made her debut in Verdi's Requiem with the Bermuda Philharmonic in 1990, will be combining her talent with that of pianist Jane Farge for a concert at City Hall this Saturday.

The two artists, who have been friends ever since they met during the Requiem rehearsals, are giving their services in aid of the Geoffrey Tankard Foundation, established in his memory to provide scholarships and bursaries for people wishing to further their music careers.

In spite of her own formidable talent, Jane Farge says that, in many ways, she prefers the role of accompanist to the limelight of the soloist. "This is really Marcelle's night, and I'm very happy to be accompanying her,'' she insisted. "Marcelle has an incredible, very unusual quality with tremendous range. Her dramatic presence is also quite amazing.'' Jane Farge believes that Marcelle Clamens is rather more than just another `good' voice. "There are plenty of fine singers around, but Marcelle has a special tone quality which is what the talent scouts are looking for these days. She could have a great future ahead of her,'' she said.

When Mr. Graham Garton, the new director of the Bermuda Philharmonic `discovered' Marcelle Clamens' talent, he encouraged her to pursue what she had thought was an impossible dream, and since that memorable debut, she has appeared as guest soloist in the 1990 Geoffrey Tankard concert, and as the soprano soloist in the Philharmonic performance of Haydn's Creation for the Bermuda Festival. She also appeared at last year's Premier's Concert.

Mrs. Clemens, who received her early training from Mr. Daniel Hill and singer Mrs. Jean Shaw, has also been studying with Mr. Lloyd Matthew and recently with Bermudian Gary Burgess, who is Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at the State University of New York.

Now, she has just embarked on a four-year degree course at the famed University of Cincinnati College and Conservatory, where she will study voice with one of the world's leading singing teachers, Barbara Hunn.

Ms. Jane Farge is one of Bermuda's leading musicians and a fine singer in her own right. At this concert, however, she will be concentrating on her other love, the piano. She will play several solos besides accompanying Mrs. Clamens in her songs.

Ms. Farge, who won a special scholarship to study at London's Royal College of Music when she was only 13-years-old, went on to play as an orchestral soloist and also as a singer on the concert stage.

Saturday's programme will include a varied programme of both vocal and piano music, with songs by Handel and a selection of American songs by Samuel Barber, Ernest Charles and Gershwin, and German lieder by Schubert and Richard Strauss.

Opera lovers will be pleased to know that Marcelle Clamens will include arias from Puccini's Manon Lescaut, Tosca and La Boheme in her programme. Ms. Farge will play a selection of Dances by Shostakovich and pieces by Khachaturian, Debussy and a Chopin Etude.

The evening will end with some favourite negro spirituals.

Saturday's Voice and Piano Recital commences at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $8 for students and senior citizens and are available from Meyer Agencies on Church Street, or Geoffrey Tankard Foundation members.

MUSICAL DUO -- Soprano Marcelle Clamens (left) and piano accompanist Jane Farge will appear in concert together this Saturday evening at City Hall.