Events
Lewis Banks Duo – Saxophone and Piano
29th March 2024 7.30pm. Falkirk Trinity Church
Lewis Banks is a Scottish saxophonist praised by The Herald for his 'virtuosity and blinding characterisation'. No stranger to diverse and adventurous concert programming, Lewis is rapidly developing a reputation as an exciting soloist who thrives on traversing genre borders.
Lewis' recent work include his first album, 'Chrysalis' (2021) and the premiering of Electra Perivolaris' soprano saxophone concerto 'Inscriptions in Granite' (2023). Lewis is also a regular guest with ensembles such as The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish Opera.
Previously, Lewis studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he won most performance prizes, was awarded highest attainable recital marks in both his final degree recitals and graduated with The Principal's Prize for Excellence.
Upcoming projects include the release of his next album on Eleven Kinds, the U.K and world premiere performances of saxophone concertos by Courtney Bryan and Jay Capperauld, and the development of a new saxophone summer school at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2024.
Programme:-
Prelude a l’apres midi d’un Faun - Claude Debussy
Adagio from the Easter Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach
So my Tears Flow - Jay Capperauld
Gate - Graham Fitkin
Interval
La Muerte Del Angel - Astor Piazzolla
Hot Sonate - Erwin Schulhoff
Piece en forme de Habanera - Maurice Ravel
L’Arlesienne Fantasy (Intermezzo & Farandole) - Santiago Baez
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The Mendelssohn Trio Concert
3rd of May 2024 at 7.30pm. Falkirk Trinity Church
Friends Nikola Kyosev (flute), Josip Petrac, (cello) and Silviya Mihaylova (piano) are based in Glasgow and formed the trio to perform the repertoire for this unusual combination of wind, strings and keyboard.
Nikola was winner of the Special prize for virtuoso performance at the 15th International “world and the earth” competition in Bulgaria and he and Silviya won 1st prize at the North London Festival for Music and Dance in 2010. Nikola is the founder of Sound Collective Scotland ensemble. He has studied with many eminent flautists including Katherine Bryan at the RCS.
Josip began studying cello at the age of six. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Academy of Music of Zagreb University. He then moved to the USA where he received a Doctorate at the University of Georgia. As principal cellist of the Arco chamber orchestra, Josip appeared twice as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, New York, and on several recordings for the Phoenix USA label.
After moving to Scotland Josip appeared twice as a soloist with Ayr Camerata and most recently as a soloist with Paisley Sinfonia in November 2022. Josip has also been involved in several chamber music ensembles. He is a cello and double bass teacher with the East Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire Instrumental Music Services.
Silviya enjoys busy life as a performer, chamber musician and teacher. She is currently the pianist for Sound Collective Scotland, the accompanist for the Glasgow Philharmonic Male Voice Choir and a lecturer in piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She studied with Professor Fali Pavri at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she obtained a master’s degree in piano performance. Silviya is an Alumnus of Live Music Now Scotland, found by Yehudi Menuhin. She was also a visiting piano teacher at the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, Mumbai.
The trio will be performing: -
C. P. E. Bach – Hamburger Sonata in G Major
J. M. Damase – Sonate en Concert op. 17
J. Haydn – Piano trio in D major
Philippe Gauber – "Soir d’automne" from "Trois Aquarelles for Flute, Cello and Piano"
F. Mendelssohn – Trio No. 1 in D minor
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