Mozart’s Letters
Mozart’s Letters – a wonderful hour of music and readings collated by principal flautist of the LSO, Gareth Davies. Music from the Mozart flute quartets interspersed with readings from his letters. An informative, touching and amusing way to spend an evening. Currently postponed due to illness, we hope very much to be able to put this concert on early in the spring.
Virtuoso Violins
One of our local violinist, Naoko Keatley, alongside her colleague Alix Legasse, both from the London Symphony Orchestra. Postponed from last year, we can now go ahead and find a date for this fun show.
Possible ideas
For the children, I’m planning a very reduced version of Peter and the Wolf, but need to find a venue with piano. And one of our local families, the Barclays, have been approached to produce a kind of ‘Family story’ concert, including Karen, flautist extraordinaire, who you will have heard on the soundtrack to almost every movie you’ve ever seen, Andy, principal percussionist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Louis, freelance trumpet, who played in our very first set of concerts, and Ella, who may be persuaded to sing. Keep your fingers crossed that this one works as it would be amazing!
Young Artists Programme
We would like to continue in our commitment to include some local young musicians in our concerts. If you know of a particularly talented youngster, do get in touch – we love to give a spot to uprising talent from the local community.
Young artists we have heard already include young professional trumpeter Louis Barclay; violinist Scott Storey (co-leader of the NYO, now student at the RCM); singer Jonathan Brookes and cellist Nina Kiva, who was the star of the show at our Ukrainian fundraiser. For the 223/24 we had Martha Norris from Sydenham to give her concert debut singing ‘Walking in the Air’; this year we had the wonderful James Wibberley, solo for the Dickens concert, and Beatrice White, Susie’s daughter, who wowed us at Orpington Methodist Church.