“Wonderful Bass Clarinets”
Was I the only person in the audience to feel that there was a touch of the Spanish to the evening? Firstly the cool of St Leonard’s Church was welcome after the Mediterranean heat of the day, then the ladies […]
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“Fabulous concert”
A packed St Leonard’s church, Eynsham, was treated to a fabulous concert of music on Saturday 1st December by four separate ensembles all led by the multi-talented Wendy Marks, who arranged many of the pieces played. The entertainment started with […]
November 2017 in St Leonard’s Church, Eynsham
WOC’s programme: “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” Bach arr. Marks, “Piece No. 2” (from 6 Pieces) Weber arr. Sutherland, “Hungarian Dance” Brahms arr. Wimstead, “Adagio” (from Piano Concerto) Grieg arr. Mazzini and “By Heck” S R Henry
Highly expressive playing
WOC kicked off the evening with a warm program made brighter still by their colourful coordinating scarves. With four different sizes of clarinet; bass, alto, Eb and the standard Bb, augmenting the range of the sound, they made an exultant […]
Soloists did a fantastic job
We were treated to a varied selection of music performed by the West Oxfordshire Clarinets (WOC) from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture & Schubert’s Ave Maria to Stoptime Rag by Scott Joplin & Hernando’s Hideaway. The soloists did a fantastic […]
“Last Night of The Proms” standard
The 16 members of West Oxfordshire Clarinets worked through three centuries of music: a fantastic group of ‘Bach’ pieces, ‘Solace’ a slow and stunning ragtime by Scott Joplin, the romantic ‘Moon River’, ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ by The Beatles and […]
Beautifully synchronised
The West Oxfordshire Clarinets clearly enjoyed their pieces, and their rendition of Papillons de Nuit, with its marvellous Gallic motif, captured the whiff of Gauloise and late night coffees on the streets of Paris. The familiar melody of Bach’s Wachet […]
A really enjoyable concert.
The West Oxfordshire Winds, West Oxfordshire Clarinets and Freeland Orchestra, all conducted by Wendy Marks, gave a well rehearsed and most enjoyable concert in Eynsham Church on 27th June, with a large and appreciative audience. I really enjoyed WOC’s spirited, […]
Very accomplished
WOC, The West Oxfordshire Clarinet choir followed Freeland Orchestra and sounded very accomplished. They started with the gentle and beautiful Berceuse by Fauré and ended the first half with the popular Moon River. The clarinets also started the next half […]
A beautifully homogeneous sound
After Freeland Orchestra we were treated to performances by the West Oxford Clarinets – a very impressive group of nine clarinets and two bass clarinets. The group made a beautifully homogeneous sound, was well in tune and played some very […]