nicholas walker, piano
Sunday 6 October, 7.30pm
Haydn Trio in G major Hob XV No.15
Elgar Enigma Variations
Villa Lobos Assobio a Jato
Danase Sonate en concert
Sophie Rivlin, Claire Overbury, and Elspeth Wyllie return with another varied and delectable programme of music for piano, flute, and cello, with Elgar’s familiar masterpiece, arranged for solo piano, at its heart.
THE METIER ENSEMBLE is a chamber group of flute, cello and piano. Claire Overbury and Elspeth Wyllie began performing together five years ago as the Southbank Duo, and were shortlisted for the Park Lane Group Series 2011. They were joined by cellist Sophie Rivlin in 2010, giving several several recitals which were well-received – they have return invitations to all the venues from their 2011-12 season, including Haddington!
The trio originally met while studying at the Royal Academy of Music and Oxford University, and are all recipients of various prizes and awards for chamber music. They have performed abroad and throughout the UK, including at the Purcell Room, St John’s Smith Square, St James’ Piccadilly and St Martin-in-the-Fields.
www.metierensemble.co.uk
Haydn Trio in G major Hob XV No.15
Elgar Enigma Variations
Villa Lobos Assobio a Jato
Danase Sonate en concert
Sophie Rivlin, Claire Overbury, and Elspeth Wyllie return with another varied and delectable programme of music for piano, flute, and cello, with Elgar’s familiar masterpiece, arranged for solo piano, at its heart.
THE METIER ENSEMBLE is a chamber group of flute, cello and piano. Claire Overbury and Elspeth Wyllie began performing together five years ago as the Southbank Duo, and were shortlisted for the Park Lane Group Series 2011. They were joined by cellist Sophie Rivlin in 2010, giving several several recitals which were well-received – they have return invitations to all the venues from their 2011-12 season, including Haddington!
The trio originally met while studying at the Royal Academy of Music and Oxford University, and are all recipients of various prizes and awards for chamber music. They have performed abroad and throughout the UK, including at the Purcell Room, St John’s Smith Square, St James’ Piccadilly and St Martin-in-the-Fields.
www.metierensemble.co.uk
Claire Overbury, a vibrant flautist, with a strong passion for music and dedication to performance, has performed many duo recitals in London venues such as the Fairfield Halls, St Martin-in-the-Field’s and St James’ Piccadilly, with pianist Elspeth Wyllie and guitarist Simon Davies. As a soloist, Claire is a headline Classical performer on the Queen Victoria and Queen Mary II Cunard ships and has also performed at both Henley Festival and Latitude Festival. As an orchestral flautist, she freelances for City of London Sinfonia, Sadler’s Wells Ballet and English National Ballet education and is an extra player for The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Claire has a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance with Distinction, from Trinity College of Music, London, where she also received the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal Award. Prior to this Claire read Music at Christ Church, Oxford University, where she held an instrumental exhibition for three years. Claire won second prize in the Anglo-Czechoslovak competition, first prize in the Lions District Flute Competition, and was a finalist in the Eastbourne Young Soloist Competition.
Sophie Rivlin has performed chamber music in major UK venues including Wigmore Hall, St Johns Smith square and St James’ Piccaddily. As part of the Alea Quartet, she was supported by the Park Lane Young Artists scheme in recitals at the Purcell Room and St Martin-in-the-Fields. The same group won numerous awards and scholarships and played at festivals including Sounds New and Canterbury Festival alongside the Maggini Quartet. She has recorded for names as diverse as James Macmillan and Rick Wakeman and played with orchestras including the Northern Sinfonia.
Sophie enjoys working with dancers, including Silversmith Dance Theatre, performing at dance venues including The Place and The Richmix. She is also a founding member of the newly formed ‘Troupe’ who produce concerts that tell stories, interweaving music with dance, spoken word and a pop-up museum.
Sophie has much experience of education work, having worked with ENO, the Aurora Orchestra and set up her own choir in India. She trained at the Royal Academy of Music where she gained a distinction under Philip Sheppard and Colin Carr. Previously, Sophie studied Philosophy at Cambridge. In her spare time, she draws cartoons at www.sophiedrawstheline.co.uk .
Elspeth Wyllie works as an accompanist, chamber musician, and private teacher. She has performed throughout the UK and abroad in Spain, France and Switzerland. With the Orsino Ensemble, performances include Poulenc’s Sextet for piano and wind and Janacek’s Concertino. Elspeth has also worked for the BBC Symphony Chorus, the National Children’s Choir, and choir master Gareth Malone. She has recorded at Abbey Road, Air and Dean Street studios and for Novello publications.
Elspeth grew up in East Lothian and attended St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh. She read music at Oxford University and trained at the Royal Academy of Music. She was supported during her studies there by the Oldhurst Charitable Trust and won various prizes, including the Vivien Langrish Prize, Evelyn German Prize and J E Reckitt Award.
Claire has a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance with Distinction, from Trinity College of Music, London, where she also received the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal Award. Prior to this Claire read Music at Christ Church, Oxford University, where she held an instrumental exhibition for three years. Claire won second prize in the Anglo-Czechoslovak competition, first prize in the Lions District Flute Competition, and was a finalist in the Eastbourne Young Soloist Competition.
Sophie Rivlin has performed chamber music in major UK venues including Wigmore Hall, St Johns Smith square and St James’ Piccaddily. As part of the Alea Quartet, she was supported by the Park Lane Young Artists scheme in recitals at the Purcell Room and St Martin-in-the-Fields. The same group won numerous awards and scholarships and played at festivals including Sounds New and Canterbury Festival alongside the Maggini Quartet. She has recorded for names as diverse as James Macmillan and Rick Wakeman and played with orchestras including the Northern Sinfonia.
Sophie enjoys working with dancers, including Silversmith Dance Theatre, performing at dance venues including The Place and The Richmix. She is also a founding member of the newly formed ‘Troupe’ who produce concerts that tell stories, interweaving music with dance, spoken word and a pop-up museum.
Sophie has much experience of education work, having worked with ENO, the Aurora Orchestra and set up her own choir in India. She trained at the Royal Academy of Music where she gained a distinction under Philip Sheppard and Colin Carr. Previously, Sophie studied Philosophy at Cambridge. In her spare time, she draws cartoons at www.sophiedrawstheline.co.uk .
Elspeth Wyllie works as an accompanist, chamber musician, and private teacher. She has performed throughout the UK and abroad in Spain, France and Switzerland. With the Orsino Ensemble, performances include Poulenc’s Sextet for piano and wind and Janacek’s Concertino. Elspeth has also worked for the BBC Symphony Chorus, the National Children’s Choir, and choir master Gareth Malone. She has recorded at Abbey Road, Air and Dean Street studios and for Novello publications.
Elspeth grew up in East Lothian and attended St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh. She read music at Oxford University and trained at the Royal Academy of Music. She was supported during her studies there by the Oldhurst Charitable Trust and won various prizes, including the Vivien Langrish Prize, Evelyn German Prize and J E Reckitt Award.
