Charme duHautbois
“Uniquely enchanting sound, fresh and delightful programme, faultless ensemble......the best perfomance of any kind I have heard in years.”
Isabel Farrell (ex-manager, Live Music Now! NorthWest)
Charme du Hautbois brings the freshness and lightness of period performance to the 19th and early 20th centuries, presenting rarely heard repertoire for oboe and bassoon in an accessible and dynamic way. Using instruments made by leading makers of the time; oboes by Triebert and Loree, an Erard harp and the now rarely heard French System bassoon, Charme du Hautbois will bring you a truly memorable concert.
Programmes are varied and use piano, harp, organ or string accompaniment. The players are leading early music and modern instrument specialists with a wealth of experience performing with the worlds leading orchestras including the English Baroque Soloists, London Symphony, Australia Chamber Orchestra, Kings Consort, The Sixteen , Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gabrieli Consort and Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as well as the following ensembles; Lontano, The Broadwood Trio, Allegri String Quartet, Pipers 3 and Endymion Ensemble.
F E A T U R E D R E V I E W S
“Oboe playing of rare delicacy”
Neil Black OBE
W H A T W E D O
July 29, 2014
'Nocturne' - Mid 19thC music for oboe & harp by Brod, Jadin, Pasculli. Using a Triebert oboe & cor anglais (c1840 &1855) and an Erard harp (c.1880)
Lunchtime 13.10hrs (50 mins programme)
St.Mary-leTower Church, Ipswich
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April 19, 2015
'An English Fantasy' - A programme of oboe quartets from the turn of the 20thC incl. quartets & works by Elgar, Cooke, Clarke, Parry & Boughton. Performed on a Loree oboe (1905) with period strings.
11.00am Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, London www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
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April, 25, 2014
'A Grand Tour' - Rarely heard original works for oboe & harp from the early 20thC incl. works by Alwyn, Hodgson, Bliss & Soulage. Using aLoree oboe (1905) & Erard Harp (1890)
Powys Castle, National Trust. Welshpool.
Image courtesy of Tony Bingham
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April, 24, 2014 0pm (50 mins) Free
'A Grand Tour' - Rarely heard original works for oboe & harp from the early 20thC incl. works by Alwyn, Hodgson, Bliss & Soulage. Using aLoree oboe (1905) & Erard Harp (1890)
1.10pm (50 mins) Free. Warwick University
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August 31. 2014
'Rutland Boughton Memorial' - A programme of oboe quartets from the turn of the 20thC incl. world premiere of his 2nd oboe quartet & works by Elgar, Cooke, Clarke, Parry. Performed on a Loree oboe (1905) with period strings. This concert is organised by the Boughton Trust & takes place in Glastonbury. 17.30hrs
July, 04, 2014
'Rhapsodie' - Rarely heard original works for oboe & organ from late 19th & early 20thC Germany incl. works by Rheinberger, Mille & Goepfart. Played on a Mönnig oboe from c.1903
Lunchtime 13.10hrs (50 mins programme)
St.Swithun's Church Worcester
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January 19, 2014
'Nocturne' - mid-19thC music for oboe, bassoon and harp inc. works by Brod, Pasculli, Jadin & Bochsa. Using a Triebert oboe from 1840.
With Robert Percival Bassoon
4pm, £10. Lewes, W.Sussex
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2017
February 16, 2016
'The Galant oboe' - mid 18thC music for oboe bassoon gamba harpsichord
Discoed, Wales
March 11, 2017
'Fantasie' - Mid 19thC music for oboe bassoon & harp 19.00hrs
Curry Rivel Music Club, St Andrews Church, The Green Curry Rivel TA10 0HQ
July 13, 2016
'Fantasie' - Mid 19thC music for oboe & harp
Tiger Music Lunchtime Concerts, Lindfield
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April 29, 2016
'Woodwind, Bladders & Guts' - Baroque music for oboe bassoon gamba harpsichord
Affpuddle Church, Dorset
March 10, 2017
'Fantasie' - Mid 19thC music for oboe bassoon & harp 19.30hrs
Trinity Congregational Church, St Matthew's Road, Brixton SW2 1NF
£12.50 children £5 (on the door)
March 4, 2017
'Fantasie' - Mid 19thC music for oboe bassoon & harp 18.00hrs
Discoed Church, Presteigne, Wales
Dinner & concert £40, concert £15