A POPULAR ensemble whose members have played with some of the UK’s top orchestras will perform a programme of chamber music at a remote mountain church.

Harmoniemusik is billed to play at far flung St Mary’s Church at the foot of the Black Mountains in Craswall, near Hay-on-Wye, on Saturday, October 14 from 7.30pm.

Trios for woodwind and harpsichord playing Handel, Bach, Ibert, Haydn and others will make for a highly varied programme for the event, organised by charity, Concerts for Craswall.

“It’s a varied programme. There’s music from the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. We’ll be playing the flute, oboe, cor anglais, recorders bassoon and a harpsichord. We try and make all our programmes as interesting and varied as this,” said the ensemble’s Alec Forshaw, a founder member, who’ll be playing a harpsichord and bassoon on the night.

Alec is also a founder member of the London Woodwind Ensemble and the Galliard Trio and has performed regularly with the London Chamber Orchestra and the National Theatre.

He’ll be joined by Janna Huneke who has freelanced with the National Symphony Orchestra, Grange Park Opera, Brighton Philharmonic and Pimlico Opera and will be playing the flute and oboe.

Completing the trio will be Sarah Devonald, who produces music programmes for BBC Radio 3 and is principal oboe in many orchestras and opera companies as well as a soloist.

She’ll add the cor anglais, recorder and oboe to the mix.

Alec, who played in a chamber concert at St Mary’s a couple of years ago, added: “I think it will be a very suitable venue for what we are doing. It suits chamber music very well. It’s a beautiful church and a wonderful spot.”

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