before December 2018 recitals
aeris brass Ian Sankey, Martin Thomson, Ali Goodwin and Adam Crighton - trombonists all!
22nd November 2018
Annabel Molyneaux – mezzo ~
Peter Cowdrey – piano and trombone~ Paul Molyneaux – poetry |
Medieval to folk, Bach to Bartok - a riot of slides and bells with a Christmas twist - including poems by poet/trombonist Henry Shukman set by composer/trombonist Peter Cowdrey
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Catharine woodward25th October 2018
Performers:
Catharine Woodward – soprano, ukulele ~ Annabel Molyneaux – mezzo ~ Peter Cowdrey – piano ~ Paul Molyneaux – poetry |
A dramatic abundance of Rossini, Messiaen, Delibes, Wagner (and Puccini with ukulele)
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Ian sankey
27th September 2018
Ian Sankey ~ trombone
Annabel Molyneaux – mezzo ~ Peter Cowdrey – piano ~ Paul Molyneaux – poetry |
The Trombone ~ Nature's voice
The programme included music by Ravel, Saint Saens, Poulenc, Finzi and Copeland |
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Bowed Strings ~
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Music for Viol, Violin and Voice
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Gypsy journey
12th April
Jubovski: Liz Cowdrey - violin and bassoon, Jub - voice and double bass, Peter Cowdrey - piano with: Annabel Molyneaux - mezzo, Paul Molyneaux - poetry and bass |
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Pictures at an exhibition23rd November 2017
Performers:
Eugenie Vronskaya (artist), Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo), Peter Cowdrey (piano), Paul Molyneaux (bass) |
Performance Art by Eugenie Vronskaya,
inspired by Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", played live |
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weddings
26th October 2017
Performers: Jennifer Raven (flute), Ben Reeve (trumpet and ukulele, Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo),
Peter Cowdrey (piano), Paul Molyneaux (poetry) |
Celebrating anybody who marries a man called Ben
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desert island discs
Thursday 27th July 2017
Performers: Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo), Paul Molyneaux (bass), Peter Cowdrey (piano)
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All you want to know about Annabel and Paul's musical history
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Wandering folk of eastern europeThursday 6th June 2017
Performers: Jane Fenton (cello), Liz Cowdrey (violin), Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo), Peter Cowdrey (piano), Paul Molyneaux (poetry)
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Music, the soul of Jews and Gypsies
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the dragon's instrumentThursday 27th April 2017
Performers: Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo), Alun Darbyshire (oboe), Liz Cowdrey (violin), Peter Cowdrey (piano)
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The Oboe in stories from Wales and Carpathia
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fandango! Thursday 24th November 2016
Alex Hart (guitar), Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo),
Peter Cowdrey (piano and trombone), Paul Molyneaux (poetry and bass) |
The Spanish Guitar - Soul of Iberia
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The Presidential electionThursday 13th October 2016
Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo), Liz Cowdrey (violin and viola),
Peter Cowdrey (piano and trombone), Paul Molyneaux (poetry and bass) |
A musical hustings ~ vote for America's greatest composer
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Shakespeare, The Great Fire of London, and Capability BrownThursday 28th July 2016
Bethany Partridge (soprano) Archie Bott (baritone) Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo) Paul Molyneaux (poetry) Peter Cowdrey (piano) |
Spanning the 17th Century, through three anniversaries, evocative of great changes in England
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a voyage beyond the pillars of herculesThursday 23rd June 2016
Imogen Ridge (harp), Jennifer Raven (flute), Annabel Molyneaux (mezzo), Peter Cowdrey (piano), Paul Molyneaux (poetry) |
Wafted by flute and harp through (mostly) tranquil Mediterranean seas ...
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eu referendum - a musical hustingsThursday May 26th 2016
12:30 - 1:30 pm Jubovski: Liz Cowdrey - violin and bassoon Jub - voice and double bass Peter Cowdrey - piano les Molyneaux: Annabel Molyneaux - mezzo Paul Molyneaux - bass |
Holding the mirror up to the peoples of Europe - what they think of us, and what we think of them.
L’Amour Gastronomique, or Grub at First Sight
Vitali and Banks L’Amour de Moy 15th Centry French Melody arr.Vaughan Williams The Lovely Lass of Inverness Beethoven Scottish Dance from “The Generous Slave” Mazzinghi La Diva de L’Empire Satie Molly O’Morgan, The Irish-Italian Girl Letters and Godfrey The Salley Gardens Britten |
Csardas
Monti, (arr. Jubovski) Cruise Ship Sirba (trad. Romanian, arr. Jubovski) Bosnian Wedding (arr. Cowdrey) Apo ti Porta Kale Mana Greek Laments, (arr. Cowdrey) |
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VOICES OF THE ANGELS
Thursday October 29th 2015 12:30 - 1:30 Emily White-voice, violin, trombone
Tessa White-french horn Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Peter Cowdrey-piano, trombone Paul Molyneaux-poetry |
A celebration of the trombone, with music from the renaissance to the present day, and poems by Brian Nisbet ("Fat Girl on the Trombone How I Love You" "...glissando of nimble cartwheels...", "...galaxies of sound..."). Guildhall School professor Emily White will be joined in a journey from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again, with a suffragette themed interlude from Ethel Smythe, PG Wodehouse and Liza Lehmann, and contributions from resident ex-trombonists, Paul Molyneaux and Peter Cowdrey.
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GYPSIES AND CELTS
Thursday September 24th 2015 12:30 - 1:30 Jubovski (Liz Cowdrey-violin, Jub-double bass, Peter Cowdrey-piano) Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Paul Molyneaux-poetry |
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Jubovski returned with a programme inspired by two of their favourite passions-Gypsies and Celts. The concert included settings of songs by Robert Burns by Beethoven and others, thoughts on cats and promiscuity from Irish monks and a performance of Peter Cowdrey's Trio for Violin, Double Bass and piano, inspired by Jubovski's improvisations based on Transylvanian themes. Click here to listen to the Trio.
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A CELEBRATION OF JUNE
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Thursday June 25th 2015
12:30 - 1:30 Sarah Haigh-soprano
Robert Forbes-tenor Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Peter Cowdrey-piano Paul Molyneaux-poetry |
June's Lunchtime Recital was a celebration of June, my mother, who died in January. She was the first person every audience member met when they arrived at the recitals, greeting people and selling programmes. Her other main role was to put a tick by her favourite items on the programme. This was a recital of mum's favourites, ranging from The Letter Duet from the Marriage of Figaro - via early 20th century English Song, passionate romantic opera arias, and Schumann's tempestuous row between lovers - to Gilbert and Sullivan, accompanied by poems by Betjeman, my mother's father, and by her! Mum was completely larger than life and unforgettable.
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SONGS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Thursday May 14th 2015
12:30 - 1:30pm Jennifer Raven-flute
Liz Cowdrey-violin, viola Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Peter Cowdrey-piano |
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Music from and inspired by the Middle East, from traditional music from
Turkey and The Yemen transcribed by Liz Cowdrey, to romantic impressions
in songs by Fauré, Bizet, Borodin and Mussorgsky, and recent work from
the The London-Jerusalem Music Project, founded by our guest, flautist
Jennifer Raven. Also includes Land of the Prophets by Peter Cowdrey.
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AN EASTER JOURNEYThursday April 9th 2015
12:30 - 1:30pm Becki Reed-soprano
Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Peter Cowdrey-piano Paul Molyneaux-poetry |
A musical journey through both the story of Christ - birth, crucifixion, resurrection, and a flower’s year in a garden – buds, summer and fading, along with some resident birdlife. Becki (soprano) and Annabel (mezzo) perform music written by composers ranging in time from Pergolesi through to Britten, in English, German, French and Latin. Ecstasy through to despair and back again, via inconsequentiality and humour.
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Natural Histories
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Thursday November 27th 2014
12:30 - 1:30pm |
Henry Herford-baritone
Annabel Molyneaux-Mezzo Peter Cowdrey-Piano |
Highlands and Islands
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Thursday September 25th 2014
12:30 - 1:30 |
Liz Cowdrey-violin
Jub-double bass Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Paul Molyneaux-poetry Peter Cowdrey |
Love and betrayal
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Thursday July 31st 2014
12:30 - 1:30 |
Sarah Haigh-soprano
Robert Forbes-tenor Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Peter Cowdrey-piano |
Garden Birds
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Thursday May 22nd 2014
12:30 - 1:30 |
Liz Cowdrey-violin
Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo Peter Cowdrey-piano |
A Local Chronicle
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Thursday April 10th 2014
12:30 - 1:30 |
Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo
Peter Cowdrey-piano |
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