Coffee Concert 18th December 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear

Coffee Concert – 18 December 2016 – Trio Isimsiz

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

Newsletter #16     December 2016

Welcome to our sixteenth newsletter – designed to keep you informed about our activities, as well as other local chamber music events.

2016/17 COFFEE CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES AT ACCA

The concert on 20 November by oboe, bassoon and piano trio was, very largely, a fascinating exploration of the “frenchness” of 20th century French music. Continue reading Newsletter #16     December 2016

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

Coffee Concert 20 November 2016 Amy Harman, Olivier Stankiewicz and Tom Poster

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

Concert 20 November 2016 – Programme Notes

Programme notes by Guy Richardson

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano FP 43 (1926)

Lento – Presto
Andante con moto
Rondo: Très vif

Poulenc was born in Paris into a wealthy family of pharmaceutical manufacturers. He had piano lessons from the age of five from Continue reading Concert 20 November 2016 – Programme Notes