Morpeth Music Society concert: Matilda Lloyd & Martin Cousin, trumpet & piano

Morpeth Music Society

Programme 'The Trumpet's Voice' (on occasion, the artist may make minor changes to the published programme)

Hildegard von Bingen O Gloriosissimi

Pauline Viardot Chanson de la Pluie & Havanaise

Gioachino Rossini Prelude, Theme & Variations

Franz Liszt Festspiel und Brautlied (Aus Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin)

Alfred Descenclos Incantation, Thrène et Danse

--- Interval ---

Alan Hovhaness Prayer of St. Gregory

Reinhold Glière Concerto for Coloratura Soprano 

i) Andante ii) Allegro

Franz Liszt / Manuel Garcia Rondeau fantastique sur un thème espagnol (El contrabandista)

Manuel de Falla Siete canciones populares Española

i) El paño moruno ii) Seguidilla murciana iii) Asturiana iv) Aragon v) Nana vi) Canción vii) Polo

(Encore: Sergei Rachmaninov Spring Waters Op.14, No.11)

Praised for her 'beauty of sound' by Seen & Heard International, British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd presents a programme that explores the voice of the trumpet. Often thought of as a military instrument capable only of loud fanfares, the trumpet is a hugely versatile instrument with much lyricism and diction, similar to the human voice.

In this programme, Matilda demonstrates the full emotional range of the trumpet with vocal works spanning six centuries, from Hildegard von Bingen’s antiphons to Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre, which pushes the instrument, performer and pianist to their limits.

Highlights of the programme include two works by Pauline Viardot, paired with a set of variations on one of her most famous roles: Bellini’s Norma, and a new commission by the vivacious vocal virtuoso Héloïse Werner.

'[her] flawless tone and virtuosic technique shone' Saarbrücker Zeitung, March 2020