BBC Radio 3 InTune for RPS Awards
Mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer, a shortlisted nominee for the Royal Philharmonic Society Singer of the Year award, invited Lana Bode to join her for a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 InTune.
Mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer, a shortlisted nominee for the Royal Philharmonic Society Singer of the Year award, invited Lana Bode to join her for a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 InTune. They performed works by Herschel Garfein and Lisa Robertson, and Schaufer sang a third unaccompanied song by Amanda McBroom. The performance is available for catchup listening on BBC Sounds until 23 February. Schaufer and Bode will join forces again in November to perform these and other works in St Andrews, Scotland.
Bode says, “Huge congratulations to Lucy Schaufer for her nomination for Royal Philharmonic Society Singer of the Year! Lucy contributes so much to the music industry (a lot of it very quietly behind the scenes, in addition to her jam-packed diary). Her mentorship has been invaluable to me, and sharing the stage with her has always been huge amounts of fun!”
Filming with Aurora Orchestra
Lana joined Amy Harman (bassoon) and Will Duerden (double bass) to film educational videos for Aurora Orchestra. Keep a look out for the release later this year.
Lana joined Amy Harman (bassoon) and Will Duerden (double bass) to film educational videos for Aurora Orchestra. Keep a look out for the release later this year.
Time off stage for foot surgery
Lana Bode has cancelled her Autumn 2022 appearances to undergo bilateral foot surgery. Follow her on Instagram to keep up with her recovery progress! She is looking forward to resuming her full performing schedule in 2023 with a mix of song, chamber music and solo piano recitals.
Lana Bode has cancelled her Autumn 2022 appearances to undergo bilateral foot surgery. Follow her on Instagram to keep up with her recovery progress! She is looking forward to resuming her full performing schedule in 2023 with a mix of song, chamber music and solo piano recitals.
New Album - dream.risk.sing: Elevating Women’s Voices
Lana Bode has recorded her 2nd album with Delphian Records, this time joining soprano Samantha Crawford in a recital programme which gives voice to women’s experiences which are rarely heard in song. Due for release in August 2023, dream.risk.sing features the first ever recordings of Charlotte Bray’s new song cycle Crossing Faultlines, Libby Larsen’s songs from her The Birth Project and two new piano and voice arrangements of songs from Judith Weir’s woman.life.song.
Lana Bode has recorded her 2nd album with Delphian Records, this time joining soprano Samantha Crawford in a recital programme which gives voice to women’s experiences which are rarely heard in song. Due for release in August 2023, dream.risk.sing features the first ever recordings of Charlotte Bray’s new song cycle Crossing Faultlines, Libby Larsen’s songs from The Birth Project and two new piano and voice arrangements of songs from Judith Weir’s woman.life.song.
Three world Premieres at ‘Green Spaces’, Opera Holland Park
Lana Bode appeared at Opera Holland Park to perform the world premiere of three song cycles commissioned by Hannah Sandison for Green Spaces: A Celebration in Song, a response to the experience of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lana joined tenor Alessandro Fisher for Zoë Martlew’s In the Park; soprano Alison Langer for Amelia Clarkson’s Run With Me; and mezzo soprano Hannah Sandison for Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Of Nature’s Light.
Lana Bode appeared at Opera Holland Park to perform the world premiere of three song cycles commissioned by Hannah Sandison for Green Spaces: A Celebration in Song, a response to the experience of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lana joined tenor Alessandro Fisher for Zoë Martlew’s In the Park; soprano Alison Langer for Amelia Clarkson’s Run With Me; and mezzo soprano Hannah Sandison for Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Of Nature’s Light.
Women in English Song
Lana Bode joined mezzo soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons at St Bartholomew the Great, to perform a programme of English song celebrating Ralph Vaughan Williams and honouring his support of women composers. Sponsored by Summer Music in City Churches, the programme featured music by Ethel Smyth, Liza Lehmann, Rebecca Clarke, Madeleine Dring and Florence Price, alongside music by Vaughan Williams.
Lana Bode joined mezzo soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons at St Bartholomew the Great, to perform a programme of English song celebrating Ralph Vaughan Williams and honouring his support of women composers. Sponsored by Summer Music in City Churches, the programme featured music by Ethel Smyth, Liza Lehmann, Rebecca Clarke, Madeleine Dring and Florence Price, alongside music by Vaughan Williams.
dream.risk.sing at Barber Institute
Lana Bode and Samantha Crawford have taken their programme dream.risk.sing: elevating women’s voices to the Barber Institute in Birmingham. In their lunchtime recital, they performed Charlotte Bray’s Crossing Faultlines for the first time since the world premiere at Oxford Lieder Festival last October. Later, the duo will travel to Edinburgh to record the programme for Delphian Records.
Lana Bode and Samantha Crawford have taken their programme dream.risk.sing: elevating women’s voices to the Barber Institute in Birmingham. In their lunchtime recital, they performed Charlotte Bray’s Crossing Faultlines for the first time since the world premiere at Oxford Lieder Festival last October. Later, the duo will travel to Edinburgh to record the programme for Delphian Records.
Song recital with Angharad Lyddon
Lana Bode joined mezzo soprano Angharad Lyddon for a recital of German, French, English and Welsh song at St Margaret’s Putney.
Lana Bode joined mezzo soprano Angharad Lyddon for a recital of German, French, English and Welsh song at St Margaret’s Putney.
New Album with Tailleferre Ensemble
Lana Bode appears on the Tailleferre Ensemble’s upcoming new release. The album features Germaine Tailleferre’s previously unrecorded Sonate champêtre, Ingrid Stölzel’s There Are Things to Be Said (2009) and Jenni Brandon’s Metamorphosis (2018).
Lana Bode appears on the Tailleferre Ensemble’s upcoming new release. The album features Germaine Tailleferre’s previously unrecorded Sonate champêtre, Ingrid Stölzel’s There Are Things to Be Said (2009) and Jenni Brandon’s Metamorphosis (2018).
New piano arrangements by Judith Weir
Following a series of collaborative workshops with Judith Weir, Lana Bode has premiered a new piano arrangement of the song ‘Edge’ from the orchestral song cycle woman.life.song, with soprano Samantha Crawford. Lana says, “Judith Weir’s woman.life.song is not only a splendid piece, but a historic one, and one that has been sadly underperformed. I’m so pleased to see a recent revival of interest in this groundbreaking work, and I’m delighted to be a small part of that by campaigning for the creation of its new voice/piano version.”
Following a series of collaborative workshops with Judith Weir, Lana Bode has premiered a new piano arrangement of the song ‘Edge’ from the orchestral song cycle woman.life.song, with soprano Samantha Crawford. Lana says, “Judith Weir’s woman.life.song is not only a splendid piece, but a historic one, and one that has been sadly underperformed. I’m so pleased to see a recent revival of interest in this groundbreaking work, and I’m delighted to be a small part of that by campaigning for the creation of its new voice/piano version.”
World Premiere of Charlotte Bray’s Crossing Faultlines at dream.risk.sing, Oxford Lieder Festival
Lana Bode joined soprano Samantha Crawford to perform the world premiere of a groundbreaking new song cycle by Charlotte Bray and writer Nicki Jackowska. Lana and Samantha said, “When we began our research for dream.risk.sing, the lack of existing art song repertoire that explored women's professional lives was a big disappointment. We found plenty of repertoire that objectified women or that described domestic situations but, unable to identify anything that we could relate to as working women, we decided that it was something that we could ‘fix’. Once we started to look for appropriate composers, Charlotte Bray was an obvious choice. An eminent mid-career composer and a working mother, she had an innate understanding of the complexities of women’s professional lives. Rather than work with existing texts, we decided to commission Nicki Jackowska, a seasoned poet with a particular understanding of contemporary music who had previously worked with Charlotte and whose poetry we all loved. It has been a real privilege to be part of bringing this cycle to life.”
Lana Bode joined soprano Samantha Crawford to perform the world premiere of a groundbreaking new song cycle by Charlotte Bray and writer Nicki Jackowska. Lana and Samantha said, “When we began our research for dream.risk.sing, the lack of existing art song repertoire that explored women's professional lives was a big disappointment. We found plenty of repertoire that objectified women or that described domestic situations but, unable to identify anything that we could relate to as working women, we decided that it was something that we could ‘fix’. Once we started to look for appropriate composers, Charlotte Bray was an obvious choice. An eminent mid-career composer and a working mother, she had an innate understanding of the complexities of women’s professional lives. Rather than work with existing texts, we decided to commission Nicki Jackowska, a seasoned poet with a particular understanding of contemporary music who had previously worked with Charlotte and whose poetry we all loved. It has been a real privilege to be part of bringing this cycle to life.”
BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
Lana Bode and soprano Samantha Crawford performed extracts from Charlotte Bray’s new song cycle Crossing Faultlines on Woman’s Hour.
Lana Bode and soprano Samantha Crawford performed extracts from Charlotte Bray’s new song cycle Crossing Faultlines on Woman’s Hour. Listen from 47:00.
Rhian Samuel’s Wildflower Songbook at Oxford Lieder Festival
Lana Bode joined rising star mezzo-soprano Shakira Tsindos in two performances of Rhian Samuel’s song cycle Wildflower Songbook at Oxford Lieder Festival.
Lana Bode joined rising star mezzo-soprano Shakira Tsindos in two performances of Rhian Samuel’s song cycle Wildflower Songbook at Oxford Lieder Festival.
New podcast: Music works
Pianist Lana Bode and soprano Samantha Crawford discuss their exciting new project examining how women and their lived experience are portrayed in music, and describe how their innovative approach to programming brings a new song cycle to this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival in a world premiere exploring mentorship, discrimination, and female ambition.
Pianist Lana Bode and soprano Samantha Crawford discuss their exciting new project examining how women and their lived experience are portrayed in music, and describe how their innovative approach to programming brings a new song cycle to this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival in a world premiere exploring mentorship, discrimination, and female ambition.
Women composers feature in Reader’s Digest
Reader’s Digest has published Lana Bode’s introduction to “5 female composers you need to listen to”. Read more here. Link: https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/
Reader’s Digest has published Lana Bode’s introduction to “5 female composers you need to listen to”.
New photos
Lana Bode has released new photos, taken in collaboration with Marshall Light Studio and makeup artist Katie Coward.
Lana Bode has released new photos, taken in collaboration with Marshall Light Studio and makeup artist Katie Coward.
Fundraiser for Versus Arthritis
Lana Bode joined tenor Thomas Elwin and friends in a fundraising concert on behalf of Versus Arthritis.
Lana Bode joined tenor Thomas Elwin and friends in a fundraising concert on behalf of Versus Arthritis.
Preview for dream.risk.sing
New article at Planet Hugill discusses Lana Bode’s forthcoming project with Samantha Crawford. “Faced with the lack of representation of their own experiences in the traditional song repertoire, soprano Samantha Crawford and pianist Lana Bode set about creating their own programme.”
New article at Planet Hugill discusses Lana Bode’s forthcoming project with Samantha Crawford.
“Faced with the lack of representation of their own experiences in the traditional song repertoire, soprano Samantha Crawford and pianist Lana Bode set about creating their own programme.”
Tailleferre Ensemble appoints new pianist
Tailleferre Ensemble has invited pianist Lana Bode to join the collective ensemble, beginning with a series of concerts and CD recording in the 2021-22 concert season. The Tailleferre Ensemble promotes women in music, with a special interest in redressing the balance of works performed by male and female composers, and in performing new works. For her first concert with the Tailleferre Ensemble, Lana will perform Louise Farrenc’s Sextet in C Minor, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Quintet in Bb Major and Germaine Tailleferre’s Sonate champêtre.
Tailleferre Ensemble has invited pianist Lana Bode to join the collective ensemble, beginning with a series of concerts and CD recording in the 2021-22 concert season. The Tailleferre Ensemble promotes women in music, with a special interest in redressing the balance of works performed by male and female composers, and in performing new works. For her first concert with the Tailleferre Ensemble, Lana will perform Louise Farrenc’s Sextet in C Minor, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Quintet in Bb Major and Germaine Tailleferre’s Sonate champêtre.