Nova Foresta Duo & The FB Pocket Orchestra
Saturday 19th September at 6:30pm
Come and join the Nova Foresta Duo with special guests the FB Pocket Orchestra for an evening of light Classical Music and Jazz in a picturesque setting of The Retreat gardens. You are welcome to bring a rug, picnic and wine to enjoy this magical evening.
Nova Foresta Duo
Phil Daish-Handy - Cello
Martin Penrose - Piano
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FB Pocket Orchestra
Paul Stevenson - guitar/banjo.
Jenny Russell - vocals/clarinet.
Ollie Corbin - cornet/tuba/accordion.
Nova Foresta Duo
Nova Foresta Classical Players is a professional chamber orchestra , based in the New Forest. Founded in 2017 by Philip Daish-Handy and Martin Penrose, Nova specialise in music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic Eras; in particular, the music of Sir Edward Elgar.
This year, Nova has been fast gaining wide recognition as a dynamic new musical force and are frequently performing to packed venues across the South. Nova not only wish to bring great music to everyone, but also to provide a platform for the young musicians of the future.
FB Pocket Orchestra
The FB Pocket Orchestra takes its listeners back to the days of hot jazz, blues, ragtime and popular dances, with their cool and confident sounding music. They have no trouble in capturing the genres of the 1930s, the 1920s and even earlier.
Each of the members originally began playing together in a variety of FB Music & Media Projects but, in 2012, they officially began playing as The FB Pocket Orchestra. The instrumental line-ups consist of trumpet, vocals, viola, kick drum, guitar, trombone, alto saxophone and tuba.