The Castle, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG. Doors open 7.00pm. Bar.

Tickets: tba

Programme

Claude Debussy:  Petite Suite, arr. Gordon Davies

Samuel Barber:  Summer Music

Paul Hindemith:  Kleine Kammermusik Op. 24 No.2 (14′)

Moondog:  Bird of Paradise

Julian Philips:  new anniversary quintet - world premiere

Gustav Holst:  Wind Quintet in A Flat, Op. 14, revised version by Raymond Head

Medaglia:  Suite Popular Brasileira

THE NEW LONDON CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (NLCE) (Robert Manasse - flute, Melanie Ragge - oboe, Neyire Ashworth - clarinet, Myrick Alexander - bassoon and Stephen Stirling - horn is a wind quintet with a difference. One of Britain's leading chamber ensembles, for a quarter of a century the NLCE has challenged traditional ideas of chamber music with their innovative programmes that seamlessly blend classic repertoire with semi-staged works incorporating drama, speech and action.

Having graced stages globally, the NLCE has left an indelible mark with notable appearances in diverse settings. Highlights include collaborations with pianist Angela Hewitt at the Trasimeno Festival (Perugia) and Wigmore Hall; collaborating with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie in the performance of two world premieres at the Lake District Summer Festival; performances for Courthouse Music in Sweden and the Banff Festival in Canada; the Two Moors Festival performing Walton’s Façade with Prunella Scales and Timothy West; collaborations with the Dante Quartet at the Swaledale Festival and Wigmore Hall; The Forge London with pianist Michael Dussek; Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals at the Leeds International Concert Season; King’s Place London with composer/pianist Martin Butler and premieres at the Cheltenham Festival in 2011 and 2014.