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Details
Farm Street Church
114 Mount Street
Mayfair
London
W1K 3AH
England
Programme
Franz Schubert – Fantasie in F minor, D.940
Johannes Brahms – Wiegenlied 'Lullaby', Op.49 no.4 (arr. piano)
Antonin Dvorak – In Troublous Times, Op.68 no.6
Gabriel Fauré – Dolly Suite, Op.56: selections
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Piano Four Hands, FP 8
Leroy Anderson – The Typewriter (with real typewriter!)
Sergei Rachmaninov – Slava, Op.11 no.6
Claude Debussy – Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Performers
Nigel Clayton – Piano
Imma Setiadi – Piano
Programme Note
Join us on Thursday, 2 March 2023, 7.15pm at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, W1K 3AH for a Piano Duet Recital “Quo Vadis: Where are you going?”, with Imma Setiadi and Nigel Clayton (piano four-hands) and a guest narrator.
The inspiration behind the theme of this concert is ‘walking’. Yes, our day-to-day walk in the street, to our workplace, to the stations, the hustle bustle of our daily life which often leaves us little time for reflection. What happens if we take the day-to-day noise away and then go for a walk? What will we see and hear? Do we know where we are going?
Imma and Nigel will take you on a musical journey through piano duet music by Bernstein, Poulenc, Schubert, Fauré, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Leroy Anderson, Dvorak and Brahms. This will be interspersed with specially written narration, pictures, and soundscapes, to bring alive both an exterior and interior walk.
We are grateful to the support of Fr Dominic Robinson and Farm Street Church for hosting the concert in this magnificent Church.
Entry by donation at the door, proceeds will go towards supporting the works of ‘The Farm Street Church Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul soup run’, ‘Central London Catholic Churches, Farm Street Homeless Service’, and the development of ‘Musical Rainbow Project’. Refreshment to follow after the concert.
Concert duration ca.75 minutes without interval.
For further details or enquiries, contact the Parish Office at farmstreetoffice@rcdow.org.uk or musicalrainbowproject@gmail.com
"A delightful and amusing journey through a day interspersed with sound, commentary and music, beautifully designed and performed!"
"... a touching, magical and memorable evening!"
"Tremendous concert and wonderful concept"
"It was more than just a concert, it was a true experience"
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Since her coming to the UK, Indonesian pianist, Imma Setiadi has performed in many prestigious venues as a soloist and chamber musician. She received her Master and Doctor of Music degree from the Royal College of Music, and whilst studying, her particular interest to collaborative piano and cross-arts performances developed. She was a Junior Fellow in both RCM and Trinity Laban, and is a Leverhulme/Pro Corda Fellow in Chamber Music.
Nigel Clayton is a Piano Professor and Art of Teaching lecturer at the Royal College of Music. He studied at the Royal College of Music London where he won prizes in every category of piano performance and was awarded the College’s yearly prize for his Bachelor of Music Degree. Whilst there, a particular interest in chamber music and accompanying developed and was further encouraged by international prizes from competitions in London, New York (Concert Artist Guild) and from the English Speaking Union.
ABOUT MUSICAL RAINBOW PROJECT
The Musical Rainbow Project is run by a group of musicians and performing artists whose aim is to be a beacon of hope and joy through their uniquely devised concerts, breaking boundaries to bring (classical) music closer to the hearts of the listeners and performers. We experiment with our programming, and with different ways of presenting the music through collaboration with other arts. We draw inspiration as we learn from each other, through exercising our individual musical and performing skills as well as sharing our interests, knowledge and crafts.
The ‘Rainbow’ in the name of this project (unintentionally coinciding with the rainbow of the NHS logo) is taken from the story of Noah’s ark, when the rainbow appears as a sign of hope and fidelity from God after the disastrous flood. Encouraged by the Royal Philharmonic Society Enterprise Fund in association with the Harriet’s Trust in 2021, the Musical Rainbow Project started to design a series of concerts to bring hope and joy through music.
