This recital of music of the EU showcases works for flute and piano from France and Germany, plus short pieces by UK and Australian composers.

MUSIC OF THE EU

Saturday 31 October 6:30pm, Townshend Village Hall

Will Sleath concert, alto & bass flutes

Tim Carey piano

JJ Quantz Sonata in D major for flute & obbligato (~1740)

Georges Hüe Fantasy (1913)

Claude Debussy Syrinx (1913)

Errollyn Wallen Peace on Earth (2006)

Paul Hindemith Sonata (1936)

Henri Büsser Prelude & Scherzo op. 35 (1908)

Hans Werner Henze Sonatina (1947)

Elena Kats-Chernin Eliza’s Aria (2003)

JS Bach Sonata in g minor for flute & obbligato BWV 1030b (1736)

Tickets £15, children £10

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Will Sleath and Tim Carey celebrate four decades of collaboration in a programme focusing on music of the EU.

The selection features two Baroque German works for flute and obbligato (fully written-out) keyboard part: Quantz’s D major sonata and JS Bach’s b minor sonata, the latter on alto flute, in an earlier g minor version of the work. The concert will also include two 20th-century German sonatas, by Hindemith and Henze – one pre-WWII, the other post-war.

France is represented by two contest pieces for the Paris Conservatory by Büsser and Hüe – works written to show off the flute’s capabilities – plus Debussy’s Syrinx for solo flute.

The selection is completed by two short (non-EU) compositions for bass flute, by the Australian Elena Kats-Chernin and Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen.

Will and Tim have performed together since the 80s.

Will is an experienced soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and ethnic-flutes specialist, and has worked in Germany, Sweden & Britain.

Tim is a seasoned flute accompanist, having performed with major flautists worldwide. He also plays in chamber-music ensembles, works as an orchestral pianist and appears as a soloist.