The programme opens with Double Helix by Chicago composer Augusta Read-Thomas, exploring how individual voices intertwine and interact. British composer Benjamin Britten’s arrangement of the well-known folk song The Last Rose of Summer  then leads us to the world premiere of a new work by AWE 2025 Emerging Composer Lauren Doherty, composed under the mentorship of John Psathas. The showcase concludes with Felix Mendelssohn’s dramatic Piano Quartet, written when he was just 13 years old.

Free entry.

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Performers

AWE 2025 Emerging Artists:

• Shanita Sungsuwan - Violin
• Abby Wheeler - Viola
• Christine Jeon - Cello
• Matthew Seinafo - Piano

AWE Festival Artist Anthony Marwood will join the Emerging Artists for the performance of Lauren Doherty’s new work.

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