presents MEMBER CONCERT:
Project Paloma 5: het VK en de VS
Pre-recording TRY-OUT
Project Paloma is a multi-year recording project dedicated to masterworks for flute and piano written around the time of the Second World War. These works—composed just before, during, or shortly after the war—carry a remarkable emotional weight and historical resonance, often created under the shadow of global upheaval.
As the series now approaches its conclusion, we are preparing to record the fifth and final album, featuring repertoire from the United Kingdom, the United States, and the strikingly colourful Sonata by Bohuslav Martinů, composed during his American exile.
This programme not only marks the end of a major artistic chapter for us, but also reflects on our shared journey as duo partners over the past 25+ years. With this final recording, we bring our long-standing commitment to sharing the powerful, often overlooked messages in wartime music to a poignant close.
The concert programme includes:
York Bowen – Sonata for flute and piano (UK): richly romantic and lyrical
Bohuslav Martinů – Sonata for flute and piano (USA): vibrant and rhythmically bold
Eldin Burton – Sonatine for flute and piano (USA): brilliant and full of flair
Solo piano works by Alan Rawsthorne and Lennox Berkeley
We warmly invite a small audience to join us for an exclusive pre-recording try-out concert of this final programme. The official recording will follow shortly after in Middelburg, to be released on Zefir Records.
Emily Beynon (flute) & Andrew West (piano)
Duo recital in Concertgebouw:
Emily Beynon interview:
Trailer for Project Paloma part 3:
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