Illuminate Stafford

St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church St Mary's Place, Stafford, ST16 2AR
United Kingdom

Késia Decoté (piano)
Cassie Mathews (classical guitar)
Sabina Virtosu (violin)
Gemma McGregor (shakuhachi and flute)


Join us in Stafford to celebrate the work of women composers and performers!

Concert starts at 11.00am as part of St Mary's Coffee concert series

​Admission - Free
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Join us for a cuppa before and after the concert!

Illuminate concerts shine light on the work of women composers and performers from the past and present. The concerts will premiere and give multiple performances of works by living composers - Angela Elizabeth Slater, Gemma McGregor, Blair Boyd, Sarah Westwood and Carol J Jones. These works have been written for performers Cassie Mathews (classical guitar), Sabina Virtosu (violin), Késia Decoté (piano) and Gemma McGregor (flute and shakuhachi). These new works will be programmed alongside a wonderful array of repertoire from historical composers such as Morfydd Owen, Amy beach, Louise Marie Simon, Lili Boulanger and more.

Morfydd Owen : Four Welsh Impressions for solo piano
Angela Elizabeth Slater : Night Mirrors for solo piano
Gemma MacGregor : Always by the Shore for solo piano
Carol J Jones : A Note from the Blue for solo piano
Blair Boyd : New work for solo piano
Sarah Westwood : Another dance for guitar and violin
Louise-Marie Simon : Sonatine for flute and piano
Angela Elizabeth Slater : Into the Scarlet Sky for shakuhachi and classical guitar