Kell Wind Trio

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 20th and 21st 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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