CHRIST CHURCH, ESHER LUNCHTIME CONCERT

The KELL Quartet Rocío Bolanos Tom Caldecote Kimon Parry George Sleightholme

Wednesday 18 February 2015 at 1.10pm

Admission free, retiring collection

The Kell Clarinet Quartet

All members of the Kell Quartet are freelance professional clarinettists, and have played with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and Halle Orchestras, and the London Chamber Orchestra and London Sinfonietta, amongst others. They enjoy wide ranging musical interests and are recognised as a fresh and exciting ensemble. The Quartet is named after Reginald Kell, an early to mid 20th century clarinettist.

REGINALD KELL Reginald Clifford Kell (8 June 1906 - 5 August 1981) was an English clarinettist. He was noted especially for his career as a soloist and chamber music player. He was the principal clarinettist in leading British orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, and Royal Philharmonic, and also was active as a solo recording artist. Kell was influential as one of the first clarinettists to employ continuous to enhance the expressive quality of the instrument. He was also a noted teacher, serving two different appointments at his alma mater, the in London. In 1948 Kell moved to the United States where he pursued a solo career and taught pupils including the jazz clarinettist . BIOGRAPHIES

GEORGE SLEIGHTHOLME KIMON PARRY

George graduated with distinction Kimon Parry is a young clarinettist from the Royal Academy of Music whose recent successes include winning (MA Performance, 2010), where he the 2011 Clarinet and Saxophone Society also received the Paton Award. As an (CASS) Solo Clarinet Competition, undergraduate at King’s College, London reaching the 2012 finals of the Wind & he was a choral scholar and President of Percussion section of the Royal Overseas the Music Department in his final year. League Annual Competition, and being awarded Recommended Artist status Since 2010, George has been principal under Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy clarinet of Co-Opera Co, a touring Green Award scheme. He was also a opera company based in London. He soloist on the Countess of Munster also plays clarinet for Kidenza, which Recital Scheme 2012/13. is a champion of the BBC's Ten Pieces scheme promoting classical music for Kimon completed his Master of Arts children. For four years George was a with Distinction at the Royal Academy Live Music Now artist with The Davis of Music under the tutelage of Mark Clarinet Quartet, for whom he arranged Van de Wiel. During his undergraduate a wide array of music from Bach to years as a Foundation Scholar at the Michael Jackson. Royal College of Music, Kimon studied under Richard Hosford and won the As a committed performer of new music, RCM’s Senior Woodwind Prize before George has given many premieres, graduating with 1st class honours. including pieces by Richard Bullen as Kimon has played on a number of part of the LSO Soundhub scheme and occasions with the London Chamber for the Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival 2013. Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the London George has just finished recording Sinfonietta and the Royal Liverpool an album with his group Iyatra, which Philharmonic Orchestra. Kimon was also gave its inaugural performance here at a member of Southbank Sinfonia 2013. Christ Church in November 2012. He has recorded widely, including at Abbey ROCÍO BOLANOS Road Studios. George also teaches music privately in Esher and elsewhere. Rocío is a versatile and dynamic He is woodwind coach for the Surbiton clarinettist performing contemporary Royal British Legion Marching Band and and classical music. She completed her a chamber music coach at Alexandra undergraduate degree with distinction Palace, whilst also teaching clarinet at the Conservatorio Superior in Seville. and chamber music at the City Lit adult Rocío has always been a committed education college in Covent Garden. orchestral player and, as a student, George Sleightholme Rocio Bolanos

Kimon Parry Tom Caldecote participated in many orchestral Following graduation in 2008, Tom academies such as Barenboim-Said was selected for the Foyle Future Foundation and Madrid Symphony First programme with the London Orchestra’s academy. In 2009, she Philharmonic Orchestra. The programme moved to the UK to continue her comprised a wide range of playing studies at the Royal Northern College of styles and repertoire with the orchestra, Music, first as a postgraduate student education and outreach projects, and obtaining her Diploma with distinction. one-to-one lessons with the principal This led to a second year where she clarinettist Robert Hill. Tom also studied became Junior Fellow at the RNCM and privately with Joy Farrall. was finally offered a full scholarship In 2012 Tom became co-principal clarinet for the International Artist Diploma. with Southbank Sinfonia. The 9 month In 2012 she made her solo debut, orchestral academy involved many performing Mozart’s projects, including performing alongside with the Manchester Camerata, and players in the Royal Opera House, started to work as a freelance musician Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and BBC Concert Orchestra. It also and Hallé Orchestras. Rocío then included a packed chamber music moved to London to join Southbank programme, giving him opportunities Sinfonia, where she was able to gain a to perform the Brahms broad range of experience and perfect in the Crush Room at the Royal Opera her orchestral skills, working with House and at the Anghiari Festival in Italy. orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of Saint Since then, Tom has worked freelance Martin in the Fields. Alongside her with several orchestras and ensembles love for orchestral playing, Rocío is including the Britten Sinfonia, passionate about chamber music. Orchestra of the Swan, Longborough Opera and Mid Wales Opera. He Future concerts include the Internationale has also been on tour with the band Gesellschaft für neue Musik in Basel and 'James', Tony Hadley, ABC and Steve a collaborative project with Ensemble Harley & the Cockney Rebels. Tom Vortex in Geneva. has broadcast on BBC radio and also appeared on the Southbank Show TOM CALDECOTE with Tasmin Little. As a soloist Tom Tom’s initial studies were at Birmingham has performed Weber’s first clarinet Conservatoire with Sally Harrop, Tim concerto with the Eroica Camerata, and Lines, Michael Harris and Mark O’Brien. Mendelssohn Concert Pieces with the Whilst studying in Birmingham, Tom was Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra in a member of the CBSO Youth Orchestra Germany. Alongside Tom’s orchestral and won a place on the CBSO’s commitments, he performs regularly in orchestral training scheme. recitals with his soprano wife. PROGRAMME

Isaac Albeníz (1860-1809) Sevilla [5’]

Anon (c. 1480) La Spagna, Cancionero Musical de Montecassino [2’]

Pérotin (c. 1200) Viderunt Omnes [3’]

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) O Ye Tender Babes [2’]

George Gershwin (1898-1937) arr. Art Marshall Somebody Loves Me [3’] Oh Lady Be Good [2’]

Astor Piazzolla (c. 1921-1992) Histoire du Tango [20’] i Bordel 1900 ii Cafe 1930 iii Night Club 1960 iv Concert d'aujourd'hui FUTURE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS AT CHRIST CHURCH Third Wednesday of the month Light lunch from 12.45pm Concert from 1.10pm

15 Apr Blegvad String Trio 20 May Judith Spencer, marimba 17 Jun South London Saxophone Quartet 15 Jul Eszter Schütz, violin; Anna Cassú, piano

Music on the Green is also pleased to present Emilie Capulet Saturday 21 March 2015 at 7.30pm Emilie Capulet, concert pianist, will be playing a programme of Ravel and Debussy Music in the Tower Tuesday 31 March at 8pm Wednesday 1 April at 1pm & 8pm

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