Thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece, Pan is yearning for his love, Syrinx, a beautiful nymph known for her chastity. In a bid to hide herself from the amorous God, she transforms into water reeds. In his frustration, Pan slashes the reeds from the ground, unaware that he has killed his true love. He fashions the reeds into panpipes and begins to play…

Based on Debussy’s iconic flute solo, ‘Syrinx’, is an immersive experience into the foreign lands of Pan and Syrinx. Escape into a story book world and experience the magic of the romantic tale, told by flautist, Grace Higgins, with harpist, Nia Evans, and pianist, Stephen Bennett, with the music of Debussy, Mouquet and Alwyn. Grace Higgins is currently studying for a Masters Degree at The Royal College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, and is giving this performance as part of this. Tickets are £10 and available via Eventbrite below:

Grace is a flautist currently in her second year of the Orchestral Performance Masters course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, having completed her undergraduate degree there in 2020 with First Class Honours. Whilst in Cardiff, Grace has enjoyed regular performance opportunities, most notably with the Welsh National Opera Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Carlo Rizzi. 

Prior to studying at RWCMD, Grace was a music scholar at Malvern St James Girls’ School for seven years, and was awarded ‘Musician of the Year’ in 2015. Whilst at MSJ, Grace was also a member of the Birmingham Junior Conservatoire, with whom she performed at the Royal Albert Hall.  In 2016, Grace joined the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain with whom she toured Switzerland, and in 2019 became a member of the CBSO Youth Orchestra, affording her the opportunity to play with conductors such as Michael Seal and Christian Macelaru. 

Grace gained a scholarship for RWCMD in 2016, when she began her undergraduate studies with Sarah Newbold, and is now studying with Jonathan Burgess, John Hall, Matthew Featherstone and Lindsay Ellis. During her time at RWCMD, Grace has benefitted from regular performance opportunities, with highlights including leading the flute section of the RWCMD Symphony Orchestra and RWCMD Chamber Orchestra. She has performed in masterclasses with eminent flautists such as Emily Beynon, Michael Cox and Adam Walker. This year Grace has been nominated for the Ian Stoutzker Prize for Outstanding Instrumental Performance. 

Doors open at 6.45pm and drinks will be available from the bar prior to the performance starting at 7.30pm only, as there will be no interval.

Performance will last approx 1 hour.