Matilda Lloyd &
Martin Cousin
trumpet & piano
Thursday 2nd February 2023
7.30pm Morpeth Methodist Church
Programme 'The Trumpet's Voice'
(on occasion, the artist may make minor changes to the published programme)
Hildegard von Bingen O Gloriosissimi
Pauline Viardot Chanson de la Pluie & Havanaise
Gioachino Rossini Prelude, Theme & Variations
Franz Liszt Festspiel und Brautlied (Aus Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin)
Alfred Descenclos Incantation, Thrène et Danse
--- Interval ---
Alan Hovhaness Prayer of St. Gregory
Reinhold Glière Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
i) Andante ii) Allegro
Franz Liszt / Manuel Garcia Rondeau fantastique sur un thème espagnol (El contrabandista)
Manuel de Falla Siete canciones populares Española
i) El paño moruno ii) Seguidilla murciana iii) Asturiana iv) Aragon v) Nana vi) Canción vii) Polo
(Encore: Sergei Rachmaninov Spring Waters Op.14, No.11)
Praised for her 'beauty of sound' by Seen & Heard International, British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd presents a programme that explores the voice of the trumpet. Often thought of as a military instrument capable only of loud fanfares, the trumpet is a hugely versatile instrument with much lyricism and diction, similar to the human voice.
In this programme, Matilda demonstrates the full emotional range of the trumpet with vocal works spanning six centuries, from Hildegard von Bingen’s antiphons to de Falla's Siete Cancionaes.
Highlights of the programme include two works by Pauline Viardot, paired with a set of variations on one of her most famous roles: Bellini’s Norma, and a new commission by the vivacious vocal virtuoso Héloïse Werner.
'[her] flawless tone and virtuosic technique shone' Saarbrücker Zeitung, March 2020
