Music on The Green Esher Concerts – Constance Chow & Phoebe Yu
Piano Concert – Constance Chow & Phoebe Yu
When: January 16th 2019
Times: Light lunch from 12.30 pm:
Concert from 1.10 to approx 1.50 pm.
Where: Christ Church, Church Street, Esher, Surrey KT10 8QS
Other Concerts: Monthly on Wednesdays and occasional concerts on other days – see programme lower on this page.
Entry: Free Entry with sandwiches included!
Donations welcome (retiring collection).
Come When You Can: The programmes are designed to allow you to arrive or leave at any time!
Contact: E-mail: office@esherparish.org.uk
The perfect setting for an enjoyable mid-week break.
About Our Guest Musicians
Constance Chow
Born in Hong Kong, pianist Constance Chow (née Leung) moved to Britain in 2009. Hailed as the “Talented Pianist” (Eastern Daily Press, 2017), Constance makes frequent appearances on musical stages across the UK and Europe, as well as in Hong Kong.
She has had the privilege to collaborate with world-renowned pianist Noriko Ogawa in a piano duet concert in 2016 and had been a concerto soloist with the University of Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017. In 2018, she performed the London premiere of Grace Williams’ Sonata for Violin and Piano at Blackheath Halls.
She has performed for the British Military Services, as well as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at a number of European countries including France, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Constance is a Master graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studied piano performance under the tutelage of Paul Roberts.
She has completed her undergraduate Music studies at King’s College London, when she also studied the piano with Tessa Nicholson at the Royal Academy of Music. Constance is currently a London-based concert pianist, accompanist, and piano teacher. For more information, please visit her website www.constancechow.com
Phoebe Yu
Phoebe Long-Ching Yu, is a collaborative pianist based in London. Recently received her master degree of piano accompaniment with distinction at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama studying under Prof Pamela Lidiard.
Yu has performed a wide range of repertoire, including piano solo as well as extensive vocal and instrumental accompanying.
She was invited to perform in the St. John Smith Square and the Barbican Concert Hall which is part of the LSO Guildhall Artist Platforms. Currently Yu is the repetitur of the Medici Choir and piano teacher is West London Free School.
Concert Programme
Antonín Leopold Dvořák (1841-1904) – Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 1 & 2
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) – Petite Suite
1. En bateau
2. Cortège
3. Menuet
4. Ballet
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) – Die Moldau, Má Vlast
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) – Danse Macabre
Musicians Art Gallery
Music lovers may wish to take a look at a collection of lovely paintings by local award winning artist Sera Knight from Woking, Surrey. Click on the images above to see more paintings in this collection and other examples of her work.
Sera accepts commissions, so if you have a photo of musicians, a dancer or something else you’d like painted in her style, then please get in touch with Sera. Her contact details are on the Surrey Artists website.
About Music On The Green
MUSIC on the GREEN is based at Christ Church Esher directly opposite and overlooking Esher Green. Its aims are to promote a wide variety of excellent music, to present music in a fresh and engaging way, and to encourage audiences from Esher and beyond.
Our concerts take place in Christ Church at the heart of Esher – a church which boasts an outstanding pipe organ, fine grand piano acquired in 2012 with a very generous loan, and good acoustics which all contribute to making our music so enjoyable.
MUSIC on the GREEN is about making music which is accessible to, and enjoyable by, as many people as possible without it being stuffy or cheapened. This is the reason for the MUSIC on the GREEN ‘brand’ – to give the music an identity of its own.
Music is about people, emotions, history… We blend all these ingredients and seek to present our music in interesting and rewarding ways, within its own context so that it can be widely appreciated and enjoyed. Whilst having our firmest foot planted at the classical end of the spectrum, we seek to offer a rich and varied listening programme.
Programme Of Concerts At Christ Church Esher
A concert is scheduled for lunchtime on the Third Wednesday of the month, with teatime concerts about twice a year, usually on a Sunday. The teatime concerts may be admission by ticket, not be free events.
2019 Concert Programme
January 16 - Constance Chow & Phoebe Yu (piano duet)
February 20 - Cadran Trio (flute, cello and piano)
March 20 - Hampton School Brass Quintet
April 16/17 - ‘Music in the Tower’ lunchtime/evening concerts
May 15 - Caledonia Trio (clarinet, bassoon and piano)
June 19 - Clare Deniz & Raymond Burley (cello and guitar)
July 17 - Anna Cassú (piano)
Archive - Prior Years
2018 Programme
17 January - Eos Trio (clarinet, violin & piano)
21 February - Tau Wey, piano solo
21 March - Jake Fryer Jazz Quartet
TBA March - Music in the Tower lunchtime/evening concerts (dates to be advised)
18 April - 2Nation Percussion Duo
16 May - Tormead School Showcase
20 June - Lucas Dick (clarinet), Amanda Hurton (piano)
18 July - Felicity Broome-Skelton & Natalee Jeremic (violin duo)
15 August - No concert (summer break)
19 September - Aeris Brass (trombone quartet)
17 October - Nicola Hands (oboe), Jonathan Pease (piano)
21 November - World War I centenary commemoration - Wind & Words (clarinet, piano and poetry)
19 December - Come & Sing Carols
2017 Programme
18th January - Modulus Ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet)
15th February - Victoria Puttock, saxophone & Grigoris Ioannou, piano
15th March - Hampton School Showcase
11th/12th April - 'Music in the Tower' lunchtime/evening concerts
17th May - Timothée Botbol, cello
21st June - ‘NIA' Trio (flute, oboe & piano)
19th July - Eszter Schütz, violin & Anna Cassú, piano
16th August - No concert (summer break)
20th September - Victoria Puttock, saxophone
18th October - Anthony Gritten, organ
15th November - Buck Brass Trio (trumpet, horn, trombone)
20th December - Come & Sing Carols
2016 Programme
21st September - Quilta
16th October - Jacobean Strollers
19th October - Chalumeaux Sounds
16th November - Mihi Kim (Flute) & Mikhail Shilyaev (Piano)
21st December - Come & Sing Carols
For further information, contact the Parish Office: 01372 462 282
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