Bach St Matthew Passion
Jess is the alto soloist with the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend.
Bach St Matthew Passion
Jess is the alto soloist with Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend.
Handel Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (London)
Jess sings the role of Disinganno with Irish Baroque Orchestra at the London Handel Festival. Directed by Peter Whelan.
St George’s Hanover Square, London
Elgar The Apostles (Oxford)
Jess joins Oxford Bach Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra for Elgar’s The Apostles. Conducted by Benjamin Nicolas.
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
SongPath at the London Handel Festival
SongPath comes to London for the first time in partnership with the London Handel Festival, with a creative exploration of gardens and well-being in this musical walking tour of the Royal College of Physicians gardens. Singers and SongPath co-founders Jess Dandy and Joanna Harries are joined by lutenist Toby Carr and Fellow of the gardens John Newton, as they explore this hidden treasure of medicinal plants tucked away in the centre of London.
Presented in association with the London Handel Festival and the Royal College of Physicians.
SongPath at the London Handel Festival
Jess joins Joanna Harries (mezzo) for an outdoor, perambulatory concert in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). This outdoor, interactive event brings together musicians and the Garden Fellows of RCP to explore this hidden treasure of medicinal plants tucked away in the centre of London. Together, the presenters will explore how plants, nature, and sound can enhance well-being and mental health.
Featuring music by Handel and his contemporaries in the surroundings of the Royal College of Physicians gardens.
Bog Cantata (Edinburgh)
Jess joins the Dunedin Consort for the Scottish premiere of David Fennessy’s Bog Cantata. JS Bach, Zelenka, and Telemann also feature.
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Image ‘Sunset’ by Joseph Mallord William Turner
Bog Cantata (London)
Jess joins the Dunedin Consort for a world premiere by David Fennessy inspired by an early medieval Psalter manuscript found in a peat bog in County Tipperary. JS Bach, Telemann, and Zelenka also feature.
Photo © Benjamin Ealovega
Milton Court Concert Hall, London
Brahms & the Schumanns
Jess joins Martin Roscoe (piano), Fenella Humphreys (violin/viola), and Ben Goldscheider (French horn) for a celebration of Johannes Brahms, Robert & Clara Schumann.
Eternity In An Hour
Jess joins pianist Keval Shah in their unique reimagining of the Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu Holy Book, with new compositions by Reena Esmail interlaced with European works from the Art Song tradition, renewed through the prism of Vedantic thought.
Leicester International Music Festival
In the dark times will there still be singing?
Jess joins pianist Dylan Perez at Wigmore Hall in a programme exploring the enduring connection between creativity and darkness.
Image by Clare Park© from the book A Square Foot of Sky: a reawakening in words and images
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Bach, Charpentier, Purcell, and Stradella | The English Concert
A festive programme culminating in Bach's first major liturgical composition on a Latin text, with Christmas interpolations.
Handel Messiah | The English Concert
Jess is the Contralto Soloist in The English Concert’s tour of Handel Messiah, led by Harry Bicket. This performance is in San Sebastián, at Kursaal Donostia.
Handel Messiah | The English Concert
Jess is Contralto Soloist in The English Concert’s tour of Handel Messiah, led by Harry Bicket. The group perform at Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, Italy.
Handel Messiah | Tampere Filharmonia
Jess is Contralto Soloist for Tampere Filharmonia’s performance of Handel Messiah, conducted by Matthew Halls.
Handel Messiah
Jess is Contralto Soloist for The English Concert tour of Handel’s Messiah, led by Harry Bicket. This is the second of two performances at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid.
Handel Messiah
Jess is the Contralto Soloist for The English Concert tour of Handel’s Messiah. This is the first of two performances in Madrid, at the Auditorio Nacional de Música.
Handel Messiah | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Jess is Contralto Soloist in this performance of Handel’s Messiah at Birmingham Symphony Hall.
St John Passion | Dunedin Consort
Jess is Contralto Soloist in this performance of Bach’s St John Passion with the Dunedin Consort at Atonement Lutheran Church, Kansas City.
St John Passion | Dunedin Consort
Jess is Contralto Soloist in this performance of Bach’s St John Passion with the Dunedin Consort at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago.
Open Rehearsal | Dunedin Consort
Join Jess and the Dunedin Consort for an open rehearsal of Bach’s John Passion on Wednesday 13 November in London, ahead of the tour to the USA.
Mozart Requiem | Aalborg Symfoniorkester
Jess is Contralto Soloist in this performance of Mozart’s Requiem with the Aalborg Symfoniorkester.
Eternity in an Hour | Oxford International Song Festival
Indian and Western philosophies converse in this recital, in a fusion of cultures, perspectives and soundscapes.
Artists in Conversation | Oxford International Song Festival
Jess Dandy and Keval Shah discuss the multi-layered creative process behind tonight’s world premiere, joined by the composer of this exciting new work, Reena Esmail.
SongPath | Oxford International Song Festival
Singers and SongPath co-founders Jess Dandy and Joanna Harries are joined by guest musicians and speakers, including the College’s Head Gardener Simon Bagnall, as they explore the connective power of walking, talking and music-making together.
Adès Totentanz | Gewandhaus Orchester
Jess is Contralto Soloist in these performances of Adès’s Totentanz with Gewandhaus Orchester.
Brahms Lieder | The Cobbe Collection
Jess presents a recital of music by Brahms with violist John Crockatt and pianist John Reid at the Cobbe Collection.
Beethoven Symphony No 9 | Tanglewood
Jess is Contralto Soloist in this performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood.
Loewe's Wallhaide | University of York
Jess performs Loewe's Wallhaide in a private event at the University of York.
Inventing bel Canto | Theatre of the Ayre
Jess performs in a private event for Theatre of the Ayre in Stroud, Gloucestershire.