A delightful recital of music for flute and piano, between the courses of lunch! Engaging flautist Rebecca Jackson and the debonair Spencer Payne will give a varied programme for this Sunday afternoon concert, mixing the classics with well-known lighter items.
Carmen, Smoke Gets in your Eyes, Tango Etude no. 3, Poulenc flute sonata, solo piano items by Chopin and Bach, and more. Fascinating entertainment for your first outing this Spring, in the lovely acoustic of Charlton Church.
Menu
A delicious vegetable soup with cheese on toast.
Indulgent chocolate sponge and vanilla ice cream with double cream.
Tea and coffee included.
Juice, wine and cider may be purchased.
Seating for lunch is limited - book early! Alternatively, book for the concert only (including tea / coffee).
Where to sit
Having lunch? Book your seat at a table. PLEASE NOTE: Fill the tables and if necessary work out the exact seating at your table when you arrive!
Music-only? Choose your seat in the rows.
Rebecca Jackson began flute lessons in 1970 with Jill Whitehead, a gold medallist at the Royal College of Music. She continued with Derek Honner at the Royal Academy of Music from 1979 to 1983. Rebecca has been principal flute with the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra since 2003 and plays regularly for the Rochester Choral Society. She has taught the flute at King's School Rochester since 2009 and works part-time as a prison lay chaplain.
Spencer Payne studied piano with the concert pianist Ronald Smith; he holds diplomas in piano performance and organ from the Royal College of Music and Trinity College, London, and the Royal College of Organists. Spencer is currently Director of Music at St. Edmund’s School, Canterbury and conductor of Whitstable Choral Society. He is an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and Trinity Guildhall.