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Thursday 23rd April 2020. Masterclasses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB.  This event may be cancelled or moved to online only due to coronavirus.

Thursday 28th May 2020. Counterpoise at Salisbury International Arts Festival. Further information tbc.

Saturday 30th May - Thursday 4th June. Jury member, Josip Nochta International Saxophone Competition. Held at the Zagreb Academy of Music, Zagreb, Croatia. Further information here.

Saturday 20th June 2020, 7.30pm. Performance with Epsom Choral Society. St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Northey Avenue, Cheam SM2 7HF. Programme to include the James Whitbourn "Son of God Mass" for choir with soprano saxophone. This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus.

Monday 29th June 2020, 7.45pm. Counterpoise at the Proms at St. Judes. St. Jude's Church, Central Square, Hampstead, London NW11 7AH. Programme and ticketing information tbc.

Friday 17th July. Counterpoise at the Buxton Festival. Venue, programme, and further information tbc. 

Saturday 25th July - Saturday 1st August 2020.  MusicFest Aberystwyth: Summer Saxophone Course. Aberystywth Arts Centre and Penglais School, Aberystwyth SY23 3GL. The 2020 MusicFest saxophone summer course is designed to be a fun and thought-provoking week for classically-based saxophonists whether they are of school-age, at conservatoire or university, or adult amateur musicians. It will include masterclass sessions, supported with piano, and individual lessons, as well as chamber group playing, larger saxophone ensemble, and talk sessions that offer approaches to instrumental technique, practice, performing, and listening. Course tutors: Kyle Horch and Lars Lien, saxophone, with Anya Fadina, piano.  

This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus.

Tuesday 28th July 2020, 1.30pm.  Recital performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme to include: Serge Prokofiev - Five Melodies, op. 35, Henri Busser - Asturias, Paul Creston - Rapsodie. With Anya Fadina, piano.  

This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus.

Saturday 15th February 2020, 7.30pm. Concert performance with Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ.  A night of jazz and swing music from the Art Deco era, with songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Noel Coward, and more. 

Monday 25th November 2019, 7.30pm. "Gershwinicity": chamber music concert. 1901 Arts Club, 7 Exton Street, Waterloo, London SE1 8UE. A programme of Gershwin favourites - including A Foggy Day, Someone to Watch Over Me, I Got Rhythm, Summertime and many more - arranged for saxophone, clarinet, and piano by Iain Farrington. Performers: Kyle Horch, saxophone; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Sunday 24th November 2019, 3pm. "Paris: Je te veux". Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 6YD. A concert of French music arranged for voice, trumpet, saxophone, and piano. Programme: works by Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Poulenc, Milhaud, and Decruck. Performers: Hannah Bennett, voice; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Sebastian Wybrew, piano. 

Saturday 16th November 2019, 7.30pm. "Saxtopia": music for choir with saxophone. St. Cross Church, St. Cross Road, Winchester SO23 9SD. With Southern Voices. Conductor: Katherine Dienes-Williams. Programme included: James Whitbourn - Requiem Canticorum, Tarik O'Regan - Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Kim Andre Arnessen - Making or Breaking,  and Mark Bowden - Parable for solo alto saxophone.

Thursday 31st October 2019, 7.30pm. Performance of John Adams "City Noir". The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke RG21 7QR. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kyrill Karabits. Programme:  John Adams - City Noir, Sibelius - Symphony n. 7, Sibelius - Violin Concerto. 

Wednesday 30th October 2019, 7.30pm. Performance of John Adams "City Noir." The Lighthouse, 21 Kingsland Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UG. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kyrill Karabits. Programme: John Adams - City Noir, Sibelius - Symphony n. 7, Sibelius - Violin Concerto. 

Sunday 6th October 2019, 3pm. Counterpoise at Little Missenden Festival. Little Missenden Church, Little Missenden HP7 0RA. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Sebastian Wybrew, piano.  

Tuesday 30th July 2019, 8pm. Chamber music performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. The Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme to include: Ian Stewart San Gejtanu: Andante. Performers: Kyle Horch, soprano saxophone, with the Sacconi Quartet. 

Tuesday 30th July 2019, 1.30pm. Recital performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme: Elliott Carter Pastoral, Jennifer Higdon Lullaby (with Lars Lien, saxophone), Stephen Sondheim arr. Richard Rodney Bennett Three Sondheim Waltzes. With Anya Fadina, piano. 

Saturday 27th July - Saturday 3rd August 2019. MusicFest Aberystwyth: Summer Saxophone Course.  Aberystywth Arts Centre and Penglais School, Aberystwyth SY23 3GL. The 2018 MusicFest saxophone summer course is designed to be a fun and thought-provoking week for classically-based saxophonists whether they are of school-age, at conservatoire or university, or adult amateur musicians. It will include masterclass sessions, supported with piano, and individual lessons, as well as chamber group playing, larger saxophone ensemble, and talk sessions that offer approaches to instrumental technique, practice, performing, and listening. Course tutors: Kyle Horch and Lars Lien, saxophone, with Anya Fadina, piano. 

Friday 19th July 2019. Counterpoise at Petworth Festival. Champs Hill, Waltham Park Road, Pulborough RH20 1LY. Programme:  John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th July 2019. Aula Internacional de Saxophon IV, Tui, Spain. Masterclasses and recital. 

Wednesday 3rd July 2019, 7.30pm. RCM Saxophone Ensemble Concert. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Gabrieli arr. Frankton Canzon Primi Toni, Clare Loveday Saxophone Octet 3, Elgar arr. Bricault The Wand of Youth, Suite 2, Andrew Chen - Ribbon (world premiere), Christian Biegai Quintett (world premiere), Mark Allaway Crosscurrents. Performers: Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble, Roelof Temmingh, piano. Conductor: Kyle Horch. 

Saturday 25th May 2019, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at Alwinton Summer Concerts. St Michael's and All Angels Church, Alwinton, Morpeth NE65 7BE.  Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.  

Friday 24th May 2019, 8pm. Counterpoise at Berwick Maltings. Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ. Programme:  John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Sunday 24th to Wednesday 27th February 2019. Masterclasses and recital at Texas Tech University. Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University School of Music, Lubbock, Texas, USA. Recital programme: Decruck Chant Lyrique op. 69, Tubin Sonate, Bowden Parable, Sondheim arr Bennett Three Sondheim Waltzes, Carmichael Thredbo Suite. With David Dees, soprano saxophone, and William Westney, piano. 

Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd February 2019. Masterclasses and recital at Southeastern Saxophone Summit. University of Florida School of Music, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Recital programme: Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories), Tubin Sonate, Decruck Chant Lyrique op. 69, Sondheim arr Bennett Three Sondheim Waltzes. With Brian Hargrove, piano. 

Wednesday 21st November 2018, 7.30pm. Performance with Wimbledon Festival Virtuosi. Wimbledon International Music Festival. St. John's Church, Spencer Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4NZ. Concert to include performances of Elena Kats-Chernin's chamber work The Three Dancers and the saxophone-piano recital piece Chant Lyrique op. 69 by Fernande Decruck. With Piers Lane, piano. 

Tuesday 13th November 2018, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Hampstead Arts Festival. St. John's, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 1NU. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Saturday 20th October 2018, 7.30pm. Piccadilly Dance Orchestra 30th Anniversary Concert. Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY. An evening of music from the jazz age of the 1920-30s with special guests The Gatsby Girls.

Thursday 4th October 2018, 7.30pm. Recital of Central and Eastern European music. Picture Gallery, Founder's Building, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX. Programme: Tcherepnine Sonatine Sportive, Markovitch Complainte et Danse, Tubin Sonata, Prokofiev Five Melodies op. 35, Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories). With Yshani Perinpanayagam, piano. 

Saturday 11th August 2018: Recital at Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Recital programme: Fernande Decruck Chant Lyrique op. 69, Mark Bowden Parable, Krzysztof Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories). With Jessica Leong, piano. 

Wednesday 1st August 2018, 7.30pm: Ibert performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. The Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme included: Ibert - Concertino da Camera. Performers: Kyle Horch, saxophone; Orion Orchestra, conductor Toby Purser.    

Wednesday 1st August 2018, 1.30pm. Recital performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme: Fernande Decruck Chant Lyrique op.69, Krzysztof Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories). With Anya Fadina, piano.  

Saturday 28th July - Saturday 4th August 2018. MusicFest Aberystwyth: Saxophone Summer Course. Aberystywth Arts Centre and Penglais School, Aberystwyth SY23 3GL. The 2018 MusicFest saxophone summer course is designed to be a fun and thought-provoking week for classically-based saxophonists whether they are of school-age, at conservatoire or university, or adult amateur musicians. It will include masterclass sessions, supported with piano, and individual lessons, as well as chamber group playing, larger saxophone ensemble, and talk sessions that offer approaches to instrumental technique, practice, performing, and listening. Course tutors: Kyle Horch and Lars Lien, saxophone, with Anya Fadina, piano. 

Wednesday 4th July 2018, 1.05pm: Independence Day: An American in Paris. St. John's Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA. Programme: Sondheim arr. Bennett - Three Sondheim Waltzes, John Williams - Three Pieces from "Schindler's List", Gershwin arr. Mitchell - An American in Paris, Bernstein arr. Harman - Candide Overture, Weill - Selections from Little Threepenny Music. Performers: Madeleine Mitchell, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Nigel Clayton, piano; Imma Setiadi, piano.

Tuesday 26th June 2018, 7.45pm: Counterpoise at the Proms at St. Judes. St. Jude's Church, Central Square, Hampstead, London NW11 7AH. Programme: "A Touch of the Cabaret": Music by Weill, Satie, Gershwin, Sondheim, and Bernstein. Performers: Jacqui Dankworth (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Friday 22nd June, 2018, 7.30pm: RCM Saxophone Ensemble Concert. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: World premiere of Ivor McGregor's new work for saxophone octet, Film Noir (commission supported by grants from the RVW Trust and the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain), the world premiere of a new work by Andrew Chen, the first UK performance of Katia Beaugeais' First Light at Uluru, and other pieces by Corelli, Erland von Koch, Charlotte Harding, and Ian Stewart. Performers: Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble, conductor Kyle Horch. 

Friday 15th June 2018, 7.30pm: Counterpoise at The Barn. The Barn, Hill House, Carlton, Bedfordshire MK43 7ND. Programme: "A Touch of the Cabaret": Music by Weill, Satie, Gershwin, Sondheim, and Bernstein. Performers: Catherine Hopper (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Sunday 3rd June, 9.30am-4.30pm. Masterclasses at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB.

Wednesday 16th May 2018, 7.30pm: Counterpoise at the Newbury Spring Festival. Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury RG14 5BD. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano. 

Tuesday 10th April 2018, 8.30pm: Counterpoise in Oxford. Holywell Music Room, St. Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DB. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Pre-concert talk at 8pm. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.    

Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th March 2018. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". New Victoria Theatre, The Ambassadors, Peacock Centre, Woking GU21 6GQ. 

Wednesday 7th -Saturday 10th March 2018. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Theatr Clywd Cymru, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1YA.

Thursday 2nd - Saturday 4th November 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Theatre Royal, Saw Cl, Bath BA1 1ET. 

Thursday 19th - Friday 20th October 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RL. 

Friday 28th July 2017, 8pm. Chamber Music at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme included Walton Facade - An Entertainment for narrators, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cello, and percussion.

Monday 24th July 2017, 1.30pm. Recital at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, Kings Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme: Robert Planel Prelude et Saltarelle, Liz Johnson Inflorescence, David Amram Greenwich Village Portraits. With Anya Fadina, piano. 

Wednesday 19th July 2017, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Buxton Festival. St. John's Church, St. John's Road, Buxton SK17 6BE. Programme: John Casken's Kokoshka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner in new arrangements by David Matthews.

Saturday 15th July 2017, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Deal Festival.  St. George's Church, St. George's Road, Deal CT14 6ED. Programme: John Casken's Kokoshka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner in new arrangements by David Matthews.  

Sunday 9th July 2017, 3pm. Counterpoise at the Cheltenham Festival. Parabola Arts Centre, Parabola Road, Cheltenham GL50 3AA. Programme: World premiere of John Casken's Kokoshka's Doll, plus The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music including music by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner in new arrangements by David Matthews. 

Thursday 6th July, 2017, 7.30pm. Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble concert, conducted by Kyle Horch. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Dukas Fanfare from 'La Peri', Tonu Korvits Landscapes from a Night Train (UK premiere), Roderick Skeaping Cries, Bells, Chants, and Whispers, Elgar arr. Bricault Serenade for Strings, op. 20, Graham Lynch Unreal Promenades (UK premiere), Joel Love Three Images (UK premiere), Philippe Geiss Sir Patrick, Andrew Tweed and Karen Street Rain Dance. 

Tuesday 16th May - Saturday 20th May 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Three Dancers" and "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN.

Saturday 6th May, 7.30pm. Counterpoise with Rozanna Madylus, mezzo-soprano: The Art of Love. Fellowship House, 136A Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD. A sequence of musical works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinksky, and Wagner, in new arrangements by David Matthews, linked with texts by Barry Millington. 

Monday 3rd April - Wednesday 5th April 2017. Masterclasses and informal recital at LUCA School of Arts, Leuven, Belgium. Performances of Planel Prelude et Saltarelle and Schulhoff Hot-Sonate. With Filip Martens, piano. 

Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th March 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Three Dancers". The New Theatre, George Street, Oxford OX1 2AG. 

Thursday 2nd March 2017, 7.30pm. Madeleine Mitchell and Friends at the Kensington and Chelsea Music Society. The Studio Room, Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, Kensington, London W14 8LZ. Programme: works by Milhaud, Bridge, Elgar, Faure, and Ravel. 

Monday 27th February 2017, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at Music on Mondays, Luton Music. Luton Library Theatre, St. George's Square, Luton LU1 2NG. Programme: four scores newly composed by Jean Hasse to accompany early silent films, plus works by Milhaud, Satie, and Iain Farrington. 

Friday 20th January 2017, 8pm. Counterpoise with Donald Maxwell. Southend Borough Council Concert Series.  Plaza Centre (Southend Christian Fellowship Centre), 600 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2PT. The American Dream programme: Britten, Copland, Gershwin, Piazzolla and more.