Paul Carr's Saxophone Concerto World Premiere, performed by BBC Young Musician Grand Finalist Rob Burton and the English Pro Musica Orchestra: NTU Chamber Choir performing Carr's Stabat Mater at Southwell Minster, Southwell on Saturday 21st March 2020

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Paul Carr's Saxophone Concerto World Premiere, performed by BBC Young Musician Grand Finalist Rob Burton and the English Pro Musica Orchestra

NTU Chamber Choir performing Carr's Stabat Mater

Add to my Calendar 21-03-2020 19:30 21-03-2020 21:30 36 Paul Carr's Saxophone Concerto World Premiere, performed by BBC Young Musician Grand Finalist Rob Burton and the English Pro Musica Orchestra Rob Burton, is a classical saxophonist who received critical acclaim when he reached the Grand Final of the BBC Young Musician competition in 2018. On March 21st this year he will be performing his first World Premiere in the fantastic Southwell Minster. Rob is thrilled to be playing the Paul Carr Saxophone Concerto which was originally composed for none other than the World’s most famous oboist, Nicholas Daniel. Nicolas personally suggested to the composer that he should make a version of it for Soprano Saxophone and specifically for Rob Burton as he thought that Rob would respond to both the vitality and emotional strengths of the piece.  “The melliﬂuous beauty of the soprano sax is not a million miles away from that of the oboe, and with an orchestra of just strings, I feel it will suit the buoyancy of the outer movements and the intense evocation of the second very well indeed” says Paul Carr.  Nicholas Daniel says of Rob “He is an outstanding musician of real quality and depth. When discussing the Oboe Concerto with the composer one day, I had an instinct that Rob would bring the joy, the sadness, and then in the last movement, the open warmth of Paul’s beautiful concerto to life on the Sax. I wouldn’t normally suggest pieces written for me for other instruments to play, but on this occasion I’m genuinely an admirer of Rob’s playing and I know he will do the concerto beautifully. Honestly, the piece deserves to be more widely heard, so I’m happy he’s playing it for that reason too.”   Rob’s technique, playing and virtuosity has gone from strength to strength since playing in the BBC Young Musician Grand Final 20 months ago. Now in his third year at the Royal Academy of Music Rob is taught saxophone by Huw Wiggin and also travels to Zurich for lessons with Lars Mlekusch. Over this short period Rob has performed at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Southwark Cathedral and as a soloist with the ‘Orchestra of the City’, Jersey Symphony Orchestra and numerous others. Rob is thrilled to be playing at Southwell Minister with the English Pro Musica String Orchestra and also the fabulous Nottingham Trent University Chamber Orchestra will be performing Paul’s Stabat Mater. Southwell Minster, Southwell DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Southwell Minster
Church Street
Southwell
Nottinghamshire
NG25 0HD
England

Saturday 21st March 2020
7:30 PM

Programme

Paul Carr – Saxophone Concerto (World Premiere)
Paul Carr – Stabat Mater

Performers

Rob Burton – soprano saxophone

Nottingham Trent University Chamber Choir
English Pro Musica (Strings)

Programme Note

Rob Burton, is a classical saxophonist who received critical acclaim when he reached the Grand Final of the BBC Young Musician competition in 2018. On March 21st this year he will be performing his first World Premiere in the fantastic Southwell Minster. Rob is thrilled to be playing the Paul Carr Saxophone Concerto which was originally composed for none other than the World’s most famous oboist, Nicholas Daniel. Nicolas personally suggested to the composer that he should make a version of it for Soprano Saxophone and specifically for Rob Burton as he thought that Rob would respond to both the vitality and emotional strengths of the piece. “The melliﬂuous beauty of the soprano sax is not a million miles away from that of the oboe, and with an orchestra of just strings, I feel it will suit the buoyancy of the outer movements and the intense evocation of the second very well indeed” says Paul Carr.

Nicholas Daniel says of Rob “He is an outstanding musician of real quality and depth. When discussing the Oboe Concerto with the composer one day, I had an instinct that Rob would bring the joy, the sadness, and then in the last movement, the open warmth of Paul’s beautiful concerto to life on the Sax. I wouldn’t normally suggest pieces written for me for other instruments to play, but on this occasion I’m genuinely an admirer of Rob’s playing and I know he will do the concerto beautifully. Honestly, the piece deserves to be more widely heard, so I’m happy he’s playing it for that reason too.”

Rob’s technique, playing and virtuosity has gone from strength to strength since playing in the BBC Young Musician Grand Final 20 months ago. Now in his third year at the Royal Academy of Music Rob is taught saxophone by Huw Wiggin and also travels to Zurich for lessons with Lars Mlekusch. Over this short period Rob has performed at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Southwark Cathedral and as a soloist with the ‘Orchestra of the City’, Jersey Symphony Orchestra and numerous others.

Rob is thrilled to be playing at Southwell Minister with the English Pro Musica String Orchestra and also the fabulous Nottingham Trent University Chamber Orchestra will be performing Paul’s Stabat Mater.

BBC Young Musician Grand Finalist Rob Burton

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