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American composer
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2024-03-16 09:57:00
From Early Music to contemporary: the Royal Festival Hall organ is 70 and organist James McVinnie is celebrating with a Southbank Centre residency
[…] playing the psalms and canticles, the music of Stanford and Howells. For James, the repertoire of music for Evensong is extraordinary. But living in London with that sense of rubbing shoulders with other cultural offerings made him want to focus on other areas, to explore and uncover other music. He has now had major concerto and solo works written for him by Nico Muhly, Gabriella Smith, Tristan Perich, Tom Jenkinson/Squarepusher, Martin Creed, David Chalmin, David Lang, Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Darkstar, and others.Most of his commissions have been through composers who are friends, and it is rare for him to get involved in a project where the composer does not already know his work. But writing for the organ can be somewhat daunting for non-organists; it works best if the composer is not too specific, they need to have an instinctive feel for the instrument. When Gabriella […]
2024-03-11 00:00:00
[…] minorJennifer Zetlan sopranoJennifer Johnson Cano mezzoPaul Appleby tenorJoshua Hopkins baritoneNew York Choral ArtistsPiano Concerto No. 22Emanuel Ax pianoSibeliusFinlandiaSymphony No. 4SchumannCello ConcertoJohn WilliamsTuba ConcertoCarter Brey celloAlan Baer tubaRouseOboe ConcertoR. StraussDon JuanAlso spracht ZarathustraLian Wang oboeGlenn Dicterow violinRachmaninovVocaliseChopinPiano Concerto No. 2StravinskyThe Firebird suiteBartokThe Miraculous Mandarin suiteEmanuel Ax pianoMozartConcerto for Flute and HarpR. StraussHorn Concerto No. 1Don QuixoteBachConcerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings BWV 1060BartokViolin Concerto No. 1MahlerSymphony No. 5MessiaenCouleurs de la cité celesteDebussyPagodesEmanuel Ax pianoMahlerSymphony No. 3Petra Lang mezzoWomen of the Westminster Symphonic ChoirThe American Boychoir MahlerSymphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Miah Persson sopranoLilli Paasikivi mezzosopranoNew York Choral ArtistsJoseph Flummerfelt directorMahlerBlumineSymphony No. 1LyadovThe Enchanted LakeShostakovichSymphony No. 10LindbergFeriaProkofievSymphony No. 5LindbergEXPOPiano Concerto No. 2Al largoYefim Bronfman pianoHaydnSymphony No. 88SchubertSix Orchestrated SongsRavelMa Mere l´oyeLa ValseAnne Sophie von Otter mezzosopranoCurrierTime MachinesBrucknerSymphony No. 2Anne-Sophie Mutter violinBeethovenViolin ConcertoStravinskySymphony in three movementsRavelDaphnis et Chloé suite no. 2Frank Peter Zimmermann violinBeethovenOverture The Creatures of PrometheusMozartSymphony No. 38 "Praga"ZemlinskyLyric SymphonyThomas Hampson baritonHillevi Martinpelto sopranoBarberEssay […]
2024-02-27 14:11:21
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Royal Opera House (The Guardian)
2024-02-16 18:28:30
[…] Black. Ballet diversity being what it is, a predominantly white cast delivers For What It’s Worth, inspired by singer Miriam Makeba (“Mama Africa”). It’s glowingly lit in burnt umber, costumed in rich green, blue and orange. November co-created the score with Alex Wilson, and his satisfyingly full-fat movement pulses through an ensemble led by Mayara Magri with lavish, wheeling arms, percussive handclaps and delicately fluting wrists.The only dud for me was the last piece, Jessica Lang’s relentlessly winsome Twinkle. Kate Shipway’s piano, high on a platform, is silhouetted beside a metallic light, a planet in scrunched silver and gold. Set to a Brahms lullaby and Mozart’s variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, it’s a skippity piece of sugary smiles and cute stylings (high fives, swimming arms).
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