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FESTIVAL FINALE Brahms: Double Concerto Haydn: Creation (abridged version) Magnus Johnston, violin Guy Johnston, cello Sophie Bevan, soprano Dominic Bevan, tenor Ben Bevan, bass Orion Orchestra HHCMF Youth Choir Nicholas Daniel, conductor
Germaine Tailleferre: Sonata Champêtre (for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and piano) Darius Milhaud: Sonatine (for flute and piano) Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Camille Saint-Saëns: Caprice sur des airs Danois et Russes Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle (for flute, clarinet and piano) André Caplet: Quintet for piano and winds Adam Walker – flute Nicholas Daniel […]
This concert to close the Lichfield Festival 2023 Chamber Music Weekend features works by Schubert, Thea Musgrave, Mozart and J.S. Bach.
Nicholas Daniel & Julius Drake, programme tba
Confiding in her diary in 1935, twelve-year-old Madeleine Dring confessed that she ‘had wonderful ideas for a piece of music. Perhaps when I am advanced I shall be able to orchestrate it.’ This, her first ever diary entry, proved prophetic. Composer, actress, singer, and pianist Madeleine Dring (1923-77) was a multi-talented musician with a multifaceted […]
Darkness meets light as Shostakovich’s shattering Tenth Symphony confronts music of ecstasy, beauty and soaring optimism by Olivier Messiaen and Outi Tarkiainen. Programme Olivier Messiaen - Les Offrandes oubliées - méditation symphonique Outi Tarkiainen - Milky Ways (BBC Co-Commission and UK Premiere) Dmitry Shostakovich - Symphony No.10, Op.93 Nicholas Daniel, cor anglais David Afkham, conductor […]
Joseph Bologne/Althea Talbot-Howard: The New Chevalier Sonata Clara Schumann: 3 Romances Op. 22 Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Michael Berkeley: Second Still Life David Matthews: Montana Taylor's Blues Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F K376
Thea Musgrave – Cantilena Schubert arr. Derek Smith – Quartet for Oboe and Strings in B flat D112 Danish Traditional arr. Danish String Quartet/Britten Oboe Quartet – Sønderho Bridal Trilogy Mozart – Flute Quartet in C K171 Johann Sebastian Bach – Aria ‘Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben’ from St Matthew Passion BWV244
Respighi - The Birds Strauss - Oboe Concerto in D major Brahms - Symphony No.2 in D major George Vass, conductor Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Bach Violin Concerto No.2 in E major, BWV 1042 Nigel Kennedy Melody in the Wind Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R Bach Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 Nigel Kennedy Fallen Forest for solo violin Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Nigel Kennedy - […]
Bach Violin Concerto No.2 in E major, BWV 1042 Nigel Kennedy Melody in the Wind Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R Bach Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 Nigel Kennedy Fallen Forest for solo violin Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Nigel Kennedy - […]
Bach Violin Concerto No.2 in E major, BWV 1042 Nigel Kennedy Melody in the Wind Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R Bach Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 Nigel Kennedy Fallen Forest for solo violin Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Nigel Kennedy - […]