Saturday 6th June 2026 – 1:45-2:30pm
Laurence Hughes – Cello, Thomas Henderson – Piano
Programme
Hermann of Reichenau Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen) – trad
J S Bach Prelude, Sarabande & Gigue, Cello Suite No.1 in G major BWV 1007
G F Handel Ombra mai fu
F Schubert Ave Maria
S Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets
L Bernstein From the musical West Side Story
i America
ii Maria
M Bruch Kol Nidrei
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 Royal Northern College of Music. 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. Recent chamber music collaborations have been with Caroline Pether, the Sterling Trio and Lucia Strings. Laurence also teaches cello and freelances with various orchestras, as well as directing the Ignatius Singers in the church of the Holy Name at Manchester University and the YLSS Orchestra.
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. Tom is a Junior Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music working as a Repetiteur in the school of Vocal and Operatic studies. He is also an accomplished choral singer and currently sings with the Royal Philharmonic award nominated group The Sunday Boys, an LGBTQ+ low-voiced choir based in Manchester, and also performs with Manchester Chamber Choir and the Ignatius Singers. Tom was accompanist at the Stoller Hall in the world premiere of Michael Betteridge’s secular oratorio, ‘Stay as long as you like’. He also recently collaborated with Streetwise Opera at the Bridgewater Hall in their Re-discover Festival, a celebration of African and Caribbean heritage through the voices of people with lived experience of homelessness.
This is the last concert in our current series.
We at WACIDOM would like to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you back to Holy Trinity on 26th September 2026 when our recital will be Andrew Yang – Piano.