Past Performances – Sally Birkett

Friday 17th May 2019 8pm – Quay Arts Centre, Newport, Isle of Wight
Solo piano recital as part of fundraising concert

Thursday 16th May 2019 7:30pm – St Boniface Parish Church, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Programme to include:
Cello and Piano Sonata in G Minor – Beethoven
Cello and Piano Sonata No 2 – Saint-Saens

Friday 5th April 2019 7:30pm – Church House, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1HT
Concert for participants of The Dorset Cello Classes

Wednesday 3rd April 2019 7:30pm – Church House, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1HT
Recital with Rebecca Gilliver, cello
Music to include Bach and Debussy

Sunday 17th March 2019 – Private Event
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Cello and Piano Sonata in G Minor – Beethoven
Cello and Piano Sonata No 2 – Saint-Saens

Sunday 3rd March 2019 1:15pm – Robinson College Chapel, Cambridge
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Cello and Piano Sonata in G Minor – Beethoven
Cello and Piano Sonata No 2 – Saint-Saens

Friday 8th February 2019 – 5pm-8pm Milton Keynes Gallery
Border-Zone: Merging Dreams, Memories and Realities
Combining an octophonic sound system and 28+ projectors MK Museums new galleries will be transformed into an interactive Sound and Lightscape taking place over 4 days, 7-10 February. On each day within the installation space additional events will take place including live music, contemporary dance and graphic arts including:

Sound Artist Simon Bradford
Artist Anna Berry
Motus Dance
Concert Pianist Gabriele Baldocci
Concert Pianist Sally Halsey
Soprano Jessica Thayer
Artist/Writer Bill Bartolotta
Art & Design students from Stantonbury International school
Inter-Action MK
Grid Arts
https://www.facebook.com/events/211823083061051/

Saturday 10th November 2018 6pm – PLACE / Ladywell, London
CRUK Fundraising concert
with Jessica Thayer
Oh! Had I Jubal’s Lyre – Joshua – Handel
Die Nachtigal – Berg
Che fiero momento from Orfeo ed Euridice – Gluck
Stizzoso mio stizzoso – La Serva Padrona – Pergolesi
The Sprig of Thyme – Grainger
Les Filles de Cadix – Delibes

Tuesday 16th October 2018 1:05pm – Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, Greenwich
Flute, Piano and Harp Recital
with Katie Sazanova, flute
and Bethan Pezzarini, harp

29th July-5th August 2018 – Aboyne Cello Festival
Accompanying masterclasses and performances
More concert details on the website below
http://www.aboynecellos.co.uk/

11-18 July 2018 – Flutes in Tuscany
Accompanying masterclasses and performances
http://flutesintuscany.co.uk/

Thursday 5th July 7:30pm – St. Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Charlotte Walker
Slovak Variations – Martinu
D minor solo Suite – Bach
Fantasiestucke op. 73 – Schumann
Cello and Piano Sonata in C major Op. 119 – Prokofiev

Sunday 3rd June 2018 2pm – Pembroke College, Cambridge
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Cello and Piano Sonata No 1 in C minor Op. 32 – Saint-Saens
Cello and Piano Sonata in C major Op. 119 – Prokofiev

Friday 11th May 2018 – Private Event in Ely
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Cello and Piano Sonata No 1 in C minor Op. 32 – Saint-Saens
Cello and Piano Sonata in C major Op. 119 – Prokofiev

Sunday 19th November 2017 10:30am – Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with James Halsey
Cello and Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 99 – Brahms
Cello and Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 119 – Prokofiev

Monday 13th November 2017 3pm – Benslow Music Trust, Benslow, Hitchin
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Gemma Connor
Cello and Piano Sonata in D minor – Debussy
Variations on a Slovak Theme – Martinu
Cello and Piano Sonata in A major – Cesar Franck

Sunday 5th November 2017 10:30am – Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with James Halsey
Cello and Piano Sonata in A major – Cesar Franck
Cello and Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 32 – Saint-Saens

Friday 20th October 2017 1pm – Holy Trinity, Hull
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Bach Suite No. 1 for solo cello
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 – Schumann
Cello and Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 32 – Saint-Saens

Sunday 8th October 2017 10:30am – Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with James Halsey
Cello and Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 – Brahms
Cello and Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 – Shostakovich

Sunday 1st October 2017 2:30pm – Edington Priory
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 – Schumann
Cello and Piano Sonata No 1 in C minor Op. 32 – Saint-Saens
Cello and Piano Sonata in C major Op. 119 – Prokofiev

7-13 August 2017 – various locations in France
Accompanying Medina Community Choir Tour

Thursday 3rd August 2017 – St. Mary’s Church, Nantwich
Opera The Old Maid and The Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti
Georgia Mae Bishop – Mezzo-Soprano
Bertie Watson – Baritone
Jessica Thayer – Soprano
Kirsty McLean – Soprano
Sally Halsey – Piano

23-30 July 2017 – Aboyne Cello Festival
Accompanying masterclasses and performances
More concert details on the website below
http://www.aboynecellos.co.uk/

Friday 21st July 2017 1:05pm – St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Opera The Old Maid and The Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti
Georgia Mae Bishop – Mezzo-Soprano
Bertie Watson – Baritone
Jessica Thayer – Soprano
Kirsty McLean – Soprano
Sally Halsey – Piano

Thursday 20th July 2017 – Private Event
Opera The Old Maid and The Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti
Georgia Mae Bishop – Mezzo-Soprano
Bertie Watson – Baritone
Jessica Thayer – Soprano
Kirsty McLean – Soprano
Sally Halsey – Piano

10-16 July 2017 – Flutes in Tuscany
Accompanying masterclasses and performances
http://www.lizwalker.co.uk/flutes-in-tuscany-2017/

Sunday 2nd July 2017 3pm – St. Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Opera The Old Maid and The Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti
Georgia Mae Bishop – Mezzo-Soprano
Bertie Watson – Baritone
Jessica Thayer – Soprano
Kirsty McLean – Soprano
Sally Halsey – Piano

Sunday 18th June 2017 3pm – St. Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Summer recital with Soprano Jessica Thayer

Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo – Handel
Deh, nasconditi from L’incoronazione di Poppea – Monteverdi
Ach, ich fuhl’s from The Magic Flute – Mozart
Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 – Chopin
Nocturne in E minor Op. 72 No. 1 – Chopin
Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2 – Rachmaninoff
Ariettes Oubliees – Debussy
No. 1 C’est l’extase langoureuse
No. 2 Il pleure dans mon coeur
No. 3 L’ombre des arbres
Steal Me Sweet Thief from The Old Maid and The Thief – Menotti
O war ich schon from Fidelio – Beethoven
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Bach
Down By The Riverside, No. 3 from Four North American Ballads – Rzewski
Cabaret Songs – Britten
No 1. Tell Me the Truth About Love
No. 3 Johnny
What Good Would the Moon Be from Street Scene – Weill

Wednesday 28th June 2017 7:30pm – Edes House, Chichester
Vocalise, Music for Two Flutes & Piano
With Elizabeth Walker and Sarah Murphy
http://festivalofchichester.co.uk/music-classical/

Sunday 4th June 2017 3pm – St. Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Gemma Connor
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 – Schumann
Cello and Piano Sonata in A major Op. 69 – Beethoven
Cello and Piano Sonata in F major Op. 99 – Brahms

Thursday 11th May 2017 12:45pm – St Mary the Virgin (Aylesbury Parish Church), Aylesbury
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Gemma Connor
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 – Schumann
Cello and Piano Sonata in A major Op. 69 – Beethoven
Cello and Piano Sonata in F major Op. 99 – Brahms

Sunday 7th May 2017 3pm – St. Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Cello and Piano Duo Recital
with Joshua Lynch
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 – Schumann
Cello and Piano Sonata No 1 in C minor Op. 32 – Saint-Saens
Cello and Piano Sonata in C major Op. 119 – Prokofiev

25th June 2016, 7:30pm – St. Mary’s Church, Swanage

Halyson Trio with Dorset County Orchestra

Brown – The Launching of the Boat
Beethoven – Triple Concerto
Vaughan Williams – London Symphony

Halyson Trio
Frances Mason – Violin
James Halsey – Cello
Sally Halsey – Piano

10th June 2016, 11:30am – Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, Greenwich

Accompanying Soprano Jessica Thayer for BMus Final Recital

Sweeter than roses – Henry Purcell
Lady Macbeth Scene – Joseph Horovitz
Che fiero momento – Christoph Willibald Gluck
Op. 2, Seven Melodies – Chausson
No 3. Les papillons
No 6. Hébé
No 7. Le colibri
Rückert-Lieder – Mahler
Liebst du um Schönheit
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Meine lippen sie küssen so heiss – Lehar

25th May 2016, 5pm – Peacock Room, Trinity, King Charles Court
BMus Final Recital

Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Rondo in A minor KV 515 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Six Bagatelles, Op. 126 – Ludwig van Beethoven
Melodia, Number 2 from Travel Notes Suite no. 2 – Marco Nodari

22nd May 2016, 3pm – St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor
Spring Recital with Jessica Thayer, Soprano

Sweeter than roses – Henry Purcell
Rondo in A minor KV 515 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lady Macbeth Scene – Joseph Horovitz
Che fiero momento – Christoph Willibald Gluck
Six Bagatelles, Op. 126 – Ludwig van Beethoven
Melodia, Number 2 from Travel Notes Suite no. 2 – Marco Nodari
Op. 2, Seven Melodies – Chausson
No 3. Les papillons
No 6. Hébé
No 7. Le colibri
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Rückert-Lieder – Mahler
Liebst du um Schönheit
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Meine lippen sie küssen so heiss – Lehar

8th May 2016, 2pm – St Mary’s Church, Nantwich

Spring Recital with Jessica Thayer, Soprano

24th March 2015, 1pm – Peacock Room, Trinity, King Charles Court

as part of the Schubert Festival

Drei Klavierstücke D946 (May 1828) – Edgar Cardoso
Lachen und Weinen, D.777 in F – Benjamin Ellis & Sally Halsey
Du bist die Ruh, D.776 in B-flat – Georgia Bishop & Ashley Beauchamp
Daß sie hier gewesen, D.775 in C – Benjamin Clark & Ashley Beauchamp
Die Mutter Erde, D.788 in G – Georgia Bishop & Ashley Beauchamp
Der zürnenden Barde, D.785 in G – Benjamin Ellis & Sally Halsey
Sonata in A minor, D784 (Feb 1823) – Raya Humphries

3rd February 2015 – Peacock Room, Trinity, King Charles Court
English Song Competition final with Guy Elliot (Tenor)

Ivor Gurney: Five Elizabethan Songs

20th January 2015 – Peacock Room, Trinity, King Charles Court
English Song Competition prelim with Guy Elliot (Tenor)

Ivor Gurney: Five Elizabethan Songs, no. 4 “Sleep” and no. 5 “Spring”

16th January 2015, 1.05pm – Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Trinity Wren Ensemble

Mahler: 4th Symphony (arr. Erwin Stein)

8th November 2014, 7.30pm – Memorial Hall, Freshwater IOW (WWAA)
The Halsey Duo Cello and Piano Recital

Bach: Sonata in G Major
Prokofiev: Sonata Op. 119
Elizabeth Maconchy: Divertimento
Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No.1

16th August 2014, 3pm – St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor
The Halsey Duo Cello and Piano Recital

Frescobaldi: Toccata
Schumann: 3 Fantasy Pieces Op. 73
Fauré: Elegie
Martinu: Variations on a Slovak Theme
Brahms: Sonata in F Major Op. 99

22nd July 2014, 7.30pm – Aboyne Theatre, Aberdeenshire
Three Cellos Concert with pianist Sally Halsey
Cellists James Halsey, Alice Neary and Philip Higham

18th July 2014, 7.30pm – Aboyne Theatre, Aberdeenshire
Cello and Piano Duos – Stephen Laidlaw, cello and Sally Halsey, piano

Bach: 5th Suite for Solo Cello
Martinu: Variations on a Slovak Theme
Webern: Pieces (1899) and Op. 11
Brahms: Sonata in F Major Op. 99

2nd May 2014 – King Charles Court, Trinity

as part of the Lieder Duo Competition
performances with Sopranos
Angela Hicks and Jess Thayer

27th March 2014, 12.45pm – St Mary the Virgin (Aylesbury Parish Church), Aylesbury
Lunch time concert with the Cassia String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet Op. 33 No. 4
Puccini String Quartet Crisantemi
Schumann Piano Quintet

7th February 2014, 4.10pm – Great Hall, Blackheath Halls
Soloists Competition with Tom Drew – Tenor
Competition programme (PDF)

Finzi – Dies Natalis
– i. Intrada
– ii. Rhapsody
– iii. The Rapture
– iv. Wonder
– v. The Salutation
Mozart – Magic Flute
– Dies Bildniss ist bezaubernd schön
Verdi – La Traviata
– Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti

30th January 2014, 5.50pm – Peacock Room, Trinity, King Charles Court
Lillian Ash French Song Competition with Jess Thayer – Soprano
Competition programme (PDF)

Poulenc (words Vilmorin) – Violon
Poulenc (words Ronsard) – A sa guitare

5th January 2014, 3pm – St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor
Solo Piano Recital
Press Release (PDF) | Poster (PDF) | Programme (PDF) | OnTheWight.com

Beethoven – Piano Sonata in A-flat major Op. 110 (video)
Mendelssohn – Rondo Capriccioso (video)
Brahms – Rhapsody in G minor Op. 79 no 2 (video)
Scriabin – Prelude and Nocturne for Left Hand (video)

Reviews:
– Sally Halsey at St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor 2014-01-05
– Sally returns to IW for first solo recital

30th November 2013, 7.30pm – Recital Room, Blackheath Halls
16th November 2013, 7.30pm – South Street Baptist Church, Greenwich
15th November 2013, 7.30pm – Theatre Studio, Trinity King Charles Court
Student-led Opera by ‘Puzzle Pieces’ Opera Company – Carmen in 50 minutes
Poster (PDF)

17th October 2013, 12.45pm – St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury
Cello and Piano Duos – Megan Rolf, cello, James Halsey, cello, and Sally Halsey, piano

Prokofiev – Cello and Piano Sonata in C major (James Halsey)
Rachmaninov – Vocalise (Megan Rolf)
Martinu – Variations on a Slovak Theme (Megan Rolf)
Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody (Megan Rolf)

16th August 2013, 12.40pm – St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury
Cello and Piano Duo – Megan Rolf, cello, Sally Halsey, piano

Prokofiev – Cello and Piano Sonata in C major
Granville Bantock – Hamabdil
Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody

Tour with Medina Community Choir to France (Gospel Repertoire):

6th August 2013, 8pm – Eglise Saint Nicolas, Nantes
8th August 2013, 8pm – Eglise Saint Nicolas, Nantes
9th August 2013, 8pm – Saint Joseph, Angers

15th July 2013, 7.30pm – Woodend Barn, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
Cello and Piano Concert – Alice Neary, cello, Sally Halsey, piano

Bach – Suite No.3
Britten – Suite No.2
Huw Watkins – Prelude for solo cello
Schubert – “Arpeggione” Sonata with Sally Halsey (Piano)

9th July 2013, 7pm – Savile Club, London
Student-led Opera Scenes performance by G+T Opera Company

27th June 2013, 6.30pm – Peacock Room, Trinity King Charles Court
Part of a student concert of music by Ronald Center performing his 6 Bagatelles

6th June 2013, 3.40pm – Mackerras Room, Trinity King Charles Court
Second year performance assessment

Chopin – Etude in C-sharp minor Op. 25 no 7
Ligeti – Etude no 5: Arc-en-ciel
Beethoven – Piano Sonata in A-flat major Op. 110

28th April 2013, 3pm – St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor, IOW
Cello and Piano Duo – Megan Rolf, cello, Sally Halsey, piano

Boccherini – Sonata in A Major
Bruch – Kol Nidrei
Martinu – Theme and Variations on a Slovak Theme
Faure – Elegie
Beethoven – Piano Sonata in A-flat major Op. 110

24th April 2013, 3.40pm – Peacock Room, Trinity King Charles Court
Final of Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Competition with soprano Angela Hicks

Schubert / Schubart –Die Forelle
Schubert / Goethe –Ganymed
Schubert / Mayrhofer–Nachtviolen

19th April 2013, 9.30am – Peacock Room, Trinity King Charles Court
Prelim of Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Competition with soprano Angela Hicks

Schubert / Schubart –Die Forelle
Schubert / Goethe –Ganymed

15th March 2013, 7.30pm – Mackerras Room, Trinity King Charles Court
Second year chamber music assessment – Cello and Piano Duos with Megan Rolf

Prokofiev – Cello and Piano Sonata in C major
Martinu – Variations on a Slovak Theme

8th February 2013, 10am – Mackerras Room, Trinity King Charles Court
Second year minor assessment

Schubert – Drei Klavierstucke no 2 in E-flat major

29th November 2012, 7.30pm – Brington Church, Cambridgeshire
Christmas songs before String Quartet concert