Cigleris and Cousin impress at St George's Bristol

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 01 February 2012

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Reviewed at St George's Bristol, Bristol on 26 January 2012

Bowen, Clarinet Sonata, Op.109

Wilson, Rock Mill Variations, Op. 149

Milton, Sonatina in One Movement, Op. 36

Ireland, Fantasy Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Peter Cigleris, Clarinet

Martin Cousin, Piano

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.