Trombone and Piano Feature in Afternoon Concert at St Nicholas
Sam Dawes and Mark Rogers include West Side Story medley in programme
Sam DAwes (left) and Mark Rogers (right)
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June 3, 2024
The next afternoon concert at St Nicholas Church, will feature trombonist Sam Dawes and pianist Mark Rogers.
The programme will feature Amy Beach’s Romance, Robert Schumann’ Fantasiestucké and Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata No. 1 “Posthume” as well as a medley from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story including Tonight, Somewhere, I Feel Pretty, Maria, America.
The concert takes place at 3pm on Sunday 16 June at St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Chiswick, W4 2PJ.
Sam Dawes is currently studying Trombone at the Royal Academy of Music, where he holds the Julien Award, on the Master’s of Music course, having spent 4 years there previously completing his bachelor’s degree. He is currently taught by Ian Bousfield, Matthew Gee and Peter Moore, and has partaken in masterclasses with Christian Lindberg, Jorgen van Rjien and Brandt Attema.
Orchestrally, Sam has performed with the Academy Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and Knussen Chamber Orchestra. Competitively, he has achieved 2nd prize in the John Solomon Brass Prize, “Highly Commended” in the Worshipful Company of Musicians Brass Prize and 1st prize in the BTS ‘Bones Apart’ Trombone Quartet Competition.
Mark Rogers is an American pianist specializing in vocal and chamber music. He has been a Young Artist at the International Lied Festival Zeist, Leeds Lieder Festival, the Ludlow English Song Weekend, and has played for masterclasses with Christian Gerhaher, Martin Fröst, Felicity Lott, and Lawrence Power among others.
Together with regular recital partner baritone Florian Störtz, he won the Prix de Mélodie at the Concours Nadia et Lilli Boulanger and the audience and First prize at the Helmut Deutsch Lieder Competition. Mark performs recitals regularly with
musicians on the Countess of Munster and Philharmonia schemes and has played concerts at Scottish Parliament, the Malmö Radhuset, and a series of recitals at Atelier Ferrandou in the south of France with cellist Kristian Chojecki. Previously, he was the accompanist for BBC Choir of the year Les Sirenes, and is a staff pianist at Oxenfoord summer school. In addition to performing, he has won first prize from the Royal Philharmonic Society for his article on Samuel Barber in their Young Classical Writers competition, and writes program notes for the Wigmore Hall.
Tickets are £10 on the door, students £5.You can stay afterwards for Tea and Cake for £5.
All payments by cash or card on the door or in advance on Eventbrite.
All profits to support emerging local young musicians at St Nicholas Church which is grateful to Charlotte Fraser for additional sponsorship for the musicians.
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