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English composer
Commemorations 2024 (Death: Peter Wishart)
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- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- composer, music teacher
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2024-04-23
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2024-03-28 07:41:00
Steven DevineMusic@Malling's Bach + series presents five concerts on 26 and 27 April 2024 in historic venues in and around West Malling, Kent, including St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, Pilsdon Barn (part of the historic Malling Abbey) and All Saints’ Church, Tudeley with its unique set of Marc Chagall windows. The concerts all feature Bach's music with contemporary pieces alongside, some works specifically created as companion works.Chamber Domaine, conductor Thomas Kemp (artistic director of Music@Malling) perform Bach's Brandenburg Concertos III and VI alongside companion works by Deborah Pritchard and Stevie Wishart originally commissioned by Music@Malling in 2022 as part of Six Brandenburgs: Six Commissions. Richard Harwood, principal cello of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performs Bach’s Cello Suites I-III alongside contemporary works by Deborah Pritchard, Stevie Wishart, John Woolrich and Judith Weir. Harpsichordist Steven Devine performs Bach's Goldberg Variations in All Saints’ Church, Tudeley.Running alongside the concerts are a series of workshops in […]
2022-12-23 00:00:00
TOWER Voices New Zealand - A Voices Christmas
A Voices Christmas01 Benjamin Britten: Hodi Christus natus est, Procession from 'A Ceremony of Carols'02 Francis Poulenc: O magnum mysterium, No. 1 from 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel'03 Trad.: Ther is no rose of swych vertu04 John Joubert: There is no rose of such virtue05 Jan Sandstrom: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen06 David Griffiths: Dormi Jesu07 Bob Chilcott: Nova! Nova!08 Francis Poulenc: Quem vidistis, No. 2 from 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel'09 Bob Chilcott: The Shepherd's Carol10 Franz Gruber: Stille Nacht! heilige Nacht!11 Francis Poulenc: Videntes stellam, No. 3 from 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel'12 Richard Rodney Bennett: Susanni, No. 5 from 'Five Carols'13 Jonathan Dove: The Three Kings14 Herbert Howells: Here is the little door15 Peter Wishart: Alleluya. A new work is come on hand16 Trad. arr. Peter Hayward: The Christ-Child's Lullaby17 Richard Rodney Bennett: Sweet was the song, No. 4 from 'Five Carols'18 […]
2022-07-09 08:31:30
Growing up with Hildegard: Voice trio on the importance of Hildegard of Bingen's music to them alongside contemporary pieces
Voice (Victoria Couper, Clemmie Franks and Emily Burn) in Hildegard Transfigured, with visual artist Innerstrings: Chris TomsettVoice is a long-established trio of three female singers, Victoria Couper, Clemmie Franks and Emily Burn. The group has a strong association with the music of Hildegard of Bingen, and their latest disc on the SOMM label, Hildegard Portraits, combines the music of Hildegard with contemporary works inspired by Hildegard by Stevie Wishart, Ivan Moody, Marcus Davidson, Emily Levy, Laura Moody and Tim Lea Young. I recently met up with Victoria, Clemmie and Emily to talk about combining new and old music, and growing up with Hildegard of Bingen's music.Performing Hildegard of Bingen's music alongside contemporary pieces is something that the group has been doing for so long, that it feels normal. This combination started some 20 years ago when the composer Marcus Davidson heard them singing music by Hildegard and he wrote them a […]
2022-05-20 07:31:44
Afghan music, Stravinsky on the pianola, live-stream collaborations: Spitalfields Music's 2022 festival features over 20 London and world premieres
Spitalfields Music's 2022 festival (30 June to 13 July 2022), curated by chief executive Sarah Gee, celebrates the power of music to transcend culture, communities, languages and borders at a time when global unity is urgently needed, with performances combining different styles, artforms and genres to demonstrate the extensive range and resilience of classical music. Co-curated with conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey and Afghan pianist and composer Arson Fahim, Spitalfields Music has commissioned Afghan musicians in exile or hiding to write new compositions and create arrangements of Afghan traditional songs which will be performed by a chamber orchestra of instruments from Afghanistan and the Western classical music tradition. The UK's first women and non-binary orchestra Her Ensemble performs music from Barbara Strozzi to Dobrinka Tabakova. Voice trio celebrate the legacy of Hildegard of Bingen, juxtaposing her music with new works by Stevie Wishart, Marcus Davison, Emily Levy, Tim Young and Laura Moody. There is […]
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