THE GWILYM SIMCOCK AND ROB BUCKLAND SEXTET

Impressionisation: The French 20th Century

Saturday 22 July 3pm – 5pm (including interval) St John’s Church £25, Balcony £20

G Simcock

Just Because

Claude Debussy Children’s Corner, arr. Gwilym Simcock

G Simcock Solo

G Simcock Echoes Suite

M Ravel Pavane pour un infante défunte, arr. Rob Buckland

World-leading pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock, and internationally renowned saxophonist Rob Buckland lead a stellar sextet re-imagining 20th Century French Impressionist masterpieces by Debussy and Ravel. They sympathetically weave lyrical improvisation into the textures and colours of this extraordinary, timeless music. With compositions and arrangements by Gwilym and Rob framing these masterpieces, this concert will resonate with classical and jazz audiences alike, introducing fresh and vibrant colours into these familiar musical landscapes, bringing this evocative music to life in new and unexpected ways.

Mark Cocker

Saturday 22 July 4pm - 5pm

Pavilion Arts Centre £12

One Midsummer’s Day: Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth

Swift migrations span continents and their twelveweek stopover, when they pause to breed in European rooftops, is the very defi nition of summer. They may nest in our homes but much about their lives passes over our heads. No birds are more wreathed in mystery. Compelled by swifts throughout his fi fty years as a naturalist, Mark sets out to capture their essence. These birds without borders are a perfect metaphor to express the unity of the living planet. But they also illuminate how no creature, least of all ourselves, can truly be said to be alive in isolation.