with Quintessential Voices
Apothecaries' Hall, Black Friars Lane, London
Monday-Wednesday 6-8 December, 7.30pm
Quintessential Voices: "The Little Road to Bethlehem"
New Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire
Wednesday 24 November, 7.30pm
Recital: "Aspects of Love", Andrew Plant, Piano; Amelia Halsey, Viola
Vaughan-Williams Four Hymns, folk songs arr. Britten and four songs by Quilter
Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire
Monday 4 October, 8.15pm
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury, Director
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18-22 August
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury, Director
Tour of France: St Malo, Lessay and La Chaise Dieu Festivals
Friday 9 July, 7.30pm
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury, Director
King's College Chapel, Cambridge