Conrad Marshall and Lauren Scott have worked together as a flute & harp duo for many years as well as working together in Psappha Ensemble and Northern Chamber Orchestra. With a natural musical rapport together that ranges across many musical styles, Conrad and Lauren are delighted to present a programme that includes works by Takemitsu, Corigliano & Debussy.
5:00pm Pre-concert Early Bird meal at La Casa Mia (not included in the ticket)
Why not make an evening of it and book your pre-concert dinner at La Casa Mia who are kindly helping to sponsor the concert series
Programme
6:30pm Doors open
7:00: Spotlight Concert
Music performed by talented young people from Sandbach
7:30 Intermission
Art Exhibition by June Prescott and David Norcross from Sandbach Art Club, Refreshments
8:00 Main Concert
- En Bateau – Debussy
- Voyage – Corigliano
- Haru No Umi (The Sea in Spring) – Michio Miyagi
- White Grey Blue – Lauren Scott
- The Rippling Tide – Cameron Biles-Liddell
- Towards the Sea – Takemitsu
- Naiades – William Alwyn
Conrad Marshall and Lauren Scott have worked together as a duo for many years, including working on contemporary music projects with Psappha ensemble as well as playing in performances of The Snowman by Carrot Productions and Northern Chamber Orchestra. With a natural musical rapport together that ranges across many musical styles, Conrad and Lauren are delighted to present a programme for Sandbach Concert Series inspired by the sea.
CONRAD MARSHALL studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Roger Rostron and Trevor Wye – He graduated winning the Hiles medal for orchestral playing, and has pursued a varied freelance career playing with English National Ballet and The Northern Ballet Orchestras, the Orchestra of Opera North as well as the Halle, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He has been Principal Flute with the Northern Chamber Orchestra for over thirty years, and has appeared on many of the thirty recordings they have made for Naxos. Conrad is a member of the leading contemporary ensemble “Psappha” as well as Principal Flute with the Manchester Concert Orchestra.
LAUREN SCOTT studied harp at Trinity College of Music and has a busy portfolio musical career. As an established and in demand freelance player, she plays guest principal harp with many of the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups as well as pursuing her own projects. Her harp playing has led her to performing in venues across the UK from the Royal Albert Hall to West End shows to commercial recordings to live broadcasts on radio and TV. Over the last 30 years Lauren has worked as guest principal harp with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Cymru, Psappha Ensemble, Northern Chamber Orchestra and she is the regular harpist with Carrot Productions who are the world’s leading performers of The Snowman film with live orchestra. In the last six years she has composed, arranged and published a highly imaginative and distinctive number of works. Her unique and dynamic style of composing was recently honoured with a PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant & her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio and included on BBC Introducing & Apple Music playlists. Her second solo album released on the Avie Records label in April 2024 received a 5 star review from BBC Music Magazine and was album of the week on Scala Radio.