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)

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.

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

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.

A CELEBRATION OF JUNE

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.

SONGS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Thursday May 14th 2015
12:30 - 1:30pm

Jennifer Raven-flute
Liz Cowdrey-violin, viola
Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo
Peter Cowdrey-piano

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.

AN EASTER JOURNEY

Thursday 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.

Natural Histories

Thursday November 27th 2014
12:30 - 1:30pm

Henry Herford-baritone
Annabel Molyneaux-Mezzo
Peter Cowdrey-Piano

Highlands and Islands

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

Thursday July 31st 2014
12:30 - 1:30

Sarah Haigh-soprano
Robert Forbes-tenor
Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo
Peter Cowdrey-piano

Garden Birds

Thursday May 22nd 2014
12:30 - 1:30

Liz Cowdrey-violin
Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo
Peter Cowdrey-piano

A Local Chronicle

Thursday April 10th 2014
12:30 - 1:30

Annabel Molyneaux-mezzo
Peter Cowdrey-piano

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