Britten Sinfonia at Lunch in Norwich

The Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RQ

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch is a series of chamber concerts, designed to fit into the middle of your day.

Each concert features a new work by a composer with links to the East of England, alongside complementary chamber works by composers as diverse as Purcell and Berio.

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch is funded by Escalator.

Thursday 16 November 2006, 1.00pm

Alina Ibragimova violin

Joy Farrall clarinet

Huw Watkins piano

Stravinsky Movements from Soldiers Tale Suite

Michael Zev Gordon Fragments from a Diary

Huw Watkins Dream

Bartok Contrasts

Thursday 14 December 2006, 1.00pm

Ruth Bolister oboe

Joy Farrall clarinet

Sarah Burnett bassoon

Martin Owen horn

Piers Lane piano

Poulenc Trio

Daniel Basford Little Suite for 5 Players

Mozart Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat

Thursday 18 January 2007, 1.00pm

Jacqueline Shave violin

Caroline Dearnley cello

Sarah O'Flynn flute

Nicholas Daniel oboe

Joy Farrall clarinet

David Hockings marimba

Maggie Cole harpsichord

JS Bach arr. Maxwell Davies Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor

Tansy Davies Contraband

JS Bach arr. Maxwell Davies Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major

de Falla Harpsichord Concerto

Thursday 8 February 2007, 1.00pm

Charles Daniels tenor

Nicholas Daniel oboe

Julius Drake piano

Purcell arr. Britten If music be the food of love; Pious Celinda; I'll sail upon the Dog-star; Sweeter than roses

JS Bach Sonata for Oboe in E flat

John Tavener Music of the Sky

Thursday 8 March 2007, 1.00pm

Anna Dennis mezzo

Jacqueline Shave, Miranda Dale violin

Martin Outram viola

Caroline Dearnley cello

Michael Cox flute

Joy Farrall clarinet

David Hockings percussion

Lucy Wake ford harp

Huw Watkins piano

Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes

Stravinsky Three Songs from William Shakespeare

Tarik O'Regan New Work

Berio Folk Songs

Tickets

£6

£3 students, 5-18s and subscribers to BS's West Road evening series

Please note we regret that children under the age of 5 cannot be admitted to Britten Sinfonia concerts. Rehearsals for evening concerts are open to the public by prior arrangement only. Please call 01223 300795 for further information.

Advance booking at Norwich Theatre Royal Box Office

Telephone 01603 630000

Tickets are also available to buy on the door from 12.15pm

Food & Drink

Ivory’s Restaurant and Café Bar at The Assembly House offers a 10% discount to audience members on BS at Lunch concerts days, on production of a ticket. Opens 9.30am. Lunch served 12.00 – 3.00pm.

Parking

There is a Pay & Display Car Park at the rear of The Assembly House, accessible from Theatre Street and Chapelfield Road. Parking also available at Chapelfied Shopping Centre, The Forum and The Chantry.

From top: Alina Ibragimova, Huw Watkins, Daniel Basford, Tansy Davies, Tarik O'Regan

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