JANUARY
Joanna is guest conductor for the Harpenden-based chamber choir The Lea Singers this term.
Concert entitled “Spring Swing” is on March 4th. Details to follow…
22nd: Joanna and her husband Alexander L’Estrange lead their popular You can sing…but can you swing!? workshop for Hanley Voices, conducted by Ben Sawyer
29th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Consort their pop/jazz programme entitled Sun, Moon, Sea & Stars
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, UK, 7.30pm
FEBRUARY
1st: Joanna leads a Gospel workshop with the choirs of Streatham & Clapham High School
Streatham & Clapham High School, UK, all day
11th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Consort their pop/jazz programme entitled Sun, Moon, Sea & Stars
Portaferry, County Down, Ireland, 7.30pm
25th: Joanna is the high soprano soloist for a performance of Grand Pianola Music by John Adams. Synergy Vocals join Britten Sinfonia for this special concert to mark the composer’s 70th birthday
Barbican, London, UK, 7.30pm
MARCH
4th: Joanna conducts Harpenden-based chamber choir The Lea Singers in a programme entitled Spring Swing, to include a set from L’Estranges in the Night and also Alexander L’Estrange‘s Song Cycle: vive la vélorution! featuring the composer himself on piano, Jonny Gee on bass & Mark Armstrong on trumpet.
Beechwood Park School, Markyate, UK, 7pm
15th: Joanna performs Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich with Synergy Vocals and members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Festival Hall, UK, 7.30pm
APRIL
1st: Joanna is the solo vocalist for a performance of Dear Esther LIVE, the award-winning game soundtrack by Jessica Curry, at the London Games Festival
St John’s Church, Hackney, London, UK, 7.30pm
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange’s vocals were particularly captivating and powerful, coupled with the mystical imagery of icey stalactites and stalagmites, jutting through the cave walls.
The music itself, as performed live, had a far deeper and instant emotional impact on me than I was expecting; I have to give my most favourite performances a shout out from a superb all-round performance; Rachel Robson (viola), Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (vocals), Everton Nelson and Tom Pigott-Smith (violins). The violin passages in particular moved me beyond all words.
8th: Joanna is the soprano soloist for a performance of Will Todd’s Mass in Blue with the Alexander L’Estrange jazz trio and Hanley Choir, conducted by Ben Sawyer
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, UK, 7.30pm
15th, 16th & 17th: Joanna performs the soprano solos for Return of the King LIVE, part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, with score by Howard Shore.
Munich, Germany
MAY
6th: Joanna and her husband Alexander L’Estrange lead their popular You can sing…but can you swing!? workshop for Wokingham Choral Society
12th & 13th: Joanna performs Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich with Synergy Vocals and the Steve Reich Ensemble
Elbphilharmonie Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany
18th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae a special concert to mark the start of a UK tour of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, composed for the choir in 2005.
Hull Minster, UK, 7.30pm
24th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae: Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, composed for the choir in 2005, and Owain Park’s Footsteps.
Bath Abbey, UK, 7.30pm
JUNE
6th: Joanna performs as part of London Voices Consort for Daryl Runswick’s 70th Birthday Concert
Cadogan Hall, London, UK
12th: Joanna and Alexander L’Estrange AKA jazz duo L’Estranges in the Night present their unique mix of songs old and new
St Thomas’s Church, Jersey
13th & 14th: Joanna is the solo vocalist for Jersey Sings
“A special concert featuring two nights of the largest children’s choir in Jersey and international stars Joanna Forbes L’Estrange and Tom Billington performing pop songs, from musicals, ballads, and medleys. Unmissable.”
Fort Regent, Jersey, 7pm
JULY
1st: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Consort their pop/jazz programme entitled Sun, Moon, Sea & Stars
Champs Hill, UK
7th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Joby Talbot’s epic masterpiece ‘Path of Miracles’, directed by Nigel Short. Special 10th anniversary performance: Joanna also sang in the world premiere of the piece, 10 years ago.
St Bartholemew the Great Church, London, UK
17th: Joanna presents a stagecraft and choreography session with Russell Scott’s Next Stage Choir
23rd: Joanna leads 90 students from 50 different countries in a welcome session for Ingenium Academy Summer School
Winchester College, UK
26th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Joby Talbot’s epic masterpiece ‘Path of Miracles’, directed by Nigel Short.
Menorca, Spain
28th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Joby Talbot’s epic masterpiece ‘Path of Miracles’, directed by Nigel Short.
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, UK
AUGUST
20th: Joanna performs with Tenebrae Consort their pop/jazz programme entitled Sun, Moon, Sea & Stars
Corsica, France
SEPTEMBER
9th: Joanna leads singing sessions for the annual Military Wives Choirs Committees’ Day, presenting new commissions written specially for the choirs, including a brand new song by Joanna herself….watch this space for more news….
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, UK
JOANNA is a judge for the NEW SKY1 TV SHOW, SING: ULTIMATE A CAPPELLA
Sing: Ultimate A Cappella judges with Cat Deeley
30th: Joanna leads singing workshops for ‘Chateau Chansons’, a singing retreat in the South of France
Bordeaux, South France
OCTOBER
7th: Joanna is the soloist for Will Todd’s Mass in Blue with the Isle of Wight Cantata Choir, conducted by Rachel Tweddle
Isle of Wight, UK
12th: Joanna judges the Marlborough College House Singing Competition
Marlborough College, UK
17th-21st: Joanna gives performances with Tenebrae of Joby Talbot’s choral masterpiece Path of Miracles
Melbourne, Australia
NOVEMBER
1st & 2nd: Joanna is a soloist with London Voices in two performances of Luciano Berio’s orchestral masterpiece ‘Sinfonia’, composed 50 years ago next year, with L’Orchestre de Paris conducted by Daniel Harding
Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
3rd: Joanna is the solo vocalist for a performance of the award-winning video game, ‘Dear Esther’, soundtrack by Jessica Curry
Sonica Festival, Glasgow BOOK TICKETS
28th: Joanna is the solo vocalist for a performance of the award-winning video game, ‘Dear Esther’, soundtrack by Jessica Curry
Birmingham Town Hall BOOK TICKETS
29th: Joanna is the solo vocalist for a performance of the award-winning video game, ‘Dear Esther’, soundtrack by Jessica Curry
Warwick Arts Centre BOOK TICKETS
30th: Joanna is the solo vocalist for a performance of the award-winning video game, ‘Dear Esther’, soundtrack by Jessica Curry
Cambridge Corn Exchange BOOK TICKETS
DECEMBER
15th: Joanna is the soprano soloist for a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria with Aldeburgh Voices, conducted by Ben Parry
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, UK