Planning Ideas
Featured Proposals
St. Wilfrid’s Way
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio
Read the introduction to this programme...
Fanny Mendelssohn - Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11 |
Piers Hellawell - New Work inspired by St. Wilfrid |
Interval |
Valerie Coleman - Lenox Ave. |
Antonin Dvořák - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90, Dumky |
OR A highly charged concert which takes us on a religious and spiritual journey, culminating in Messiaen’s epic work of devotion: |
James MacMillan - 14 Little Pictures for Piano Trio |
Piers Hellawell - New Work inspired by St. Wilfrid |
Interval |
Olivier Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time |
OR A programme with a Scottish flavour, from Judith Weir’s quirky depictions of various travel destinations to Holbrooke’s peaceful portrayal of a Hebridean island. Mendelssohn, who was so attracted to the landscapes of Scotland, draws upon a Bach chorale in his devotional piano trio, whilst Piers Hellawell’s new work is inspired by St. Wilfrid and the buildings he founded: |
Judith Weir - Piano Trio |
Piers Hellawell - New Work inspired by St. Wilfrid |
Interval |
Josef Holbrooke - Eilean Shona op.74 |
Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, op. 66 |
OR A programme which offers timeless classics of the repertoire alongside Piers Hellawell’s brand new work inspired by St. Wilfrid: |
Franz Joseph Haydn - Piano Trio - tbc |
Johannes Brahms - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114 |
Interval |
Piers Hellawell - New Work inspired by St. Wilfrid |
Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49 OR Fanny Mendelssohn - Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11 |
Remembering Pamela Harrison, who was born in Kent
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio
A pre-concert illustrated talk about Harrison’s life and work is also available to promoters
Read the introduction to this programme...
Option 1: |
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio no. 4 in B flat, op. 11, Gassenhauer |
Pamela Harrison: Sonnet for cello and piano |
Pamela Harrison: Piano Trio |
Interval |
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major, D. 897, Notturno |
Pamela Harrison: Drifting Away for clarinet and piano |
Walter Rabl: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1 |
Option 2: |
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114 |
Pamela Harrison: Sonata for violin and piano |
Interval |
Pamela Harrison: Clarinet Sonata |
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor |
Collaborations:
Brahms, Rabl, Jenkins, York Bowen
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio
Read the introduction to this programme...Edwin York Bowen - Rhapsody Trio in A minor, op. 80 |
Johannes Brahms - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114 |
Interval |
Sarah Frances Jenkins - Shivelight |
Walter Rabl - Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1 |
Pioneering women composers and music from the Americas
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio
Read the introduction to this programme...Louise Farrenc - Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 33 |
Paquito D'Rivera - The Cape Cod Files |
Interval |
Valerie Coleman - Lenox Ave. |
Antonin Dvořák - Piano Trio no. 4 in E minor, op. 90, Dumky |
A concert of music by 20th Century French giants
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio
Read the introduction to this programme...Claude Debussy - Première Rhapsodie |
Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor |
Interval |
Olivier Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time |
Farrenc, Takemitsu and Saint-Saëns
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio
Louise Farrenc - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in Eb, op. 44 |
Tōru Takemitsu - Quatrain II for Piano Trio and Clarinet |
Interval |
Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 92 |