About this Event
Westminster Music Library welcomes flautist Serenna MacLellan and pianist Mar Umbert for a free lunchtime concert. All are warmly welcome at this performance in a relaxed environment.
Programme
Philippe Gaubert – Fantaisie
Serenna MacLellan - The Tide for solo flute
Mélanie Bonis – Piéce
Yan Maresz - Circumambulation for solo flute
Traditional - Set of reels in A (Sweetness of Mary/Dr Flora McAuley/Kilmartin glen campsite)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier – Suite for solo flute
Valerie Coleman - Fanmi Imen
Serenna MacLellan is a flautist and collaborative musician committed to the transformational role of music in society. With a diverse range of musical interests, ranging from baroque to contemporary to folk, Serenna regularly performs in London as well as her home country, Scotland, in solo and chamber and orchestral settings. She is flautist in Gal Trio, who were featured as Berwick Music Society’s Rising Stars and serves as principal flute of Edinburgh City Orchestra. Recent performance highlights include Royal College of Music Philharmonic and Opera Orchestra, featuring as principal piccolo in the production of Janáček’s The Little Cunning Vixen in November 2025.
Serenna is currently pursuing a master’s at the Royal College of Music, London, as a RCM scholar, supported by Help Musicians and beneficiary of The McGlashan Trust Award, Buchar-Fraser Scholarship, The Kathleen Trust and The Foundation of St Matthias. She studies flute with Gitte Marcusson, Sue Thomas, Rachel Brown (baroque) and Stewart McIlwham (piccolo).
A graduate of the University of Edinburgh, Serenna completed her Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours, receiving multiple awards for her flair in solo performance, and performing the Ibert Flute Concerto with Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra.
Alongside performance, Serenna is passionate about advocating for inclusive and accessible participation in music. This is reflected in her research, supporting the work of the female composer Mel Bonis (1858-1937), as well as through her private teaching and involvement in community music projects amongst isolated and marginalised communities.
Upcoming engagements include a collaboration with soprano Siri Marklund and pianist Joshua McDade at St Pancras church, Euston (11 June 2026).
Mar Umbert is a Spanish-Japanese collaborative pianist based in London. Some of her recent projects include a recital with soprano Maria Miguel Pires at the Teatro Rivoli (Porto, Portugal), recording Christopher Churcher’s album ‘Moonrise’ (to be released May 2026) with Somerville College Choir, and a recital with violinist Malena Benavent at Clemente Pianos (Valencia, Spain). Mar is currently pursuing a Master’s in Collaborative Piano at the Royal College of Music, under the guidance of Simon Lepper and Roger Vignoles. She is an RCM Scholar and her studies are generously funded by the Evelyn Tarrant Scholarship.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Westminster Music Library, 35 Saint Martin's Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
