Lunchtime Concert Series from the Great Hall of Imperial College London
Hosted by the Blyth Centre for Music and Visual Arts
Streamed live on 15 October 2020
London Serenata
Julian Sperry flute
Tristan Cox oboe
Peter Sparks clarinet
Philip Gibbon bassoon
Alexia Cammish French horn
Iain Farrington piano
The members of London Serenata have been playing together for over twenty years as the wind section of Garsington Opera Orchestra. However, the ensemble itself was only born in 2019, when the orchestra was disbanded. Determined to continue playing together, the musicians took the opportunity to emerge from the opera pit as a concert ensemble, to branch out into new repertoire, and to share their music making with a wider audience. In today’s concert, they present an enticing programme of twentieth century French wind music.
PROGRAMME
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
L’Heure du Berger
I. Les vieux beaux
II. Pin-up girls
III. Les petits nerveux
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sextet
I. Allegro vivace
II. Divertissement: Andantino
III. Finale: Prestissimo
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) arr. Iain Farrington
Movements from Jeux d’enfants
I. La Toupie
II. Les Quatre Coins
III. Petit Mari, petite Femme!
IV. Le Bal
Live Notes presented by Dr Bruno Bower (Imperial/Guildhall School of Music and Drama). Details of Dr Bower’s public evening class courses in classical music and opera can be found here: [ Ссылка ]
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