Sarah Bennett, Andrew Dunlop

Programme:
Hamilton Harty - In Ireland
John Stanley - Solo No 4
Takemitsu - Voice
Tchaikovsky - Lensky's Aria: Eugene Onegin
Prokofiev - Flute Sonata

Sarah Bennett recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with a distinction, and the prestigious DipRAM award. She studied with Michael Cox, Karen Jones and Patricia Morris. Sarah is currently on trial for the Sub-Principal flute position of the Hallé.

She has played Guest Principal Flute with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Northern Ballet Sinfonia and BBC National Orchestra of Wales and also freelances with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Scottish Opera, Opera North, and London Sinfonietta. Sarah has played under the baton of many prestigious conductors, including Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, Daniel Harding, Gianandrea Noseda, Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Jurowski, Vasily Petrenko and Mark Elder.

Equally at home in chamber music, song, and solo recitals, Andrew is a versatile musician who has performed across the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Switzerland and New Zealand. He received his Doctorate from the Eastman School of Music in New York, where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar under the guidance of Professor Barry Snyder.