# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lunchtime Classical Recital | The Westerly Trio - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 01:10 pm – Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 02:10 pm - **Event Description**: Rachel Jeffers (flute), Jessica Graham (violin) and David Murray (piano)About this EventFriday 5th December 2025 | 1:10pmRachel Jeffers (flute), Jessica Graham (violin) and David Murray (piano)The Westerly Trio was formed in 2012 when three good friends decided to get together to explore the delightful and extensive repertoire for violin, flute and piano. The name Westerly was chosen because two of the musicians own sailing yachts built by the legendary Westerly boatbuilders and all three are keen sailors.Rachel JeffersRachel studied flute at the Royal Academy of Music, winning the J J Brough Flute Prize there in 1993 and a year later the Lawrence Beauregard Flute Competition in Quebec. She relocated to Newcastle 20 years ago and since then has freelanced with several orchestras including the Royal Northern Sinfonia, the English Philharmonic, Orchestra for Alnwick Choral Society, Orchestra of Hexham Abbey Festival Chorus and the British Philharmonic. She was Principal Flute with the Northern Orchestra from its inauguration in 2016.She was appointed head of woodwind studies at Newcastle University in 2022, having taught flute in Newcastle for many years. She also teaches at Northumbria and Durham Universities, local schools and privately.Jessica GrahamJessica trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, studying both the violin and Baroque Violin. She was one of only a few in her year selected to study on the joint course with the University of Manchester working on two degree courses simultaneously. Whilst at the Royal Northern College she won numerous awards for chamber music with the Hatfield String Quartet.After having worked as a freelance musician based in Manchester with orchestras such as the Hallé, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and Opera North, she spent many years as a full-time member of the BBC Philharmonic, broadcasting regularly on radio and touring extensively around the world.Jessica now lives in Morpeth and is much in demand as a freelance violinist, performing regularly with orchestras such as the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, and Northern Ballet Sinfonia, as well as in venues across the North as a chamber musician and soloist.David MurrayDavid, who lives in Monkseaton, has been recognised as one of the North East’s most acclaimed pianists, and is in constant demand as a soloist, accompanist and chamber music partner. He has accompanied top musicians in recitals all over the world.He is also well known as a choral trainer and conductor and is permanent conductor of Bishopwearmouth Choral Society and Hexham Abbey Festival Chorus.In recent years, David has been instrumental in establishing a new chamber music series in Whitley Bay which proved highly successful, attracting artists of international standingA LIVE Lit & Phil Event | FREE(If you would prefer to book directly over the phone, please call the Library Desk team on 0191 232 0192 and they will be happy to help) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/lunchtime-classical-recital-|-the-westerly-trio/100001082977628239 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, workshops, contests, performances, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Flunchtime-classical-recital-the-westerly-trio-tickets-1082977628239 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Newcastle Upon Tyne - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Lit & Phil - **lat**: 54.9694099 - **long**: -1.614005 - **full address**: The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: The Lit and Phil (https://allevents.in/org/the-lit-and-phil/19029843) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/87360c64a1f7a819ae434f350251a476e3005d70d496bca0778aece7a7c183c4-rimg-w1192-h469-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1763398910 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/2371bb3fdafb8a8cb5c256cf8f4bbdd998b848a3cdaa82ee6d3e9bd7a386911d-rimg-w400-h400-dc141818-gmir.jpg?v=1763398910 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 01:10 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** The Lit and Phil - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, festivals, workshops, contests, performances, art - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lunchtime Classical Recital | The Westerly Trio ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Lunchtime Classical Recital | The Westerly Trio", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/87360c64a1f7a819ae434f350251a476e3005d70d496bca0778aece7a7c183c4-rimg-w1192-h469-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1763398910", "startDate": "2025-12-05", "endDate": "2025-12-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/lunchtime-classical-recital-|-the-westerly-trio/100001082977628239", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Lit & Phil", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "23 Westgate Road", "postalCode": "NE1 1SE", "addressLocality": "Newcastle Upon Tyne", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.9694099", "longitude": "-1.614005" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Rachel Jeffers (flute), Jessica Graham (violin) and David Murray (piano)", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2025-12-05", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/lunchtime-classical-recital-|-the-westerly-trio/100001082977628239" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/lunchtime-classical-recital-|-the-westerly-trio/100001082977628239", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Lit and Phil", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-lit-and-phil/19029843", "description": "The Lit & Phil is a beautiful independent library and educational charity, opened in 1825. 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