Thank you to all of you who attended our 30th Anniversary at Australia House on the 30th November. It was a magical evening and a fitting tribute to our 30 years supporting young performing artists from Australia & Zealand.
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‘Tait Turns Thirty’ – November 30th
Exhibition Hall, Australia House London WC2B 4LA
Wednesday 30th November 2022
Featuring Tait Awardees from Australia & New Zealand
‘Duetto’ – September 27th
3c Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1NP
Tuesday 27th September 2022
Featuring Tait Awardees from Australia & New Zealand
Presented by Ross Alley | Musical director: Chad Vindin
Duetto
Join us for the unveiling of a portrait by June Mendoza AO OBE
of brothers Peter and Leslie Macleod-Miller with music curated
by Ross Alley and Chad Vindin
‘Concert for John Rendall – post concert reception’ – May 25th
Chelsea Theatre, 7 World’s End Place. London SW10 0DR
Wednesday 25th May 2022
Presented by Ross Alley | Musical director: Chad Vindin
Featuring Tait Awardees & Dancers from Australia & New Zealand
Guest artists Rambert School and English National Ballet School
If you would like to attend the post concert reception you can make your booking here.
There will be a light supper to meet the artists in the Chelsea Theatre bar. Please note a pay bar will be available.
‘Duetto’ – September 27th
3c Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1NP
Tuesday 27th September 2022
Featuring Tait Awardees from Australia & New Zealand
Presented by Ross Alley | Musical director: Chad Vindin
Duetto
Join us for the unveiling of a portrait by June Mendoza AO OBE
of brothers Peter and Leslie Macleod-Miller with music curated
by Ross Alley and Chad Vindin
June Mendoza AO OBE will reveal her new joint portrait of Leslie & Peter Macleod Miller at our next Tait event Duetto.
In the spirit of twos Ross Alley and Chad Vindin will return to present an evening of duets and duos with some nice surprises to entertain you. Tickets available soon.
As ever we thank Leslie sincerely for offering the use of his beautiful London home for the concert and for providing the delicious food and wine.
All Events 2022
2022
25th May
Chelsea Theatre, 7 World’s End Place. London SW10 0DR
Concert for John Rendall
Presented by Ross Alley | Musical director: Chad Vindin
Featuring Tait Awardees & Dancers from Australia & New Zealand
Guest artists Rambert School and English National Ballet School
Chad Vindin, piano
Ross Alley, piano
Corinne Cowling, soprano
Imogen Wallace, dancer
Catherine Carby, mezzo-soprano
Jessica Blunt, soprano
The Astral Quartet
Shizuku Ogawa & Nicolo Zanotti, dancers
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews, violin
Katherine Allen, soprano
Helen Sherman, mezzo-soprano
James Chen, violin
Music by Saint-Saens, Schumann, Berlioz, Schumann, Delibes, Burns,
Mascagni, Sarasate, Novello, Strauss, Kreisler
27th September
3c Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1NP
Duetto
Presented by Ross Alley | Musical director: Chad Vindin
Featuring Tait Awardees from Australia & New Zealand
Unveiling of a portrait by June Mendoza AO OBE
of brothers Peter and Leslie Macleod-Miller.
Georgia Melville, soprano
Katherine Allen, soprano
Cassandra Wright, soprano
Chloe Harris, mezzo-soprano
Magdalenna Krstevska, clarinet
Chad Vindin, piano
Music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Messager,
Humperdinck, Offenbach, Delibes, Schubert
30th November
Tait Turns Thirty
Australia House
Artistic Director: Ross Alley Musical Director: Chad Vindin
Dance Artistic Director: Leanne Benjamin AM OBE
Special Guest Appearances by
Piers Lane AO, piano
Rachael Ward, dance
Rosemary Tuck, piano
Samantha Crawford, soprano (WA)
Tait Awardee 2017, Julian Baring Award
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews, violin (NZ)
Tait Awardee 2019, Royal Academy of Music
Sky Ingram, soprano (SA)
Tait Awardee 2011, National Opera Studio
Magdalenna Krstevska, clarinet (VIC)
Tait Awardee 2022, Royal College of Music
James Blackford, euphonium (QLD)
Tait Awardee 2022
Royal Northern College of Music
Tait White Loewenthal Award
Emily Sun, violin (NSW)
Tait Awardee 2016, Royal Over-Seas League
Tara Minton, jazz harp/voice (VIC)
Tait Awardee 2018/2019
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
White Loewenthal Award
John Williamson, double-bass (GB)
Guest artist
Samantha Furney, dance (NSW)
Tait Awardee 2022, Rambert School
Sarah Prestwidge, soprano (NSW)
Tait Awardee 2021
Royal Northern College of Music
White Loewenthal Award
Opera Foundation for young Australians,
2022 Lady Galleghan Award
Jeremy Kleeman, baritone (VIC)
Tait Awardee 2020, Royal College of Music
Australian International Opera Awards
Tarantella Liszt S. 162
Piers Lane AO, piano
Songs my mother taught me Dvořák Op 55-4
Samantha Crawford
Chad Vindin, piano
Fantasie Variations on the Last Rose of Summer Wallace WV Op. 74
Rosemary Tuck, piano
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews, violin
Musetta’s waltz, La bohème Puccini
Sky Ingram, soprano
Chad Vindin, piano
American in Paris Gershwin
Magdalenna Krstevska, clarinet
Chad Vindin, piano
La vie en rose Piaf & Guglielmi
Emily Sun, violin
Chad Vindin, piano
Napoli Bellstedt
James Blackford, euphonium
Chad Vindin, piano
Blackbird with dance choreography Lennon/McCartney
Tara Minton*, harp/voice arr. Minton
John Williamson, double bass S. Furney chor.
Samantha Furney, dance
Putting on the Ritz Irving Berlin
Rachael Ward, dance arr. Gregory Porter
I could have danced all night, My Fair Lady Lerner & Loewe
Sarah Prestwidge, soprano
Chad Vindin, piano
Some enchanted evening, South Pacific Rodgers
& Hammerstein
Jeremy Kleeman
Chad Vindin, piano
*Sponsored by Lorraine Buckland