Date: May 23, 2026
Categories: British Composers, Concerts, Family, Festivals, Young Musicians
Tags: alwyn, bax, ben goldscheider, dartington, dyson, gipps, simon callaghan

Saturday 23rd May 2026, 10:45 AM at Great Hall – Dartington Hall, Dartington, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EL.

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Programme
Arnold Bax – Horn Sonata
Edwin York Bowen – Horn Sonata
Huw Watkins – Lament
William Alwyn – Sonata alla Toccata (1946)
Ruth Gipps – Triton, Op.60
George Dyson – Epigrams
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Horn Sonata (completed by Martin Yates)
George Dyson – My Birthday

Performers
Ben Goldscheider – horn
Simon Callaghan – piano

Programme Note
This concert includes horn sonatas by three major composers of the twentieth century: Arnold Bax, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Edwin York Bowen. These rich and heroic pieces are punctuated by more rhythmic and atmospheric works, including the striking and imaginative ‘Triton’ by Ruth Gipps.

Performing this recital are the renowned pianist Simon Callaghan and horn player Ben Goldscheider. Together showcasing the perennial harmony of their instruments, the programme also includes Huw Watkins’ ‘Lament’ (2021), first recorded with himself and Goldscheider.