Music for Wexford present the Robert Finegan Trio

Specialising in the interpretation of new music, Clara Barbier-Serrano collaborates with numerous composers and ensembles. She has received awards at the Concours de Béziers, the Int. Student Lied Duo competition, Lies Askonas competition and ASAO Nuevas Voces. On the opera stage, she has appeared at Oper Leipzig, Verbier Festival Academy, British Youth Opera, Oxford Opera Company, Montpellier and Nice Opera. She was an Académie Jaroussky young artist and from 2024 joined Paris-based company “Opera Fuoco”.

 

Robert Finegan has been hailed as “one of the most exciting Irish saxophonists of his generation.” Known for his passion for contemporary music, Robert collaborates with composers worldwide to create new works, leading to acclaimed performances across Europe. Alongside his solo and chamber work, Robert has performed with prominent ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, and the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra.

 

Joanna Kacperek is highly celebrated for being a multi-faceted pianist both as a soloist and a collaborative pianist. She has performed in major concert halls in Europe, Canada and Japan and is a prize winner of Grieg International Piano Competition and finalist of Royal Overseas League Competition. Joanna’s debut solo album was released in September last year with Rubicon Classics label.

Programme:
Britten (arr.): The Salley Gardens
Improvisation on W.B Yeats’ Stream and Sun at Glendalough
Poulenc: Voyage à Paris
Poulenc: Hôtel
Duparc: L’invitation au voyage
Kenneth Edge: I, of whom I know nothing
Britten (arr.):Quand j’étais chez mon père
Lise Borel:Le Jardin des Tuileries
N. Boulanger (arr. Denise Ondishko): Three pieces for Cello No.1
Molloy/Bingham: Love’s old sweet song
Rhona Clarke:Siren song
Scotto/Baker:J’ai deux amours

 

Date: Sunday 13 April 2025, 15:30 – 17:30

Venue: St Iberius Church, Main St Wexford

 

Tickets available on the door and eventbrite.ie