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Fri, 2013-06-21 19:30Delius and Ireland: A Celebration - Britten World Première: Chaos and CosmosBirmingham Conservatoire Chorus, Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Gwion Thomas, Lionel Friend, Yu-Fen LinTown Hall Birmingham B3 3DQUnited Kingdom
In June this year (17th – 21st) the Birmingham Conservatoire will host a celebration of the music of two of England’s most contrasting and individual composers: John Ireland and Frederick Delius.
‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists.
Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. Today's programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue.
Yu-Fen Lin graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire’s MMus course with Distinction in 2012. She has since been studying on our flagship Professional Performance programme which supports outstanding performers at the start of their careers. This evening’s performance marks the culmination of her postgraduate studies at the Conservatoire.
- Chaos and Cosmos (world première)
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Sea Drift
- Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
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Sat, 2013-06-22 19:30Lux - choral music on the theme of light, with Cappella NovocastriensisAlex Banfield, Cappella Novocastriensis, Simon LeeSt Cuthbert's Church Norham TD15 2LFUnited Kingdom
Unaccompanied choral music on the theme of light. Sung by Cappella Novocastriensis with tenor Alan Banfield
- Te lucis ante terminum I
- Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
- O joyful night
- Sir William Henry Harris (1883-1973)
- O nata lux de lumine
- Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
- Svyetye tikhii
- Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956)
- O gladsome light
- Harold Darke (1888-1976)
- Christe qui lux IV
- Robert White (c1538-1574)
- Nynie Otpushchaieshy from Vespers, 'All-Night Vigil'
- Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
- Nunc Dimittis
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
- Abendlied from 3 Geistliche Gesänge
- Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
- Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal from 3 Songs
- Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
- Hail, gladdening light
- Charles Wood (1866-1926)
- To be sung of a summer night on the water
- Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
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Sat, 2013-06-22 13:00Plush 2 Festival Day - Lunchtime ConcertCharles Owen, Nicholas DanielSt John's Church Plush DT2 7RJUnited Kingdom
Mozart’s magical Piano Sonata and Ravel’s last composition for solo piano frame Berio’s oboe Sequenza, a wild fantasy based around a single note, which explores the fullest possibilities of the instrument.
- Sonata for Piano No 9 in D
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Sequenza VII for oboe
- Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
- Le Tombeau de Couperin
- Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
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Sat, 2013-06-22 19:30Plush 3 Festival Day - Evening ConcertAdrian Brendel, Charles Owen, Clio Gould, Diana Quick, Jonathan Morton, Nicholas Daniel, Thomas GouldSt John's Church Plush DT2 7RJUnited Kingdom
An eclectic evening of music spanning almost 300 years. Britten’s rarely-heard homage to the Roman poet Ovid is accompanied by readings from texts by Ted Hughes, by actress Diana Quick. Earlier, Handel’s rarely heard oboe concerto prefigures the charming beauty of Knussen’s ‘Cantata’ of 1981.
‘Blessed with the nimblest fingers and the breath control of a Buddhist monk.’ The Times on Nicholas Daniel
- Concerto for Oboe No 3 in G minor
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
- Cantata, for oboe and string trio
- Oliver Knussen (1952-)
- 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, for oboe
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- String Quartet No 14 in D minor, 'Death and the Maiden', with readings from texts by Ted Hughes
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
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Thu, 2013-06-27 19:30Bach and Vivaldi Violin ConcertosLondon Musical Arts Ensemble, Ofer FalkSt Martin-in-the-Fields London WC2N 4JJUnited Kingdom
With all three of Bach’s great violin concertos and Vivaldi’s delightful musical story of peasant life in the spring, there is much to enjoy in this evening of popular baroque masterpieces, including Meet the Music. The Meet the Music concerts are a great way to get into the minds of the great composers and into the spirit of the music.
- Concerto for Violin and Strings in E major
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Concerto for Violin and Strings No 2 in G minor, 'Summer' RV 315 from Le Quattro Stagioni, 'The Four Seasons'
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Concerto for Violin and Strings No 4 in F minor, 'Winter' RV 297 from Le Quattro Stagioni, 'The Four Seasons'
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Concerto for 2 Violins No 8 in A minor
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite No 3 in D
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Sat, 2013-06-22 19:30Dances | The North Downs ConsortAudrey Thomas, North Downs Consort, Paul ProvostSt Paul's Church Woldingham CR3 7ENUnited Kingdom
A selection of choral 'dances', accompanied on the piano, including a selection from 'Liebeslieder Waltzer' by Johannes Brahms, waltzes, polonnaises, and other dance music.
- Songs of Farewell
- Humphrey Clucas (1942-)
- In Windsor Forest
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
- Choral Dances from Gloriana
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Excerpts from '18 Liebeslieder Waltzes'
- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
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Wed, 2013-06-19 19:30BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 ConcertBBC National Orchestra of Wales, Egle Šidlauskaité, Gary Griffiths, Jun Märkl, Olena Tokar, Susana Gaspar, Yuri GorodetskiSt David's Hall Cardiff CF10 1SHUnited Kingdom
Classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the 30th anniversary BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. In the third of four concerts showcasing the finest singing talent from across the world, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Jun Märkl, will accompany 5 of the singers performing in front of an international jury, including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - patron of the competition.
More details of the competition can be found here.
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Thu, 2013-06-20 19:30BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 ConcertBBC National Orchestra of Wales, Ben Johnson, Daniela Mack, Graeme Jenkins, Jeongcheol Cha, Michal Partyka, Teresa RomanoSt David's Hall Cardiff CF10 1SHUnited Kingdom
Classical singers from across the globe have been selected to compete in the 30th anniversary BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. In the last of the four concerts showcasing the finest singing talent from across the world, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, conducted by Graeme Jenkins, will accompany 5 of the singers performing in front of an international jury, including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - patron of the competition.
More details of the competition can be found here.
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Wed, 2013-06-26 19:00George Lloyd's A Litany | EC4 Music Orchestra and ChoirClaire Seaton, EC4 Music Choir, EC4 Music Orchestra, Nili Newman, Rivka Gottlieb, Sam Evans, Tim CrosleySt Bride's Church, Fleet Street London EC4 8AUUnited Kingdom
George Lloyd's setting takes words from John Donne's 28-verse poem A Litany. He sets just twelve verses for his four movements, in which he also asks for soprano and baritone soloists. EC4 Music first performed this large scale choral work in 1996, and will give the piece another airing to mark Lloyd's Centenary year.
Lloyd wrote in the score: "In spite of John Donne's catalogue of human frailties and disasters there are verses in the poem that give some hope, and these are the verses I have used to end the work". Commissioned by the Guildford Choral Society, it was premiered by them with the Philharmonia Orchestra and the 83-year old composer conducting. The composer's ending is written in his most exciting orchestrally brilliant vein.
A major new choral work - intensely committed singing, generous tunes….the choral writing grows increasingly ecstatic. A paean of confidence. (The Daily Telegraph)
'A Litany' celebrates the English choral tradition as confidently as Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams. (The Financial Times)
For more information about EC4 Music, please visit their website:
- A Litany
- George Lloyd (1913-1998)
- Symphony No 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
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Thu, 2013-06-27 19:00George Lloyd's A Litany | EC4 Music Orchestra and ChoirClaire Seaton, EC4 Music Choir, EC4 Music Orchestra, Nili Newman, Rivka Gottlieb, Sam Evans, Tim CrosleySt Bride's Church, Fleet Street London EC4 8AUUnited Kingdom
George Lloyd's setting takes words from John Donne's 28-verse poem A Litany. He sets just twelve verses for his four movements, in which he also asks for soprano and baritone soloists. EC4 Music first performed this large scale choral work in 1996, and will give the piece another airing to mark Lloyd's Centenary year. This is the second of two performances, and takes place one day before Lloyd's Centenary birthday, which is June 28th.
Lloyd wrote in the score: "In spite of John Donne's catalogue of human frailties and disasters there are verses in the poem that give some hope, and these are the verses I have used to end the work". Commissioned by the Guildford Choral Society, it was premiered by them with the Philharmonia Orchestra and the 83-year old composer conducting. The composer's ending is written in his most exciting orchestrally brilliant vein.
A major new choral work - intensely committed singing, generous tunes….the choral writing grows increasingly ecstatic. A paean of confidence. (The Daily Telegraph)
'A Litany' celebrates the English choral tradition as confidently as Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams. (The Financial Times)
For more information about EC4 Music, please visit their website.
- A Litany
- George Lloyd (1913-1998)
- Symphony No 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Tickets £15, £10
