The Berkeley Ensemble
Sarah Bennington flute
John Slack clarinet
James Turnbull oboe
Andrew Watson bassoon
Paul Cott horn
Libby Burgess piano
Debussy Syrinx for solo flute
Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Lennox Berkeley Sonatine for clarinet and piano
Michael Berkeley Quintet: Catch Me If You Can
Mozart Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds K. 452
The Berkeley Ensemble’s wind players return to teach on Week 4 of this year’s Dartington International Summer School. This light, fresh programme explores shimmering colours of French music, the witty and lyrical styles of the Berkley composers after whom the ensemble is named, and finishes with Mozart’s radiant and majestic masterpiece, the Quintet for Piano and Winds.
