28th London New Wind Festival

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Upcoming concerts:


LONDON NEW WIND FESTIVAL 2026

New Music for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and for Piano
Friday October 2nd 2026
Craxton Studios, 14 Kidderpore Avenue, London NW3 7SU

Performers: Simon Desorgher flutes, Catherine Pluygers Oboe, Philip Edwards Clarinets, David Elwin Piano.
*world premiere **european premiere***1st U.K. premiere****1st london premiere

Programme includes:
Richard Heller Canticum for Bass Flute Sol
Jonathan Graybill Four Scenes for Oboe and Piano
Graham Lynch. Sun for Flute and Piano
Avril Anderson Monody for Oboe, Clarinet and Bass Flute
Gerald Eckert NEN VI (Fragment)
for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet in B flat)
Betsy Jolas Lovemusic for Flute and Bass Clarinet
Alastair Grieg Falling Stars for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet
Stephen Gibson. “Stomp” and “Three Bells” for Solo Piano
Graham Lynch Sun for Flute and Piano
John Hawkins. Clarinet Sonata for Clarinet and piano
Dorothea Eberhardt. Philology for Clarinet and Piano
 


 
“Birthday Composers and Friends”
7.30pm Friday October 30th 2026
Burgh House, New End Square, London NW3 1LT

Performers:
Simon Desorgher Flutes, Catherine Pluygers Oboe,
Philip Edwards Clarinets, Miles Chapman Bassoon,
Trevor Denyer horn ( TBC), Sasha Valeri Millwood Piano,
David Sutton Anderson Conductor.
An exciting chamber concert comprising wind quintet and piano playing music by contemporary composers celebrating birthdays such as Michael Finnissy, Betsy Jolas and Elisabeth Lutyens as well as first performances by young composers.


Programme Includes:
Michael Finnissy Cirit for solo clarinet
Catherine Pluygers “ I really do not know” improvisation for full ensemble
Morton Feldman Intersection for Solo Tape
George Nicholson Chorales for wind quartet
John Hawkins “Contra”Quintet for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano
Peter Lawson Song of the Marsh Helleborine
for bassoon and piano
Jane Serter Trying to keep calm despite increasing menace (Sextet)
Elisabeth Lutyens Presages for solo Oboe ( extracts)
Betsy Jolas O WALL for wind quintet.


Tickets £18 (12)



 
New Music for Chamber Orchestra- Mixed Ensemble
Wednesday November 18th 7.30 pm
The Warehouse
 

Trinity Laban Past and Present

Saturday, 12 December 2026 7pm
1901 Arts Club  London


Pre-concert talk (19:00) – Stephen Barchan in conversation with tonight’s composers

Concert (19:30)

Dominic Murcott - The Bipolar Shuffle

Lloyd Moore - Suite for Piano

Stephen Barchan - Ts’ai Chi’h

Dai Fujikura - I dreamed on singing flowers

Jui-Ying Huang - Quivers

Haris Kittos - Ìama

Avril Coleridge-Taylor - Idylle

Effy Efthymiou - Grinder

Post-concert event (approx.21:15)

Improvisation by Alex Paxton (Trombone)
and Dominic Murcott (Live Electronics)




New Music - open scores, free improvisation and artwork
 
Wednesday December 16th 8pm TBC
Hundred Years Gallery.