The Eliza Flower Recital 2026
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Thurs 30th April, 2026
CONWAY HALL Library
25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
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An informal hour of BSL interpreted free-thinking discussion, music, and readings at the fireside of Conway Hall’s historic Grade II listed Library in celebration of our cherished composer, Eliza Flower (1803-1846).
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This inaugural event explores the legacy of Flower’s collaborative friendship with the political polymath Harriet Martineau (1802–76) on the 150th anniversary of her death, and that of Flower’s natural successor at South Place Ethical Society, the prolific composer Emily Josephine Troup (1853–1913).
The Eliza Flower Recital 2026
Presented by Electric Voice theatre and guests
Frances M Lynch – Soprano, Artistic Director, Electric Voice Theatre
Oskar Jensen – UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Newcastle University
Madeleine Goodall – Humanist Heritage Manager, Humanists UK
Katherine Fry – Independent Scholar
Laurence Panter – Piano, Tenor
Dee Simpson – British Sign Language Interpreter
The music includes Flower’s ‘Fellowship’ from Hymns of Modern Thought, which was first revived by Electric Voice Theatre at the Winter Carols by Candlelight concert last year. There will be time for you to browse the exhibitions in this fascinating library and a viewing of the shimmering oil painting commissioned for the project from a young artist – Elspeth Manders.
Programme
- “Spring – The Descent of the Lark” Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846)
Text: Sarah Flower Adams (1805 – 1848) from Free Trade Songs for the League Bazaar 1845 for Piano & Voice - “Fellowship” Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846) text by Harriet Martineau (1802 – 1876) from Hymns of Modern Thought for piano and voices
- August – “The Harvests of Time” Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846) text by Harriet Martineau (1802 – 1876) from Songs of the Months for piano & Voice
- “Spring – There’s life abroad!” Emily Josephine Troup (1853 – 1912) text: Emily Taylor (1795 – 1872) No. 168 from Hymns of Modern Thought for piano and voices
- “The Daddy Longlegs & the Fly” Emily Josephine Troup (1853 – 1912) Text from Nonsense songs by Edward Lear, for voice & piano
- “The Gathering of the Unions – March & Song” 1832: Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846) text by Harriet Martineau (1802 – 1876) for piano and voices
The Eliza Flower Recitals
An Electric Voice Theatre and Conway Hall initiative to create a yearly event celebrating, performing and discussing the lives and music of a wide range of women associated with Conway Hall and its ethics. The events will take place each April, the month of Eliza Flower’s birthday.
