Luton Music: Berio and Ravel
St Mary’s Church, Luton LU1 3JF
- Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
- Luciano Berio: Sequenza IXa for clarinet
- Bela Bartok: Violin duos (selection)
- Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane
- Luciano Berio: Violin duos (selection)
- Luciano Berio: Folksongs
With Elizabeth Lynch mezzo soprano
The Berkeley Ensemble return to Luton with a wide-ranging programme exploring the voices of the ensemble’s various instruments.
Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet was written to demonstrate the Érard company’s pre-eminent pedal harp design, enriching its repertoire and accepted voice along the way. Berio’s Sequenza for Clarinet looks back on its own instrument’s wide-ranging voice as conceived by artists from Mozart to Benny Goodman, whilst Berio’s Folksongs are a modern classic; sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyful, even funny, but always exquisitely beautiful.
Tickets: £18 (concessions £10, U-18s in full-time education free)
Available on the door
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