Celebrity Concert: Aurora Ensemble

Chester Music Society

AURORA ENSEMBLE
Maxine Willis flute
Gwenllian Davies oboe
Andrew Mason clarinet
Helen Shillito horn
Stuart Russell bassoon
Rossini (arr Sheen) Overture Italian Girl in Algiers
Reicha Wind Quintet in E flat, Op 88 No 2
Beach Pastorale
Medaglia Suite Belle Epoque in Sud-America
Vivaldi Trio in G minor RV103
Klughardt Wind Quintet in C major, Op 79
Walton (arr Mason) Façade suite (excerpts)
Prizewinners at the European chamber music competition Musique d'Ensemble held at the Paris Conservatoire in 2001, the Aurora Ensemble has performed in many major venues and festivals including the Purcell Room and Wigmore Hall, Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, Cardiff's St. David's Hall and the Warwick, Thaxted, Ryedale and Petworth Festivals. They have broadcast on ORS Television (Austria) and BBC Radio 3 for the Young Artists' Forum and were selected as one of the featured ensembles in Making Music's Concert Promoters' Network brochure for the 2005 - 2006 season.