Concert 29th January 2017 – Programme Notes

STRINGS ATTACHED
PROGRAMME NOTES FOR JANUARY 29TH

by Helen Simpson

This is an all English programme which celebrates composers and the performer Julian Bream who in the mid twentieth century did so  much to promote the Lute, the Renaissance and Baroque guitar in solo performances.  The four twentieth century pieces in today’s concert were written for Continue reading Concert 29th January 2017 – Programme Notes

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Bonus trailer appearance: Sean Shibe (guitar): Walton, the first of his 5 Bagatelles. Ahead of appearing in the next Coffee Concert, on January 29.

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Coffee Concert 18th December 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear

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This is the second time we’ve heard Trio Isimsiz at a coffee concert and I’m getting a feel for what is so extraordinary about them. It’s their delicacy. It’s a delicacy that’s not just about playing quietly Continue reading Coffee Concert 18th December 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear

Coffee Concert 20th November 2016 – Review by Richard Amey, Worthing Herald

Couperin Suite: Ritratto dell’amore (Portrait of Love, Royal Concert No 9 in E major; 1724); Dutilleux, Sonata for Oboe & Piano (1947); Saint-Saens, Sonata for Bassoon & Oboe Op 168 (1921); Schumann, Three Romances for Oboe & Piano Op 94 (1849); Jolivet, Sonatine for Oboe & Bassoon (1963); Poulenc, Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano FP43 (1926). Continue reading Coffee Concert 20th November 2016 – Review by Richard Amey, Worthing Herald

Coffee Concert 20th November 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear

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Have we found the perfect venue for chamber music? At the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) we found ourselves in the most interesting building, architecturally, on the serene and elegant Continue reading Coffee Concert 20th November 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear