Thursday, 9th July
7:00pm
Aquilae Duo at Delilah Fine Foods
Nottingham’s beloved food hall Delilah Fine Foods sets the scene for a luminous summer evening of music and wine. The harp-and-flute combo Aquilae Duo take you on a journey “Songs in an Evening Glow” across four centuries of music – from fiery Spanish baroque to a spirited Irish finale – alongside other favourites by Mozart, Kate Bush, Vaughan Williams, and more. A perfect concert to light up your summer evening.
Tickets: £45.00, includes wine & canapés service. Places are limited, so book early.
When: Thursday 9th July. Doors open 6:30pm / Concert 7:00pm, ending at approximately 8:30pm
Where: Delilah Fine Foods, 12 Victoria Street, Nottingham NG1 2EX
Accessibility: This venue is not wheelchair accessible and you will be required to navigate steps.
Aquilae Duo formed in 2008 when Eleanor Turner (harp) and Lisa Nelsen (flute) first performed the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto together. When Mozart wrote his Concerto for Flute and Harp, the combination of flute and harp together was incredibly unusual. Nowadays, there is a rich repertoire of flute and harp duets from which Aquilae Duo have chosen a selection that shows off their technical artistry and emotional range, spanning four centuries. Aquilae Duo worked closely with composer Mared Emlyn and were privileged to give the world premiere of her Flute and Harp Sonata in four movements at the Aberystwyth Music Festival two years ago.
Lisa Nelsen (flute) is internationally recognised for her versatility as a flute soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, educator and ensemble coach, and mentor in performance practices. Lisa and Eleanor both made their London debuts at the South Bank Centre and have performed extensively as soloists on an international platform. Lisa is a highly respected and in demand educator, having given masterclasses in Norway, Finland, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA as well as in England. Lisa is proud to represent Yamaha flutes. Having grown up on a pig farm in Western Canada with professional singers for parents, Lisa now enjoys a life of music, travels and great people!
Eleanor Turner (harp) enjoys a busy career performing internationally, which includes concerto performances from America to Australia, performing sound spatialised ‘computer music’ in Shanghai, composing and recording for Naxos, Decca and Champs Hill Records. Eleanor is a composer and producer as well as being a harpist and enjoys cross genre collaborations with musicians from different hemispheres, visual artists such as Lucy Cade, with whom she co-created the 2022 installation Disrupted Icons, The Maternal Gaze. Eleanor can’t wait to travel to Canada in July 2026 for the World Harp Congress’s ‘One Harp World’ event, where she will present her Lullabies for the Land sheet music book, which has raised over £2000 for the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund and the Middle East Children’s Alliance.