The Alauna Ensemble

St. John’s Church, Aberdare
17th November, 2006, 7.30pm

Brunswick Methodist Church, Swansea
18th November, 2006, 7.30pm

François Devienne
(1759–1803)

Trio in Bb major Op.61 No. 5 – 

Allegro
Rondo

Sir Arthur Bliss
(1891–1975)

Conversations Op. 15 

The Committee Meeting: Moderato
In the Wood: Adagio
In the Ballroom: Scherzando
Soliloquy: Andante tranquillo e
molto rubato
In the Tube at Oxford Circus:
Allegro energico

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756–1791)

Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 – 

Allegro
Adagio
Rondeau – Allegro

 

George Onslow
(1784–1853)

Nonet in A minor, Op. 77 – 

Allegro spiritoso
Scherzo agitato
Tema con variazioni
Finale – largo – allegretto

 

 

Graham Mayger (flute) won a Foundation Scholarship to the Royal College of Music, then a French Government Scholarship to study in Paris with Jean Pierre Rampal. Returning to London, he then played with most of the major London orchestras, and for 27 years enjoyed a special relationship with the Northern Sinfonia. He now holds principal flute positions with many freelance orchestras and is a member of the London Harpsichord Ensemble.
He has broadcast as a soloist in many recitals and concertos, including a concerto performance at the Promenade concerts. His recordings for Unicorn of Vivaldi chamber concertos, including the ‘Goldfinch’ have been very highly praised.
He was appointed to the staff of the Royal College of Music at the age of 24; becoming the youngest professor ever to be appointed. Several of his past students now hold important orchestral positions in this country and abroad. He is also professor of the flute at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall.

Gwenllian Davies (oboe) was born in Pembrokeshire 1974. Her graduate studies took place at Jesus College, Oxford University, BA Hons Music, 1st Class (1993–1996). Her postgraduate studies were completed at the Royal Academy of Music, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma and LRAM (1996–1997) and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Postgraduate Diploma of Orchestral Training and LGSMD (1997–1998).

She is a member of the Aurora Wind Ensemble and has performed at many major British venues, including Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, St David's Hall, Cardiff, Purcell Room, Cheltenham International Festival, St Martin's in the Field and the National Gallery.
James Mainwaring (clarinet) was born in Morriston and is the member of a musical family with two brothers who play trumpet and viola. He started the clarinet at the age of nine and went on to study clarinet and saxophone at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music, with Angela Malsbury, Andrew Marriner and Richard Addison.
James has worked a great deal on the Continent and lived for three years in Hamburg, during which time he played with the Hamburg Mozart Orchestra.
Since his return to the United Kingdom he has pursued a busy and varied career, working with orchestras and chamber ensembles and touring West End shows.

Andrew Jones (horn)  is a former member of the City of Birmingham Orchestra. He now pursues a busy freelance career playing with many orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, the Halle, the Royal Liverpool Orchestra, the Ulster and BBC NOW. He lives in Malvern.

Peter Morgan (bassoon) studied with Roger Birnstingl and Martin Gatt at the Guildhall School of Music and with Mordechai Rechtmann in Tel Aviv. Peter has worked with many of the country's leading orchestras and ensembles and for twelve years, until 1996, was principal bassoon with the Orchestra of English National Ballet.

Clive Lander (violin)  studied with Max Rostal in Germany and with Yfrah Neaman at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has been a member of both the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Northern Sinfonia. As an orchestral leader he is much in demand and also plays with ensembles such as the Serenata of London.
Annette Morgan (viola) comes from Cambridgeshire and studied at the Royal College of Music with Roger Best and Frederick Riddle. She pursues a busy career teaching and works with many orchestras and ensembles in London and elsewhere. 
Martin Thomas (‘cello) studied at the Royal Academy in London where he became a founder member of the Coull Quartet. After eleven years playing with the quartet he left to pursue a freelance career playing with orchestras in London.
Martin now enjoys a busy life playing in orchestras, teaching and performing chamber music. He is currently a member of the Archaeus Quartet.

Antonia Bakewell (double bass) read history at University College, London, then studied as a post-graduate at the Royal College of Music.

As a freelance musician based in London she works with a wide range of orchestras including the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, London Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

 

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