Thursday 4 December 2025
7pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Ubu Ensemble & Guildhall Percussion Ensemble
directed by Simon Wills and Julian Warburton
Programme
Heiner Goebbels
Samplersuite from the Surrogate Cities
I. Sarabande
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Gigue
V. Bourée
VI. Passacaglia
VII. Chaconbe
VIII. Menuet
IX. Gavotte
X. Air
Ubu Ensemble
directed by Simon Wills
Interval
Steve Reich
Drumming
Guildhall Percussion Ensemble
directed by Julian Warburton
Ubu Ensemble
Violin I
Helena Thomas
Violin II
Isabelle Allan
Viola
Isobel Neary Adams
Cello
Josh Lucas
Double Bass
Aaron Aguayo Juarez
Flute
Emily Moores (alto flute)
Molly Gribbon
Oboe/Bass Oboe
Miriam Cooper
Clarinet
Kacper Bryg
Ben Adams (bass & contrabass clarinet)
Bassoon
Lucy Powell-Davies
Thaïs Bordes (contrabassoon)
Horn
Freya Campbell
Trumpet
Amelia Stuart
Charlie Cooper
Tenor Trombone
Robbie Palmer
Tuba
Isaac Giaever-Enger
Percussion
Johan Smith
Bryony Che
Harp
Bibi Afshar-Shirazi
Director
Simon Wills
Guildhall Percussion Ensemble
Percussion
Reuben Hesser
SumYin Ng
Ava Kinninmonth
Ali Ayaz
Cláudia Gonçalves
Engin Eskici
Julie Scheuren
Kia Lares
Dominic Kamel
Singers
Rosa Witts
Laura Paul
Molly Davies
Lucy Joy
Piccolo
Laura Jastrzębska
Director
Julian Warburton
Forthcoming Events
Spotlight on Wind, Brass & Percussion
16 February 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Beth Randell curates this creative collaboration between Guildhall’s Wind, Brass & Percussion and Electronic & Produced Music departments.
Spotlight on Wind, Brass & Percussion
24 February 2026
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
We shine the spotlight on outstanding Guildhall woodwind, brass and percussion players in this early evening concert.
Ubu Ensemble: Ubu at the Movies
26 March 2026
Silk Street Music Hall
The boundary-pushing Ubu Ensemble, directed by Simon Wills, turns its lens to the world of cinema in a thrilling exploration of film-inspired sound.
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Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
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Armin Zanner FGS
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