The Strand Contemporary Music Series (Concert 7)

About the Event

The seventh concert of an exceptional new series of contemporary music at the beautiful candlelit venue of St Mary le Strand. A unique opportunity to experience new and innovative works by some of the UK leading contemporary music artists. St Mary le Strand is an outstanding and intimate venue, well suited for musical performance. There are also many bars and restaurants nearby to complete your evening.


Programme — All works by Molly Frances Arnuk

Looking With Closed Eyes (piano solo)
Mermaids in the Basement (piano and viola)
Lines (viola solo)
Folk song (piano solo)
New work (voice and viola)
New work by James Madrilejo (voice and piano)
Come darkest night (voice solo)

Brooklyn‐born composer Molly Frances Arnuk spent her early years as a violist before discovering her love of composing at the age of 14. She continued on to study privately with composers Ionel Petroi and Dan Bar‐Hava, during which time she made her international debut. Elegy for Violin and Viola was premiered in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Music and More Summerfest, and Flight to Trebinje for solo violin and string orchestra was performed by KLK Strings in Lviv, Ukraine. Currently, Molly Frances is a Big Give Scholar at the Royal College of Music, pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition under the instruction of Haris Kittos. Recent achievements include the choreography of Unspinning by English National Ballet School trainees and its staging in the Wallace Collection, and the commission of basset horn concerto Mermaids in the Basement by the RCM Wind Ensemble.