This week’s ‘Music at Lunchtime’ recital was a concert of contrasts, shared between two flautists, Ibti and Shonali, and a piano trio formed of Elsa, Findlay and Head of Piano, Anne Bolt.
Ibti opened the concert with an unaccompanied movement, the lively bourée anglaise, from a partita by J. S. Bach, before moving on to Une flûte soupire by the little-known 19th century composer, Mel Bonis. Shonali continued with David Baker’s absorbing Nocturne from his Six Poèmes Noir. To complete the flutes’ programme, the audience were treated to another energetic dance for flute, Allen Vizzutti’s Tarantella.
For the second half of the recital, music scholar siblings, Elsa and Findlay, joined Ms Bolt on piano for a performance of the opening movement from Mendelssohn’s renowned Piano Trio No. 1. In this polished performance, the trio navigated technically demanding passages with ease and perfectly demonstrated the balance between independence and collaboration in chamber music performance.
Congratulations to all our performers who demonstrated such a high standard of musicianship across a range of repertoire. Our flautists showcased great musical assurance in their solo performances and our piano trio gave a fantastic example of high-level musical collaboration. Congratulations all!
The recording from the concert is available online here.
Next week’s ‘Music at Lunchtime’ concert is a vocal recital given by Form 7 student, George.
