Concerts in the West 2010	Exploring the repertoire for modern flute, recorder and modern oboe as well as a wide programme of music written in the last four hundred years. This page was updated on 22 July 2010
For booking information please go to the Booking page. Thursday 11 February 2010 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 12 February 11.15am Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 13 February 7.30pm Lower Pulworthy, Hatherleigh, Devon Little Baroque Company Helen Kruger and Frouke Mooij violins  Kinga Gaborjani violoncello or gamba Manuel Minguillón theorbo (except in Devon) Trio Sonatas by the Italian masters The Little Baroque company presents a feast of lively Italian trio sonatas, the most popular instrumental genre of the time, eagerly consumed throughout Europe by both the court and amateurs. This programme showcases some of the astonishing works of the Italian masters of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Corelli Sonata a 3 in B minor, opus 2 no 8 Vivaldi Cello Sonata no 7 in G minor Handel Trio Sonata in B flat major, opus 2 no 3 Campioni Trio Sonata no 5 in G minor Tartini Violino e Basso Sonata in G minor, opus 2 no 7 Bartolotti Prelude in C Major Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor, opus 1 no 12 La Follia www.littlebaroqueco.com
Thursday 25 March 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 26 March 11.15am Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 27 March 7.30pm Hatherleigh Community Centre, Devon The Ancora Duo Anne Allen flute & Sarah Freestone guitar Scheidler Sonate in D major Granados Dances Espagnoles  Barrios-Mangore Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios Rodrigo Serenata al Alba del Dia (Serenade to the dawn)  Schumann Traumerai Ibert Entr'acte Faure Pavane De Falla Homenaje para Claude Debussy (solo guitar) Piazolla Histoire du Tango www.anne-allen.com	The award-winning soloists, Anne Allen and Sarah Freestone formed the Ancora Duo in 2008. Anne has been a regular performer for several years in Concerts inthe West and always delights audiences with her fabulous sound and attractive personality. In an evening of popular arrangements she brings with her Sarah Freestone whose experience ranges from folk clubs to touring with Alison Moyet. She is a compelling performer with 'an adroit feeling for tone colour and dynamic variation' [Julian Bream).
Thursday 15 April 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 16 April 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 17 April 7.30pm Hatherleigh Community Centre, Devon Music by Schumann, Britten and Martinu, culminating in a performance of Beethoven's radiant Sonata in A major. Benjamin Gregor-Smith cello Daniel Browell piano Schumann Pieces in Folk Style Op 102 Britten Sonata in C major Op 65 Martinü Variations on a Slovak folksong Beethoven Cello Sonata No 3 in A major Op 69 http://www.cellist.nl/database/showcellist.asp?id=2246	Daniel Browell, who stunned the audience last season in his playing of Ravel's Miroirs, returns to partner Ben Gregor-Smith who is on the cusp of his professional career. Ben is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, where he won the highest grade in the RNCM Concerto Competition. He has performed with the Lindsay and Dante String Quartets, and in 2008 won the Sir John Barbirolli Cello Prize. He is currently studying with Ralph Kirshbaum while looking forward to concerto engagements in Sheffield and Manchester, as well as performances for music clubs around the country.
Friday 7 May from 6pm Whitelackington Manor, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9EF Saturday 8 May 7.15pm for 7.45pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Eclectica! Lizzie Ball violin Pete Oxley guitar Nicolas Meier guitar Bernard Gregor-Smith cello The Reviewer: "four musicians whose undoubted virtuosity was consistently deployed solely in the service of the music" Chris Parker The Musician: "A marvellous reinvigoration of the string quartet" John Etheridge The Promoter: "Eclectica! for the 3rd year running were turning people away from the packed out Holywell Music Room. I fear that a run of two nights next year may yet still not suffice!"  Oxford Arts. __________ Tickets: Whitelackington Manor, Ilminster £25 includes the concert, supper, a walk in the garden and a glass of wine. Box Office: 01460 53500 Monday to Friday 10am-12pm & 2-4pm or email Catherine Hodgson on c-hodgson@btconnect.com Garden opens 6pm Dinner at 7pm Concert at 8.30pm Carriages 11pm To benefit the Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House. __________ Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis £15 includes a glass of wine and nibbles Reception 7.15pm Concert 7.45pm Box Office: www.marinetheatre.com or 01297 442138	This group is unique in its instrumentation, inspired in its broadness of repertoire and flamboyant in the musical cornucopia it purveys. Without a doubt, Eclectica! have redefined the string quartet: replacing the 2nd violin and the viola with two guitars, this outfit has the groove and drive of the 'Meier & Oxley' guitar duo, coupled with the soaring lyricism derived from two of the world's finest string players. Giving credence to the group's name, Eclectica! might typically perform in one concert tangos from Argentina, sambas from Brazil, standards from North America and works by Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Rimsky-Korsakov! In the short time since its formation in 2007, Eclectica! have sold out at amongst others, Ronnie Scotts, Dartington Arts, Oxford Jazz Festival, Holywell Music Room, Buxton Opera Festival and have performed live on BBC Radio 3 (In Tune) and BBC Radio Oxford. www.peteoxley.com
Thursday 20 May 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 21 May 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 22 May 7.30pm Lower Pulworthy, Hatherleigh, Devon Baroque, Classical and Romantic Martin Cousin piano Bach Partita No 5 in G major BWV829 Beethoven Sonata in C major (Waldstein) Op 53 Rachmaninov Sonata No1 in D minor Op 28 www.martincousin.com	Martin has already recorded Rachmaninov's unjustly neglected First Piano Sonata to much acclaim. Awarded First Prize at the 2005 Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition and Gold Medal at the 2003 Royal Oversees League Music Competition, he joins the ranks of such illustrious predecessors as Maurizio Pollini, Jacqueline du Pré and John Lill.
Thursday 10 June 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 11 June 11.15am Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 12 June 7.30pm Hatherleigh Community Centre, Devon Le Petit Rien Francesca Thompson recorder Francesco Corti harpsichord Telemann Concerto IV in B minor Dieupart Suite No 1 in A major van Eyck Amarilli mia bella Telemann Sonata in D minor JS Bach Sonata in E minor BWV1034 Sonata in E major BWV1035 Couperin Concert Royal No 3 in A major JS Bach Partita No 1 in B flat major Telemann Concerto No 1 in D major www.francescathompson.com	Equally at home with both contemporary and early music, Francesca Thompson has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, including recent performances at the BBC Proms, the Purcell Room, Cadogan Hall, the London Handel Festival, Cheltenham Festival, Gower Festival, Telemann Festtage, Music in Ancient Krakow Festival, Krakow Early Music Festival, Davos Festival, the Gaudeamus Muziekweek and Amherst Early Music Festival (USA). As concerto soloist, she has appeared with the festival orchestra of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (DE), with members of Capella Cracoviensis (PL), the Al-Kamandjati Camerata (IL) and with many orchestras throughout the UK. Forthcoming engagements include solo recitals in England and Scotland with the harpsichordist Francesco Corti, performances of contemporary music in the USA, a recording of early and contemporary music in Poland, and premières of new works for recorder by composers from Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the USA.
Thursday 29 July 7.15pm The Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Axminster, Devon (Tickets on sale from Archway Books, Church Street, Axminster, EX13 5AQ - Tel: 01297 33744 and from the TIO in Lyme Regis - 01297 442138) Friday 30 July 11.15am Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset (Tickets on sale from Hestercombe) 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset (Tickets on sale from IAC) Saturday 31 July 7.30pm Hatherleigh Community Centre, Devon (Tickets on sale from Salar Gallery - 01837 810940) Katherine Manley soprano Christopher Ainslie countertenor Erik Dippenaar harpsichord Glorious arias and duets from Handel’s Rinaldo, Poro, Theodora, Jephtha, and Tamerlano interspersed with arias and duets from Monteverdi’s Poppea, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Arne’s Artaxerxes. www.katherinemanley.com www.christopherainslie.com	Katherine Manley's engagements in 2009/2010 include Dafne in Handel’s Apollo e Dafne and the cantata Silete Venti with Retrospect Ensemble at the Wigmore Hall, Seleuce Tolomeo and Dalinda Ariodante for English Touring Opera, Messiah at Waterfront Hall, Belfast for the Ulster Orchestra, St Matthew Passion at Bath Abbey and Helena in the new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Garsington Opera.  Subsequent engagements include Lucia The Rape of Lucretia for Angers/Nantes Opera. Christopher Ainslie's plans in 2010 include recitals at the Wigmore Hall and in the London Handel Festival, the title role in Tamerlano (Göttingen Festival), Ottone in L’incoronazione di Poppea (a UK autumn tour to be announced) and the St Matthew Passion in Cape Town.
Thursday 23 September 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 24 September 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 25 September 7.30pm Hatherleigh Community Centre, Devon The Eloquent Oboe James Turnbull oboe Craig White piano Bowen Sonata for Oboe and Piano Op85 Poulenc Sonata for Oboe and Piano FP185 Ravel Sonatine (arr. D. Walter) Rubbra Sonata for Oboe and Piano in C  Dorati Duo Concertante Daelli Fantasia for Oboe and Piano on Verdi's "Rigoletto" www.james-turnbull.com	James Turnbull is a former Principal Oboe in the National Youth Orchestra and Oxford University graduate, currently studying with Celia Necklin and Nicholas Daniel. Craig White, also an Oxford University graduate, has performed widely as accompanist and répétiteur. Together with Columbian-born singer Monica Acosta, he has formed a voice and piano ensemble, TangoDuo.
Thursday 21 October 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Friday 22 October 7.30pm Ilminster Arts Centre at the Meeting House, Somerset Saturday 23 October 7.30pm Hatherleigh Community Centre, Devon The Lawson Trio Fenella Humphreys violin Rebecca Knight cello Annabelle Lawson piano   Mendelssohn Trio No 1 in D minor Liszt Tristia, La Vallée d'Obermann Schubert Notturno D897 Schumann Trio No 3 in G minor www.lawsontrio.com	Fenella Humphreys has, in the past year alone, given concerto and recital performances at prestigious venues including London's South Bank Centre. She was a 2006 Park Lane Group Young Artist, received Making Music's 2005 Philip and Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists, and gave a recital at the Wigmore Hall, finalist in the YCAT competition. Annabelle Lawson is increasingly in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist and workshop leader. Earlier this summer Annabelle was awarded a place as solo pianist on the Live Music Now! scheme, and she has recently given solo and chamber recitals in venues such as the Purcell Room and St. James' Piccadilly. Rebecca Knight has given recitals in the LSO Discovery Series, the IMAI Festival Maine, USA, the Paxos International Festival, Oxford Lieder Festival, and has attended masterclasses at Prussia Cove. Always keen to approach new music, she has given the European première of chamber works by Chen Yi in the BBC Proms, and appeared at the Wigmore Hall with the Guildhall New Music Ensemble.