Wendy Hiscocks at Forsyth’s
The music of Wendy Hiscocks, performed by talented students from Chetham’s School of Music.
After two days of masterclasses working with the talented piano students of Chetham’s, her music for piano solo and piano duet repertoire (including a work for unison voices) will receive a public performance by the students in the splendid showroom at Forsyth Music Shop.
Scores will be available for sale and for signing by the composer during this event from a range of publishers such as Edition Peters (now Faber), Schott Music, Revolution Arts, Wirripang and Creativity & Music.
Fig & Fennel (2022) piano solo
Extracts from Explorer (2018) duets for adventurous students and teachers
Four Portuguese Songs (2004) unison choir accompanied by piano duet
Danse Macabre, Saint-Saëns arr. Wendy Hiscocks (1996) piano duet
A Dance for David (1998) piano duet
Piper at the Gates of Dawn (piano solo, 1990-2003)
Cookie and Mattie Rag from Two Jamaican Street Songs, Arthur Benjamin arr. Wendy Hiscocks (2002-3) piano duet
Four Rustic Dances (1990) piano duet
Explorer goes East (2023) piano duet
Pavane, Fauré arr. Wendy Hiscocks and Roy Howat (1994) piano solo
Toccata (1983) piano solo
Scenes from an Australian Childhood (1987-2013) piano solo
This concert forms part of a series events centred around Wendy’s role as composer-in-residence at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester.
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