Music from the Heart 1
Join the GLO‘s brilliant oboist Tom Blomfield in the first of a series entitled Music from the Heart, a combination of performance, conversation and wine, where Tom will answer questions about his life working as principal Oboe for the BBC Symphony, Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields and many more.
You will get a unique insight into what makes this consummate musician tick, hear his gorgeous playing at close quarters and get a few insider secrets about the world of the oboe.
What is it really like doing the Last night of the Proms and how do you make those amazing reeds?
LORD PIRBRIGHT'S HALL
PIRBRIGHT GU24 0JE
APRIL 19 | 6.30PM
Mahler's 'Titan' Symphony
CONDUCTED BY RODERICK WILLIAMS IN HIS WORLDWIDE CONDUCTING DEBUT
Roderick Williams is one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation with a wide repertoire spanning baroque to contemporary. He enjoys relationships with major UK and European opera houses also performs regularly with leading conductors and orchestras throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. As a recitalist he is in demand around the world and as a composer he has had works premièred at Wigmore Hall, the Barbican, the Purcell Room and on national radio. In 2016 he won Best Choral Composition at the British Composer Awards and he currently holds the position of Composer in Association of the BBC Singers.
Roderick Williams was awarded an OBE in June 2017 and was one of the featured soloists at the coronation of King Charles III in 2023
June 17, 7.30pm. St Nicolas’ Church Guildford.
June 18, 7.30pm. St Gabriel’s, Pimlico, London.