St Giles' Spotlight is a concert series celebrating musicians we are excited to share with our visitors. This series presents varied and engaging performances, featuring singers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Vocal Department.
On the 1st of May, we invite Lili Tyler (Mezzo-Soprano), Tyler Newton (Tenor) and Jia Ning Ng (Pianist) to perform.
Recital Programme:
Canticle 1 - Benjamin Britten (7’ 45”)
I think on thee in the night - Muriel Herbert (2’ 25”)
Liebst du um schonheit - C. Schumann (2’ 40”)
Love’s Secret - M. Herbert (1’ 40”)
Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth - F. Mendelssohn (2’ 35”)
Moon’s Aria - J. Dove (3’ 45”)
Ay Waukin’, O. - D. Clark (3’ 20”)
Chanson Triste - Duparc (3’ 30”)
Ouvre Tes Yeux Bleus - Massenet (2’ 13)
Mondnacht - Schumann (3’ 42”)
Che Faro - Gluck (5’ 25”)
Ophelia’s Song - J. Heggie (2’ 39”)
Promiscuity - Barber (0’ 51”)
The Monk and His Cat - Barber (2’ 22”)
About the performers:
Lili is an English mezzo-soprano from Dorset, currently completing her undergraduate studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Jane Irwin and Jessica Leary. She recently performed in the semi-chorus of The Dream of Gerontius and Pelléas et Melisande with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Last summer, Lili made her exciting debut at the Da Ponte Opera Festival’s Opera Scenes, taking on the roles of Dorabella (Così fan tutte) and Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) in Vittorio Veneto, Italy. In January 2026, she was cast as Ruggiero in Alcina and the Second Lady in The Magic Flute for RCS opera scenes. She has been awarded the Alto Scholarship with The Academy of Sacred Music and has worked with prestigious names, such as James Macmillan, and featured as a soloist in their recent concerts across Glasgow. The works performed include James MacMillan’s Miserere and Tuma’s Stabat mater.
Tyler Newton is a 21-year-old tenor who is currently enrolled on the BMus program at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In August 2025, he played the role of Moon in Bedfordshire Youth Opera’s production of Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig, and he has been cast as Pluto/Aristaeus in their production of Orpheus in the Underworld by
Offenbach this year. Tyler has experience in opera choruses, participating in the 2024 RCS production of Cendrillon by Massenet, as well as external productions of Idomeneo and Die Zauberflöte. He is a scholarship holder at the Oxenfoord International Summer School for August 2026, with his focal point for the course being in opera scenes.
Other past activities include being offered a place in the NYCOS Chamber Choir, with the choir’s activities last year including prestigious performances at the Ryedale Festival in York with Eric Whitacre, the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in Edinburgh, and at the Edinburgh Festival. His participation with NYCOS also includes
performances in St. Giles Cathedral and Usher Hall in Edinburgh, and Église Saint Eustache in Paris.
Singaporean pianist Jia Ning Ng is a collaborative and concert pianist based in Glasgow, where she works as Staff Accompanist at both the Junior and Senior Conservatoire at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. A graduate of the Conservatoire, she was appointed to the faculty shortly after completing her Artist Diploma, Master’s degree and First-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance. Upon graduation, she was endorsed by Arts Council England under the Global Talent route, recognising her as an exceptional artist in her field. She is also an alumna of the Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange, Leeds Song Festival Young Artists Programme, and the Oxford Song Young Artist Programme. She has appeared at venues including Wigmore Hall, London and Salle Cortot, Paris, amongst other venues across England and Scotland. In 2025, Jia Ning Ng won First Prize at the Northern Aldborough Festival New Voices Singing Competition with soprano Rachel Munro. They will perform at the Leeds Song Festival in April 2026 and return to the Northern Aldborough Festival for a Winners’ Recital in June 2026, and are also semi-finalists in the 2026 Rebecca Clarke Song Competition. Her awards include the Philip Halstead Prize, Walcer Recital Prize, Mozart Memorial Concerto Prize and the Performance Prize for Keyboard.