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Britten Sinfonia at Turner Sims

Adapted from the programme which will be touring the UK in the Britten Sinfonia at Lunch series this concert explores music for the combination of oboe, bassoon and piano.

This combination is unusual but by no means unique. Perhaps the best known work is Poulenc’s Trio, a light and witty piece which imitates the French Baroque style with an emphasis on clarity, balance and simplicity. André Previn’s Trio juxtaposes this and is full of energy and jazz rhythms. Young composer, Elspeth Brooke adds to the repertoire for this mix of instruments with a new work, The Homing Call, commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall.

Hammer/Anvil/Stirrup by Roshanne Etezardy was given its world première in June 2011 at the International Double Reed Society Annual Conference. This evenings performance will be the UK premiére of the work.

“Some of my earliest and happiest chamber music experiences were as part of an oboe, bassoon and piano trio. It’s a wonderful mix of instruments at the heart of whose repertory stands the Poulenc Trio which exemplifies the wonderful colours such a combination can express. The Previn is a good contrast with jazzy rhythms and long elegiac lines. However, the repertoire for such an ensemble is small, so it is with great delight that we welcome the new piece by Elspeth Brooke.”  Sarah Burnett

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