ERROLLYN WALLEN - BELIZE
BORN 10 APRIL
Born in Belize, Errollyn Wallen gave up her training at the Dance Theater of Harlem, New York to study composition at the universities of London and Cambridge. She founded her own Ensemble X, and its motto ’We don’t break down barriers in music… we don’t see any’ reflects her genuine, free-spirited approach and eclectic musicianship. She has been commissioned by outstanding music institutions from the BBC to the Royal Opera House and performed her songs internationally.
Errollyn Wallen’s song Daedalus appears alongside songs by Björk, Sting, Elvis Costello and Meredith Monk on the Brodsky Quartet’s CD Moodswings. The two solo albums Meet Me at Harold Moores and most recently Errollyn feature her songs in her own voice/piano performance and in collaboration with outstanding jazz artists. Her multi-media show Jordan Town, a modern day song cycle with dance and film, was a sell-out hit at the Edinburgh Festival. The Errollyn Wallen Songbook, published by Edition Peters, comprises twelve of her celebrated songs for voice with piano accompaniment.
Wallen's music draws on a wide range of influences, including avant-garde classical music as well as popular songwriting. Her work has been performed in leading concert halls and theatres around the world. She has composed 17 operas, 12 orchestral works as well as chamber music and songs.
She was made an MBE for services to music in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 2007.
She has also received the Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music and a British Composer Award. Errollyn is the winner of a FIPA D'Or for best Music for Television Series, which featured Daedalus as the title music. In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
She has also received the Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music and a British Composer Award. Errollyn is the winner of a FIPA D'Or for best Music for Television Series, which featured Daedalus as the title music. In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
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HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS - FRANCE
BORN 10 APRIL
Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte; née de Beauharnais, Queen consort of Holland, was the stepdaughter of Emperor Napoléon I, being the daughter of his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. She later became the wife of the former's brother, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, and the mother of Napoléon III, Emperor of the French. She had also an illegitimate son, The 1st Duc de Morny, by her lover, the Comte de Flahaut.
Hortense was an exceptionally creative person. At Madame Campan’s Institute she was fortunate to have Isabey for an art instructor and Jadin for music. Hortense painted and composed songs throughout her life, but she is most known for the song “Partant pour la Syrie,” which remains popular today.
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Peu connue point troublée by Hortense de Beauharnais
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