Aglica Trio

Wooler Arts Summer Concerts 2023

Saturday 10th June 2023, 7.30pm

Carys Gittins flute

Agnieszka Żyniewicz viola

Lise Vandersmissen harp

Arnold Bax
Elegiac Trio

William Mathias
Zodiac Trio: Pisces, Aries, Taurus

Debussy
Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe

Hilary Tann
From the Song of Amergin

Toru Takemitsu
And Then I Knew ’twas Wind

Miguel del Aguila
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TOf all trios of musical instruments, that of flute, viola and harp is perhaps the most exotic and unusual. The major work in this repertoire is Debussy’s late Sonata, and its soundworld is complemented perfectly by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu whose dreamy and beautiful sonorities will sound completely magical in the acoustic of St Mary’s Church. It is also a great pleasure to be able to programme music by the Welsh composer William Mathias and the English composer Arnold Bax. Hilary Tan is also Welsh, and now based in the USA, and Miguel del Aguila is a Uruguayan-born American composer whose energetic music reflects his South American heritage.

The Aglica Trio’s name derives from the Christian names of its three performers, the Polish viola player Agnieszka Żyniewicz, the Belgian harpist Lise Vandermissen, and Welsh flautist Carys Gittins. This young trio came together while studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and have performed in concert halls across the UK and in Europe.