After the success of the first Bishop Auckland Music Society concert of the season, we move onto our second, featuring Ewan Millar, a prominent young oboist building a career in the UK, writes publicity officer, Ellen Beaumont.
Do remember that children are welcome to attend free of charge and they will have the opportunity to meet Ewan.
We anticipate seeing old friends and new, so do come and join us – we look forward to meeting you there for another wonderful musical evening.
The concert starts at 7.30pm on Friday 2 May in Bishop Auckland Methodist Church (opposite Bishop Auckland General Hospital) and Ewan’s program includes:
Thea Musgrave – Dawn;
Gerald Finzi – Interlude;
Francis Poulenc – Oboe Sonata;
JS Bach – Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen;
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Deep River arr. for oboe and piano;
Fanny Mendelssohn – Schwanenlied;
Alma Mahler – Leise weht in erstes Blühn;
Lili Boulanger – Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie;
Robert Schumann – Wehmut from Liederkreis;
Fanny Mendelssohn – Gondellied;
Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro.
In 2020, Ewan won the woodwind final of BBC Young Musician, advancing to the Grand Final and performing Navarro’s Legacy concerto with the BBC Philharmonic.
Since the competition, he has performed as a soloist in recitals and concertos around the UK.
He has been selected as a Tillett Debut Scheme Artist and Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme Artist, and as such will continue performing regular recitals in the coming years.
As a freelancer, he has had the privilege of playing principal oboe with the RPO, Aurora Orchestra, and Britten Sinfonia.
Ewan did his undergraduate at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, and his postgraduate at RAM, receiving firsts in both degrees.
He has studied primarily with Melanie Ragge, while also receiving lessons from Christopher Cowie and Patrick Flanaghan.
Ewan is a Howarth Artist, and plays on a Howarth XM oboe, which he was kindly aided in buying by the Gerald Finzi Trust.
The remaining program of BAMS dates and artists are listed below and as always, the concerts are in the lovely setting of Bishop Auckland Methodist Church, each starting at 7.30pm.
Friday 6 June 2025: Lise Vandersmissen (triple harp).
Friday 11 July 2025: Ignas Maknickas (solo piano).
Friday 5 September 2025: Lumas Winds (wind quintet).
Full details of all the programmes and artists are on our website at https://bvemv.orpheusweb.co.uk/BAMSWeb/bams.html
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