Swindon Recital Series

2009-2010 Season

"Putting together a good musical programme is rather like having a great meal - it needs to be varied and balanced, have the best possible ingredients and be both indulgent and surprising. This is something that I've endeavoured to achieve with the menu of music on offer from the Swindon Recital Series!

The variety is evident in the huge range of classical music on offer, from Messiaen's cathartic "Quartet for the end of Time" and the monumental "Harold in Italy" of Berlioz, through standard classical sonatas by the likes of Brahms and Schubert, to light classics and jazz.

The best ingredients come from great artists - all chosen for their ability to communicate with an audience - be they internationally renowned players or at the outset of a promising career. There is no doubt that they are all of the best possible calibre.

Classical music is all around us, so it's not necessary to have any previous experience of attending concerts (or any specialist knowledge) to enjoy this great music. However, if you would like to learn a little more about the music to be performed, please come to our pre-concert talks, which may help to illuminate the composers' lives and ideas as well as explore the instruments and techniques used.

Then all you have to do is sit back, relax, and completely indulge yourself in the feast of music!"

Paul Turner ARAM GRSM(Hons) LRAM ARCM