9th October 2018

The Magnard Ensemble
Geyer, Bach, Gershwin, Ligeti, Dodgson, Patterson

(wind quintet – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn)

Sideshows Suite - Leo Geyer

Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 - J S Bach

Porgy and Bess Suite - George Gershwin

Six Bagatelles - Gyorgy Ligeti

Suite - Stephen Dodgson

Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV 867 - J S Bach

Westerly Winds - Paul Patterson

Since their foundation in 2012, the Magnard Ensemble have built a reputation for delivering both high quality concert performances and dynamic educational projects. The ensemble made their international debut at the Culture & Convention Centre Lucerne, Switzerland in January 2017. The players all follow their own professional performing careers, appearing as soloists, chamber musicians and with orchestras including London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, Royal Northern Sinfonia, the BBC orchestras, and major UK opera orchestras.

The Ensemble has given concerts and workshops at festivals and venues across the country including Wigmore Hall, the Forge Camden, National Centre for Early Music, Wells Cathedral School, the Hay, Thaxted and Aberystwyth festivals, as well as Repton School.

For more information on The Magnard Ensemble please visit www.magnardensemble.org

This concert is sponsored by The Tillett Trust as part of its Young Artists Platform scheme. www.thetilletttrust.org.uk