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Our lunchtime concert season concludes with a return appearance by flautist Dana Morgan and pianist Charles Matthews, who last performed here together in 2022.As ever St John's will be open for an hour before the concert begins, with volunteers from the pop-up café team offering lots of home made sweet and savoury treats as well as hot and cold drinks.
The concert will begin promptly at 1pm. Admission is free, but those who are able to afford it are asked to make a donation. The suggested amount is £6.
After this concert Tuesdays Till Two will be taking a break until the summer season begins on 16th July.
Programme:
Fauré - Sicilienne;
C.P.E. Bach - Hamburger Sonata;
Debussy - Prelude à L'Après-midi D'un Faune;
Saint-Saëns - Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28;
Gade - Tango Fantasia; W.G. Still - Bayou Home;
Schumann - Kinderszenen: Traumerie Op. 15, No. 7
The programme will include all the above, though not necessarily in the same order!
About Dana Morgan:
Dana studied the flute at the Royal Northern College of Music, before becoming fascinated by improvisation and contemporary music. She has won five star reviews for her playing as well as being the recipient of various prizes and accolades. Concerto performances include those by Khachaturian, Nielsen, Ibert, Reinecke and the Violin Concerto in E minor by Mendelssohn.
She enjoys a varied freelance career with an emphasis on chamber music and as a soloist, with Cuillin Sound, the Amara Ensemble (flute/harp) and Phileas (flute/piano) being her main focus.
Dana is passionate about encouraging students to perform to the best of their ability, lecturing on performance techniques and giving masterclasses and workshops on contemporary flute methods throughout the UK. She is the flute tutor for the Universities of Nottingham and Sheffield in addition to having taught for the University of Leicester and the Royal Air Force. She has been a guest tutor for Trinity Laban and the flute tutor for Raasay Music Courses and Malvern Winds.
Dana is currently working on a series of compositions for solo flute, including for glissando headjoint, and a new publication about the inner techniques of flute playing.
About Charles Matthews:
Charles attended the Royal College of Music, London, and was an organ scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge. He has won various awards, including first prize in the 1999 Liszt Organ Interpretation Competition in Budapest. His most recent solo recording is of Francis Routh's cycle The Well-Tempered Pianist; some tracks from this CD can be heard free of charge at the composer's website.
A collection of Charles’ compositions for flute and piano was published in 2006 by Schott.
Recent engagements include solo performances in the UK, Greece and Spain, as well as duo recitals with saxophone, flute, recorder, violin, viola and 'cello.
Charles works as piano accompanist and organ tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and also as a coach for the annual Curso Internacional Matisse in El Escorial, Spain.
Charles is married with three children.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Johns Church Cathedral Square, 4 Church Street, Peterborough, PE1 1XB, United Kingdom,Peterborough