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President William Bennett OBEChair Malcolm Pollock

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The British Flute SocietyFlutastique! BFS London Flute Festival

St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

19-21 August 2016

Artistic Director Edward Blakeman

ContentsWelcome from Edward Blakeman, Festival Artistic Director 3Message from William Bennett, President 4Message from BFS Chair, Malcolm Pollock 5Programme pages 6Artist biographies 29Trade Showcase Exhibitors 46

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Welcome from Edward BlakemanFestival Artistic Director

Welcome Everyone! Flutastique! is our celebration of British flute playing with a French twist. It’s for all of us and it’s about all of us. We are hugely fortunate in the UK to

have a dual heritage as flute players - a fusion of British and French influences which makes our approach to the flute unique.

These three days are devoted to listening, playing, learning, browsing, talking - it’s total flute immersion! I’m particularly looking forward to hearing how our many featured players have reacted to the challenge of juxtaposing favourite pieces of French and British music in their recitals. I’m hugely grateful that they have given freely of their time to come and play. Without them there would be no Festival. With them, and their supporting musicians, we can appreciate all the richness and variety of flute playing in the UK. Thank you to all the performers who are taking part in any way this weekend.

There are many other people whom I would also like to thank most gratefully: Malcolm Pollock, Chairman of the British Flute Society, and the Council and Officers for asking me to curate this 2016 London Flute Festival; Anna Munks, Julie Butler and Elisabeth Hobbs who have overseen and arranged everything so enthusiastically and efficiently; the Staff of St John’s Smith Square who are kindly hosting the Festival; Altus Flutes who are our generous sponsors; colleagues from the music industry who have helpfully taken trade stands; and everyone who has worked so hard behind the scenes to ensure that everything is set up and runs smoothly. The BFS is indeed lucky to have

such dedicated supporters. Finally I must record a special word of thanks to Kate

Hill, who has worked tirelessly alongside me, sharing ideas, encouraging and cajoling. I couldn’t have done this without her!

An important focal point of Flutastique! is the celebration of a very special birthday for the BFS’s President, William Bennett, and since ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, I’ll leave you with a cartoon of Wibb, by Wibb. For me, it sums up not only Wibb himself, but all of us at this Festival. Jubilant, excited, maybe slightly crazy (!) and just loving the flute...

Enjoy!

Edward Blakeman

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Message from William BennettPresident of the British Flute Society

Hello! As President of the BFS, I’m delighted to welcome you - and to thank you for honouring me at this Flutastique! Festival.

Eighty years ago - when I was just beginning! - Geoffrey Gilbert was discovering the wonderful world of French flute playing, inspired by René Le Roy and Marcel Moyse. That led Geoffrey to mount a quiet revolution in British flute playing - marrying the best of both styles - and we have all been benefitting ever since. I grew up listening to Geoffrey playing on the radio and Moyse playing on records. Eventually I studied with both of them and they both became father figures of the flute to me. They still are...

At this BFS London Flute Festival 2016 we are celebrating that dual British and French heritage and all the wonderful flute playing and

music that has sprung from it. My thanks to everyone who has made Flutastique! happen.

Have a great time!

Wibb

Geoffrey Gilbert Marcel Moyse


Message from Malcolm PollockChair of the British Flute Society

I am absolutely delighted to be able to introduce the British Flute Society’s London flute festival Flutastique, celebrating the lasting influence of the French flute school on British artists. It

is particularly fitting in this context to be able to celebrate William Bennett’s 80th birthday and also in this programme to be able to pay tribute to the legacy of Geoffrey Gilbert’s playing and teaching.

The ages of the artists performing over the next three days range from 15 to 80 years old, including many of the best known British players working today both in the UK and overseas, a fitting tribute to the continued high international reputation of British flautists.

A festival like this would not be possible without the hard work of a great many people. I would particularly like to thank Edward Blakeman and Kate Hill for their magnificent work in putting together the artistic content of the festival, and Anna Munks (Secretary) and Julie Butler (Treasurer) for the huge amount of time and patience they have given to the organisation of the event. Members of the BFS Council, in particular Niall O’Riordan, have helped publicise the event and they will be here behind the scenes this weekend ensuring the smooth running of each concert and workshop, and my thanks also go to all of them. Thanks also to our commercial colleagues for their support in providing trade stands at the event.

I would also like to thank most sincerely all the artists who will be performing over the next few days, many with busy schedules both in the UK and internationally, contributing as they will be to what I am sure will be a memorable occasion. Mr Wu Hsieh of Altus Flutes has generously sponsored the Gala Concert on Saturday night celebrating the artistry of William Bennett, and we would like to thank him most sincerely for his support.

Finally, I would like to thank you the audience for supporting this event. I know many of you have travelled considerable distances to be here with us, and I do hope that you will each find something inspirational and unforgettable to take away with you. I am sure you will wish to join with me in wishing Wibb a very happy 80th birthday!

Malcolm PollockChair, British Flute Society

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09.30 am Doors Open10.00 am Festival Opening

Warm-up and Recital with Katherine BryanKatherine Bryan with Tim Carey, piano

Join Katherine Bryan for a Festival warm-up Katherine will cover resonance of sound and all the aspects of playing that contribute to that, and also how as flute players we should never be afraid to create a large variety of colours and sounds on the instrument. Bring your flute!

Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)The Lark Ascending

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) Sonata for Flute and Piano

11.15 am Recital Juliette Bausor with Helen Crayford, piano

Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013) Sonatine for Flute and Piano

Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012)Summer Music

Jean Rivier (1896–1987)Oiseaux Tendre

Edwin York Bowen (1884–1961)Sonata

12.00 noon Festival Flute Choir Rehearsal Conducted by Atarah Ben-Tovim MBEAtarah invites experienced players on C flutes, alto, piccolo, bass and contra bass to join the Festival Flute Choir for two rehearsals and a concert. Programme to include arrangements of French and British repertoire by British composers. See page 23 for full programme details.Second rehearsal: Saturday 20 August at 1.15–2.15 pm in the Crypt Dressing Room Concert: Sunday 21 August at 10 am

1.00 pm Break for lunch Visit the Trade Showcase


2.00 pm Geoffrey Gilbert Memorial WorkshopsFollowing Geoffrey Gilbert’s death in 1989, the BFS held a memorial concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, and many well known and respected players performed in tribute to him. The Geoffrey Gilbert Memorial Fund was created with the proceeds with the aim that it should be used for educational benefit. This series of workshops is supported by this fund.

Geoffrey Gilbert was a huge inspiration for flute playing in this country. In the 1930s he opened British ears to the flexibility and colour of the French style of playing, and for over fifty years, until his death in 1989, he passed this on through his teaching. The UK flute scene today is fortunate still to include many of Geoffrey’s students, and students of students, as succeeding generations have continued to inherit the tradition.

Geoffrey believed that you had to sort out the basics of flute technique before you could begin to make real music with the instrument. He also believed that you had constantly to take care of your technique. With this in mind, we have asked Clare Southworth, Sarah Newbold, Lisa Beznosiuk, Patricia Morris and Philippa Davies to lead a series of ‘pit stop’ sessions on a variety of aspects of technique. You can come and play, or come and listen, and get a mini MOT for your flute playing! Bring your flute!

2.00pm Clare Southworth - FluteReboot session The FluteReboot session is a companion to the on-line FluteReboot project, to encourage players to refresh their skills. The emphasis is on learning through the enjoyment of playing. Come along, join in, and get some new ideas to give your playing a reboot!

2.30pm Sarah Newbold - Posture and BalanceSarah Newbold will explore posture and balance - those fundamental and crucial building blocks of flute playing, without which nothing else is really going to work properly. She will also advise us on how to practise effectively, to get the most out of whatever time we have.

3.00pm Lisa Beznosiuk - Baroque Articulation and OrnamentationWe take a leap back into the fascinating world of the Baroque with Lisa Beznosiuk. She will look at articulation and ornamentation in her session. For modern players this is a bit like learning a new language: what is the vocabulary, the grammar, and how do we get the most from this music, whether we have a Baroque or a modern instrument?

3.30pm Break

4.00pm Patricia Morris NotesfromthePiccoloChair:Howtoenjoythe“littleflute”

A time to consider the delights and dangers of life in the orchestra as a piccolo player. Some thoughts on how to transfer your flute technique to the little flute, and the opportunity to try it out if you wish. There will be advice on buying an instrument, helpful fingerings and repertoire.

4.30pm Philippa Davies - a whistle-stop tour of Berio, Boulez, Stockhausen andnewmusichotoffthepressContemporary music can seem daunting but Philippa Davies will show you how much fun you can have using your imagination, improvising, creating your own pieces, and adding some adventure to your normal practice routine.

5.00 pm Visit Trade Showcase6.30 pm Hall closes (doors re-open 7.00 pm for evening recital)

Friday 19 August

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When Anna Munks asked me to write a

few words about Geoffrey Gilbert I was of two minds as to whether I should, because so much has been written about him by people more qualified than I. However, after some reflection it seemed churlish and ungrateful not to try.

After starting to play aged 18 with Wibb, whom I met quite by chance, and then with Alexander Murray, who was principal at Covent Garden and shortly after at the LSO; a year and a half later, I obtained a place at the Guildhall with Geoffrey. He may have been dismayed by my technical limitations, but, typical of his generosity, he was never down-putting. He was critical in a practical and analytical way but always positive, with a good sense of humour. He had an uncanny ability to put his mind to the problems he saw, and to suggest remedies. Interestingly, he told me that he had acquired most of his technique by the time he was 16 (not so encouraging for me) and then he was appointed principal of the Hallé Orchestra (if any of the facts that I write about are wrong, I apologise in advance).

I would arrive at a lesson at perhaps 8.30 am at his and his wife Marjorie’s flat in Westbourne Terrace near Paddington. She would seat me on a chair in the hall near the door to his studio, and I would be regaled with several pages of Moyse Exercices Journaliers played by Geoffrey with incredible speed and accuracy! Then I would go in and he would be seated behind an impressive desk often with cigarette in hand (different days, 1960) and Mrs G would come in with a cup of coffee. Of course, with his usual meticulous teaching routines, my notes would be in front of him from the last lesson and we would proceed. Sonority, study and piece.

One day, I took my friend and accompanist Joanna, a pupil of Peter Katin, to play the Poulenc Sonata. We started and after a few bars he stopped us and said to Joanna, “Just let me show you what I think Poulenc

intended with the piano part.” sat down himself and demonstrated at the piano! Thankfully, Rampal did not really play the piano but made up for it by demonstrating his virtuosic command of Solfège!

Funnily enough, although I have always been of a nervous disposition playing the flute (I have really been happier publishing music), Geoffrey’s lessons did not make me nervous, partly because he had a way of putting you at ease, as much as he could, and partly because he could be nervous himself. A little aside on this: when I was first flute in the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra for two seasons, in 1964-66, Geoffrey came out to play the Ibert Concerto. Obviously, I was in the orchestra, and when it finished (he played it brilliantly), I went over to the wings to congratulate him, and he said, “Simon, never again!” and he meant it. I do not believe that flute playing came easily to him as it did, perhaps, to Jean-Pierre Rampal (also my teacher in Paris) and Richard Adeney, who told me he practised little after his student days, and loathed teaching.

Geoffrey was always helpful to me in getting started in the profession and recommended me for my first job in Bertram Mills Circus, my second, a season with Max Jaffa in Scarborough (Geoffrey knew Max from his light music days) and as only flute in the London Festival Ballet (1961?). But he would never recommend a pupil for a position if he did not think he or she was ready for it. I may say that on the LFB tours, Geoffrey’s daughter Monya, a violinist, was very supportive to me and we became good friends.

Geoffrey and his family moved from London to Florida in 1968 when he was offered a prestigious position with tenure at a well-known university. Previously, he had been offered the first flute position in the Philadelphia Orchestra by its conductor Eugene Ormandy, but the American Musicians Union prevented this.

My memories of studying with Geoffrey are of gratitude, admiration and affection.

Simon Hunt 9 May 2016

Recommended reading about Geoffrey Gilbert’s life and teaching: The Gilbert Legacy by Angelita Floyd, published by the Winzer press, in 1990. Photo courtesy of Monya Gilbert

Geoffrey GilbertAn affectionate memoir 1959-1961

By Simon Hunt


7:30 pm Friday Gala ConcertSamuel Coles, Karen Jones, Thomas Hancox, Charli Ashton with Anthony Pike (clarinet), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Sarah Oates (violin), Helena Roques (violin), Nicholas Bootiman (viola), Timothy Walden (cello)

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Syrinx

Claude Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harpPastorale. Lento, dolce rubatoInterlude: Tempo di Minuetto—FinaleAllegro moderato ma risoluto

Dave Heath (b. 1956) Forest (1988)

—Interval - 20 minutes—

Haydn (1732–1809) London Trio Sonata in C majorAllegro moderatoAndanteFinale. Vivace

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) Introduction and Allegro

Casterède (1926–1914) Flûtes en vacancesFlûtes PastoralesFlûtes JoyeusesFlûtes ReveusesFlûtes Legeres

Raymond Guiot (b. 1930) Divertimento-Jazz

Friday 19 August

The British Flute SocietyFlute Competitions 2017

Wednesday 15 FebruaryRegent Hall The Salvation Army

275 Oxford Street London W1C 2DJ

BFS School Performer 2017For competitors aged 18 years and under (two classes)Competition fee £60 plus BFS membership

BFS Young Artist 2017for performers aged 19-24 years

Competition fee £65 plus BFS membership

Closing date for entries17 January 2017Book early to avoid disappointment

For further information and to apply online visit:

www.bfs.org.ukRegistered charity no: 326473

Booking opens 1 October 2016Competitors must be members of the BFS and comply with the

age restriction for their class on the day of the competition


09.30 am Doors Open10.00 am BFS Competition Winners’ Recital

The British Flute Society is delighted to present the first prize winners of the 2015 and 2016 BFS Competitions for young flute players. The next competition day will take place on Wednesday 15 February 2017 at the Regent Hall Salvation Army, London.

BFS School Performer Class B 2015 First Prize Winner Natalia Karaszewska with Giulio Cilona, pianoAwarded a Haynes Classic headjoint

André Jolivet (1905–1974) Chant de Linos

BFS Young Artist 2015FirstPrizeWinnerNataliaJarząbekwith Pieter-Jan Verhoyen, pianoAwarded a Trevor James Alto Flute

Theobald Boehm (1794–1881) Grande Polonaise op.16

BFS School Performer Class B 2016 First Prize Winner Chloë Ellen Jones with Helen Crayford, pianoAwarded a Haynes Classic headjoint

Giovanni Paggi (1806–1887) Rimembranze Napoletane

BFS Young Artist 2016

FirstPrizeWinnerLucijaStilinovićwith Helen Crayford, pianoAwarded a Trevor James Alto Flute

PaulTaffanel(1844–1908)Fantasie Sur Der Freischutz De Weber

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11.00 am RecitalRachel Brown with The Revolutionary Drawing Room AdrianButterfieldandKathrynParry,violins,RachelStott,viola,RuthAlford,cello) and Nathaniel Mander, harpsichord.

Our programme presents three challenging works from the latter part of the 18th century, when one-keyed flutes were enjoying a last blossoming before being superseded by multi-keyed and Boehm flutes. The Anglo-French theme is represented by a flute quartet by François Devienne and a concerto by Carl Friedrich Abel, a German who adopted England as his home. Following in Handel’s footsteps, continental musicians flocked to London and Abel, who was the son of the cellist in Bach’s orchestra in Cöthen, and had himself been trained by Bach as a boy chorister in Leipzig, achieved great success in London with the renowned Bach-Abel concerts set up jointly with Bach’s youngest son, Johann Christian.

Devienne, like Blavet before him, played both flute and bassoon, working in the various opera houses in Paris. The French revolution and its aftermath was a difficult time for musicians in France; having benefitted hugely from patronage of the aristocracy, their livelihoods vanished and their former connections had to be disowned or forgotten. Some were forced into exile. Devienne survived, becoming the first flute teacher at the Paris Conservatoire when it was founded in 1795.

We open our programme with Mozart’s D major flute quartet, which was completed on Christmas day, 1777 as part of a larger commission for three concertos and a couple of quartets for a travelling Dutchman, Ferdinand De Jean. Scarcely a mention of Mozart and the flute is made without reference to a derogatory remark Mozart made at the time. He was actually deeply frustrated, searching unsuccessfully for a job (with the thrilling prospect of a dream job with the renowned Mannheim orchestra denied him), he was desperately short of money and his absent father kept nagging as to why had not this commission been completed long ago and why had he not set off for pastures more promising. Mozart had in fact fallen deeply in love and was far more intent on his new plans!

The common link between our three pieces is the outstanding Mannheim flautist, Johann Baptist Wending, without whose guidance and generous support Mozart’s solo works would never have been written. Wending spent eighteen months in London residing in JC Bach’s house, performing many times at the Bach-Abel concerts and certainly inspired a more adventurous and virtuosic

style of flute writing from all the composers who heard him. He frequently played at the Concert Spirituel in Paris, inspiring Devienne’s generation of French flautists.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Flute Quartet in D major, K.285Allegro—Adagio—Rondo

François Devienne (1759–1803) Flute Quartet in A minor op. 66 no.1

All.o Amabile—Adagio—Presto

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787) Concerto for flute and strings No.5 in G

Allegro—Adagio—Presto


Saturday 20 August12.00 noon Recital

Denis Bouriakov with Naoko Ishibashi, piano

J S Bach (1685–1750) Violin sonata in E minor (arr. D. Bouriakov) [no tempo indication]—Adagio ma non tanto—Allemande—Gigue

Philippe Gaubert (1879–1941) Suite I. Invocation (danse de prêtresses)

Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937)Suite op. 34Moderato—Scherzo—Romance—Final

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)Sospiri op. 70 (arr. D. Bouriakov)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) 6 Études, op. 52; no. 6 (arr. D. Bouriakov)Caprice d’apres l’educe en forme de Valse

12.45 pm Break for Lunch Visit the Trade Showcase 1.15 - 2.15 pm Atarah’s Open Flute Choir Rehearsal (2) in the Crypt Dressing Room

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2.30 pm RecitalLorna McGhee with Naoko Ishibashi, piano

Philippe Gaubert (1879–1941) Ballade for Flute and Piano PaulTaffanel(1844–1908)Trois Morceaux Allegretto—Allegro—Allegretto Scherzando

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) Sonatine for Flute and PianoTendre—Souple—Clair

Celebrating the French tradition, it seemed appropriate to have Taffanel and Gaubert represented in the program. I love the exuberant spirit of Gaubert’s Ballade and with the three tiny Taffanel pieces, I wanted to highlight the more mischievous and playful side of Taffanel! Milhaud’s Sonatine, with its overlay of jazz and surrealism, moves us out of the conservatoire and into the vibrant street life of Paris.

Dave Heath (b. 1956) Coltrane for solo flutePicking up the thread of jazz, Dave Heath’s Coltrane, inspired by the legendary saxophonist, has always been a piece I love to play. It is at times thoughtful, meditative, rhapsodic and ecstatic. Above all, I enjoy the sense of free-fall in the extended riffs.

Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663–1745) Chaconne (arr. David/McGhee)Vitali’s Chaconne is a bit of a mystery, as we only know it in its romantic incarnation arranged by David, no original baroque version has been handed down. It is a powerful and compelling piece of music, and in the process of arranging it for flute, it strikes me that from beginning to end, it has the sense of a journey.

Reynaldo Hahn (1874–1947) À ChlorisLastly, the little Art Song, À Chloris by Reynaldo Hahn using Bach bass line, gently echoes the baroque origins of Vitali’s Chaconne, but counters its drama, offering instead a return to the song-inspired roots of the French tradition.


3.30 pm RecitalStewart McIlwham with Daniel King Smith, piano Edward McGuire (b.1948)Prelude 6 for solo piccolo

Excerpts from Pipeaux 1934(Acollectionofshortpiecesfor“pipes”)Francis PoulencDarius MilhaudAlbert Roussel

Patrick Nunn (b.1969)Sprite for solo piccolo

George McIlwham (1926–2016)A Highland Suite1. Grazioso2. Tempo di Strathspey3. Slow Air4. Allegro (Tempo di Reel)

John La Montaine (1920–2013)Sonata for Piccolo op.61I. With driving force, not fastII. SorrowingIII. SearchingIV. Playful

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Saturday 20 August5.30 pm Recital

Michael Cox; Joshua Batty; Claire Wickes; Pasha Mansurov; Tomoka Mukai with Milly Forrest, soprano; Tristan Cox, oboe da caccia; Jan Hutek, oboe da caccia; Tamsy Kaner, cello; Colin Alexander, cello; Ann Lines, cello; Elizabeth Burley, piano

J S Bach (1685–1750) Andante from b minor sonata

Samantha Fernando (b.1984) Kinesphere(soloflute)

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) Leçons de Solfege a Chanter

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) Le Merle Noir

J S Bach (1685–1750)Aus Liebe from St Matthew Passion

Brian Ferneyhough (b. 1943)Cassandra’s Dream Song (solo)

Daniel S Wood (1872–1927)Valse Caprice

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)Meditation on the first prelude of JS Bach

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Saturday 20 August7.30 pm Saturday Gala Concert

William Bennett OBE, Emily Beynon, Denis Bouriakov, Alena Lugovkina and Lorna McGhee with Naoko Ishibashi piano

WA Mozart (1756–1791) Fantasie f-moll für eine Orgelwalze (KV 608)William Bennett and Denis Bouriakov with Naoko IshibashiMusic for a flute clock (Mechanical Organ). Mozart accepted a commission to write a few pieces for the “Orgelwalze”, very near the end of his life, and even for this strange instrument he produces music with very surprising dramatic harmonies, which he might well not have written for more human performers, and produces some very advanced and weird scales in thirds towards the end, taking the listener through some most extraordinary keys.

Georges Hüe (1858–1948) Fantaisie pour flûte et piano Emily Beynon with Naoko IshibashiThe Fantaisie (1913) was dedicated to the great French flute teacher Adolphe Hennebains and, like Debussy’s Rhapsodie for clarinet from a couple of years earlier, it began life as a competition piece for the Paris Conservatoire (for flute and piano).

AntonínDvořák(1841–1904)Slavonic Dance in e-minor (arr. William Bennett) William Bennett, Lorna McGhee and Emily Beynon with Naoko IshibashiWibb remembers playing this for the first time in the BBC Northern Orchestra, and really falling for it. He first made a transcription for Guitar, and later realised that the close harmony movement might be more effective on three flutes.

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) Violin Sonata no.1 in A, op 13, i.“AllegroMolto”(arr.LornaMcGhee) Lorna McGhee with Naoko IshibashiSaint-Saëns said: “In this sonata you can find everything to tempt a gourmet: new forms, excellent modulations, unusual tone colours, and the use of unexpected rhythms,” he wrote. “And a magic floats above everything, encompassing the whole work, causing the crowd of usual listeners to accept the unimagined audacity as something quite normal. With this work Monsieur Fauré takes his place among the masters.”

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Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Salut d’amour, op.12 William Bennett and Emily Beynon with Naoko IshibashiIn the Summer of 1888, Edward Elgar and Alice Roberts were heading towards marriage. Edward decided on a holiday with his long-standing friend, Dr Charles Buck of Settle, Yorkshire. As he left Worcester, Alice presented Edward with a poem she had written entitled Love’s Grace. While on holiday in Settle, Edward reciprocated by writing a short piece of music for her, which he called Liebesgruss (Love’s Greeting). The work carried the dedication “To Carice”, a contraction of his future wife’s forenames Caroline Alice with which they subsequently christened their daughter. On his return from Settle, Elgar presented the work to Alice and proposed to her.

Edward Elgar (1857–1934) La Capricieuse, op.17 (arr. William Bennett)Alena Lugovkina with Naoko IshibashiRecorded by the virtuoso violinist Josef Hassid, who sadly died when he was only 27. The recording so impressed Wibb with its controlled rhythmic placement answered by forward precipitation that it had to be incorporated into the flute repertoire.

ErnőDohnányi(1877–1960)Ruralia Hungarica 1st movement (arr. Lorna McGhee) Lorna McGhee and Naoko Ishibashi Dohnányi is a Hungarian composer. First came the version for solo piano, a suite containing 7 movements, Op. 32a, in 1923. Five of these movements were then orchestrated. A version for violin and piano followed, as Op. 32c. This contained transcriptions of two of the existing pieces (Presto, ma non tanto; and Molto vivace). This was Dohnányi’s contribution to the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the city of Budapest from a merger of Buda and Pest.


Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Nocturne in D flat Major op. 27 No 2 (arr. William Bennett) William Bennett and Lorna McGhee with Naoko IshibashiWibb went to hear Rubinstein play the Brahms d minor piano concerto, after which he played this Chopin Nocturne as an encore, and Wibb got the message through the ether “This was obviously intended to be played on two flutes” and it was first played by Wibb and Trevor Wye at the Summer School 10 days later. Mel Bonis (1858–1937) Sonata William Bennett with Naoko IshibashiHer full name was Mélanie Bonis, but being a woman composer in a man’s world in late-19th Century France was a handicap, so she shortened her first name to make her gender ambiguous and got to work to prove that she was at least the equal of some of her male counterparts. It was also the culmination of years of struggle for Bonis.


Saturday 20 AugustHer parents had initially discouraged her musical ambitions, then relented when her talent was spotted by the composer César Franck who arranged for her to enrol at the Paris Conservatoire in 1876. But they withdrew her after she had a love affair with a fellow student, Amedée Hettich, and persuaded her into an arranged marriage with a businessman more than twenty years her senior. For many years she concentrated on raising a family, then in 1893 met Hettich again (he was now a music critic) and he helped launch her career as a composer. He also had an affair with her which resulted in an illegitimate child, a daughter, born in 1899. A full-blown scandal was only averted when the child was given to a maid to be brought up. Mel Bonis was deeply affected by all this, although she had saved her career and reputation. When her husband died in 1918 she was reunited with her daughter. But during the First World War she had progressively withdrawn from musical life and suffered increasing ill health. She died in 1937, all but forgotten. (Note by Edward Blakeman)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) 6 Waltzes from op.39 Nos 4,3,9,11,14,15 (arr. William Bennett)William Bennett, Lorna McGhee, Emily Beynon, Denis Bouriakov and Alena Lugovkina with Naoko IshibashiAs a young man Brahms played the piano in the brothel so that the customers could dance with the girls, and so composed a number of waltzes which he collected into his Op 39. Whilst working in this establishment he met the three Doppler brothers who tried to persuade him to write some flute pieces. Here is an attempt to satisfy their hungry needs.

Franz Waxman (1906–1967) Carmen fantasy (arr. Denis Bouriakov)Denis Bouriakov and Naoko IshibashiComposed by Silesian-born American composer and conductor Franz Waxman. The “Carmen” Fantasy is Waxman’s most requested concert work and the post-Heifetz generation of violinists has championed the music on every continent. Waxman is best known for the 150+ film scores he composed in Hollywood, and he was exceptionally skilled in orchestration, and his ability to exploit every colouristic resource adds an extra measure of zest to this artful mingling of showpiece and synthesis – a fidelity to the essence of “Carmen” that could be expected only in such a sincere homage from one composer to another.

Omar Acosta (b. 1964) Sevillanas Criollasfor5flutesandpianoEmily Beynon, Lorna McGhee, Denis Bouriakov and William Bennett with Naoko IshibashiOmar Acosta was born in Venezuela, and was a prominent part of the fantastic flute playing scene there. He then moved to Madrid and quickly introduced the flute to the Flamenco culture there. Wibb was first impressed with his playing in the South American Flute Convention in Caracas, and later heard him playing in a Flamenco show in London. He is now the Musical Director of the Spanish Flamenco company, for whom he plays the flute and composes; he is also married to one of the principal dancers. Wibb has very much enjoyed playing his “Sevillanas Criollas”, and persuaded him to create another arrangement of this for 5 flutes, and we are happy that he and his wife will be joining us today.

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09.00 am British Flute Society’s Annual General Meeting In the Footstool Restaurant at St John’s Smith Square - all welcome.

09.30 am Doors Open10.00 am Festival Flute Choir Concert

Conducted by Atarah Ben-Tovim MBE Rehearsals Friday at 12 noon and Saturday 1.15 pm

Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Serenade for String Orchestra, op.20 (arr. Russell Parry)

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Philippe Gaubert 1879–1941) Sicilienne (arr. Roz Trübger)

Frederick Delius (1862–1934) On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring (arr. Carla Rees)

Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944) Concertino for Flute, op.107 (arr. Robert Rainford)Performance with Harry Winstanley

Keith Amos (b. 1939) Animal Crackers

Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Zoë Booth)

Lennon-McCartneyEleanor Rigby (arr. Mel Orriss)

10.45 am RecitalAdam Walker with Helen Crayford, piano

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) 4 Epigraphes Antiquesi. Pour invoquer Pan dieu de vent d’ete ii. Pour un tombeau sans nom iii. Pour l’Egyptienne iv. Pour la danseuse aux crotales

Oliver Knussen (b. 1952) Masks for Solo Flute op.3

François Borne (1840–1920) Fantaisie Brillante on Themes from Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ for Flute and Piano

Sunday 21 August

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11.30 am RecitalEmily Beynon with Helen Crayford, piano

The French and British works in this programme are two light, elegant Sonatinas; the Berkeley probably as popular as the Durey is neglected!

Perhaps the black sheep of the group, Durey is the only one not represented in the famous Les Six painting by Jacques-Emile Blanche and the one who collaborated on just one joint project, L’Album des Six (1920). This delightful Sonatine (1929), dates from a few years later, coincidentally the very same year as the central work in the programme, the Fantasie by Carl Frühling.

A Viennese contemporary of Richard Strauss, Frühling was an accomplished pianist, who performed with artists such as Sarasate and Arnold- Rosé, leader of the Vienna Philharmonic (and Mahler’s brother-in-law). Musically, Frühling’s style is highly romantic, and although this piece was originally for flute and orchestra, the only remaining manuscript is his own piano reduction.

Louis Durey (1888–1979)Sonatine for flute and piano op.25Nonchalant - Lent et soutenu - Assez animé

Carl Frühling (1868–1937) Fantasie op. 55

Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989)Sonatine Moderato - Adagio - Allegro moderato


12.15 pm RecitalWilliam Bennett OBE with Naoko Ishibashi, piano

J S Bach (1685–1750) Toccata Adagio BWV564This piece is taken from the Toccata for Organ.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Sonata in f minor Mendelssohn was fascinated by the flute from an early age. He was only a teenager when he wrote the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with a wonderful first flute part, and when he returned to the subject some decades later to complete a suite of incidental music for Shakespeare’s play, he included a gossamer light Scherzo for the flute. This was no doubt to make amends for the fact that although he had greatly admired the flautist Charles Nicholson on a visit to London, he had been persuaded to give his F minor Sonata, obviously so well-suited to the flute, to some unscrupulous violinist. (It should be noted that flute players have always had to be on their guard against violinists, who seem to think that their instrument is just as versatile, virtuosic and expressive. Just look at their scandalous attempts in the 20th Century to appropriate the Prokofiev Sonata.) Note by Edward Blakeman.

CliffordBenson(1946–2007)Tango VariationsThe Tango Variations were originally composed for oboe and piano, but Wibb got on to it early and gave the first performance of the first variation as an encore in a Wigmore Hall concert before it ever reached the lips of an oboist! He later persuaded Clifford to rewrite the whole piece for flute.

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) Improvisation No. 13 in A minorThis is one of a set of piano pieces, this one melancholy and not at all dissimilar to Bach’s Sarabande of the solo flute partita.

William Mathias (1934–1992) Sonatina for Flute & Piano Wibb had the good fortune to know William Mathias from student days; he was a very energetic and vital composer and pianist and Wibb played many of his works including the Trio for Flute Oboe and Piano and the Wind Quintet, and he was asked to play the first performance of the Flute Sonata which Bill had written for his daughter Rhiannon. Wibb was very impressed that Bill turned up to perform the piano part in tails wearing white silk gloves, which in no way interfered with his very nimble fingers and fabulous rhythm. A little later, Bill wrote a concerto for Wibb to play with the Guildhall Strings. Bill said that he was a great admirer of Poulenc who wrote both wonderful melodies and sparkly virtuoso quick movements, and wanted the fast movements to be played as fast as possible.

1.00 pm Break for lunch Visit the Trade Showcase

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14.30 pm Sunday Gala Concert16th-17thcenturyayres,dancesanddiminutionsforRenaissanceflutesZephyrus Flutes: Nancy Hadden, Geneviève Blanchard, Isabelle Sainte-MarieDavid Hatcher with Jacob Heringman, lute

Zephyrus Flutes play a matched set of Renaissance flutes by Martin Wenner (Singen), copied from originals in the Accademia Filarmonica, Verona collection. The pitch is a=408. Our programme will bring together French and English chansons, ayres, dances and virtuoso diminutions from the Renaissance and early baroque, with music by Claudin Sermisy, Crecquillon, Guedron, Dowland, Lawes and Van Eyck. The French chansons are taken from the earliest collection of music ever published for flutes, Paris,1533. Zephyrus Flutes have recorded a CD of all of these chansons, Pierre Attaingnant, Chansons Musicales, Paris, 1533, along with a second disc of 17th century French music, Aux Plaisirs, aux Delices Bergeres.

Jacotin (1499-1555) Si bon amourClaudin de Sermisy (1490-1562) Elle veult doncPierrePassereau(fl.1509-1547) Pour quoy donc ne fringuerons nous

Pierre Phalèse ((1510-1573) Sur tous regretzJean Richafort (1480-1547) Sur tous regretz Thomas Crecquillon (1500-1557) Content desir a3 Sebastian Festa (d. 1524) O passi sparsi (diminutions, Nancy Hadden)

Jacob Van Eyck (1590-1657) Ho ho op (Crimson velvet-Quittes, quittes vos campagnes)

John Dowland (1563-1626) Melancholy galliardJohn Dowland Can she excuse my wrongs anon, Philidor manuscript Ballet de la Reine (1606) Robert Ballard (1575-1645) Bransles de la cornemusePierre Guedron (1565-1620) Sus bergers et bergerettesPierre-Francisque Caroubel (1556-1611) Courante pour la Reine Medici Pierre Guédron Un jour l’amoureuse Sylvie



Claire Wickes and Joshua Batty with Anthony Williams, piano, and Tomos Xerri, harp

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)Canonic Sonata No. 1 in G majorPerformed by Joshua Batty and Claire Wickes

Jacob Gade (1879–1963)Tango FantasiaPerformed by Joshua Batty and Anthony Williams

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)Die Taubenpost arr. Boehm Performed by Joshua Batty and Anthony Williams

Frank Martin (1890–1974)BalladePerformed by Joshua Batty and Anthony Williams

Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996)Toward the Sea III i. The Nightii. Moby DickPerformed by Claire Wickes and Tomos Xerri

William Alwyn (1905–1985)NaiadesPerformed by Claire Wickes and Tomos Xerri

Franz Doppler (1821–1883)Andante and Rondo op.25Performed by Joshua Batty and Claire Wickes with Anthony Williams

BFS Festival Finale Bring your flute!

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)Cantique de Jean-Racine (arr. Trevor Wye)Conducted by Atarah Ben-Tovim MBE

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BiographiesCharli Ashton

Charlotte recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, with a First Class Honours and the “Principal’s Prize”, where she studied flute with Karen Jones and Sam Coles and piccolo with Sophie Johnson and Helen Keen. Her formal musical training began at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music, before joining The Purcell School in 2008, where she studied under Clare Southworth. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including winning the 2015 Royal Overseas League Wind, Brass & Percussion finals, the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Maisie Lewis Award, Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists, awards from the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund and Countess of Munster Trust, and the Royal Academy’s Chris Taylor Flute Award. She has given recitals in venues across the country. As a freelance orchestral musician, Charlotte is currently on trial for Principal Flute of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Royal Ballet, for Sub-Principal Flute/Piccolo with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and for Second Flute with the Hallé. She has appeared as Guest Principal with the Philharmonia and the City of London Sinfonia, and has also worked with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Welsh National Opera. She has been Principal Flute of the Britten-Pears Orchestra, and was selected for the London Sinfonietta Academy 2014 and the London Symphony Orchestra Wind Academy 2015. She performs regularly in and around London, whether it is with an orchestra, as a soloist or with her wind quintet, Notus Winds, winners of the Royal Academy’s prestigious Patrons’ Award. http://www.charlotteashtonflute.com/ Photo by Vanessa Haines Photography.

Joshua BattyJoshua Batty began his studies at Chetham’s School of Music with Gitte Marcusson, Richard Davis and Katherine Baker, during which time he became Principal Flute of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He was awarded a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music, London where he studied with Michael Cox completing his undergraduate degree in 2014. While a student of the school Joshua spent a year studying with Jacques Zoon at the Haute Ecole de Musique Genève. He was awarded both the Sussex Award in the Royal Overseas League Competition and the LSO Candide Prize following his participation in the LSO Woodwind Academy. Joshua was then accepted into both Aldeburgh World Orchestra and as Principal Flute with Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester. Professionally Joshua has guested as Principal Flute with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, John Wilson Orchestra, Ensemble 360, Miss Saigon (West End) and is an Emerging Artist with the London Sinfonietta.

He has performed in prestigious festivals and international concert series such as Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh International, BBC Proms, Singapore Arts, Royal Concertgebouw, Staatskapelle Dresden and La Scala Milan. He has also worked under many of the world’s leading conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Harding, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Antonio Pappano, Daniele Gatti, Marin Alsop and Semyon Bychkov. In December 2014, Joshua was appointed the Principal Flute of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Dublin with whom he has also appeared as a concerto soloist and most recently was appointed Tutor of Flute at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Juliette BausorJuliette Bausor has recently been appointed as Principal Flute in the London Philharmonic Orchestra having previously held the same position with Royal Northern Sinfonia for the past eleven years. Juliette began her studies with Anna Pope at the junior department of the Royal Academy of Music and The Purcell School, before continuing her tuition with Philippa Davies, Paul Edmund Davies and Samuel Coles at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She furthered her flute studies at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris, with Sophie Cherrier and Vincent Lucas. Following early recognition in competitions, including reaching the televised Concerto Final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year and winning the Gold Medal in both the Shell LSO Competition and the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, Juliette has performed as a concerto soloist with, amongst others, the London Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Academy of St Martins in the Fields, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and London Mozart Players. Success on an international scale is reflected in tours around Europe and worldwide. In 2014 Juliette was selected by the European Concert Hall Organisation as an ECHO ‘Rising Star’. She has since been invited to perform as a solo recitalist in some of Europe’s most prestigious concert venues. Juliette also holds the position of Principal Flute with the London Mozart Players and is a member of the celebrated chamber group Ensemble 360, resident at the Crucible in Sheffield. In addition to the Ensemble’s busy concert schedule, Juliette is regularly invited to give recitals at major venues and festivals throughout the UK. http://www.juliettebausor.co.uk/

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BiographiesWilliam Bennett OBE

One of the foremost musical artists performing today, William Bennett has raised the profile of the flute giving it the depth, dignity, and grandeur of the voice or a string instrument. He studied in London with Geoffrey Gilbert, and in France with Jean-Pierre Rampal and Marcel Moyse. He has enjoyed long-lasting musical partnerships with harpsichordist George Malcolm and pianist Clifford Benson, with whom he recorded extensively, and his solo recordings with Yehudi Menuhin, the Grumiaux Trio, I Musici, the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and the English Chamber Orchestra have received international acclaim. In addition to recording the standard flute repertoire and many new works written specially for him, he has made pioneer recordings of neglected 19th century works and has made over 100 CDs as a soloist He has been principal flute in many orchestras including the LSO, the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and the English Chamber Orchestra. He has been Professor of Flute in the Freiburg Hochschule of Music in Germany, and teaches at the Royal Academy of Music. He has made and improved flutes from an early age and has worked on improving and refining the tuning of the flute; several makers in the world now make flutes on the

“William Bennett Scale”. This year his concert and masterclass engagements take him to Europe, USA, Canada and the Far East. In 2002 he was awarded the NFA’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” and in 2003 was appointed the BFS “Flautist Laureate”. In 2004 he was awarded the title of “Flute of Gold” from the Italian “Falaut” Flute society. In 1995 HM The Queen presented William Bennett with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his distinguished services to music. http://www.williambennettflute.com/ Photograph by Rena Pearl

Atarah Ben-Tovim MBEAtarah Ben-Tovim MBE Hon DMus is a fluting legend and probably the only flute player in the world to play live to 2 million children and adults. An usual woman, an unusual career, starting with principal flute with Sadlers Wells, followed by 12 years as principal with RLPO (beating Sir James - good going, especially for a woman in 1962). Great years. She played all the major flute concertos with the RLPO and broadcast most of the flute solo and chamber music repertoire. She left the orchestra after a calling while playing for children handicapped by Thalidomide, to create an ensemble to inspire kids to take up instruments - Atarah’s Band, in which she presented and played piccolo, flute and alto. A fusion ensemble of guitars, drums, trumpet and oboe which was way ahead of its time - it made five best-selling LPs, gave 2000 concerts worldwide and tv and radio series including a Radio 3 series. TV programmes about her work were broadcast on Omnibus, Magpie, Blue Peter etc. Next, she restored her farmhouse/flute museum near Bordeaux, which houses 1,300 pieces of fluting bric-a-brac, wrote The Right Instrument For Your Child, now in its 4th edition and 16 languages. She created and presented Children’s Classic Orchestral Concerts for 10 years and loved her 6 great years as

Chairman of the BFS. Now French Rep for ABRSM, she runs flute courses for adults and students, presents concerts, writes, helps her husband Douglas Boyd (whose 19th book comes out this year) and teaches young and old. Regrets? She refused the offer of “Professor of Inspiration” in Liverpool, but her 60 year fluting-passion has inspired many of today’s women teachers and performers. http://www.atarah.tv/ Photograph by Carla Rees

Emily BeynonBorn in Wales, Emily Beynon began her flute studies as a junior at the Royal College of Music with Margaret Ogonovsky and went on to study with William Bennett at the Royal Academy and with Alain Marion in Paris. In 2002 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. Equally at home in front of the orchestra as in its midst, Emily has performed as concerto soloist with, amongst others, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Orchestras, NHK Symphony, the Vienna, Prague, Netherlands and English Chamber Orchestras and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. As a chamber musician she works regularly with her sister, the harpist, Catherine Beynon and the pianist Andrew West. Emily has made guest appearances with the Nash Ensemble, Skampa Quartet, Steven Isserlis, Dame Felicity Lott, Jean-Yves Tibaudet, the Kungsbacka Trio and Brodsky Quartet. She is frequently heard on BBC radio and Classic FM, and has featured in several television documentaries. Emily is an enthusiastic protagonist of new music and has had many new works written for her by some of the UK’s leading composers. In 2008 Universal Edition released a book of contemporary works entitled Flute Project: new pieces for flute solo on which she collaborated

with Matthieu Dufour (Chicago Symphony), Kazushi Saito (Tokyo Philharmonic) and Emmanuel Pahud (Berlin Philharmonic). A passionate and dedicated teacher, Emily is regularly invited to give masterclasses all over the world. In 2009, together with business woman (and amateur flautist), Suzanne Wolff, Emily set up the Netherlands Flute Academy; www.neflac.nl. Photograph by Roland Krämer

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Lisa BeznosiukBorn in England of Ukranian/Irish descent Lisa Beznosiuk is one of the world’s leading performers on early flutes. As solo flautist and orchestral principal she has performed and recorded a wide range of 18th and 19th century repertoire on a variety of historical flutes, both copies and originals, from her own collection.

Lisa has received countless enthusiastic reviews for her live and recorded performances. Her solo recordings include the complete sonatas of Bach and Handel, concertos by Vivaldi, and quartets and concertos by Mozart. She also features on countless recordings of orchestral music from Bach to Brahms and beyond with many of Europe’s best-known period instrument ensembles.

It was after hearing baroque flautist Stephen Preston play a recital at the Guildhall School of Music that Lisa was inspired to take up the traverso. She developed a passion for wooden flutes and baroque music, also finding herself busy playing harpsichord continuo - a skill which has become useful in her teaching career. Alongside her playing career she has been a passionate and dedicated teacher for 35 years, holding positions at London’s Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School and the Royal College of Music amongst others. She has an international reputation as a flute teacher and ensemble coach; many of her former students are now successful and well-known flautists.

Edward BlakemanEdward Blakeman is a former Chairman of the British Flute Society. He is currently Head of Music Programming and Policy at BBC Radio 3 and was previously Director of the BBC Proms. Before joining the BBC, he was Head of the Wind Department at the London College of Music and he freelanced as a flute player, writer and presenter. He studied at Lancaster and Birmingham Universities and at the Royal Northern College of Music where he was the first holder of the Ida Carroll Research Fellowship. Scholarships from the British Council and the French CNRS took him to Paris to complete his studies for a doctoral thesis on the great French flute player and conductor Paul Taffanel. His recording with William Bennett - Vive la flûte! - also explored his particular interest in French flute playing styles and repertoire. He is the editor of various collections of music, including a two-volume anthology of studies called The Flute Player’s Companion (Chester Music). He is also the author of Taffanel - Genius of the Flute (Oxford University Press), The Pocket Guide to Handel (Faber and Faber) and Wibb - A Flute for Life (Tony Bingham). His next project is editing The Cambridge Companion to the Flute.

Nicholas Bootiman (viola)Born in 1980 near Munich, Germany, Nicholas Bootiman began learning piano at the age of four and violin at six. At the age of 16 Nicholas won a scholarship to The Purcell School where he was lured to the viola, and continuing to the Royal College of Music in London, he earned his Bachelor degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance with Distinction. During this time he participated in an exchange to the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic.

While still a student at the Royal College of Music, Nicholas started his orchestral career, freelancing with many British orchestras including the London Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC. Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Scottish National, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he has recorded and toured extensively throughout Europe and America. He has worked with conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Bernard Haitink, Colin Davis, Sakari Oramo, Antonio Pappano, Daniele Gatti, Matthias Bamert, Vassily Sinaiski, Gianandrea Noseda, Alexander Lazarev, Emmanuel Krivine, Douglas Boyd, and Leonard Slatkin.

As a chamber musician, he has been a member of prize-winning string quartets, and works regularly with two versatile London-based ensembles. He has performed in most major British concert halls and has played for the British Royal Family, both in public and by private invitation. Also an award winning composer, Nicholas still writes when he finds time, as well as attempting actively to maintain his piano playing as a violist’s accompanist. Photo Marina Vidor/Philharmonia Orchestra.

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BiographiesDenis Bouriakov

Principal Flute of the Metropolitan Opera since 2009, Denis Bouriakov has recently started his new position as the Principal Flute at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Denis has established himself as one of the most active and sought after soloists in the flute world and has won prizes in many of the most important international competitions. Denis continually transcribes and performs violin concertos and sonatas, expanding the limits of flute technique and artistry. In collaboration with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Denis has recorded his latest album with Romantic-era violin and flute concertos (2016). Denis has performed as a soloist with many orchestras worldwide. At the age of ten, Denis was given a place at the Moscow Central Special Music School. With the support of the “New Names” International Charity Foundation and the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation, he toured as a prodigy soloist to over 20 countries worldwide. He went on to attend the Royal Academy of Music, studying with William Bennett. His graduation in 2001 was accompanied by the Principal’s Award, the diploma for Outstanding Recital, and a Teaching Fellowship Award for the following year. In 2006, the Academy awarded him the title Associate of the RAM. In 2014 he was awarded the Fellow of the RAM title.

While in London, Bouriakov freelanced as principal flute with the Philharmonia of London, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leeds Opera North, and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Denis’ first full-time orchestral position was as Principal Flute with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland, where he also taught at the Tampere Conservatory of Music. In 2008, he was appointed Principal Flute with the Barcelona Symphony under Eiji Oue. His 2016 engagements include recitals, concertos, and coaching and masterclasses in Europe, Asia, and the USA. http://www.bouriakov.com/.html

Rachel BrownRachel enjoys a rich and diverse musical life, performing as a soloist, orchestral player and chamber musician on modern and historical instruments, as well as teaching, researching and writing on many aspects of performance practice and the flute repertoire. After studying with Trevor Wye at the RNCM, she won the NFA Young Artist competition. Rachel has enjoyed a distinguished career as solo flute and recorder player with several ensembles including Kent Opera, the Academy of Ancient Music and the London Handel Players. Her extensive discography includes compilation albums of French Baroque Music, Schubert and Boehm, three recordings of Bach’s Fifth Brandenburg Concerto, two of his B minor Suite, and concertos by Quantz, Handel, Telemann, Vivaldi, Leclair, JS, JC and CPE Bach. Her recording of the opus 1 flute and recorder sonatas of Handel has been described as “enchanting” and her rendition of the CPE Bach D minor flute concerto was voted best on Polish radio. Rachel has launched Uppernote, her own label and publishing house, with a tour de force recording of the complete Telemann Fantasias, a second disc of Quantz sonatas entitled Private Passion and A Tribute to Bach: Bach Flute Sonatas & Arias. Rachel is Professor of Historical Flutes at the Royal College

of Music, where the launch concert of her most recent recording Revolutionary Flute Quartets: Mozart, Mannheim & Paris will be hosted on September 29th. Rachel has published two volumes of her favourite Quantz sonatas, supported by subscribers worldwide. She is author of the Cambridge University Press handbook, The Early Flute, a practical guide, has composed cadenzas for the new Bärenreiter edition of the Mozart Flute Concertos and made her own completion of the lost section of the Bach A major Sonata. A practice book for the baroque flute is in preparation and she is conducting ongoing research with baroque dancer, Mary Collins.

Katherine BryanKatherine Bryan made her concerto debut at the age of 15 with Daniel Harding and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. She has since performed as soloist with the BBC Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, Halle, Nurnberger Symphoniker, New York Philharmonic and English Baroque orchestras. Katherine’s debut solo recording with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Paul Daniel (2010), was released to great acclaim. Further to this success, Katherine released a disc of concertos (2013), including works by Ibert, Martin and Rouse. Her third album, Silver Bow, is a collection of transcriptions of music for violin and orchestra (2015). A winner of the prestigious Audi Music Competition, Katherine initially studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester and won a full scholarship to study flute at the Juilliard School, New York with Jeanne Baxtresser and Carol Wincenc where she won the four-yearly flute concerto competition. She was also a prize winner at the Royal Overseas League Music Competition in London, the Young Concert Artists International Competition in New York and was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year for three consecutive competitions. She was awarded the Julius Isserlis

Scholarship by the Royal Philharmonic Society. At the age of just 21, she was appointed Principal Flute with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra - a position she holds today in addition to appearing as concerto soloist with leading orchestras worldwide. Katherine is currently a lecturer in flute at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. She is a regular Guest Principal flute with the Philharmonia Orchestra, and has also played Guest Principal with many prestigious orchestras. Katherine has appeared at major international festivals as both concerto soloist and recitalist http://www.katherinebryan.com/

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Tim Carey (piano)Tim Carey, who lives in Chelmsford, England, enjoys a career full of variety, as solo performer, chamber-music player, orchestral keyboard player and teacher. His early studies were with Harold Parker, Louis Kentner, and then, at the Royal College of Music, London, with Kendall Taylor, David Parkhouse, and Bernard Roberts. He was awarded many prizes and scholarships during his time there, both in and outside college.

He now spends his time partnering many different instrumentalists, especially flautists, in a large variety of chamber-music combinations, as well as giving the occasional solo recital or concerto performance. He is the regular pianist for many flute events in England, America and elsewhere. As orchestral keyboard player he has worked in the past with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bournemouth Orchestras, the Philharmonia, the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland and the BBC Concert Orchestra. He has recently formed a professional orchestra in Chelmsford and is much in demand as a teacher throughout his home county of Essex. Piano playing has taken Mr Carey all over Britain and Europe, as well as Israel, Malta, Russia, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan, China, Brazil and regularly to the USA, where he has become the regular pianist for the “Wildacres” flute course in North Carolina, the Cincinatti flute symposium as well as several other major flute events. He is also one of the pianists for the British Flute society biennial conventions. When not actively involved in musical pursuits, Tim still finds time for his other interests which include languages, collecting and restoring cars, flying, and spending time with his large family.

Giulio Cilona (piano)Giulio Cilona was born in 1995 in Connecticut, USA. After moving to Belgium, he studied piano and trumpet from the age of 5. He started composing and improvising in his early childhood. At 12 years old, he continued his musical studies in the ”Young Talent” program in the Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (Namur). In parallel, he studied organ, before becoming a regular organist in several churches in Belgium, and later playing concerts in many important churches. In 2011, Giulio was invited to join the Opera Studio de Genève where he works as an opera rehearsal pianist and as a continuo player for baroque projects. Giulio has been awarded several prizes in prestigious piano competitions. He has recorded two piano CDs featuring the music of Prokofiev and Chopin, as well as some of his own works. He has given several piano recitals abroad in France, Italy, Switzerland, Morocco, Mexico, USA. His compositions include more than a hundred works for all type of formations, from solo to large orchestral works. He was invited, as a soloist, to play his own Concertino for piano and orchestra with the Europa Musa Orchestra and Emmanuel Niubò. He also performed as a soloist with the KCB Symphony Orchestra, Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra and Limburg Orchestra. Some of his performances were diffused on EuroClassical Chanel. He composed, conducted and recorded the music for the film The Way We Live and the same year, he created his miniature ballet Le Petit Chaperon Rouge with the Odysseia Ensemble. Giulio obtained 3 Bachelor’s degrees with mention Magna cum Lauda at the Koninklijk Conservatorium van Brussel in Piano, Harmony, Counterpoint, & Composition and Conducting. He currently studies Piano at Hannover Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien with Prof. Ewa Kupiec.

Samuel ColesSamuel Coles was educated at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and from the age of 9 was a pupil of Sir James Galway. He also studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning the Premier Prix in 1987. His many other awards include first prize in both the Scheveningen International Flute Competition in Holland and the National Flute Association Young Artists Competition in San Diego and 2nd Prize in the Jean Pierre Rampal Competition 1987. Between 1989 and 2010 he was principal flute with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, and founded the Baroque Ensemble of Bordeaux, and was made professor of the Bordeaux Conservatoire de Musique. He has played guest principal with the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Opera de Paris et de Lyon, the Orchestre de Radio France, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He is also a regular guest with the English Chamber Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with the Philharmonia, the Orchestre de Bordeaux, Orchestre de Paris, Monte Carlo Symphony, the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Residentiel Orchestra of the Hague and the English Chamber Orchestra, with whom he recorded all the Mozart Concertos under the direction of Sir Yehudi Menuhin. In 2011 he was appointed principal flute in the Philharmonia Orchestra and professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Future engagements include a recording of the Nielson Concerto with the Philharmonia and P Jaarvi, with a RFH performance; a tour of the Mozart Flute and Harp concerto with the Philharmonia; and a commission from M A Dalbavie to write a new flute concerto for a RFH performance.

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BiographiesMichael Cox

After a childhood spent in Africa, Michael Cox took up a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music at the age of 15. Now principal flute of the Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta he previously held tenures as principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Britten Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, Haffner Winds and Albion Winds as well as a period as co-principal flute of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Recent career highlights have included solo broadcast performances in the BBC Proms, recordings of songs with James Gilchrist tenor and Sarah Connolly mezzo soprano, performances of the Nielsen, Dalbavie, Wennakowski and Blake concerti in London (with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields) and of Boulez’s monumental Explosante Fixe (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and London Sinfonietta). Other recent recordings have included a second version of Poulenc Sonata and premiere recordings of new works by George Benjamin, Samantha Fernando and Harrison Birtwistle. Michael Cox’s vivid interest in new music has led to direct collaborations with a raft of important composers from Stockhausen, Takemitsu, Tippett, Messiaen, Boulez and Dutilleux at the start of his career to working with many of the exciting

young British composers emerging now. The renowned English composer Simon Holt is presently writing a new piccolo concerto for Michael which will premiered with the London Sinfonietta in December. Michael Cox is as passionately committed to teaching as he is to performing. His orchestral flute pedagogical website Principal Chairs, which he has developed with Pasha Mansurov, has been an important new online resource for flautists. A professor of flute at the Royal Academy of Music, Michael’s teaching is sought out by students from around the world and many of his former students are now in well known orchestras. http://www.principalchairs.com

Tristan Cox (oboe da caccia)Tristan Cox is currently on trial for jobs in the BBC Symphony orchestra (co-principal oboe), BBC National Orchestra of Wales (principal oboe), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (2nd oboe), Royal Scottish National Orchestra (2nd Oboe) and City of London Sinfonia (2nd oboe & Cor Anglais). Previously, he was a member of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts orchestral apprenticeship programme, and studied at the Mozarteum, Salzburg with Stefan Schilli (principal oboe, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Richard Simpson, Gordon Hunt, Alison Teale & David Walter). He has also had regular lessons with Christopher Cowie. Other recent work has included the Philharmonia Orchestra. On Baroque oboes, Tristan has played with orchestras including Florilegium, St James Baroque, Brook Street Band and Brandenburg Baroque Soloists.

Helen Crayford (piano)At the age of eight, Helen won a scholarship to study piano and trumpet on Saturday mornings at the Guildhall School of Music, subsequently reading music at Cambridge. She then undertook postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music, winning a French Government Scholarship to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. On leaving, she was invited to join the prizewinning all-female Brass Quintet, the Gallina, which went on to perform in many colourful venues, such as a floating platform in the middle of Stourhead Lake in Wiltshire, and the roof terrace of Covent Garden Market at its opening ceremony. Helen gradually became more in demand as a pianist, both in ensembles such as Britten Sinfonia and also in the opera world, working as a coach for many British and European companies. In 1995, her violinist sister Marcia invited her to form a duo, a venture which has taken them from the Isles of Scilly to Princeton University. More recently, she has been busy as an orchestral keyboard player with the Philharmonia, among others, and is a member of the newly-formed Kentish Piano Trio. On the lighter side, Helen’s fascination with Ragtime and Jazz prompted her to devise a solo show “Rags to Riches”, which has been greeted with great enthusiasm from London’s

South Bank to the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, not to mention Italy, New York and the Caribbean!

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Philippa DaviesAs a recitalist, Philippa Davies plays and broadcasts throughout the world at international festivals, whilst performing concertos and giving masterclasses from China to the USA. She has performed concertos with many leading orchestras. Philippa’s current schedule includes many performances with the Nash Ensemble and London Winds, the Davies Cole Duo (with Maggie Cole). Originally Principal Flute of the National Youth Orchestra of GB, Philippa went on to train at the Royal College of Music with Douglas Whittaker and later William Bennett. She won many awards and was a Park Lane Group Young Artist. Since her much-admired performance of Mozart’s D major concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms in 1988 she has become a popular BBC Proms artist. Philippa’s numerous recordings include Mozart’s entire original concertos and quartets and Bach’s Flute Sonatas with Maggie Cole. Her Romance of the Flute and Harp with Thelma Owen and Poulenc’s Flute Sonata (Hyperion) are extremely popular. She recorded Giles Swayne’s Winter Solstice Carol for the King’s College Choir Her recording of all William Alwyn’s flute music including the flute concerto was released in 2005 (Dutton) and during the next season she plans to record Paul Reade’s Flute Concerto. Future solo performances include the Wigmore Hall, as well as France, Switzerland, Spain and the Netherlands with her duo partner Jan Willem Nelleke. She regularly plays guest principal flute with many of the main London orchestras. Philippa is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and each summer runs her own highly regarded International Flute Course at Benslow, North London as well as a course in Cubertou, France. Philippa is also a licensed Andover Educator giving lessons and master classes in Body Mapping - the awareness of movement in music.

Thomas HancoxThomas Hancox works regularly as guest principal flute with the country’s leading orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, English National Opera, and the English Chamber Orchestra, amongst others. Solo and chamber work has led to collaborations with artists and ensembles including the Allegri and Sacconi string quartets, Trevor Pinnock, Ilya Gringolts, Vladimir Mendelssohn, and Matthew Barley, with recitals in the Cheltenham, Spitalfields, St Davids, Canterbury, and Oxford Chamber Music festivals.

Dedicated to bringing music to all, Thomas is currently Acting Chief Executive of CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, a charity that introduces and makes available chamber music to young people. With his harpist duo partner, Rachel Wick, he is also an artist for Live Music Now, a charity that brings the joy and power of live music to those who otherwise would not be able to access it. He currently teaches privately in London, having previously taught at King’s College London and the Dragon School, Oxford. Additionally he is a tutor on the ever-popular Flute Kitchen summer course in Harrogate. Thomas first read music at St Peter’s College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first, before pursuing further studies in Paris with Patrick Gallois, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Edmund-Davies and Samuel Coles, finishing with a distinction and the honorary DipRAM. He was generously supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Leverhulme Trust, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Musicians Benevolent Fund, and the Craxton Memorial Trust http://www.thomashancox.co.uk/ Photos by Kaupo Kikkas

Jacob Heringman (lute)Jacob Heringman performs world-wide as a lute soloist and chamber music player. He has released numerous highly-acclaimed solo CDs and is featured on many film sound tracks, including Harry Potter and Wolf Hall. He has accompanied singers Michael Chance, Emma Kirkby, Barbara Bonney, Catherine King, and worked with Fretwork, the Dowland Project, Circa 1500, The Dufay Collective. Jacob teaches at York University and international music courses; he is also a trained teacher of Alexander Technique.

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BiographiesNaoko Ishibashi (piano)

Naoko Ishibashi, Tokyo-born, following her studies at Toho Gakuen Music High School, pursued a degree at the Music Department of Toho Gakuen College, where she studied the piano under Yoko Kitamura, and Henriette Puig-Roget. Acclaimed for her excellence at the 82nd Music Competition of Japan as a piano accompanist, she was awarded the Committee Special Award. She is also a four-time recipient of the Most Outstanding Accompanist Award, at the Biwako International Flute Competition. She is also actively involved in numerous flute conventions, and music festivals, such as the International Clarinet Festival. The Kobe International Flute Competition, International Oboe Competition of Japan, and the Japan Woodwind Competition are some of the major competitions where she was brought in as the official pianist. Her undiminished passion towards international cultural exchanges led to her selection as a member of the 400th Anniversary Concert celebrating Japan-Cuba friendship in the year 2014.

Natalia JarząbekNatalia Jarząbek is a student of Academy of Music in Kraków and Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. Her abilities and artistic personality have been highly regarded at nationwide and international competitions, such as The British Flute Society’s Young Artist Competition, The Dutch Flute Competition, Stockholm International Music Competition and many others. She took part in many flute masterclasses and collaborated with great musicians and conductors around the world. She is a laureate of the many scholarships, such as Minister of Culture and National Heritage „Młoda Polska” 2015, the City of Kraków and many others as acknowledgment of her achievements. She collaborates with many orchestras, such as Sinfonietta Cracovia, Kalisz Philharmony, Orchestra “Concertino”, Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Wernigerode. Since 2010 Natalia has been a Pro Musica Bona Foundation stipendist and has had an opportunity to perform solo and as an orchestra musician. Thanks to the Foundation she has also participated in CD recordings. As a soloist, she has performed in France, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Slovakia and in many polish concert halls. Photo by Jennifer Shi

Chloë Ellen Jones Chloë Ellen Jones is 15 years old and attends Merchant Taylors’ Girls School in Crosby, Liverpool. Chloë has been playing the flute for 8 years and has been studying for the last three years at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester under the guidance of Jonathan Rimmer. In February 2016, Chloë was awarded first prize in the British Flute Society’s BFS School Performer Class B competition for 14–18 year olds after previously winning the BFS School Performer Class A competition for performers aged 13 years and under. Chloë is Principal Flute at the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and also plays for the National Youth Chamber Orchestra of Great Britain. Chloë has been invited to perform concertos with the Stockport Youth Orchestra and the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra and performed the Nielsen concerto in July 2016 with the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Chloë has recently performed a recital for The University of Liverpool and has been invited to perform recitals at Liverpool John Moores University. Chloë completed her ABRSM Diploma in December 2014 and achieved a distinction in recital and is currently studying for her LRSM Diploma which she will take in December this year. Chloë is also a Galway Academy student, regularly

attending the Galway Masterclass in Switzerland where she is a student of Sir James Galway and is mentored by Lady Jeanne Galway. Chloë plays on a Haynes custom made silver 5% gold flute and in March 2016 was invited to be the first ever “Haynes Young Artist” by the William S.Haynes Co. who are based in Boston US. Photo by Karyn Dickinson

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Karen JonesKaren Jones studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Peter Lloyd and subsequently won a Fulbright Scholarship and Harkness Fellowship to study in Vienna with Wolfgang Schulz and in New York with Thomas Nyfenger. Her early successes include winning the woodwind section of the BBC TV “ Young Musician of the Year” competition and the Gold Medal in the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Scholarship. Whilst completing her studies in the USA, she was appointed principal flute of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, a position she held for 5 years before returning to London. Karen is now in great demand as guest principal flute with all the major London orchestras and ensembles including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philhamonia and London Sinfonietta. She combines this with regular solo engagements, chamber music projects and commercial studio work including the film scores to Harry Potter, Sweeney Todd and Bridget Jones. Previously having held teaching posts at the Royal Northern College of Music and Trinity College of Music, London, she now has a busy schedule as one of the UK’s leading flute teachers giving masterclasses across the country. In 2004 Karen became a professor at The Royal Academy of Music. Karen plays on an Altus flute. Photo by Carla Rees

Natalia KaraszewskaNatalia Karaszewska was born in Warsaw in 1999. She started playing the flute at the age of 7 in the State School of Music no.4 Karol Szymanowski in Warsaw. She is currently a student of Prof Benoit Fromanger in Hochschule fur Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin. She has won many prizes and awards for solo and ensemble playing in Europe and the USA and in 2015 won first prize in the BFS School Performer Class B Competition. She has perfected her skills in masterclasses with many leading flute players including Denis Bouriakov and William Bennett (RAM London). She has performed at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Cracow, Kalisz, Wroclaw and Czestochowa, the University of Music Frederic Chopin in Warsaw, Gutenberg University in Mainz (Germany), the Warsaw Music Society, the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Palace in Jablonna, Poznanski Palace in Lodz, Concerto Studio S-1 name of Witold Lutoslawski, Association of Music in Treviso, Italy, Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York, USA), Aula Florianka Hall in Cracow, Gallery of Porczynscy in Warsaw, Theater Rebbio in Como (Italy), Theater Capitol in Wroclaw, National Theatre in Split. She was invited to perform at the “Flutissimo” Flute Festival in Mainz and in Bellinzona and looks forward to performing at the flute convention in Paris. As well as playing in many chamber ensembles, she is also a first flute in Young Polish Philharmony and played in a masterclass with EUYO for Vladimir Askenazy. Natalia is a Fellow of the National Fund for Children, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Omnibus Foundation, Institute of Adam Mickiewicz and Sinfonia Varsovia.

Daniel King SmithDaniel King Smith has given concerts all over the world as both soloist and accompanist. He has been broadcast on both BBC TV/Radio in the UK (In Tune, Proms, Young Musician of the Year) and NHK TV/Radio in Japan, most recently in recital with Yuki Ito as part of NHK’s “Best of Classic” series. Daniel has recorded a number of CDs, including releases with Anna Hashimoto on the Meridian label.

As soloist Daniel’s extensive concerto repertoire has lead to many concerts in the UK and around Europe and he has frequently been a featured Solo Classical Artist on many Cruise lines around the world.

Accompaniment and chamber music are a major part of Daniel’s life, having held staff accompanist posts at both Royal College of Music and Royal Academy of Music Junior Departments and at the Purcell School. He regularly accompanies auditions, lessons, masterclasses and end of year recitals at the London conservatoires as well as being official accompanist for the Countess of Munster Trust. Daniel gives recitals every year with a number of people who have been accepted onto the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme as well as both the Tillett Trust and Making Music Recital Schemes. He is also official accompanist for the Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists competition. Daniel is often resident pianist on summer music courses including the British Isles Music Festival and Musicale. He has given recitals with Michael Collins, Carmel Kaine, Susan Milan, Robert Max, Yuki Ito and Anna Hashimoto, amongst many others.

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BiographiesAlena Lugovkina

Alena Lugovkina, former student of William Bennett OBE, is a concert flautist active in solo, chamber, orchestral and contemporary repertoire. Alena is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and Artist of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and Flautist of Atéa Quintet. Alena is recipient of numerous prizes such as the 1st prizes at the British Flute Society’s Competitions, International Flute Competition “Friedrich Kuhlau” and Royal Academy of Music flute competition. Prestigious awards including the Worshipful Company of Musicians Award, The Hattori Foundation Award, The Leverhulme Trust Award, The Philharmonia MMSF Award, Wolfson Foundation Award, NEVA Fondation(Switzerland) and many others. Alena Lugovkina has performed joint recitals with Emmanuel Pahud and Denis Bouriakov and performed concertos with some of the world’s leading orchestras. Alena performed as a soloist and orchestrally in Canada, Japan, UK, USA, Russia, Europe and at the most prestigious UK venues. Alena is an active teacher, workshop leader and ensemble coach, working at the Birmingham Conservatoire, London City University, Junior Royal Academy of

Music,International Music Festival in Switzerland “Verbier Festival” Chamber Week and giving masterclasses at Conservatoire of Music and Theatre in Porto and conservatoires in the USA. Recently, Alena performed and was interviewed on BBC Radio 3 playing solo and ensemble works with The Riot Ensemble. Recently Alena toured the United States with harpist Katherine Ventura giving masterclasses and performing recitals. Upcoming engagements include tours in Taiwan and Singapore in September and a tour of Japan with her wind quintet Atéa. As an orchestral player, Alena appeared as a Guest Principal with the Philharmonia Orchestra, MusicAeterna, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Lorna McGheeScottish-born Lorna McGhee was appointed principal flute of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2012 and has performed as guest principal with many leading orchestras and conductors. Before emmigrating to North America in 1998, Lorna was co-principal flute of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, she has given concerto performances with many prestigious orchestras in Europe, Canada and the US. Career highlights include a performance of Penderecki’s Flute Concerto with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra under the baton of the composer in 2004 and more recently, a performance of the Nielsen Flute Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony in 2014 with Maestro Tortelier. She has made chamber music recordings for EMI, Decca ASV, Naxos and Meridian. Along with Duo partner Heidi Krutzen, Lorna has released two CDs on Skylark Music: Taheke, 20th century Masterpieces for flute and harp and Canada, New Works for flute and harp. Lorna’s first flute and piano recital disc, The Hour of Dreaming with pianist, Piers Lane was released on the Beep label in 2014. Having taught at the University of Michigan and the University of British Columbia, Lorna is now a member of the flute faculty at

Carnegie Mellon University. She has given masterclasses in the UK, USA, Japan and Canada, including Julliard School and the Royal Academy of Music. She often teaches at summer schools, including the Pender Island Flute Retreat, the William Bennett International Summer School, and the Galway Flute Festival. Lorna studied with David Nicholson in Scotland, and with Michie and William Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music, London. She is an honorary “Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.” http://lornamcghee.com/ Photo by Takuyuki Saito.

Stewart McIlwhamStewart McIlwham began his studies at the Douglas Academy Music School in Glasgow with John Wiggins. He continued his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Peter Lloyd, before being appointed principal piccolo of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in 1985, a position he held until 1990. As a student Stewart McIlwham was a founder member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, as well as playing with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and the European Community Youth Orchestra. He was also a finalist in the Shell LSO Competition on two occasions in 1981 and 1985. Stewart McIlwham was principal piccolo of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1990 to 1997. He gave the world premiere of the Maxwell Davies Piccolo Concerto with the RPO conducted by the composer in Nottingham, followed by the London premiere at the Barbican in April 1997. Stewart McIlwham is currently principal piccolo of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and professor of piccolo at the Royal College of Music in London. Stewart joined the Board of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003, and was elected President in 2012. Photo by Benjamin Ealovega

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Nathaniel Mander (harpsichord)A performer with “style and panache”, Nathaniel Mander trained under Carole Cerasi at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with first class honours in 2011. Winner of the 10th Broadwood Harpsichord competition, he gave his debut London recital for the British Harpsichord Society at Handel House in 2011 and his Wigmore Hall concerto debut in 2012.

Nat is hugely in demand as a recitalist, chamber musician and continuo player, and has held the Linda Hill Junior Fellowship at the Royal College of Music for two years running. He has performed in prestigious venues and festivals worldwide, and recent performances include for the London Festival of Baroque Music, in Katowice, Poland with London Baroque, and a two-week concert tour in Bolivia with the Royal College of Music. He has a deep affinity for the music of the French Baroque, and his debut CD of this genre has earned great acclaim. http://www.nathanielmander.com/

Pasha MansurovPasha (Pavel) Mansurov was born in Russia and started playing flute at the age of 6. He moved to the United States of America where he studied with Dr Bradley Garner of The Juilliard School for the majority of his early teenage years. He then moved to the UK and attended The Purcell School of Music with full scholarship where he studied with Clare Southworth. Later he won an audition to The Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Kate Hill and Michael Cox on Flute and Pat Morris on Piccolo and he graduated with one of the highest marks in the woodwind class. For his Masters he moved to the Guildhall School of Music Drama, where he studied with Ian Clarke, Philippa Davies and Sarah Newbold. Chamber music appearances include guest player with the Fugata Quintet and the Mercury Quartet and Pasha is a full time member of the London Contemporary Orchestra Soloists. As an orchestral musician he has played with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestral, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Contemporary Orchestra and toured the far east with the Symphony Orchestra of India. Pasha was Principal Flute of the Gorzow Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland in the 2013-2014 season. He also teaches Music Technology AS and A-level at Junior Trinity School of Music and Dance and is the founder and director of www.principalchairs.com (an online resource for flute players wishing to audition to orchestras), www.simplyflute.com (all on flute and flute lifestyle).

Patricia MorrisPatricia Morris studied on an open Scholarship with Geoffrey Gilbert at the Royal Manchester College of Music. Her career began in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, where she specialised in playing the piccolo. She has had a varied freelance career, playing with most of the major symphony orchestras in England, whilst occupying the chair of principal piccolo with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Patricia has a strong commitment to and enjoyment of teaching; she is professor at the Royal Academy of Music and gives master-classes at various conservatoires and courses in England and Europe. Patricia is the author of The Piccolo Study Book and co-author with Trevor Wye of Orchestral Study Books for Flute, Alto flute and Piccolo.

In recent years, as a result of a long term interest in how tensions in the body affect playing, Patricia trained and qualified as a Feldenkrais practitioner. She now uses this method to help musicians overcome habitual patterns which inhibit their performance. Photo by Althea De Carteret.

Tomoka MukaiTomoka was born in Hiroshima, Japan. In 1990 she moved to Buckinghamshire with her family where she went to a local comprehensive school and was faced with the challenge of having to study and pass exams in English. On leaving school Tomoka gained a place at the Royal Academy of Music where she studied flute and piccolo with Michael Cox, Sebastian Bell, Michie Bennett and Keith Bragg attaining a Bachelor of Music degree and Diploma of Postgraduate Performance with Distinction. During this time Tomoka was awarded the J. & J. Brough Flute Prize and Foundation Awards and gave the world première of Gabriel Erkoreka’s Piccolo Concerto Kantak at Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid. Tomoka got her first job, sub-principal flute at the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 2002. During her time in the BBC NOW, Tomoka performed Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.4 which was recorded for BBC Radio 3 and Radio Wales, and also Berlioz’ L’Enfance du Christ which was recorded for BBC 3 TV. In 2009 Tomoka returned to London when she was appointed sub-principal flute with the BBC Symphony Orchestra; the same year she was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. With her busy schedule she has also worked with many other orchestras including London Sinfonietta, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Hallé, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo by Fergus Davidson

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BiographiesSarah Newbold

Sarah is a member of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and the New London Orchestra and formerly of both Welsh National Opera and the London Philharmonic. As a freelance player she works with most of the orchestras in Great Britain. A keen chamber musician Sarah is a member of Cardiff Winds and Dragonfly. As a freelance flautist Sarah is able to work in a variety of musical styles ranging from opera, symphony and chamber orchestras, chamber music and recitals, to film sessions and some period instrument work. Teaching plays an important part in Sarah’s musical life, she has been a professor of flute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1989. In collaboration with Ian Clarke she redesigned the technical requirements for the woodwind at the Guildhall School, this has led to invitations to present workshops at the “Reflective Conservatoire” conference at the Barbican, London and also professional development seminars in Finland and Norway. In addition since September 2010 Sarah has been a professor of flute at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Together with Zoe Smith, piano, she is director of the Llangenny Flute Summer School which has run annually since 2008. Sarah is a regular coach for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

and for the I-Culture orchestra in Poland. She is sought after as an adjudicator and examiner, regularly giving masterclasses and recitals in Britain and recently in Norway, Greece, Finland, Ireland and France. She is a licensed Andover Educator and teacher of Body Mapping. Sarah Newbold studied the flute with Atarah Ben-Tovim and Alan Lockwood at Huddersfield Polytechnic and with Peter Lloyd at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she completed her studies at the National Centre for Orchestral Studies.

Sarah Oates (violin)Born in Johannesburg, Sarah studied violin with Louis van der Watt at the Hugo Lambrecht Music Centre in Cape Town. At the age of fourteen, she was the winner of the South African National Huguenot competition and the National High School music competition. In 1992 she was awarded a scholarship to study with Yossi Zivoni at The Purcell School, and later at the Royal Northern College of Music. Sarah continued her studies with Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of Music and later with Alexander Kerr in Amsterdam. Sarah made her debut at the Sante Fe chamber music festival in New Mexico, where she performed and toured with Pinchas Zukerman. In 2002 she was a prizewinner in the Vriendenkrans competition of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Sarah has performed violin concertos with various leading orchestras. From 2008–2013 Sarah was the concertmaster of the Holland Symfonia Orchestra in Amsterdam. Since 2013 Sarah has been the second concertmaster of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. With principal conductor Essa-Pekka Salonen the orchestra tours regularly to the USA, Japan, China, South America and Europe. Sarah is in demand as a guest concertmaster and regularly appears as concertmaster with the Philharmonia Orchestra,

the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and the Gelders Orchestra. Sarah is an experienced chamber musician and performs regularly with friends and colleagues. In May 2015 she performed the opening concert of the prestigious new Philharmonia Chamber Music Series in the Royal Festival Hall, London. As a member of the Devich Piano Trio she recorded four CDs with Challenge Records to critical acclaim. Sarah plays a Gennaro Gagliano violin made in Naples, 1758.

Anthony Pike (clarinet)Anthony Pike was born in Seoul, Korea, and studied the clarinet with Julian Farrell in London, Robert Marcellus in Chicago and Dame Thea King at the Royal College of Music. Anthony is the principal clarinet with the English Chamber Orchestra (ECO), and has performed concertos with them worldwide. He has also appeared as guest principal with most of the British orchestras. Chamber music collaborators have included Christian Zacharias, Ralph Gothóni, Joachim Trio, Medici and Tippet Quartets and ECO Ensemble. He is a founder member of the London Soloists Ensemble, the resident ensemble at St Johns Smith Square. He is regularly invited, as chamber musician and soloist, to appear at international festivals. Despite reading Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford, Anthony gradually became more absorbed with playing the clarinet. The National Federation of Music Societies’ “Young Artist” award provided a springboard for his recital career, and he made his Wigmore Hall debut in 1994. Concerto appearances at the Royal Festival Hall, Barbican, Cadogan Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall followed. Anthony’s discography includes Mozart Concerto for Basset Clarinet with Ralph Gothóni and the ECO, the complete works for

clarinet by Max Reger (Martin Jones, piano), Copland Clarinet Sextet and a recent recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Quintet on the London Soloists Ensemble debut CD. http://www.anthony-pike.co.uk/

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The Revolutionary Drawing RoomAdrian Butterfield, violin, Rachel Stott, viola, and Ruth Alford, cello, perform with Rachel BrownThe Revolutionary Drawing Room is a string quartet that performs late 18th-and early 19th-century repertoire with a sound derived from the beauty and flexibility of gut strings. The political upheavals of the time were matched by breathless pace of change and the forging of new styles, forms and tastes both in the music and in the instruments used. We use original bows, or modern copies, and often employ more than one in a concert depending on the range of repertoire. We also enjoy talking to our audiences, explaining the background of the works we are playing and our choices of equipment and playing styles. We work with some of the world’s top wind and keyboard players, such as Rachel Brown (flute), Colin Lawson (clarinet), Alastair Mitchell (bassoon), Roger Montgomery (horn) and Geoffrey Govier (fortepiano), and their ground-breaking collections attest to the radical transformation their instruments were undergoing during this period. The ensemble, founded in 1990 by Angela East, has performed across Europe and North America and recorded for CPO and the BBC. We have held residencies at Southampton University and in the English Haydn Festival, and have appeared more recently in Exeter, Norwich, Cambridge and London in the UK, and in Denmark in the Odsherreds Chamber Music Festival. The name ‘Revolutionary Drawing Room’ refers to the revolutionary years in Europe between 1789 and 1848. The ‘drawing room’ (the name deriving from the earlier ‘withdrawing room’) was where chamber music was performed in Georgian times, in the houses of musicians and their patrons. The dates are only a guide and we often perform works written both before and after the Revolutionary Period. http://www.revolutionarydrawingroom.com/ Photo: Susan Porter-Thomas

Clare SouthworthClare Southworth enjoys a highly successful and varied career as performer, teacher and author. Her many prizes include, International First Prize Winner of America’s National Flute Association Competition, Winner of North West Arts Platform and Prize Winner of the Madeira International Flute Competition. Clare is in great demand to present concerts, masterclasses and workshops around the world. Her flute has taken her to Europe, America, and Asia. She has recorded four acclaimed CDs: Sonatas and Classic Touch with her accompanist Tim Carey, Miyazawa Plays Caliendo and The Bad Tempered Flute featuring the music of Andy Scott. Chamber music has always played a major role in Clare’s career and she has recently formed Caliente!, an exciting and unique trio with a line up of flute, tenor saxophone and harp featuring Andy and Lauren Scott. Clare was Professor of Flute at the RNCM for 17 years, a position that was offered to her only three years after graduating. She has been Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music since 2001. Clare has always worked with young musicians, teaching for many years at RNCM Junior School, Chetham’s School of Music and The Purcell School. Other work includes being a ‘mentor’ for ABRSM’s Professional Development Course for teachers and Clare has also written course work for the MTTP teacher development course at Reading University. Her books Flute Aerobics, Light Aerobics, Sequentials and The Expression of Colour, have become best sellers. Last year Clare launched Flutereboot an on-line teaching programme for players returning to the flute or for established players seeking new ideas and this year she is launching Kick-Start, a unique on-line beginner course for flute. Clare is a Miyazawa International Artist and flute editor of Astute Music. http://www.claresouthworth.co.uk/

Lucija StilinovićLucija Stilinović, was born in Zagreb (Croatia) in 1995. She studied with Prof Melanija Gradečak at Secondary Music School in Varaždin and then with Prof Renata Penezić at Pavao Markovac Secondary Music School in Zagreb, graduating in 2013. She studied music at Academy Zagreb in the class of Prof Renata Penezić. In 2014 she was a scholar of the International Music Academy in the Principality of Liechtenstein and regularly attended intensive weeks and activities studying with Prof Philippe Bernold. During 2015/2016 she has been an exchange student at the Utrecht Conservatorium in the Netherlands studying with Prof Aldo Baerten and Prof Wilbert Hazelzet (traverso flute). She has participated in seminars and masterclasses with internationally renowned flute players and has won many awards including: second award at Flauta Aurea, international flute competition in Zagreb 2009, Croatia; first award (Laureat) at international competition Davorin Jenko in Belgrade 2010, Serbia; first award at international competition Giovani Musicisti in Treviso 2011, Italy; together with Kristian Keil first award at Croatian State Competition of Music Students (Chamber music-duo) in Opatija 2012. As a soloist she has performed several times with Varaždin Chamber Orchestra, also at Varaždin Baroque Evenings festival 2011. Following the second place at Flauta Aurea in 2009, she held a solo concert in Zagreb in 2011. She participated in the flute festival in Slovenia „Flavtistra“ 2013 and performed a solo concert in Zagreb in June 2013. In 2014 she was presented with the First award (Laureat) at international competition Davorin Jenko in Belgrade, Serbia and in 2015 won First award (Laureat) at international competition „Varaždin Woodwind and brass“. She won first prize in the BFS Young Artist Competition held in February 2016 in London.

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BiographiesPieter-Jan Verhoyen (piano)

Pieter-Jan Verhoyen started his piano studies at the age of six. He has taken lessons and masterclasses with Marie-Noël Damien, Arlette Vanheste, Heidi Henderickx, Levente Kende, André De Groote, Piet Kuijken, Jos Van Immerseel, Claire Chevallier, and Richard Egarr. Since September 2014 Pieter-Jan has studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in the class of Jan Michiels. Pieter-Jan has played as a soloist with the Strijkorkest van de Kust and the orchestra of the Conservatory of Bruges. In 2008 and 2009 he participated in the international summer school of chamber music of Musica Mundi in Genval. His performances at national and international competitions such us The Cantabile Competition, The Steinway Competition, The Concours Musical de France, The Concours de Piano de Liège and The Belfius Classics Competitions have been rewarded with first and second prizes. In June 2009, he founded his piano trio Trio Telepatico together with violinist Jeroen De Beer and cellist Martijn Dendievel. Together they have won many prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions like Belfius Classics and the Storioni Toonzaalprijs Competition. During the closing concert of Belfius Classics in the Brussels Munt Theatre, the Trio performed the Tripelconcerto of Alexander Tcherepnin, accompanied by the

Sturm und Klang Orchestra. In the summer of 2014 they released their debut CD at the Galaxy Studios in Mol. Currently the ensemble is touring through Flanders with their concert program Discoveries.

Pieter-Jan has been a piano accompanist at the International Flute Seminar Bruges since 2013. In August 2015 he started a duo with the Polish flutist Natalia Jarząbek. Together they played recitals in Belgium, Poland and Germany.

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Adam WalkerIn 2009, at the age of 21, Adam Walker was appointed principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and received the Outstanding Young Artist Award at MIDEM Classique in Cannes. In 2010 he won a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award and was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Outstanding Young Artist Award. In 2011 he gave the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The Siduri Dances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and in 2013 gave the world premiere of Kevin Puts’ Flute Concerto at the Cabrillo Festival. The LSO and BBT jointly commissioned Huw Watkins to write a flute concerto which Adam premiered in 2014 under Daniel Harding. As a soloist Adam performs with the major UK orchestras including BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Hallé, Bournemouth Symphony, Northern Sinfonia, City of Birmingham Symphony and is a regular visitor to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Further afield he has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Solistes Européens, Luxembourg and the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. Highlights of the 2015/16 season include his New Zealand debut with the Auckland

Philharmonia and Eckehard Stier as well as two performances of the Nielsen Flute Concerto with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Carlos Kalmar. Closer to home he performs the Ibert Concerto and Chaminade Concertino with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Marc Soustrot and undertakes a tour with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas Søndergård performing Huw Watkins and Poulenc. Recital highlights include two appearances at the Wigmore Hall; an evening recital in collaboration with Ailish Tynan, James Bailieu and Alasdair Tait and a late night recital with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. http://adamwalkerflute.com/

Claire WickesIn 2015, Claire joined the orchestra of the English National Opera as principal flute. Highlights so far have ranged from performing Wagner’s colossal work Die Meistersinger vonNürnberg, to performing a role on stage as part of Simon McBurney’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Claire has performed as guest principal flute with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia and São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, and has made regular appearances with the English Session Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Claire studied for her undergraduate BA in music at Brasenose College, Oxford, where she held an academic scholarship and graduated with first-class honours in 2012. During her time at Oxford she studied the flute with Michael Cox. In 2014 Claire completed her Masters degree at the Royal College of Music, where she studied with Daniel Pailthorpe and Gareth Davies. Whilst at the RCM Claire received awards from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, and the Musician’s Benevolent Fund. Claire has been invited to perform as a concerto soloist on numerous occasions, and won concerto competitions at RCM, Oxford University

and Chetham’s School of Music. She is passionate about contemporary music, and regularly collaborates with composers writing for piccolo, alto and bass flute, as well as works for flute and electronics. She achieved international competition success at the 2014 Aeolus International Wind Competition, where she was awarded the prize for best interpretation of a contemporary work. She will consequently be performing concertos in locations across Germany. Claire currently enjoys a diverse performing career incorporating recording, radio broadcasts, teaching, orchestral and solo playing. http://www.clairewickes.com/

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Lucy Wakeford (harp)As well as being a member of the Nash Ensemble, Lucy is currently principal harp with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and a member of the Britten Sinfonia. She was previously principal harp with the Philharmonia Orchestra from 2001 to 2011. After studying at the Royal College of music with Marisa Robles, Lucy continued her studies in Paris with Gerard Devos and in London with Skaila Kanga.

She has been a prize winner in several international competitions including 2nd prize in the Israel harp competition 1st prize in the Cité des Arts international competition held in Paris.

Lucy was selected for representation by the Young Concert Artists Trust in 1998. Concerto appearances include the Ginastera with the Israel Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic orchestras, the Debussy Dances with the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Mozart Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Britten Sinfonia.

Timothy Walden (cello)Timothy Walden studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Leonard Stehn. He was appointed by Neeme Jarvi as Principal Cello of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at the age of 21. During this time he recorded all the major symphonic repertoire, performing both the Elgar and Brahms Double concertos. A move in 1987 as principal cello of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra led to performances of all the major cello concertos including a recording of Dvorak’s Silent Woods which is now listed as one of the top 100 cello recordings ever made. Timothy went on to hold posts as principal cello of Orchestre Nationale de Capitole du Toulouse, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He was appointed Principal cello of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2010. Future highlights this year include performances of Piazzola Four Seasons with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Amsterdam, Vienna and London and a Philharmonia Cello Ensemble concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Timothy is much in demand as a teacher giving masterclasses and lessons at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and Trinity Laben. He has also been invited to teach at institutions further afield, highlights of these include the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and Lucerne Hochscule. Photo Marina Vidor/Philharmonia Orchestra.

Anthony Williams (piano)Anthony studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Reading University, and following early international competition success has given public recitals and broadcasts at many of the major UK concert halls and around the world. As an accompanist he has performed with soloists such as Ann Murray and Peter Cropper and as an educator regularly presents masterclasses, lecture-recitals and seminars on performance, repertoire and the art of teaching in the UK and abroad. He has written articles and books on piano teaching and gave talks on piano performance as part of the Radio 3 Piano Festival. Anthony has established an international reputation as a piano teacher, many former pupils becoming professional musicians, and he is now based full-time at Radley College, Oxford as Head of Keyboard, combining this with a busy freelance career. Publications include The Best of Grade and Fingerprints (Faber) and Teaching Notes (ABRSM). Anthony is a regular consultant and presenter for ABRSM as well as a Moderator and Examiner (jazz and classical) and syllabus selector for the piano exams. He is also an experienced and busy adjudicator and President of Chipping Norton Music Festival.

Harry WinstanleyHarry Winstanley began his career working in Hong Kong and now plays guest principal with orchestras around the UK. He studied at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music with Michael Cox, William Bennett and Karen Jones.

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BiographiesTomos Xerri (harp)

Tomos was born in Cardiff in 1991 and attended the Junior course of the RWCMD and was awarded a Major Music Scholarship to Eton College. He studied with Gabriella Dall’Olio and Frances Kelly at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance where he graduated with First Class Honours in 2014, and completed his Master of Music course with distinction in 2015, winning the John Marson prize for harp. He currently enjoys a busy freelance career with solo performances in the past two years at the Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John’s Smith Square and the 1901 Arts Club in Waterloo, and has also given solo performances for HM the Queen. Tomos has won prizes at international competitions such as First Medal at the UFAM International Harp Competition in Paris, and has been the grateful recipient of awards such as the Hattori Foundation Senior Award 2016-17 and the Philharmonia’s Martin Music Scholarship Award. In 2016 Tomos has been shortlisted as a Park Lane Group Young Artist and was a finalist at the Camac Harp Competition. He is an experienced chamber musician and performed Ravel’s Introduction & Allegro live on prime-time BBC News at the opening

night of the Cutty Sark concert space, and he enjoys playing with major orchestras across the UK. Tomos is passionate about contemporary music and recently performed 11 world premieres as part of the Riot Ensemble. He considers outreach work highly important and performs in hospices, care homes and schools with organisations such as Live Music Now and the Concordia Foundation. He has a busy private teaching practice and is harp teacher for the Hertfordshire Music Service.

Zephyrus Flutes: Director Nancy HaddenNancy Hadden has been captivated by the Renaissance flute and its music since the early 1970s. She has been a major force in creating a Renaissance flute revival through her many performances and recordings and over 30 years of teaching. She has made over 50 solo and chamber music recordings on Renaissance, Baroque and Classical flutes, several winning ‘Critics Choice’ awards and Gramophone ‘Record of the Year’ nominations. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Nancy Hadden has lived in London since 1978. She holds a PhD in musicology and performance practices from the University of Leeds and is an Honorary Fellow in Music at Southampton University. She taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London from 1987-2007, was professor of early flutes at Strasbourg Conservatoire from 2007-2012, and teaches frequent master classes and international courses. Her comprehensive guide, Playing the Renaissance Flute (vol 2 of her PhD dissertation), and CDs ZF001-002 are available from www.nancyhadden.co.uk. In 1988 Nancy Hadden directed her ground-breaking recording, Flute Music of the 16th and 17th Centuries (Hyperion), the first recording ever to be devoted to music for the Renaissance flute. Following the success of that CD, Nancy Hadden created

Zephyrus Flutes. The group has developed over many years of friendship and collaboration, with a shared passion to play the beguiling and beautiful consort repertoire for Renaissance flutes, using historic instruments and playing techniques. The group has embarked on a series of 3 CDs to record French music for early flutes. The first, ‘Pierre Attangnant, Chansons Musicales, Paris 1533 (ZF001) was released in 2013; the second, ‘Aux plaisirs, aux Delices Bergeres’ (ZF002), in 2014. A third disc, of late-17th-century brunettes and dances for 1-2-3 baroque flutes, by Lambert, Lully, Marais, de la Barre, will be recorded in 2017.

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