The Divertimento Ensemble

From Chamber Orchestra to Trio

The Divertimento Ensemble was formed in 2004 to perform major works of chamber music. This flexible-sized group of well-known professional musicians from the South West started by giving regular concerts in South Devon and has become increasingly popular with music societies across the region.

DIVERTIMENTO ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE

String Quartets & Quintets
String Quartets & Quintets with or without readings on a variety of subjects.
String Quartet programme for Spring 2012
Haydn Op 33 no 5, Schubert A minor, Shostakovich Quartet no 1.

Clarinet & Strings
Duos, Trios, Quartets and Quintets
Divertimento Ensemble with Colin Parr
Brahms, Weber & Mozart Clarinet Quintets. Clarinet, cello & piano trios, Clarinet & piano recitals 

Flute & Strings
Divertimento Ensemble with Judith Hall
Flute Quartets by Mozart, Reger, Panufnik, Beethoven, Rossini

Oboe & Strings Divertimento Ensemble with Lynn Carter
Mozart, CPE Bach, Krommer, Stamitz, Britten

Piano & Strings
Trios, Quartets & Quintets
With Margaret Lynn
Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor
Mozart Piano Trio in Bb
Schumann Piano Quartet
Schubert Trout Quintet

String Sextets
Brahms Sextets &
Tchaikovsky ‘Souvenir de Florence’

Mixed Wind & Strings
Schubert Octet, Beethoven Septet, Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Spohr Nonet.

String Octet
Mendelssohn Octet

Chamber Orchestra
A popular programme performed by our chamber orchestra is Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, either all six in two concerts with other baroque works, or a single concert with two or three concertos. Other programmes include baroque concertos for violin, viola & flute

Some of the distinguished musicians who play with Divertimento Ensemble include;

Mary Eade – violin; Mary was a member of the English Chamber Orchestra and London Festival Orchestra before moving to Devon where she appears regularly as soloist, leader of orchestras, and in chamber ensembles.

Judith Hall – flute; Judith began her career as Principal Flute with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and has since developed an international solo career. 

Colin Parr – clarinet; Colin was principal clarinet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for 34 years.

Martin Gatt – bassoon; Martin was principal bassoon of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra until 1998. He was also bassoonist in the Barry Tuckwell Wind Quintet and professor of bassoon at Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Photos of Divertimento Oboe Quartet, String Quartet, Flute Quartet & Mary Eade  

Photos of Colin Parr & Divertimento Ensemble making a film with a Germany film company.  

Live recording samples of The Divertimento Ensemble

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3
Telemann Viola Concerto
Beethoven Septet
Mendelssohn Octet
Mozart Flute Quartet

Orchestra for Choirs
The Divertimento Ensemble provide accompaniment for choral concerts
See www.divertimento-orchestral.com