Upcoming Events
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18th February 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra at the Barbican
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contempoary Orchestra at the Barbican in a programme of Jóhan Jóhannson's Cinematic Suites. More info and tickets here.
17th March 2026
Belshazzar's Feast in Eton
Alastair will be playing saxophone for a performance of Belshazzar's Feast at Eton College with the Brandenburg Sinfonia and ECMS.
27th March 2026
Lunchtime recital in Brighton
Alastair will be giving a lunchtime recital at Brighton Unitarian Church with Jonathan Pease.
28th March 2026
Evening recital in Yatton
Alastair will be giving an evening recital at Yatton Music Society with Jonathan Pease. More info here.
17th-19th April 2026
Benslow Spring Saxes
Alastair will be coaching on the ever popular Spring Saxes course at Benslow music alongside Gerard McChrystal. More info and booking here.
16th May 2026
Jazz in Wheatley
Alastair will be playing with the Claire Jones Quartet for a jazz evening in Wheatley.
13th June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
15th June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.
16th June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
18th June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at The Lighthouse, Poole
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at The Lighthouse, Poole.
20th June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at Bridgewater Hall
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
21st June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at Bristol Beacon
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Bristol Beacon.
22nd June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
24th June 2026
London Contemporary Orchestra and Arooj Aftab at Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Alastair will be playing clarinet and bass clarinet with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
27th June 2026
Son of God Mass at Saffron Hall
Alastair will be playing the solo soprano saxophone part for a performance of James Whitbourn's Son of God Mass with Saffron Choral Society at Saffron Hall. More info and tickets here.
11th July 2026
Victoria International Arts Festival (Gozo)
Alastair will be performing with the Auric Saxophone Quartet at VIAF Gozo.
26th July 2026
Afternoon recital at St Anne's, Kew
Sound Earth Duo (Alastair Penman & Jenni Watson) will be giving an afternoon recital as part of the summer concert series at St Anne's Kew. More info to follow.
17th-20th August 2026
Benslow Summer Saxes
Alastair will be coaching on the ever popular Summer Saxes course at Benslow music alongside Gerard McChrystal. More info and booking here.
21st August -2nd September 2026
Performances around Norway
Alastair will be giving recitals with pianist Jon Pease onboard P&O Ship Arcadia as it voyages around Norway.
10th September 2026
Lunchtime recital in Leatherhead
Sound Earth Duo (Alastair Penman & Jenni Watson) will be giving a lunchtime recital at Leatherhead Methodist Church as part of the Music on Thursdays series.
16th October 2026
Lunchtime recital at Chelmsord Cathedral
Alastair will be giving a lunchtime recital with pianist Jonathan Pease at Chelmsford Cathedral. More info to follow.
23rd-25th October 2026
Benslow Autumn Saxes
Alastair will be coaching on the ever popular Autumn Saxes course at Benslow music alongside Gerard McChrystal. More info and booking here.
2nd-4th April 2027
Benslow Spring Saxes
Alastair will be coaching on the ever popular Spring Saxes course at Benslow music alongside Gerard McChrystal. More info and booking to follow.
Previous performances have included recitals at: (solo recitals unless otherwise stated)
1901 Arts Club (KSQ) - Acton Hill Church - All Saints, Hertford - Aylesbury Lunchtime Concerts - BBC Proms (BSQ) - Beaconsfield URC - Boston Concert Club (BSQ) - Bridgewater Hall (BSQ) - Brighton Festival (KSQ) - Brockenhurst Music Society (KSQ) - Bury St Edmunds Concert Club - Cambridge Music Festival (KSQ) - Canterbury Christ Church University Saxophone Day - Chapel Royal, Brighton - Charterhouse School (KSQ) - Chelmsford Cathedral - Chichester Cathedral - Chiltern Arts Festival (depping with Ferio) - Clitheroe Concerts (BSQ) - Cossington Concerts (KSQ) - Crosby Hall (BSQ) - Dart Festival (BSQ) - European Saxophone Congress - Faversham Music Club (KSQ) - Garforth Arts Festival (BSQ) - Grimsby Concert Society - Henley Festival (KSQ) - Herb Alpert School of Music, UCLA, USA - Heron Theatre (BSQ) - Heswall Concerts (BSQ) - Holmes Chapel Music Society (KSQ) - Honiton Festival (BSQ) - Islington Proms - Katherine Concerts - Leamington Festival (BSQ) - Leatherhead Methodist Church - Live @ Dawkes - Liverpool University (BSQ) - London School of Economics (depping with Ferio) - Mansion House (KSQ) - Marlow Festival - Menuhin Room, Portsmouth - Milton Court - Music in Pinner (KSQ) - Music in Quiet Places (KSQ) - Newnham College, Cambridge - Purcell Room (Solo, BSQ) - Radlett Music Club (depping with Ferio) - RNCM Chamber Music Festival (BSQ) - RNCM Saxophone Day - Rottingdean Festival (KSQ) - Selwyn College, Cambridge - Sittingbourne Music Society (KSQ) - Skipton Music Society (BSQ) - St Anne's, Kew - St Catharine's College Chapel, Cambridge - St Edmund King and Martyr, London - St James's Piccadilly (Solo, BSQ) - St John's, Smith Square (Solo, BSQ) - St John's, Peterborough - St Lawrence Jewry (KSQ) - St Martin-in-the-Fields (Solo, BSQ) - St Magnus International Festival (KSQ) - Stour Early Music Festival (depping with Ferio) - The Forge, Camden (Solo, BSQ) - The Great Hall, Barts Heritage - The Old Court, Windsor (BSQ, KSQ) - Treasury Music Society (KSQ) - Two Moors Festival (KSQ) - Victoria International Arts Festival, Malta (ASQ) - Weston Music Society - WITS University, South Arica - Wooburn Festival - World Saxophone Congress (Solo, KSQ) - York University (KSQ) - Zurich University of the Arts
Previous concerto performances include:
Beamish - Under the Wing of the Rock
Coates - Saxo-Rhapsody
Copland - Concerto for Clarinet
Glazunov - Concerto in Eb
Graham - In League with Extraordinary Gentlemen
Ibert - Concertino da Camera
Itturalde - Pequena Czarda
Mackey - Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Milhaud - La Création du Monde
Penman arr. Stubbs - Rhapsody on Electric Dawn
Piazzolla arr. Stubbs - Ave Maria
Scott - Dark Rain
Shaw - Clarinet Concerto
Swerts - Dance of Uzume
Williams - Viktor's Tale