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Solomon-Miles Donnelly and Thorvald Blough

Saturday 9th November 2024 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Thorvald Blough (baritone) Solomon-Miles Donnelly (piano)

Programme

Brahms “Von ewiger Liebe” Op. 43, No.1 (Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly)

Schumann Dichterliebe, Op.48 (Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly)

Scriabin Piano Sonata No.2 in G sharp minor (Solomon-Miles Donnelly)

Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly are both medical students at the University of Liverpool.

Thorvald previously studied singing in his native California and then moved to London, where he worked as an opera singer. He has performed with various opera companies such as Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park and British Youth Opera. He currently sings with the Liverpool Bach Collective.

His switch to medicine was spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic when he took a job as a health care assistant at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. His experience on the wards during the pandemic inspired a career change to become a doctor.

Solomon attended Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester where he studied piano in tandem with his academic curriculum. He has achieved his Fellow of Trinity College, London Diploma in piano performance and has performed in numerous competitions and concerts, both nationally and internationally. Solomon is now in his final year of medical school at the University of Liverpool after also completing his Masters degree in Acute, Critical and Emergency Care Medicine.

In December 2023, Thorvald and Solomon performed Schubert’s “Winterreise” together in Liverpool’s new “state of the art” concert hall, The Tung Auditorium.

Next week’s concert – Silia Piano Trio


Lewis Kingsley Peart

Saturday 2nd November 2024 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Lewis Kingsley Peart – Piano

Programme

Niels Gade
Second Movement from Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 28 (as a prelude to the Grieg sonata)

Edvard Grieg
Piano Sonata, Op. 7
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante molto
III. Alla Menuetto, ma poco piú lento
IV. Finale: Molto allegro

Edvard Grieg
Op. 38 No. 3, Melody
Op. 47 No.7, Elegy
Op. 54 No. 4, Notturno
Op. 65 No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Irish Tune from County Derry

Biography

Based in both London and Manchester, Lewis Kingsley Peart enjoys a busy life as a working musician. Organising projects as both soloist and collaborator, he programmes a wide variety of music from the traditional classical canon, right through to jazz and the avant-garde. With a strong background in theatre, his appearances are never without verve.

Lewis made his debut at St. John’s, Smith Square in March 2018 in a programme of music celebrating the 75th birthday of the American composer, Stephen Montague. In the summer of 2021, he had the privilege of working with British concert pianist and composer, Stephen Hough, on his third piano sonata, ‘Trinitas’, for the Trinity Laban New Lights Festival of Contemporary Music. Highlights of the 2022 season included a concert for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at St. Mary’s Cathedral, and his debut recital at London’s St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Lewis looks forward to future engagements both as recitalist and concerto soloist.

Lewis is a Chetham’s School of Music alumnus and graduate of London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire where he studied with Philip Fowke and Alisdair Hogarth.

Next week’s concert – Thorvald Blough (baritone) and Solomon-Miles Donnelly (piano)


Further change to our programme

Duo Aerius cannot now be with us on the 9th November and have postponed their visit to a later concert series. They are replaced by Solomon Miles Donnelly (piano) and Thorvald Blough (Baritone).

This website now, as of 4th September, shows the correct, updated programme.

Autumn series concert programme.


Change of programme – please read

We have had to change our Autumn programme which will now start on the 21st September. Apologies if you have put one of the early concerts in your diary and need to change the date.

Please see the post below which links to the new programme which was issued on 15th July 2024.


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Radio Warrington

 The 1hr Radio Warrington ‘Classical Show’, hosted by Sharon Cannell who is the WACIDOM chairman, has been renamed ‘Sunday Classics’ and made 2hrs long.

You can now hear Sharon’s musical choices on Sunday mornings from 8 – 10am.

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Welcome to our new website

We prepared this website in time for the start of our February 2024 concert series and hope that you find it useful. Explore the Main Menu bar at the top of this page to see what it offers. This Home Page will have information about the next concert and any ‘latest news’.

The Committee Page is not available yet as we are awaiting the finalised content.

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You may find the ‘Links’ menu items useful, this will take you to other local music related sites.