Programme notes
Academy students join members of the Nash Ensemble in a programme featuring two new works by Yan Ee Toh and Alex Papp, specially commissioned by the group. The Chamber Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore Hall celebrates a remarkable 60 years since it was formed in October 1964 by Artistic Director Amelia Freedman and Rodney Slatford while they were students at the Academy.~
YAN EE TOH Work for wind quintet (world premiere)
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE Amelia’s March*
ALEX PAPP Work for flute, clarinet, violin and cello (world premiere)
JUDITH WEIR Airs from Another Planet*
*Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble