Join us for our first lunchtime concert of 2024 on 26th January! Our free lunchtime concert series continues this year and will host musicians studying the Royal Academy of Music. The concerts showcase a variety of musical traditions and provide a space for up-and-coming musicians to perform in a relaxed lunchtime setting. See below for the programme, booking information, and the performers’ biography.

Programme:

Sonata no 4, Giovani Pergolesi, arr. Eliza Talman (1732) 10 mins

Prelude Oskar Bohme, (1910) 4 mins

Scott Joplin Suite, Ragtime dance, Bethena (1902) arr. Bill Holcombe (1996) 7 mins

Autumn Leaves arr. Pete Middleton 6 mins

Horn Trio Op82 – No.1, Anton Reicha (approx. 1815) 4 Mins

Sonata for trombone, horn and trumpet, Francis Poulenc, (1922) 15 mins

A Song For Japan, Steven Verhelst, (2011) 6. Mins

Encore/ Closer Blue moon, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (1934) arr. Pete Middleton

Performers’ Biography:

Hannah, Meggie and Eliza formed the Solis Trio in 2018 as students at Wells Cathedral School. Their shared passion and enthusiasm for music inspired them to establish the ensemble when they were just 16.

In 2020 Eliza and Hannah joined Meggie at the Royal Academy of Music and are now a London based group, enjoying the opportunities that the city brings. Solis have received coaching from a wide range of teachers in the profession, including Emily White and Paul Denegri, and they currently receive coaching from Bob Hughes, Rex Martin, Jim Maynard and Simon Cox.

In June of 2021 the trio won the prestigious ‘Brass Ensemble Musicians Company prize’ at the Royal Academy of Music, which has led to them being young artists with the company. Since then, they have performed in many concerts, including the Lord Mayor of London’s Big Curry lunch, in Regents Hall, brass showcases at the Royal Academy of Music, and the Buxton International Festival.

They have also performed internationally as part of the Ferrandou music scheme in France where they performed three evening concerts. They work in learning and participation, where they have performed at the royal hospital of neuro-disability, Merton Dementia-hub, the Signature care home in Barnet, as well as leading a masterclass with John Lyon school students.

The brass trio formation is not particularly common, so they have arranged their own works and have been able to record a lot of their repertoire; some of which has been broadcasted on radio! This lack of recognition for the brass trio has spurred them on to bring an awareness to the ensemble, and they are always in the process of creating exciting new commissions, including a piece written by their fellow RAM student Owen Spafford!