From our concert last night at @DanesChurch, the wonderful Alternative History Quartet, joined by Tony Banks @tonybanksmusic from Genesis, who composed music for the programme. Thanks to our partners and sponsors @ContinuoFndn, @CervantesLondon and @BaroqueEdge.

Our next concert at St Clement Danes Church, 17th June 7:30pm: The Alternative History Quartet. Renaissance polyphony meets British folk, art song, and rock! @ContinuoFndn @InstCervantes #BaroqueontheEdge

✨ ECHOES FESTIVAL 2025 ✨
Nigel Foster, Ana Beard Fernández & Michel de Souza
A vibrant evening of songs by Latin American women composers - from iconic favourites like Bésame Mucho and Júrame to rare musical gems, brought to life with dance, colour and passion.
📅 Fri 21 Nov 2025, 7pm
📍 Hinde Street Methodist Church, London 🎤 “Ana Beard Fernández shines throughout with her clear, warm voice.” — BBC Music Magazine 🎟️ Tickets: £20 / £15 concessions @CervantesLondon @MdeSBaritone @anabdfdz @OdalineMartinez 
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📢 PEPE ROMERO: FAREWELL WORLD TOUR - EXCLUSIVE UK DATE! 🎸Don't miss this final opportunity to hear Spain's living classical guitar legend perform live in the UK 📅10 Nov 2025 ⏲️7.00pm 📌St Mary-le-Strand, Strand, London, WC2R 1ES 🎶 Music by Barrios, Malats, Granados, Albéniz, Turina, Tárrega, Chapí, Falla, Giménez and the Romero family songbook 🎟️TICKETS Admission FREE to Friends of Echoes Festival (email info@ilams.org.uk to join) IN ADVANCE: £45 | £30 Concessions | £25 ILAMS Members ON THE DOOR: £50 | £35 Concessions | £30 ILAMS Members 🍷All tickets include a complimentary glass of Spanish wine 🌐BOOKINGS brownpapertickets.com/event/… ℹ️MORE INFORMATION echoesfestival.co.uk | ilams.org.uk | londres.cervantes.es peperomero.com | stmarylestrand.com | ram.ac.uk

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📣 Coming up next at ILAMS!: Ana Beard Fernández, Roderick Williams, Endellion Cellists & Will Vann | 'Habanera' CD Launch Concert 💿 📅 4th April 2024 🕔 6.00pm 📌 St Clement Danes, Strand, London, WC2R 1DH 🎥 Sneak peek video clip: youtube.com/watch?v=4M9vC8MO… 🎟️ TICKETS Advance bookings: £25, £15 Concessions On the door: £30, £25 Concessions £12.50 Members of ILAMS (email info@ilams.org.uk for discount code) 🌐 BOOKINGS habanera.bpt.me Join us for an unforgettable evening of rich, evocative music, as renowned baritone Roderick Williams OBE and soprano Ana Beard Fernández launch Habanera: Music for Eight Cellos and Voice, a new CD released on SOMM Recordings. The programme explores the beauty and nostalgia of Villa-Lobos' Bachianas brasileiras No. 5, and Williams' original arrangements of Montsalvatge's Cinco canciones negras, Falla's Siete canciones populares, and two vocalises by Ravel and Rachmaninov respectively. A collection of three Spanish songs, and Proshchaj, Grenada! by Shostakovich, are arranged by Beard Fernández, bringing a new dimension to these folk-inspired pieces. Under the baton of conductor Will Vann, the performance features the exceptional Endellion Cellists, including Joely Koos, Wallis Power, Bethan Lloyd, Katie Tertell, Iain Hall, Doraly Gill, Seth Collin, and Roderick Williams. Set within the stunning acoustics of St Clement Danes Church, this promises to be a unmissable launch concert, blending the power of the voice with the deep resonances of the cello. 🎶 PROGRAMME Heitor Villa-Lobos | Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 Xavier Montsalvatge | Cinco canciones negras (arr. R. Williams) Manuel de Falla | Siete canciones populares (arr. R. Williams) Maurice Ravel | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera (arr. R. Williams) Sergei Rachmaninov | Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. R. Williams) Dimitris Shostakovich | Proshchaj, Grenada! Op. 100, No. 1 (arr. A. Beard Fernández) Henri du Bailly | Yo soy la locura (arr. A. Beard Fernández) (Anon.) So el encina (arr. A. Beard Fernández) Xoán Montes | Negra sombra (arr. A. Beard Fernández) Jean-Philippe Rameau | Les Indes galantes: 'Forêts paisibles' (arr. A. Beard Fernández) Organised with the kind support of St Clement Danes and SOMM Recordings ℹ️ MORE INFORMATION ilams.org.uk | stclementdanesraf.org | somm-recordings.com/ | anabeardfernandez.co.uk | williamvann.com

🎶 A little taste of what's in store next Friday 13 Dec at @templemusicfdn! 🎄 Don't miss this unique Christmas concert exploring Festive Early music from across the Hispanic world, feat. the Idrîsî Ensemble, @LusardiIgnacio Monteverde Consort & special guests @anabdfdz, @juliamerinomezzo & Jesús León.❄️ 🎟️navidadnuestra.eventbrite.co… This event is presented by the @CervantesLondon with the kind support of the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) and @SpainCultureUK, @EmbSpainUK. #EarlyMusic #HispanicMusic #ChristmasConcert #LatinClassical

🎶 A little taste of what's in store next Friday 13 Dec at @templemusicfdn! ❄️ Don't miss this unique Christmas concert exploring Festive Early music from across the Hispanic world, feat. the @idrisiensemble, @ignacio_lusardi_monteverde Consort & special guests @anabdfdz, @juliamerinomezzo & Jesús León. 🎟️ Have you bought your ticket yet? navidadnuestra.eventbrite.co… This event is presented by the Instituto Cervantes London with the kind support of the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) and SPAIN arts & culture, Embajada de España en Londres- Embassy of Spain in London #EarlyMusic #HispanicMusic #ChristmasConcert #LatinClassical