EVENT 4: NEW VIRTUOSI! A Meeting of Friends
Quaker Meeting House, Hertford, SG14 1BA
Friday 5th June 2026
Doors open 7.00pm. Event begins 7.30pm
Gemma Winfield (clarinet)
Dominic Childs (saxophone)
Joe Reynolds (cello)
Hanja Bantock (piano)
PROGRAMME:
Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Piano
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Tower: Wings (for Clarinet solo)
Britten: Sonata in C for Cello and Piano
Leighton: Elegy for Cello and Piano
James Francis Brown: A Meeting of Friends
This year’s New Virtuosi brings together former HFoM masterclass participants and invited artists now emerging into professional life.
The programme reflects friendship as a creative force: Britten and Poulenc wrote their sonatas at a similar moment for performers who were themselves close friends. Music has a rare ability to draw people together — and there could be no more fitting place to hear it than the Friends’ Meeting House.
The concert concludes with the premiere of James Francis Brown’s A Meeting with Friends, specially written for this occasion and celebrating the spirit of collaboration at the heart of New Virtuosi.
Tickets £5-£15
Ticket types and prices are fully displayed when 'Book Now' is clicked.
Gemma Winfield (clarinet)
Dominic Childs (saxophone)
Joe Reynolds (cello)
Hanja Bantock (piano)
PROGRAMME:
Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Piano
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Tower: Wings (for Clarinet solo)
Britten: Sonata in C for Cello and Piano
Leighton: Elegy for Cello and Piano
James Francis Brown: A Meeting of Friends
This year’s New Virtuosi brings together former HFoM masterclass participants and invited artists now emerging into professional life.
The programme reflects friendship as a creative force: Britten and Poulenc wrote their sonatas at a similar moment for performers who were themselves close friends. Music has a rare ability to draw people together — and there could be no more fitting place to hear it than the Friends’ Meeting House.
The concert concludes with the premiere of James Francis Brown’s A Meeting with Friends, specially written for this occasion and celebrating the spirit of collaboration at the heart of New Virtuosi.
Tickets £5-£15
Ticket types and prices are fully displayed when 'Book Now' is clicked.
