Karen Kingsley piano

We are incredibly excited to announce the return of Karen Kingsley on Saturday 11 October at the Brighton Friends Meeting House! Karen will be playing a selection of new works by NMB composers, following her recital from 2024.

Basil Richmond – Nefertiti: A fantasy for piano
Simon Hopkins – A Prayer, Offered Lightly 
John Hawkins – Short Preludes
Peter Copley – Scherzino
Marion Maidment-Evans – Two Night Pieces
Phil Baker – Pentatonic Crazy
Chris Gander – Four Haiku
Jonathan Clarke – Sonata No. 5
INTERVAL
John Petley – Passacaglia & fugue
Barry Mills – Three Meditations
David M. Hoyle – Sketches of Childhood
Brian Mitchell – The Nutting Girl
Ric Graebner – Postcards from Rio Tamega
Martyn C Adams – Temptation of Doubt
Guy Richardson –Turning Point

Karen Kingsley studied piano with Jean Harvey and piano accompaniment with David Willison at the Royal Academy of Music, gaining prizes and commendations for both solo and ensemble performances.
Karen loves chamber music, and has joined the Anemos Wind Quintet on several occasions. She is a member of the Monington Duo with clarinettist Rob Blanken, their repertoire numbering over 200 works, several of which have been composed especially for them. With bassoonist Richard Moore, they gave the world premiere of Three Humours by Antony Hedges as part of Radio 3’s Light Fantastic Festival.

The concert will start at 3pm.
Tickets are available online here and on the door.