The West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival 2022 Concert #4

The West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival, now in its 11th year, was devised and created by the internationally-acclaimed violist Lawrence Power who grew up in this area of Buckinghamshire. Each year he returns to his home town bringing with him an array of some of the world's leading musicians to perform to audiences in this very special setting.
All concerts are performed in the historic Church of Saint Lawrence at the top of West Wycombe hill.

http://westwycombechambermusic.org.uk/

Concert #3 'For Harry'

Friday 23 September at 7.45 pm
‘For Harry’ will honour the memory of the great Sir Harrison Birtwistle who sadly passed away this year. Alongside two of his most personal works will be two of the greatest clarinet quintets by Weber and Brahms.

Programme:
COUPERIN - Prélude from Pièces de Violes
BIRTWISTLE - Duet for 8 Strings
WEBER - Clarinet Quintet Op 34
BACH - Contrapunctus from 'Art of Fugue' (arranged Birtwistle)
BRAHMS - Clarinet Quintet Op 115

Performers:
Charlotte Spruit and Annabelle Meare (violins)
Lawrence Power (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello),
Matthew Hunt (clarinet.