Sunday 2 November 2025
1.30pm
Silk Street Concert Hall
BIG Double Reed Day Afternoon Concert
Programme
Georges Bizet
‘Aragonaise’ from Carmen
arranged by T.Bordes
Laura Ritchie | oboe
Miriam Cooper | oboe
Josie Evans | oboe
Oliver Brown | oboe
Elizabeth Loboda | cor anglais
Lucy Powell Davies | bassoon
Rosie Lupton | bassoon
Alaine Garinger | bassoon
Aidan Campbell | contrabassoon
Madeleine Dring
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
III. Allegro con brio
Helen Storey | bassoon
Fraser MacAulay | oboe
Leo Nicholson | piano
Camille Saint-Saëns
‘Le Cigne’ from Carnival of the Animals
Adrian Rowlands | heckelphone
Jane Beament | piano
Thomas Vincent Jr
Sonata in A minor
Gail Hennessy | oboe
Rebecca Hammond | bassoon
Ennio Morricone
Gabriel’s Oboe (Theme from The Mission)
Gordon Hunt | oboe
Leo Nicholson | piano
Gioachino Rossini
Aria from the Barber of Seville
Richard Ion | bassoon
Ruby Collins | bassoon
Carl Nielsen
Two Fantasy Pieces Op 2
I. Romance
II. Humoresque
Steven Hudson | oboe
Jane Beament | piano
Forthcoming Events
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
5 November 2025
Barbican Hall
Jessie Montgomery’s Coincident Dances, Ravel’s dazzling Piano Concerto in G major and Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Fourth Symphony feature in this stirring concert conducted by Joshua Weilerstein.
London Keys Ensemble Concert
22 November 2025
Silk Street Music Hall
Enjoy London Keys, an evening of piano four-hands and voice featuring works from Schubert, Skoryk and Silvestrov.
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
6 December 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall
Experience the next generation of orchestral talent in a dynamic programme spanning impressionistic colour, virtuosity and symphonic power – featuring Griffes, Ibert’s Flute Concerto with Lutine Prize winner Kendra Barron, and Shostakovich’s dramatic Symphony No 11.
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan FGS
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Armin Zanner FGS
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