WACIDOM

Saturday 7^th June 2025 – 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Laurence Hughes, cello and Thomas Henderson, piano

Programme

Stephen Hough Angelic Song & Dance (two pieces)

Gabriel Fauré Élégie

Claude Debussy La fille aux cheveux de lin

J.S. Bach Es ist vollbracht (From St John Passion BMV245)

Sergei Rachmaninoff Andante (from Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19)

Gaspar Cassadó Requiebros

Biographies

Laurence Hughes was a chorister at Hexham Abbey before studying cello with Hannah Roberts at Chetham’s School of Music where he won a scholarship to the RNCM. After further studies in London, Laurence has enjoyed a career where he has sought to balance his professional academic interests with a love of making music. He is currently a member of the Sterling Trio as well as teaching the cello and freelancing with various orchestras. Laurence also directs the Ignatius Singers at the church of the Holy Name at Manchester University and is an associate member of the Manchester Chamber Choir.

Tom Henderson is from Cornwall and has established a reputation as a distinguished accompanist across the country. He studied piano with Melvyn Cooper at Warwick University. After graduating, Tom decided to pursue a career in tax and he currently works for the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group. Tom is also an accomplished choral singer. He currently sings with the Royal Philharmonic award nominated, Sunday Boys, an LGBTQ+ low-voiced choir based in Manchester, and also performs with Manchester Chamber Choir and the Ignatius Singers. Tom was recently accompanist at the Stoller Hall in the world premiere of Michael Betteridge’s new secular oratorio celebrating platonic friendships between straight women and LGBTQ+ men, ‘Stay as long as you like’ as well as playing on the group’s successful tour of Italy last summer.

Next week, the final concert of this series, Talland String Quartet

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Saturday 31st May 2025 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Alistair Roberts – Flute, Geoffrey Smith – Clarinet, Ian Harvey – Bassoon

Programme

Haydn London Trio No.3

1. Spiritoso
2. Andante
3. Allegro

Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette

Shostakovich Suite for Wind Trio

1. Moderato
2. Romance
3. Galop

Kodaly Intermezzo
Chabrier Danse Villageoise
Walton Popular Song
Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka Op.324

The Kell Wind Trio has gained a reputation for giving lively and informative concerts which include music of many different styles and genres – from music of the Baroque to accessible music from the 20^th and 21^st centuries.

The Kell Wind Trio is named after the pioneering English instrumentalist Reginald Kell, who was the first clarinettist to use vibrato in orchestral concerts.

Alastair Roberts plays principal flute with a number of orchestras in the Manchester area including the Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra and the Cheshire Sinfonia. He is a member of several chamber groups that perform regularly throughout the North West of England including the Telemann Baroque Ensemble.

Geoffrey Smith was a member of The National Youth Orchestra for five courses. He was Principal Clarinet with Stockport Symphony Orchestra for 46 years, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra (22 years) and Cheshire Sinfonia (18 years). He has appeared many times as soloist with these and other orchestras. He is now concentrating on playing chamber music.

Ian Harvey was a Junior Exhibitioner at London’s Royal Academy of Music. His musical commitments include the position of principal bassoon with the Stockport Symphony Orchestra. He runs his own business repairing woodwind instruments.

Next week’s concert – Laurence Hughes, cello and Thomas Henderson, piano

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WACIDOM is a voluntary run music society and charity that holds free lunchtime concerts on Saturday afternoons at Holy Trinity Church in Warrington Town Centre. All our concerts are funded by donations.

Our main aim is to offer opportunities to young student musicians, most often from the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham’s School of Music, but sometimes further afield. We also support musicians at the start of their careers as they build repertoire, confidence and platform skills.

In 2024 we celebrated our 500^th free concert which was played by Patron, Leon McCawley and Patron, Sir Stephen Hough kindly offered to play a December concert, to bring our celebratory year to a close.

Sir Stephen asked that donations were to go to WACIDOM to support our work with young and aspiring musicians. He was there once!

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