Edgar Francis (Viola) & Jâms Coleman (Piano)We are delighted to welcome for the first time the amazing violist Edgar Francis who will present a wonderful programme of Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Florence Price, Rebecca Clarke and Frank Bridge. Edgar is a dynamic and versatile musician, with a passion for performing that involves him in all aspects of the viola. He has performed in leading venues including The Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Kolner Philarmonie and The Royal Festival Hall and was First Prize Winner at the 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition. Edgar will be accompanied by pianist Jâms Coleman who has been a regular visitor to Whitstable over the last few years. Jams is a pianist who enjoys performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist. He regularly performs at prestigious festivals and venues in the UK and internationally. Recent highlights include recitals at the Aldeburgh Festival, BBC Proms, Champs Hill, Cello Biënnale (Amsterdam), Cheltenham Festival, Kings Place, the Leeds Lieder Festival LSO, St Luke’s and the Wigmore Hall. Do join us for what looks like being a wonderful evening of great music and great biscuits during the interval!
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The Treasurer's Report and the Chairman's Report will both be available at the meeting. If you are planning to attend could you let us know please, we need to know the numbers: The Vandepeer QuartetA reminder that our next concert is on Sat 27th April when The Vandepeer Quartet will play works by Shostakovich, Ravel, and the Danish String Quartet. This will be final concert of our current season and we will be starting our next season on 28th Sept 2024. Enigma 14 TrioA slightly earlier reminder than usual as our next concert falls on Easter Saturday to make sure this date was in your diaries. For this Easter Saturday concert we welcome the Enigma 14 Trio with Lisa Nelsen (Flute), Paul Turner (Piano) and Julian Metzger (Cello) with an interesting and delightful programme of works by Haydn, Louise Farrence, Stacey Garrop and Loell Liebermann. Lisa is internationally recognised for her versatility as a flute soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, educator and mentor in performance practices. She is also Chair of the British Flute Society and is one of the flute Professors and Woodwind Academy coaching for the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Enigma 14 Trio have now been together for eight years and in addition to each of them having a wonderful sense of humour, Lisa Nelsen, Julian Metzger and Paul Turner are formidable musicians with a passion for chamber music and the repertoire that has been composed for flute, cello and piano. |