Song recitals
Bibi Heal & Stephen Barlow, piano
Bibi and Stephen deliver unforgettable performances through a series of exquisitely crafted programmes tailored for intimate venues. Their vivid imagination and artistry creates a deeply personal experience for all.
WATCH US in recital: click here
WATCH US at Steinway Hall (demo for Songs that Move): click here
Bibi and Stephen are co-founders of Songs that Move
Stephen is an internationally acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist. He was resident conductor at ENO, has conducted for the Royal Opera, Glyndebourne, Vancouver Opera, San Francisco Opera, Florida Grand Opera, in Auckland, Australia and throughout Europe. In the UK he regularly conducts for Grange Park Opera.
He has recorded Joseph James’ Requiem with Sumi Jo, his own composition Rainbow Bear (with his wife Joanna Lumley as narrator) and his Clarinet Concerto with Emma Johnson.
Stephen was Artistic Director of Buxton Festival until 2018, and as a pianist, has recorded the complete works of Butterworth, Delius and Quilter with baritone Mark Stone.
“…beautifully accompanied, bringing out all possible musical expression”
Gramophone
Sample programmes:
The Isle is Full of Noises
The sun sets on the storms of life and rises on a hopeful dawn.
Metamorphosis
Shifting sands, flights of fancy, things that are not quite what they seem.
Opera to Osteria
From the antics of the aristocracy to the habits of hoi-polloi.
Composers may include Schubert, Wolf, Fauré, Mozart, Debussy, Gurney, Mahler, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann, Strauss, Poulenc, Britten, Barber, Porter, Styne.
