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Trio Sospiroso, (Clare Mellor, flute, Sue Black, viola and Jenny Broome, harp) have been playing together since 1995, when they gave their first performance of Debussy's Sonate. Since then they have given several concerts at South Hill Park in Bracknell and have played for Pangbourne Concert Club, Chichester Music on Sunday, Marlborough Festival, Didcot Arts Festival and at Winchester Cathedral and Sutton Courtenay.
Clare Mellor studied the flute with Simon Hunt at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then with Fernand Caratgé in Paris. On her return to England, she toured extensively in musical theatre. She has been a peripatetic flute teacher since 1980 in London and subsequently in Reading, working for BYMT and in three independent schools. She performs in several local semi-professional orchestras and is a regular performer for musical theatre productions. She is actively involved with the British Flute Society, helping to organise playing days, conferences and guest-artist masterclasses. She has recently completed an MA at Reading University.
Sue Black studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Nannie Jamieson and Amanda Stirling. She gained a scholarship for postgraduate study and during that time was awarded the Maurice Warshaw prize for chamber music interpretation and the school orchestral prize. Solo work has included the Walton Viola Concerto and numerous performances of the Telemann Concerto. Since leaving college Sue has built up a career that combines teaching and playing. She is a busy chamber music player, especially as a member of the Stagg Quartet, giving recitals at home and abroad. Since 1995, she has coordinated the string teaching in the South area of Berkshire Maestros - The Young Musicians Trust.
Jenny Broome studied the harp with Daphne Boden and later with Renata Scheffel-Stein while reading Architecture at Cambridge University. After some years as an architect, Jenny returned to the harp in 1993 and has a busy freelance career. She has given performances of Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto, Debussy's Danses Sacrée et Profane, Ginastera's Harp Concerto and Frank Martin's Petite Symphonie Concertante. Jenny plays freelance for many orchestras in the south of England. She is the regular harpist for Stowe Opera, and has played for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has made recordings of music by Paul Carr for Claudio Records and of Francis Grier's new oratorio 'Around the Curve of the World' for Somm. Her work with singers has included several solo song recitals and performances with choirs, including a broadcast on Radio4. Future plans include performances of the Ceremony of Carols, the Ginastera Concerto and recitals at Bracknell, Newbury and Chipping Norton.