Alexandra Wood violin
Rachel Roberts viola
Philip Higham cello
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Huw Watkins piano
Chamber music occupies the centre ground of Helen Grime’s work, embracing everything from pieces for solo oboe to scores conceived for small ensemble.
Three Whistler Miniatures draw inspiration from chalk and pastel pieces exhibited at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Museum, while Aviary Sketches comprises five miniatures influenced by the alluring ‘assemblage boxes’ of American artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell.
