Doors 6.30pm     Concert 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Tickets  Adults £15.00  Students £8.50  Children 5 - 16yrs £5.00 (Tickets include drinks on arrival - Prosecco or soft drinks available . U18's soft drink only)

Through Sound Earth Collective, its founders - Alastair Penman and Jenni Watson - aim to deliver emotionally engaging music and multimedia experiences that encourage us to reconnect with nature, inviting us to reconsider our actions and behaviours, on any scale.

Tonight’s performance is set again Jacqui Parkinson’s spectacular “Threads through Creation”, a set of twelve huge textile panels forming an exuberant retelling of the creation story in the book of Genesis. The music will reflect elements of creation as well as the beauty of nature and all the creatures of the world.

Expect repertoire ranging from an inventive arrangement of All Things Bright and Beautiful, Chopin’s haunting Raindrop Prelude, original compositions by Alastair and Jenni and works from composers ranging from Debussy right through to Joni Mitchell; all performed on saxophones, clarinets, flute and piano!

Sound Earth Duo- Alastair Penman & Jenni Watson

Sound Earth Duo - multi-instrumentalists and composers Alastair Penman and Jenni Watson - present eclectic and engaging performances of nature-inspired works, from classical transcriptions and unique arrangements through to their own original compositions. Performing predominantly on saxophones, flute, clarinet and piano, their programmes journey from works by Debussy and Chopin and beautiful folk melodies such as Farewell to Stromness, through to a thoughtful arrangement of Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi and a virtuosic rendition of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. A wide-ranging journey of emotion, colour and expression through an uplifting exploration and appreciation of our green earth!

Jenni and Alastair have collaborated at World and European Saxophone Congresses as well as on album projects and in the Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet. Between them they have released over a dozen solo albums, worked with students at conservatoires including Guildhall School of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity Laban, Royal Welsh College of Music, BIMM, WAAPA, UCLA, University of Minnesota, and have performed with orchestras including London Contemporary Orchestra, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, BBC Philharmonic, Britten Sinfonia, London Concert Orchestra and Philharmonia. They have over 100 published works with publishers including Astute Music, Saxtet Publications, June Emerson Wind Music and Sax Music Scores, and their music has been heard on radio stations including BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio and Radio New Zealand as well as on TV, film and video game soundtracks. Both Jenni and Alastair have works on the ABRSM saxophone exam syllabus, and their works can also be found in the British Library archives.

Alastair is Professor of Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music and a Henri Selmer Paris, Vandoren UK, Buffet Crampon and Key Leaves Artist.

Jenni is co-founder of #lockthesaxdown, an internationally commissioned composer, and runs her self-publishing business.

https://www.alastairpenman.co.uk
https://www.jenniwatson.com

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