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Sacconi Festival 2026 - #5 Woolrich, Fauré, Chausson

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Sacconi Festival 2026 - #5 Woolrich, Fauré, Chausson

 St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
 Sunday 17th May 2026
Sacconi Quartet:
Ben Hancox, Hannah Dawson (violins)
Robin Ashwell (viola)
Cara Berridge (cello)

Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
Maya Broman Crawford-Phillips (violin)

Programme:
John Woolrich ‘A Single Sound of Strings’
*Newly Commissioned by Ian Gordon (World Premiere)*
“I was delighted when John accepted my commission for a piece for string quartet for the 2026 Sacconi Festival to celebrate my 80th birthday, to be performed in the place where, as a chorister I learned so much about music and performance and, with the Sacconi Festival, so much more about the wide world of music.” – Ian Gordon
Fauré Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 115
Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet, Op. 21

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The Grand

The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2XL
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