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Grace-Evangeline Mason - The Water Garden
Françaix - Sept Danses from Les Malheurs de SophieIbert - Trois pièces brèvesGipps - SeascapeFRANÇAIX Neuf Pièces caractéristiquesSCO Wind SoloistsRCS WindsThe programme opens with Grace‑Evangeline Mason’s The Water Garden, its shimmering textures evoking quiet beauty and reflection. Françaix’s Sept Danses brings French wit and elegance, before Ruth Gipps’ Seascape captures the shifting moods of the natural world.The concert concludes with two sparkling showcases: Ibert’s Trois pièces brèves and Françaix’s Neuf Pièces caractéristiques, full of vitality, humour and character.