Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Trio Fioritura

2 February 2023

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

  • Ka Wing Karen Wong Flute
  • Hazelen Tang Bassoon
  • Lance Mok Piano

Programme

Lance will also premier one of his works

  • Trio in G minor, Op. 63 (Weber)

    i Allegro moderato ii Scherzo: Allegro vivace iii Schäfers Klage: Andante espressivo iv Finale: Allegro

    Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello in G minor, Op. 63, J. 259 was composed by Carl Maria von Weber in 1818–1819 and published the next year. It is one of his most substantial chamber pieces. The composition process can be traced from entries in Weber’s diary: on 8 April 1818 he “worked on trio”; on 12 May he probably began composing the finale rondo (in Dresden). He then fell ill and resumed work on two first movements only in July 1819. The whole trio was finished on 25 July 1819 in Hosterwitz, the composer’s summer residence. Surprisingly no traces of the third movement can be found in the diary. These is an assumption that it was derived from Adagio with Variations for cello and piano, J.Anh.42 (composed in 1813 in Prague), a work today lost. It is believed that the composer revised it for piano, flute and cello (or viola) in 1815 (J.Anh.58). This was composed for Weber’s friend Dr. Philipp Jungh, a fine flautist: they met in Prague in 1813. He also became the dedicatee of the Trio. Another Prague friend of Weber was Johann Baptist Gänsbacher, a composer, violinist and cellist. The Trio was probably written as a souvenir of convivial musical evenings held by the three.

  • 1938-2021

    4 Miniatures, Op.8 (Stoker)

    i Ballabile ii Duettino iii Intermezzo iv Scherzando

    Stoker was a British composer, writer, actor and artist born in Castleford, Yorkshire. He entered the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in 1958 to study with Lennox Berkeley. Richard went on to win several prizes at the RAM, including the Mendelssohn scholarship in 1962, which enabled him to study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. Returning to London in 1963, he was offered a teaching post at the RAM, and was professor of composition there for more than two decades. It was in 1963 that he wrote the French-influenced 4 Miniatures Op.8.

  • 1911-2006

    Trio, Op.86 (Koetsier)

    i Risoluto ii Adagio iii Presto iv Rondo

    Jan Koetsier was a Dutch composer and conductor. In 1950, Koetsier became the first Kapellmeister of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. After leaving the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich in 1976, Jan Koetsier retired to his home in the Upper Bavarian town of Heldenstein, in the district of Mühldorf am Inn, and devoted himself primarily to composing for the next 30 years. He wrote Trio, Op. 86 in 1980

Performers

  • Ka Wing Karen Wong

    Flute

    Hong Kong-born flautist Ka Wing Karen Wong is a versatile chamber and orchestral musician. In addition to being a Britten Pears Young Artist for 2024/25, she has worked with The Hallé, the London Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Smith Square (2023/24, formerly Southbank Sinfonia), Northern Ballet Sinfonia and many more

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  • Hazelen Tang

    Bassoon

    Bassoonist Hazelen Tang is part of the Trio Fioritura

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  • Lance Mok

    Piano

    Pianist, Lance Mok, is noted for his mastery of a wide repertoire of diverse styles and advocacy for under-performed composers and works.

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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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