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Moving On Music is delighted to present two of Northern Ireland’s finest classical musicians for a rare duo outing, flautist Aisling Agnew and harpist Richard Allen.
Aisling and Richard will present a beautiful programme of music from the vast flute and harp repertoire including music by well-known composers such as Hamilton Harty and Rossini, alongside a new arrangement of a piece by local composer Greg Caffrey.
Aisling and Richard are in great demand as soloists, chamber musicians and are regularly seen playing with the Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble, Opera North, RTE Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic to name a few. Aisling has performed across many continents, from the National Flute Convention in Las Vegas to the Jeonju International Festival in Korea. She is an in-demand educator working regularly with students from Queens university, the Ulster Youth Orchestra and the University of St Andrews. A BBC & ACNI young musician platform awardee, Richard has also won 2nd prize at the prestigious Félix Godefroid International Harp Competition in Belgium, following a 1st prize at the North London Camac Competition. In 2023 he was appointed harp tutor at the Institute of Fine Arts at Leuphana Universität in Germany and gives courses and masterclasses across Europe.
Don’t miss this evening of exquisite and rarely heard music by two virtuoso musicians, as they bring you on a journey of music from the 18th century to present day, from France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Programme:
Chevalier de Saint-George: Sonata for harp & flute obbligato
Lili Boulanger: Nocturne
Gioachino Rossini: Andante con Varionizi
Nino Rota: Sonata for Flute and Harp
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Francois Borne / Georges Bizet: Carmen Fantasie
John Thomas: Watching the Wheat
Eddie McGuire: Three Chinese Dances
Greg Caffrey: The Uses of Not* (World premiere of Flute & Harp version)
Hamilton Harty: In Ireland