NEWBURY Spring FESTIVAL | 2023

Young Artists Recital 14 box office 01635 522733 newburyspringfestival.org.uk 15 Ferio Saxophone Quartet Tuesday 9 May HuwWiggin soprano saxophone Ellie McMurray alto saxophone Anthony Brown tenor saxophone Shevaughan Beere baritone saxophone Donnington Priory Newbury RG14 2JE 7.30pm (ends approx 9.30pm) £21.25 (includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) As one of the leading British saxophone quartets among the new generation of artists, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet consistently receives a highly enthusiastic reception from audiences and critics alike. The Quartet make a welcome return to the Festival with an evening of music demonstrating the virtuosity of the saxophone, with works by Handel, Bach, Gershwin and Bernstein. Sponsored by Dreweatts Matilda Lloyd Wednesday 10 May Praised for her “beauty of sound” by Seen&Heard International, Matilda Lloyd presents a programme that explores the singing voice of the trumpet. Matilda was the winner of the 2014 BBC Young Musician of the Year Brass Final, and in 2016, made her BBC Proms solo debut in the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Philharmonic. In this programme, drawing from her debut CD on the Chandos Records label ‘Casta Diva’, Matilda demonstrates the full emotional range of the trumpet through vocal works spanning 6 centuries, from Hildegard von Bingen’s antiphons to the expressive bel canto style of Italian opera. Highlights include Rossini’s Prelude , Theme and Variations , which features the flugelhorn, and two songs by Pauline Viardot paired with a set of variations on one of her most famous roles: Bellini’s Norma. © Benjamin Ealovega Matilda Lloyd trumpet Richard Gowers piano Sponsored by The Headley Trust Corn Exchange Newbury RG14 5BD 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm) £13.25 Recital only (series ticket for all 6 lunchtime recitals £66.25) (includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) © Alessandro Tear BOOK NOW BOOK NOW