Divertimento Flute Quartet

Divertimento Flute Quartet

 Judith Hall, one of Britain’s most highly-acclaimed flautists

 

“a truly magic flute” The Gramophone

“grace, brilliance and wit”
“playing which quite touched the soul” The Daily Telegraph

“highly gifted” The Guardian

“gamin charm” The Financial Times

“an almost uncanny knack with colour” The Times

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.Her CDs have received the highest ratings in Penguin Guides, and one was for a time fifth in the list of Best-selling Classical CDs in Britain, as well as being chosen by the BBC for “Building a Library”.As well as broadcasting a large amount of the flute repertoire for the BBC, she has been featured artist on “Kaleidoscope”, “Tuning Up” and “Woman’s Hour”.In 2008 she was featured artist in the Blafrostfestivalen in Norway, and has since performed with guitarist Craig Ogden in the Newbury Spring Festival, Ryedale, Budleigh Salterton and Salisbury International Festivals, among many others, as well as appearing as concerto soloist throughout the South West. Link to Judith’s website.

Divertimento Flute Quartet

Judith Hall, Mary Eade, Andrew Gillett, Vicky Evans

 

The Quartet offers two contrasting programmes

 

Classics of the Flute Quartet Repertoire

Haydn – Quartet Op.5 No.6

Mozart – Quartet in C

Panufnik – Hommage a Chopin

Beethoven – Serenade for flute, violin and viola

Rossini – Flute Quartet

Mozart – Quartet in D

 

Al Fresco

Elgar –  Chanson de Matin

Grieg – Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite)

Strauss  – Tales from the Vienna Woods

Neapolitan song – Funiculì, Funiculà

Leigh & Collins -The Cock Linnet Song

Leroy Anderson – Musical Sleigh Ride

Arr. Andrew Gillett – Folk Tunes for string trio

Vivaldi – Concerto Op.10 No.3 ‘Il Cardellino’

Debussy  – Syrinx

Honegger – Danse de la Chevre, for solo flute

Ravel – Piece en forme de Habanera

Gershwin – Summertime

Vivaldi – Concerto Op.10 No.1 ‘La Tempesta di Mare’

The Sailor’s Hornpipe

Arr. Bill Thorp -Irish Sherry