Pavlova Wind Quintet Christmas Concert

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Pavlova Wind Quintet Christmas Concert Light music for a winter afternoon Traditional Christmas Favourites   Pavlova Winds Peter Robertson flute Wendy Marks oboe Barbara Stuart clarinet Jenny Morgan horn Simon Payne bassoon

£12.00

Simon Watterton piano – Brahms, Schubert, Debussy and Beethoven

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Wirral born pianist Simon Watterton has given recitals as soloist and chamber musician all across the world. In recent years he has performed in China, Canada, the USA, Sweden and Italy as well as extensively in the UK and Republic...

£12.00

Sound the Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins Trio

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Crispian Steele-Perkins Trio Crispian Steele-Perkins began playing the trumpet at the age of 10 and, after training at the Guildhall School of Music in London, he became a member of the English National Opera, the Royal Philharmonic, and the English...

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Coleridge-Taylor Nonet – Spohr Nonet

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

with Pavlova Winds and Cotswold String Ensemble Coleridge-Taylors' Nonet in F minor, Op. 2, was written in 1894. It is scored for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano. Its first performance (and apparently the only...

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Jacqui Johnson cello and Dominic Piers-smith piano – Sains-Saens and Franck

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Jacqui Johnson cello, Dominic Piers-Smith piano Saint-Saëns Sonata no 1 in C minor, op 32 Allegro Andante tranquillo sostenuto Allegro moderato The Cello Sonata No 1 in C minor Op 32, from 1872, was the first result of the new...

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Tim Elton (oboe, piano) Eppie Churcher (clarinet, piano) – Ravel and Reade, Chaminade and Mozart

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Premiere of a newly composed Oboe Sonatina amongst other classical favourites from these two renowned Oxford players. Fantasia in D Minor (K. 397)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonatina for Oboe and Piano Tim Elton 'Autrefois' from 6 Pièces humoristiques for Piano (Op.87, No.4) Cécile Chaminade Paul Reade’s...

The Virtuoso Cello

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Villa Lobos, Sarasate, and some surprises! Cellists: Jane Fenton Jacqueline Johnson Kath Sharman  

Yoshiko Endo piano Peter Adams cello – Rachmaninov cello sonata

St Nicolas' Church Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom

Sergei Rachmaninov’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19, was completed in November 1901 and premiered by the composer himself alongside cellist Anatoliy Brandukov (for whom he dedicated the music). Rachmaninov purportedly rejected the title of cello sonata as he...