"....a varied and highly enjoyable programme.” ★ ★ ★ ★ Limelight Magazine

Come out of the cold and warm your heart with Hourglass Ensemble’s delightful concert “Winter Wonderland”. As always, their programming moves from entertaining classics through to exciting and clarifying new music; Ross Edwards’ fabulous flute duo Ecstatic Dances and a world premiere by Adam Porebski written for our talented ensemble members Ewa Kowalski, Andrew Kennedy, and Anna Rutkowska-Schock celebrates the beauty and pathos of Polish folk music. Wintertime brings wistfulness and fantasy, with Debussy’s impressionist Footsteps in the Snow and Bertoni’s sweet tale, Dialogue between the Bear and the Nightingale. Anna and guest soprano Susannah Lawergren sing some of Schubert’s most intimate songs from Winter’s Journey. Hourglass’ wintry musical experience, sometimes jagged, often playful, will lift your spirit and inspire your soul.

SCHUBERT Winterreise abridged

DEBUSSY Footsteps in the Snow

BLAKE Walking in the Air

POREBSKI reLudes (world premiere)

EDWARDS Ecstatic Dances

BERTONI Dialogue between Nightingale and Bear

CONNESSON Techno Parade

PERFORMERS

Susannah Lawergren (soprano) , Bronwen Needham (flute/narrator) , Ewa Kowalski (flute/piccolo) , Andrew Doyle (clarinet) , Andrew Kennedy (bass clarinet/director) , Anna Rutkowska-Schock (piano)