2 February 2008 at 7.30pm

Mark Simpson (clarinet)

Conductor: Brian Wright

Bizet – Carmen suite

Weber – Clarinet Concerto No.2

Rachmaninov – Symphony No.2

Here’s a programme for every taste, with the current BBC Young Musician, clarinettist Mark Simpson, joining us in Weber’s delightful 2nd Concerto. Elsewhere, Rachmaninov expansively exploits both sumptuous harmonies and lyrical, romantic melodies in his 2nd Symphony, and there’s the evergreen suite from Bizet’s Carmen.

Maidstone Leisure Centre, Mote Park, Maidstone.

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Mark Simpson won the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2006. He plays Principal Clarinet in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He is a gifted composer who has been commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain  to write his first orchestral piece for 2008. He has played at the last night of the proms in 2006