Ensemble Renard
Thursday 11th June 2026, 1:00 PM st Pinner Parish Church, Church Lane, Harrow, London, HA5 3AA.
Programme
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Samuel Barber – Summer Music, Op.31
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Blue Cheese and Olive Oil
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante fur eine Walze in eine kleine Orgel, K. 616
Amy Beach – Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet, Op.151
Pavel Haas – Wind Quintet, Op.10
Béla Bartók – Mikrokosmos: 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm
Performers
Ellie Blamires – flute
Francesca Cox – oboe
Patrick Bolton – bassoon
George Strivens – French horn
James Gilbert – clarinet
Ensemble Renard
Programme Note
Award-winning Ensemble Renard Wind Quintet’s programme appropriately includes the delicious Summer Music by Samuel Barber, an arrangement of Mozart’s Andante for a Waltz, and a recent Aldeburgh Festival commission for them by star composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad, intriguingly named Blue Cheese and Olive Oil.
London-based wind quintet Ensemble Renard comprises five of the UK’s most outstanding young musicians. Travelling to all corners of the UK, from London to the Hebrides, every concert is tailored to its audience. Through frequent collaboration with composers, most Ensemble Renard concerts feature works especially written or arranged for them, and this is no exception.