Lunchtime Concert: Emma Gerrett, clarinet

TUE 27 SEPT 13.05

Take time out this lunchtime for a performance by Trinity Laban student clarinettist Emma Gerrett in the beautiful surroundings of the Old Royal Naval College Chapel.

Béla Kovács
Hommage a Manuel de Falla

Brahms
Sonata No. 1 in F minor for clarinet and piano, Op. 120
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Andante un poco adagio
III. Allegretto grazioso
IV. Vivace

Vaughan Williams
6 studies on English Folksong
I. Adagio (Lovely on the water)
II. Andante sostenuto (Spurn point)
III. Larghetto (Van Diemen’s land)
IV. Lento (She borrowed some of her mothers gold)
V. Andante tranquillo (The Lady and the Dragon)
VI. Allegro vivace (As I walked over London Bridge)

Béla Kovács
Hommage á Z.Kodály

Emma Gerrett is a final year masters student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. She specialises in ensemble playing and is involved in several groups in and outside of Trinity Laban. She is a core member of the London Ambient Orchestra who regularly perform fully improvised sets, as well as works by composers such as Arvo Part and Pauline Oliveros. She studies clarinet with Fiona Cross, Anthony Pike and Michael Whight, and Bass Clarinet with Paolo De Gaspari. Emma is a winner of the Wilfred Hambleton Clarinet Prize as well as a finalist for the Harold Clarke Woodwind Prize. Emma is a grateful recipient of a Trinity College London scholarship which enables her to continue studying at Trinity Laban.

Daniel King Smith has given concerts all over the world as soloist and collaborative pianist. He has been broadcast on BBC TV and Radio as well as NHK TV and radio in Japan. Daniel has recorded a number of CDs including releases with Yuki Ito for Sony and with Anna Hashimoto for Meridian. He has frequently been a featured Solo Classical Artist on many Cruise Lines around the world. Chamber music is a major part of Daniel’s life and he has held staff accompanist posts at many institutions, currently at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, as well as being an official accompanist for the Countess of Munster Trust, the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition and resident pianist at the British Isles Music Festival.

Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Admission free, no ticket required