Oliver Wass and Huw Wiggin

About

Enjoy an evening of music from harpist Oliver Wass and saxophonist Huw Wiggin, brought to Wakefield by the Wakefield Concert Society.

Since forming their duo in 2016, saxophonist Huw Wiggin and harpist Oliver Wass have continued to develop and refine their programmes of music for this unusual pairing of instruments. Huw and Oliver particularly enjoyed their recent concerts for Absolute Classics and Gower Festival, and have developed a reputation as warm communicators who draw audiences into their intimate and engaging performances.

The duo features on Orchid Classics disc ‘Reflections’ which received a four-star review from BBC Music Magazine and five stars from Robert Hugill, who described the duo as ‘a seemingly unlikely combination that works real magic’. The disc reached no. 2 in the UK Specialist Classical Chart and no. 6 in the iTunes Classical Chart. Shortly after the release they were also featured by Classic FM, who filmed and released a video containing a selection of items from ‘Reflections’.

Programme

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Bach: Sonata in G minor BWV 1020

Corea: Children’s Songs (excerpts)

Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs

plus works by Kovacs, Tarrega and Andy Scott