I’ve worked with clarinettist John Macfarlane for several years, and together with pianist Hein Putter we formed Trio Colla Voce. Having played both piano and clarinet as a child, the idea of seeking out repertoire for voice, clarinet and piano was very appealing. There are some gems, some well-known, such as Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock, and others relatively obscure.

On Wednesday 29th March we will be performing at Leiden University Medical Centre as part of the Boerhaavepleinconcert series. Our programme includes Mozart’s “Parto, parto” from La Clemenza di Tito and Berceuseby the Dutch romantic composer Alphons Diepenbrock, arranged for basset horn and piano (the original is with ‘cello). We are giving what we believe to be the Dutch première of Michael Head’s The World is Mad. John has composed a piece especially for the trio, Stad in Tijd, on the poem by Henk Gombert. There are also two romantic pieces: Alpenlied by Andreas Spaeth and I Lai by Mariano Obiols.

Wednesday, 29th March, 17:00, LUMC Boerhaaveplein, Leiden, the Netherlands.
The recital, which lasts around half an hour, is free to attend.