EMILY BEYNON

Flute & Friends

Hilary Tann (b. 1947)

From the Song of Amergin (flute, viola and harp)

Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Theme and Variations (flute and string quartet)

Sally Beamish (b. 1956)

Words For My Daughter (flute and piano)

Thea Musgrave (b. 1928)

Impromptu (flute and oboe)

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)

Trio Op. 45 (flute, cello and piano)

Emily Beynon - flute

Henk Rubingh - violin

Marijn Mijnders - violin

Roland Krämer - viola

Daniël Esser - cello

Sepp Grotenhuis - piano

Alexei Ogrintschouk - oboe

Petra van der Heide - harp

An inspiring collection of music for flute by female composers.

Emily Beynon is principal flutist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, much sought-after soloist, chamber musician, enthusiastic protagonist of new music, co-writer of ‘Flute Project: new pieces for flute solo‘ and writer of a series of study books to be published by De Haske (The Netherlands).

Born in Wales, she began her flute studies as a junior at the Royal College of Music with Margaret Ogonovsky and then went on to study with William Bennett at the Royal Academy and with Alain Marion in Paris. In 2002 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.

The spontaneous and friendly flutist panicked when she was asked to put together a programme for a ‘KCO First Chairs’ CD for Channel Classics. Her initial delight quickly turned to horror as she realised she would have to make a selection of just 70 minutes of music from the vast wealth of flute chamber music!

“I temporarily toyed with the idea of selecting various British and Dutch composers thereby representing my own two homelands, until a colleague pointed out that as the only female principal wind player (currently!) in the orchestra, it might be a good opportunity to bring some lesser known works by female composers into the spotlight.”

Discover the wealth of these sadly-forgotten works that were uncovered by Emily Beynon.

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is made up of orchestral players of the highest international standing. Many of them can be heard not only in the orchestra but also regularly in chamber music performances. After all, the fabulous wealth of that repertoire is a rewarding challenge for any musician. In the CD series ‘First Chairs of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’, musicians submit their personal calling card, as it were, with their very own choice of music from their particular instrument’s repertoire. This is one of the ways that the orchestra can proudly introduce its musicians as individuals.

Channel Classics SACD CCSSA26408