Those lucky enough to be at Pat Coldrick’s amazing recital, were treated to an evening of fantastic technical skill coupled with a highly entertaining programme of music by this master of the classical guitar.
None of us will forget his closing work, Antarctica—one of his own compositions and a veritable painting in sound which left us quite breathless at the end of the evening.
The Cove Trio take the stage in Mylor on 21 May
We have two concerts coming up in the near future; both are very different. On 21 May, the Cove Trio will play for us in St Mylor Church. The Cove Trio bring their own unique blend of the human voice, french horn and piano to combine a programme full of the colour of early summer that includes Strauss’s Alphorn, Poulenc’s Elegie for horn and piano as well as songs and arias ranging from Handel and Mozart to Quilter and Sondheim.
All three performers are well-known to a Cornish audience. Cheryl Brendish, formerly a member of the Victoria State Opera in Melbourne, has performed many leading roles in the soprano and mezzo-soprano repertoire including Violetta (La Traviata); Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus); Countess (Marriage of Figaro); Valencienne (Merry Widow); First Lady (Magic Flute); Suzuki (Madam Butterfly); Zerlina (Don Giovanni) as well as being successful concert artist.
Performing with Cheryl will be Jacqueline Kershaw (a member of the Carrick Concerts Management Team) on the french horn, and Clive Ellison (of our Advisory Board) on the piano. Both are highly accomplished solo performers with long experience of playing in Cornwall and elsewhere.
Two weeks later, Carol Cerasi performs at Enys House
Just two weeks after the Cove Trio, we will be returning to the glorious setting of Enys House for Carrick Concerts’ offering for the Jubilee of H.M. The Queen.
Carole Cerasi is regarded as one of the leading exponents of early keyboard music in the UK. Her many performances have received great critical acclaim and her recordings have garnered an impressive series of awards. The Gramophone describes her as “a Player of taste and superb technique”, while classics.com talks of “Sublime performances... simply breathtaking, all thunder and lightning.” .
Before the interval, Carole will play a recital of Elizabethan music on the virginals; entirely fitting for the jubilee of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II as it was the favoured instrument played of the Virgin Queen, her namesake, Elizabeth I. As the evening progresses, Carole will move to the harpsichord to play music from the baroque era.
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