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London Myriad “Four” Launch Event!

On 8 October, 2019, London Myriad will launch their new Métier release, “Four”, at 1901 Arts Club in London with performances of excerpts from the recording before its 11 October release!

FOUR is a recording which champions music for wind quartet and includes the world premiere recording of French female composer Claude Arrieu’s Suite en Quatre written in 1979.  Taken from the existent repertoire for wind quartet, the recording includes works by twentieth century French and British composers Claude Arrieu, Jean Françaix, Eugène Bozza, Jacques Ibert, Frank Bridge and Richard Rodney Bennett.

Enjoy your evening at the 1901 Arts Club with a glass of Prosecco on arrival in the lounge. Doors open at 6.30pm and London Myriad will perform in the 1901 Salon at 7.30pm. Feel free to stay for further socialising with the quartet and friends after the performance.

Details

  • Where: 1901 Arts Club, 4 Exton Street, Waterloo, London SE1 8UE
  • When: Tuesday 8 October 2019, – doors open 6.30pm, performance 7.30pm
  • Cost: £10 adults, £8 concessions

More Info and tickets

Programme

Excerpts from:

  • Eugène Bozza Trois Pièces Pour Une Musique De Nuit 
  • Frank Bridge Divertimenti 
  • Jean Françaix Quatour 
  • Richard Rodney Bennett Travel Notes 2 
  • Jacques Ibert Deux Mouvements – MCMXXII 
  • Claude Arrieu Suite en Quatre

Métier album from London Myriad

The wind ensemble London Myriad  has signed with Métier (the new-music arm of Divine Art) and are producing an album of 20th century music for wind for release in mid 2019 (exact date not yet set). The recording includes one world premiere and several works of fascinating variety, for the quartet line-up of Julie Groves (flute), Fiona Myall (oboe), Nadia Wilson (clarinet) and Ashley Myall (bassoon). The album is to be titled ‘FOUR’ and will be issued as Métier MSV 28587. London Myriad have appeared on a Métier CD already, having contributed to the album ‘Twists and Turns’ featuring music by British composer Rob Keeley (MSV 28568). Plans for ‘FOUR | 2’ are already being considered.

Since its conception as a professional chamber group in 2004, the prizewinning London Myriad  has performed regularly both in the UK and internationally and is one of the leading wind ensembles of their generation in the UK today. All successful freelance orchestral and chamber musicians in their own right, the group has performed at prestigious venues such as the Purcell Room, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the State Drawing Room in 11 Downing Street, as well as live on BBC Radio 3. They also regularly lead education workshops, champion new works for wind chamber ensemble, and perform music of all styles and genres for a wide range of events and functions.

Track list:
Divertimenti (Frank Bridge)
Quatuor (Jean Françaix)
Travel Notes 2 (Richard Rodney Bennett)
Deux Mouvements – MCMXXII (Jacques Ibert)
Trois Pièces Pour Une Musique De Nuit (Eugène Bozza)
Suite en Quatre (Claude Arrieu) – believed to be world premiere recording