Live at Lunch: Music for Trombone and Piano

Tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door.

Emily Nicolas trombone
Matthew Lam piano

Abbie Conant & William Osborne Pond
Brahms Four Serious Songs Op. 121
Rota Parla Più Piano
Šulek Sonata (Vox Gabreili)
Jan Sandström A Christian Song
Dvořák Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Pryor Thoughts of Love

We begin the New Year of Live at Lunch performances with a trombone recital from Emily Nicolas, a student at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, joined by Matthew Lam at the piano. This will be the first time we’ve featured the trombone at Live at Lunch since our first season back in 2010, so it’s one to look forward to. 

Their recital begins with solo trombone and a piece inspired by the sounds of the Japanese Shakuhachi. Brahms’s last composed set of songs are next, followed by the love theme from The Godfather by Nino Rota. Stjepan Šulek’s Sonata is a favourite of trombonists and gives Matt a workout at the piano. The beautiful and mesmerising A Christian Song is followed by Emily’s own transcription of Dvořák’s famous Song to the Moon from Rusalka. The duo end on a lighter note with American bandleader, Arthur Pryor’s Thoughts on Love.