Music Chamber


Ernest Bloch Concertino for flute, viola and piano

(1880-1959) Allegro comodo ~ Andante ~ Allegro

 

Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata for oboe and piano Op 166

(1835-1921) Andantino ~ Allegretto ~ Molto allegro

 

Malcolm Arnold Trio for flute, viola and bassoon

(1921-2006) Allegro ma non troppo ~ Andante con moto ~ Allegro comodo

 

Francis Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano

(1899-1963) Presto ~ Andante ('Andante con moto') ~ Rondo ('tres vif')

 

Since its conception as a professional chamber group in 2004, the London Myriad Ensemble has given concerts internationally, with a repertoire by composers ranging from Mozart to Chick Corea, and whose members share a passion for chamber music alongside a wealth of experience within the music profession. The London Myriad Ensemble has performed at venues such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. James's Piccadilly, and at the residence of the British High Commissioner to the Seychelles. The ensemble was Quintet in Residence, on a full scholarship at the Dartington International Summer School in 2005, and at the Seychelles International Festival of Classical Music 2006. It was then invited to the Beauville Arts Wind Chamber week in South-West France supported by an "Awards for Ensembles" grant from the Musicians Benevolent Fund and a generous donation from the Tillett Trust. The ensemble has a particular interest in new music having recently given several world premiere performances of works for woodwind quintets, such as Ultramarine by Peter Nickol, which was written for the ensemble, Carl Schimmel’s Towns of Wind and Wood and Karl Nicklas Gustavsson’s Bird Songs for Wind Quintet. Following their First Prize win at the 2nd International Israeli Music Competition 2009, the London Myriad Ensemble performed at the Purcell Room in the Southbank Centre in November 2009 and also on BBC Radio 3's "In Tune".  Website: www.londonmyriad.com

 

 

Julie Groves leads a busy freelance career performing in the UK and abroad as a soloist, orchestral musician and as part of the accomplished London Myriad Ensemble. Julie also plays with recording guitarist Ahmed Dickinson and as part of the Ashgrove Duo. Julie graduated from Trinity College of Music with a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance, studying with Wissam Boustany and previously with Susan Milan, Judith Hall and Clare Southworth. Having been a finalist in several international competitions, including the Albert Cooper Competition, Julie was notably the GB and Ireland winner of the LIONS International Music Competition, representing the UK in the Europa Finals. As a Concordia International Artist, she is a regular solo performer and an active devisor for their educational shows - the Young Audiences Concerts. Julie has an immense passion for chamber music and for innovative collaborative work. Recent projects have involved improvisatory work and performances with the Da Capo Theatre Company and ongoing projects with poets, actors and dancers creating new works and experimenting with new material. Julie also writes reviews for Pan, the journal of the British Flute Society, and thoroughly enjoys her role as Editor of the Composer’s Corner of the British Flute Society website. www.juliegroves.com

 

Jenni Britton is a founding member of the London Myriad Ensemble. She studied at Trinity College of Music with David Thomas, Chris O’Neal, Paul Goodey and Andrew Knights. Whilst at Trinity she was awarded the Wilfred Hambleton Prize for Contribution to Wind Music (2003). Jenni currently enjoys performing nationally and internationally, whilst also teaching in and around London. She regularly plays with London Orchestra da Camera, Orchestra of St Paul’s and Bartholdy Chamber Orchestra. Jenni has worked alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra’s education and outreach department actively promoting the oboe, and with the Philharmonia outreach programme in conjunction with composer Issie Barratt. She appears on Ready, Steady, Blow, a CD for beginner oboists on the Oboe Classics label. Jenni also regularly plays oboe and cor anglais for non-classical recordings. As a soloist Jenni has recently performed the Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor with Bartholdy Chamber Orchestra, and Vaughan-Williams’ Concerto for Oboe and Strings with the Orpington Symphony Orchestra.

 

After completing a Master Degree in Advanced Performance Studies at the Royal College of Music in 2006, Susana has been freelancing mainly in the UK with the Orchestras of the Royal Opera House, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, Southbank Sinfonia, and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Ireland. Born in Oporto, Portugal, Susana attended the Music Conservatoire in the class of Robert Glassburner. In London at the RCM she studied Bassoon with Andrea De Flammineis and Contrabassoon with Martin Field. Susana won 1st Prize at the Yamaha Music Foundation Competition for Woodwinds in 2003, as well as the RCM Concerto Competition in 2005 leading to the performance of Mozart’s Bassoon concerto in the Mozart’s 250th Anniversary celebrations at LSO St. Luke’s. Susana is also a chamber musician. She is a member of The London Myriad Ensemble and she is also a guest Bassoonist with Ensemble 360. Alongside her Music studies Susana also gained a degree in Economics at Oporto University in 2003. 

www.myspace.com/susanadiasbassoonist

 

Christopher Beckett studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music with Roger Bigley (formerly of the the Lindsay Quartet) and Thomas Riebl. During this time Christopher was principal viola with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jac van Steen and performed at festivals such as Lake District Summer Music (2005 & 2006) and Stresa Festival, Italy (2007). Since graduating in 2007 he has been enjoying a busy freelance career, working with orchestras such as Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Northern Ballet Orchestra and Sinfonia Viva. In 2009 Christopher was a member of Southbank Sinfonia, Britain's leading orchestral academy, where he worked alongside musicians from orchestras including Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Royal Opera House, BBC Concert Orchestra and London Sinfonietta, and with conductors such as Barry Wordsworth, Stephen Barlow and Yasuo Shinozaki. Recent performances have included chamber music recitals at the Wigmore Hall and Royal Opera House's Crush Room.

 

Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Yuki Negishi started playing the piano at the age of 5 in New York City. At the age of 10, she was accepted to The Juilliard School Pre-College Division as an honorary scholarship student in the class of the late Richard Fabre, who was a pupil of the celebrated Rosina Lhevinne. After completing her studies at the Toho Gakuen School of Music with honours and at the Amsterdam Conservatory, she completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Performance and Masters in Music Degree, both with distinction, and recently the Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music, London, where she studied with Mikako Abe, Jan Marisse Huizing, and Ruth Nye MBE. At the age of 16, she was the youngest prize-winner at the Takahiro Sonoda Piano Competition and she was awarded the 2nd prize at the 2000 International Jeunesses Musicales Competition in Bucharest. Since coming to the UK in 2001, she has additionally won numerous prizes at the RCM and elsewhere. Yuki has released a solo CD, and a DVD in conversation with BBC presenter Andrew Green from Sound Techniques has also been released. She also served as a member of the jury for the First Sussex International Piano Competition (www.sussexipc.co.uk) in association with Worthing Symphony Orchestra and Bluthner Piano Centre alongside such distinguished pianists as Artur Pizarro, Vanessa Latarche, Ian Fountain, Dina Parakhina, Julian Jacobson and George-Emmanuel Lazaridis. Yuki is generously supported by the London Bluthner Piano Centre.