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The acclaimed Magnard Ensemble return to Stephen Dodgson’s work once again with his Quintet for Piano and Winds along with works by Roussel, Ravel, Mozart and Poulenc at the Linlithgow Academy Theatre. Programme Roussel, Albert: Divertissement Op 6 for piano and wind quintet Ravel, Maurice (arr. Farrington): Mother Goose Suite (‘Ma mère l’Oye’) for piano and wind quintet Dodgson, Stephen: Quintet for piano and winds Mozart, W.A. (arr. Rechtman): Serenade in C minor K388 Poulenc, Francis: Sextuor Tickets and more details are available at: http://www.linlithgowartsguild.co.uk/programme/62-magnard-ensemble

The talented Magnard Trio (subgroup of the Magnard Ensemble), consisting of oboist Mana Shibata, bassoonist Catriona McDermid and pianist Suling King, gives a performance of delightful music which includes Stephen Dodgson’s Suite in C minor alongside works by Elgar, Britten Poulenc and lesser-known composers worthy of exploration and discovery. Programme Peter Hope – Trio Stephen Dodgson – Suite for Oboe and Piano Edward Elgar – Romance for Bassoon Op.62 Nino Rota – Toccata for Bassoon and Piano Anonymous – Caprices for solo bassoon Clemence de Grandval – Trio de Salon Benjamin Britten – Pan, Phaeton, Niobe and Arethusa from Six[...]

The talented Magnard Trio (subgroup of the Magnard Ensemble), consisting of oboist Mana Shibata, bassoonist Catriona McDermid and pianist Suling King, gives a performance of delightful music which includes Stephen Dodgson’s Suite in C minor alongside works by Elgar, Britten Poulenc and lesser-known composers worthy of exploration and discovery. Programme Peter Hope – Trio Stephen Dodgson – Suite for Oboe and Piano Edward Elgar – Romance for Bassoon Op.62 Nino Rota – Toccata for Bassoon and Piano Anonymous – Caprices for solo bassoon Clemence de Grandval – Trio de Salon Benjamin Britten – Pan, Phaeton, Niobe and Arethusa from Six Metamorphoses[...]

Pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet unite for a performance of piano quintets, hosted by the Stratford-upon-Avon Music Society, including Stephen Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1 which they recently recorded on the Toccata Classics label and a voted a MusicWeb recording of the year. Programme Haydn: String quartet op. 33 no. 1 Dodgson: Piano quintet no. 1 in C Puccini: “Crisantemi” for String quartet Schumann: Piano quintet in E flat major   Quintets CD reviews MusicWeb review British Music Society review Klassisk Musikk review Musical Opinion review You can also listen to/buy the recording at Toccata Classics.

The Putney Music society presents A Life of Lucky Chances, an evening in conversation with Stephen Dodgson’s widow, Jane Clark Dodgson. Jane is herself an accomplished harpsichordist and authority on the music of François Couperin and Scarlatti. Her lively personality has ensured friendships down the decades with a Who’s Who of composers, BBC music producers, fellow-performers, composers and other important figures in the music world. She talks to Peter Avis about this rich sphere of musicians, musical memories and influences, and will also play a number of Stephen Dodgson tracks and discuss his approach to composition and life. Putney Music meetings are £8 or year-long membership[...]

Karolos (Harriet Mackenzie, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Graham Walker, Craig Ogden and Juliette Bausor) perform an array of Stephen Dodgson’s chamber pieces bookended by works by Mozart and Schubert. Programme Mozart – Flute Quartet Dodgson – Echoes of Autumn Dodgson – String Trio no. 2 Dodgson – Pastoral Sonata (flute/cello/guitar) Schubert – Quartet D96 (flute, guitar, viola, cello) Performers Juliette Bausor (flute) Craig Ogden (guitar) Harriet Mackenzie (violin) Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) Graham Walker (cello)

Pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet unite for a performance of piano quintets, hosted by the Canterbury Music Club, including Stephen Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1 which they recently recorded on the Toccata Classics label and a voted a MusicWeb recording of the year. Programme Haydn: String quartet op. 33 no. 1 Dodgson: Piano quintet no. 1 in C Puccini: “Crisantemi” for String quartet Schumann: Piano quintet in E flat major   Quintets CD reviews MusicWeb review British Music Society review Klassisk Musikk review Musical Opinion review You can also listen to/buy the recording at Toccata Classics.

Cellist Evva Mizerska and pianist Emma Abbate perform a lunchtime recital of Stephen Dodgson’s Two Romantic Pieces for Cello & Piano, Set A at St George’s Bristol alongside works by Schumann, Janáček and Debussy. The Two Romantic Pieces also feature on a disc of Stephen Dodgson’s complete cello and piano music which the duo recently recorded. Reviews British Music Society Fanfare Planet Hugill  

Cellist Leo Popplewell performs a lunchtime recital featuring Stephen Dodgson’s Partita for Cello alongside works by Benjamin Britten and Elliot Carter as part of the 2019 Barnes Music Festival. St. Mary’s Church, Church Road SW13 9HL. Tickets: http://www.barnesmusicfestival.com/tickets. For the full festival programme, please visit http://www.barnesmusicfestival.com/programme-2019.

The Magnard Ensemble will perform Stephen Dodgson’s Suite for Wind Quintet along with works by Ibert, Bach, Barber and more in Alnwick as part of the Alnwick Music Society series.   Programme Ibert – Trois pièces brèves Dodgson – Suite for Wind Quintet Bach arr. Shiner – Prelude & Fugue in C# minor BWV 849 Arnold – Three Shanties Barber – Summer Music Woolrich – Book of Studies Set 1 Amy Beach – Pastorale Patterson – Westerly Winds