Cruise to Iceland August 2016

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Corinne’s photograph of the Godafoss Waterfalls

Iceland lived up to its name – despite the summer season! All onboard Fred Olsen’s popular cruise ship, the Black Watch, enjoyed spectacularly beautiful scenery at all ports around the island. Some of the highlights being the Godafoss Waterfalls and the Hot Springs near Akureki. It was a photographer’s haven… Enjoy Corinne’s photos!

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Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik

The Hallsgrìmskirkja in Reykjavik was another stunning sight and the blue sky a picturesque backdrop for photographs.

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The two concerts scheduled for the final two sea days were well received with cheers from the audience who then swamped the onboard shop to purchase their copies of Corinne’s CD’s.

Another highlight was the sighting of whales in one of the Icelandic Fiords as well as the magical Aurora Borealis on the penultimate cruise night. Quite incredible!

All in all, another fabulous experience with Fred Olsen.

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Recitals on the Cape Verde to Cape Town Cruise

the Boudicca

 

In January 2016, Corinne and Kim enjoyed one of their best cruises yet onboard Fred Olsen’s beautiful ship, the Boudicca. They gave four recitals of music for mezzo soprano and piano which included a double evening show on Saturday 23rd January 2016. Their concerts were well received by audiences who appreciated the variety of music styles on offer. Piano solos written by Chopin, Sinding, Palmgren, Grainger, Winifred Atwell, Billy Mayerl and Thomas “Fats” Waller continued to be amongst the audience’s favourites.

This cruise visited the spectacular island of St Helena where Napoleon was exiled for the last 6 years of his life; Walvis Bay and the German town of Luderitz in Namibia, and Cape Town where Corinne and Kim left the ship to fly back to the UK.

Corinne is now looking forward to a cruise to Germany on the rivers at the end of April where she will play not only music on the piano, but also the oboe, cor anglais, soprano and tenor saxophones. Her programmes will include music in a range of styles including musicals, films, jazz, swing-time, and classical favourites.

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Cruise Itinerary 2016

Corinne will accompany mezzo soprano, Kim Brown, on Fred Olsen’s Boudicca to Cape Town from 16th to 29th January. She is also booked as the Classical Act on Fred Olsen’s ship the Braemar cruising along the German Waterways from 25th April to 5th May and on The Black Watch to Iceland from 25th August to 3rd September 2016. All very exciting!