LUNCHTIME RECITAL: MUSIC FOR VOICE, GUITAR AND PIANO

Thursday 2nd July 1pm | Llandaff Cathedral | Free

Alice, Beth, and Ernest are all students currently studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Having met at the college, they began collaborating and have since enjoyed exploring repertoire together, performing in recitals and college competitions.

Today’s recital will take you on a journey through a variety of Classical music styles and time periods, featuring repertoire that spans folk, opera, and song from English, Welsh, and German traditions.

They are very grateful to the Llandaff Festival for the opportunity to perform!

Alice Martin - Soprano

Alice Martin is a Classical Soprano, currently studying her Masters in Vocal Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She performs regularly as a concert soloist, with recent highlights including Handel’s Messiah and Dixit Dominus, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, and Stanford’s Requiem. At RWCMD, Alice won the John Ireland Competition in 2025, and she organises and performs recitals across the UK. Also a keen choral singer, Alice has performed with professional groups including the London Handel Festival Singers, and she was a member of The Sixteen’s training programme Genesis Sixteen, and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain.

Beth Cooper - Guitar

Beth Cooper began playing the guitar at the age of seven and passed their grade 8 exam with Distinction at fifteen. At RWCMD, Beth is studying under Helen Sanderson with tuition from visiting teachers Zoran Dukic and John Mills and is supported by the Nick Lewis Memorial Scholarship. Beth was a member of the National Youth Guitar Ensemble’s London Camerata from 2017 to 2022 and joined the NYGE Fellowship Ensemble in January 2025, premiering new works for guitar ensemble in Cardiff. Beth is a keen chamber musician, arranger, and workshop facilitator, regularly performing with other musicians and leading workshops across the country.

Ernest Lui - Piano

Ernest Lui is a Singaporean pianist who is currently completing his Master of Music in Collaborative Piano at RWCMD under the tutelage of Benjamin Frith and Graham Caskie. Prior to this, he read music at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he studied piano performance with James Kirby.

An active performer, both as a collaborative pianist and a chamber musician, he has performed alongside the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the London Mozart Players, the RWCMD Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra, and with his colleagues in concerts and recitals in London, Egham (Surrey), Alveston, Newport, and Cardiff.