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From Britten to Berkeley and Bach - James Turnbull (oboe), Claire Jones (harp)

When
Tuesday October 9, 2012 at 19:30
Where
Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury
Tickets
Adults £12, School age children Free
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  1. Sonata in G minor for oboe Wq135 - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  2. 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid Op 49 - Benjamin Britten
  3. 6 Studies in English folksong, for cello and piano - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4. Second Still Life - Michael Berkeley
  5. Earth Rise - Patrick Hawes
  6. Entre'acte - Jacques Ibert
  7. Le Danse des Sylphes - Felix Godefroid
  8. La Source - Alphonse Hasselmans
  9. Hommage to Bellini for Cor Anglais and Harp - Antonio Pasculli

The oboist James Turnbull is an accomplished recitalist whose debut solo disc, “Fierce Tears” was released in 2011 by Quartz Music. This was recorded with pianist Huw Watkins and harpist Claire Jones and contains a number of world premiere recordings by contemporary British composers. As a featured artist of the Concert Promoters Network and the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme, James has performed many recitals throughout the UK and appeared in festivals including Swaledale, King’s Lynn and Cambridge Summer Music. In 2010 he gave his debut recital at the Wigmore Hall as a Maisie Lewis award winner from the Worshipful Company of Musicians. James performs regularly with pianists Elizabeth Burgess, Craig White and harpist Claire Jones. Concerto performances include Richard Strauss’s Oboe Concerto with Southbank Sinfonia, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b with the Konstanz Philharmonie in Germany and Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin at St John’s Smith Square.

James was seven when he began his oboe studies, learning with Irene Pragnell, Melanie Ragge, Celia Nicklin, Tess Miller and Chris Cowie. After gaining a First Class degree in music from Christ Church, Oxford University, James continued his oboe studies at the Royal Academy of Music and under Nicholas Daniel at Trossingen Musikhochschule in Germany, where he was awarded First Class for both his Artist and Soloist Diplomas. James has won scholarships from the English Speaking Union, AHRC, The Countess of Munster Trust, Musicians’ Benevolent Fund, Martin Musical Trust and the Harriet Cohen Musical Trust.

James is also an active chamber and orchestral musician. He has freelanced throughout Europe with the Wroclaw Philarmonic in Poland, the Russian Chamber Orchestra of St Petersburg and Konstanz Philharmonie in Germany. In the UK James has played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Philharmonia Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, the Allegri Quartet and the Berkeley Ensemble. Aside from his performing interests, James is dedicated to broadening the appeal of the oboe and encouraging young people to start learning the instrument. To this end, he has begun an education and outreach project called ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Oboe’. Launching in 2012, this initiative will see James tour numerous schools in the UK to promote the oboe and its repertoire. This will be accompanied by the launch of a new website LearnToPlayTheOboe.com.

Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales in 1985, Claire began her musical education at the age of seven. After excelling at the violin, piano and harp, she graduated as a harpist from the Royal College of Music with First Class Honours in 2007 and in 2009 graduated as an M.A. scholar from the Royal Academy of Music. Claire was one of the first recipients of the Prince of Wales Advanced Study Awards in 2007 and 2008. This award recognised her as one of Wales' most outstanding young talents. In 2007, Claire was appointed Official Harpist to His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, a role she held until 2011, making her the longest serving Royal harpist to date. During this appointment, Claire regularly performed for the Royal Family and their distinguished guests at the Royal Palaces. In April 2011 she performed for the newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their wedding reception in Buckingham Palace.

In 2008, Claire made her concerto debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra, and since then has gone on to perform as a soloist with some of the World's leading orchestras including the English Chamber, Zurich Chamber, European Union Chamber, and a solo appearance with Maestro Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet. Career highlights include concerto tour appearances with Sir James Galway; a guest appearance at the International Harp Festival in Rio de Janeiro; solo recitals in Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, concert performances alongside Bryn Terfel , Alfie Bow, Elin Manahan Thomas and Claire Rutter; a duo recording with Julian Lloyd Webber; and recordings with The National Youth Choir of Scotland.

Claire is passionate about promoting her instrument as well as performing, and regularly visits schools and communities to speak and demonstrate. This has led to a long-term ambition of developing her own online harp school, which is currently underway. Claire is an ambassador for The Prince of Wales’s Children and the Arts Foundation and recently became the face of international jewellery company, Clogau Gold. Claire Jones, The Girl With The Golden Harp, is released on CD on 3rd September 2012 by Classic FM.


Venue
Town Hall
57-59 Broad Street
Chipping Sodbury
Gloucestershire
BS37 6AD
England


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