The Highclere Concert | Huw Wiggins & Oliver Wass | Newbury Spring Festival
Schedule
Mon, 11 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Highclere Castle | Newbury, EN
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Since forming their duo in 2016, saxophonist Huw Wiggin and harpist Oliver Wass have continued to develop and refine their programmes of music for this unusual pairing of instruments. Huw and Oliver have developed a reputation as warm communicators who draw audiences into their intimate and engaging performances.“A seemingly unlikely combination that works real magic” is how composer Robert Hugill reviewed a CD performance of saxophonist Huw Wiggin and harpist Oliver Wass. From Bach to Debussy to more modern composers this duo plays with a delicacy and verve that will have listeners hearing familiar music in a new way.
Tonight’s programme will include a range of different works from Bach, Couperin and Purcell through to Einaudi and Bernstein, all carefully curated and arranged for this beguiling pairing of instruments.
Performers
Huw Wiggin saxophone
Oliver Wass harp
Programme
Béla Kovács – arr. Wass/Wiggin Sholem – Alekhem, rov Feidman! François Couperin – Le Rossignol en amour
Charlotte Harding – Euphotic
J.S. Bach – Air on a G String
Henry Purcell – Didos lament – ‘When I am laid in Earth’
Philip Glass – Facades
Andy Scott – Susseros Brasilieros
Leonard Bernstein – Somewhere
Ludovico Einaudi – Primavera
Barry Cockcroft – Kuku
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
François Borne – Fantaisie Brillante sur des airs de ‘Carmen’
Tickets include Champagne on arrival and in the interval
Sponsored by Viking
By kind permission of The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon
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Where is it happening?
Highclere Castle, Highclere Park,Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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