Curated by the wonderful Kathryn Stott, I am delighted to join Ensemble 360 in Sheffield’s Music in the Round festival performing works by Debussy and Ravel. Debussy’s dreamy work for flute, viola and harp is at the heart of this concert, paired with Ravel’s celebrated ‘Introduction and Allegro’, commissioned in response to Debussy’s trio. Two dynamic, joyful works by Connesson … Read More
Evening Safari – St James’ Cathedral – Townsville
Ruth features on concert harp in Claude Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L.137 alongside Sally Walker (flute) and Jennifer Stumm (viola). In this work Debussy looked back far beyond the impressionism of his earlier works to the emotional reserve and textural clarity of the music of the French baroque. It is one of Debussy’s most uncompromisingly modern creations, about … Read More
