Saxophone recital by Sarah Markham with Paul Turner on piano, pairing Mark Zadro's 'Conspiracy Theories' with Bach's 'Goldberg Variations' in the Swindon Recital Series.
Sarah Markham brings her saxophone to The Arts Centre on Sunday 7 March, as part of the Swindon Recital Series. She's joined on piano by Paul Turner, who also runs the series. It's a double bill that puts a new work alongside one of the most famous pieces for piano, and the two have a cinematic thread tying them together.
The new piece is Conspiracy Theories by Mark Zadro, written for saxophone and piano. Zadro takes his cue from the detective movie genre, and the series describes it as a piece that's meant to ignite a narrative in the listener's imagination — the kind of thing that lets you build your own story as you listen. It's paired with J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, played here as a solo piano piece. That one is often called the pinnacle of piano playing, both technically and musically, and it's a familiar sound from film, too: you'll recognise it from The Silence of the Lambs and Captain Fantastic.
The recital sits within the 2026-27 Swindon Recital Series, which is an annual themed run of professionally performed chamber music. This year's theme is 'Classic Film Music', drawing on drama, comedy and romance and the work of Oscar-winning composers, from silent films to Bollywood. It's also the series' 25th anniversary. The whole thing is run by founder and artistic director Paul Turner and registered as a charity (number 108848), billed as 'Live Music for All' with high-quality chamber music at affordable and inclusive ticket prices and a strong focus on outreach and public education. The performance is supported by the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens.
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Sarah Markham on saxophone, Paul Turner on piano. Sunday 7 March, 3:00 pm at The Arts Centre, Swindon.
