Leighton Buzzard Music
All concerts take place at: Leighton Buzzard Theatre Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. LU7 1RX
except 31st January at St Barnabas Church, Linslade
Programme:
Bach, arr. Liszt - Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV
Mendelssohn - Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35
César Fanck - Prélude, Chorale & Fugue
with POLLY VIRR, cello & TOM HICKS, piano
"The outstandingly talented violinist from Leighton Buzzard"
Emily Mowbray with two fellow students from the Royal Northern College of Music is making her professional debut in her home town!
Programme:
Beethoven - Piano Sonata op. 14 no. 1
Shostakovich - Cello Sonata, 1st mvt
Mark Summer - Julie-o
Tchaikovsky - Meditation, Souvenir d'un lieu Cher
Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen (Gipsy airs)
Handel-Halvorsen - Passacaglia
Rachmaninov - Piano trio no. 2
Two exciting young artists: ANTHONY BROWN, saxophone & LEO NICHOLSON, piano
"admirable a ravishing tone"
Winners of the Philip & Dorothy Green, Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists 2013
Programme:
Astor Piazzolla - Michelangelo '70
Graham Fitkin - Glass
George Gershwin - Three Preludes
Jacques Ibert - Histoires
VIII - La cage de cristal
II - Le petit âne blanc
VI - Le palais abandonné
VII - Bajo la mesa
Dave Heath - Gentle Dreams
Paule Maurice - Tableaux de Provence
Interval
J.B Singelee - Fantaisie Op.89
Mark-Anthony Turnage - Two Elegies Framing a Shout (II. Shout III.Elegy2)
Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche
Pierre-Max Dubois - Lievre et la Tortue
Charlotte Brosnan, Clare Stewart, Alex Haigh, Harry Bennett, Greg Link
Vocal Jazz and classic a capella.
Stunning a-capella mixed voice quintet with a repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to modern popular music and jazz
The vocal quintet was formed in 2010 and gives engaging and lively performances of a wide repertoire of jazz, pop, classical and Christmas a cappella in the UK and internationally. Apollo5 is part of Voces Cantabiles Music, a charitable foundation with a commitment to providing inspiring musical opportunities for young people.
Venue: St Barnabas Church, Linslade
Flute & Harp Duo
Thomas Hancox, Rachel Wick
Two outstandingly talented artists sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust
Programme to include:
Astor Piazzolla - Histoire du Tango
Hendrik Andriessen - Intermezzo
Gabriel Fauré - Sicilienne
Arnold Bax - Sonata for Flute & Harp
Jean-Michel Damase - Variations on 'Early Morning'
Claude Debussy - Syrinx
Gabriel Fauré - Une châtelaine en sa tour
François Borne - Fantaisie brillante sûr 'Carmen'
The brilliant piano duo
Programme to include:
Stravinsky's epoch-making ballet score
The Rite of Spring in its authentic duet version
Schubert - Fantaisie in F minor
Debussy – Petite Suite
Tchaikovsky – Four pieces from the 'Nutcracker' Ballet suite
The spectacular Jazz Trio
ZOE RAHMAN, piano
ALEC DANKWORTH, double bass
GENE CALDERAZZO, drums
Zoe is one of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene.
A vibrant and highly individual pianist and composer, her style is deeply rooted injazz yet it reflects her classical background, British/Bengali heritage and her very broad musical taste.
"Rahman is a total star" Independent on Sunday
"a formidably talented pianist" Daily Telegraph
A Making Music Concert Promoters Network concert
