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Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton Soloist: Nicholas Shipman Programme: Mozart - Divertimento in D K136 Stamitz – Clarinet concerto No. 4 in B flat Sibelius - Valse Triste Handel - The Arrival of The Queen Of Sheba Dvorak - Serenade for Strings Tickets £12 in advance, £15.00 on the door, £5.00 for students, free for children Advance tickets are available up to 24 hours before the start of the concert and can be purchased from orchestra members or via Ticket Source Our soloist Nicholas Shipman began to play the clarinet aged 14 and at Leicestershire School of Music he received inspirational lessons from eminent clarinettists including Jack Brymer OBE. He joined the Guildhall School of Music at 17, where his teachers included Dame Thea King, and where in due course he gained his B.MUS degree. In 1999, after two years at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (Netherlands), he began to build his career as a professional soloist and chamber musician. He has given concerts and recitals in London and throughout the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He performs music by a wide range of composers both classical and contemporary. Local venues where he has played include the Guildhall, Bath, and St George’s Bristol.