The Castle, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG. Doors open 7.00pm. Bar.
Tickets: £20 / under 25s £10
N.B: A limited number of free tickets are available for under 25s at this concert.
Programme
Moondog: Bird of Paradise
Claude Debussy arr. Gordon Davies: Petite Suite
Samual Barber: Summer Music
Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik Op. 24 No.2
Julian Philips: Different Times - world premiere
Gustav Holst: Wind Quintet in A Flat, Op. 14 - revised version by Raymond Head
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Julian Philips will be present and will give a short introduction to his new work.
THE NEW LONDON CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (NLCE) (Sarah O’Flynn - flute (standing in for Robert Manasse), 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.
In honour of their 25th anniversary, the NLCE are thrilled to commission Julian Philips to compose a new wind quintet, the World Premiere of which will be performed at the concert. This commission has been made possible through the generous support of the Vaughan Williams Foundation, Hinrichsen Foundation and Gemma Trust, for which the NLCE is sincerely grateful.
