Woman Power: music by female composers

Landscape and soundscape are combined in this concert by Meliora Collective’s flexible ensemble of wind and string players. The wide-open landscapes of Australia are depicted in Aboriginal Australian Deborah Cheetham’s tapestry inspired Ngarrgooroon.

On the other side of the world, Valerie Coleman’s quintet vividly depicts the bluesy dialect of the Mississippi delta region, home to her mother’s family. Jessie Montgomery traces the Great Migration journey of her great-grandfather, the Sergeant McCauley of the piece’s title, making use of African American spirituals and work songs to follow his journey from the rural south to big cities and back again.

£11 tickets available for students and under 30s

music

Deborah Cheetham ~ Ngarrgooroon (for violin, viola, cello, bass and wind quintet)
Caroline Shaw ~ Entr’acte (for string quartet)
Valerie Coleman ~ Red Clay & Mississippi Delta (for wind quintet)
Jessie Montgomery ~ Sergeant McCauley (for string quartet and wind quintet)
Louise Farrenc ~ Nonet in E-flat major (for violin, viola, cello, bass and wind quintet)

Meliora Collective is a flexible ensemble, consisting of an array of dynamic, creative, and spirited young artists. They are in the unique position of performing as a dectet, formed of five wind players alongside five string players, whilst also presenting concerts with more intimate chamber groupings.