On 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th December, Emma Brown will perform as King Arthur in the annual expatriate pantomime at ‘Theater aan het Spui’ in The Hague, the Netherlands, organised by the Anglo-American Theatre Group. 

The pantomime was written by Michael Connelly and is directed by Kyle Buijs.

Tickets are available here.

On 10^th and 11^th November, 2016, Emma Brown joined the West Yorkshire Police Band with conductor Alan Jazwinski in Ypres to sing at the Armistice Day Remembrance Services.

She sang “Abide With Me” at the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate on 10^th and 11^th November. On 11th November, she also sang at a remembrance ceremony at Tyne Cot Military Cemetery and at a small concert for the people of Messines. Video footage of the ceremonies can be found via the following links: Menin Gate, Tyne Cot, Messines.

On Saturday, 5^th November, Emma gave a short lecture on “Composing a Magnificat” for the Leiden Church Music Day. This was a study day about the Magnificat, with readings, lectures and singing.

Emma also sang as a soloist in a short performance of Bach’s Magnificat with pianist Maarten Boonstra, Con Amore choir and conductor Bernhard Touwen.

Emma’s presentation focused on the process of setting text to music. She described her personal approach to the Magnificat. A recording of her composition can be heard here, sung by the Pancras Consort with organist Geerten van de Wetering and conductor Hans Brons.