Tuesday 22 November 1.00 pm
St John’s, Spencer Hill SW19 4NZ

St Cecilia’s Day: Lunchtime Recorder Recital
PIERS ADAMS recorders
HOWARD BEACH keyboarde

Piers Adams is widely regarded as the foremost recorder virtuoso in the world.

"Staggering... Breathtaking... Dazzling... Legendary..."
"The reigning recorder virtuoso in the world today!"

In this lunchtime recital he reveals the astonishing world of the recorder from medieval, through renaissance, baroque to modern instruments, and in all its shapes and sizes from the shrill sopranino and the even shriller garklein to the Boris Christoff of recorders, the sub-subcontrabass or octocontrabass…

But it is not only the fascination of instruments themselves, but what really takes the breath away is what Piers Adams can do with them!

In recital, Piers Adams performs in programmes of astonishing breadth. With his unique collection of recorders he leads his audience from Arcadian gardens to wild gypsy carnivals, from the salons of Vienna to the cloistered walkways of English academia, from Zen theatre to sleazy Manhattan bars.

His playing has recently been described as "almost legendary - it simply has to be heard to be believed" (Musical Opinion) and as " beyond virtuosity into the realms of improbability" (Classic CD).

TICKETS: Pre-booked or on the door £12