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6 Apr
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Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 1:10pm Harry Cameron-Penny, clarinet & Alissa Firsova, piano Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Lower Mosley Road United Kingdom 44 (0) 161 907 9000 http://www.halle.co.uk/publishedSite/aidsdayconcert.asp box@bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Tickets: £5-9 Harry Cameron-Penny, clarinet & Alissa Firsova, piano
Harry Cameron-Penny studied at The Royal College of Music, and regularly plays in a variety of UK orchestras. He has played to critical acclaim at The Purcell Room as a Park Lane Group Artist, and is a member of The Mercury Quartet, a contemporary chamber music group formed at the RCM to perform Messaien’s Quartet for the End of Time. Harry has worked closely with Nigel Kennedy and his Quintet and is currently The Richard Carne Junior Fellow for Solo Performer at Trinity Laban.
Today he is joined by pianist Alissa Firsova, the daughter of distinguished Russian composers Elena Firsova and Dmitri Smirnov, for a programme that includes two of the favourite works in the clarinet recital repertoire by Brahms and Debussy, as well as Alban Berg’s poetic Four Pieces and a recent work by the talented young composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson.
Supported by The Laurance Turner Memorial Trust
Alban Berg : Vier Stücke Mark Simpson : Echoes and Embers Claude Debussy : Premiere Rhapsody Johannes Brahms : Sonata in E flat major
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6 Apr
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Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 8pm Juice Vocal Ensemble SHACKLEWELL ARMS 71 SHACKLEWELL LANE, DALSTON E8 2EB United Kingdom http://www.nonclassical.co.uk
Tickets: £5 Adv / £6 Door Juice
“…close-harmonies that melt the heart…” (Richard Morrison, The Times)
We’re back for more of our residency at East London’s Shacklewell Arms on 6th February, getting into the Valentine spirit and celebrating the launch of Juice Vocal Ensemble’s single “Heal You” with music by Anna Meredith and lyrics by Philip Ridley. “Heal You” is one of a collection of ten love songs as part of juice’s upcoming album, Laid Bare, which will be released in April.
Juice (‘The 21st century’s answer to the Swingles or the King’s Singers’ The Times) are at the forefront of the UK’s experimental/classical scene, performing new vocal music which draws on classical, world music, jazz, folk, pop, improvisation and theatre. They have featured on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, and were the first UK prize winners in the history of the internationally-renowned Tampere Vocal Festival.
Juice‘s debut album ‘Songspin’ (Nonclassical, 2011) won an international Independent Music Award for Best Contemporary Classical Album in 2012. Featuring remixes by the likes of Camille producer MaJiker and Bjork collaborator Mikhail Karikis, it was reviewed by The Observer as “Eighteen immaculately achieved tracks, spanning Elisabeth Lutyens to Gabriel Prokofiev via folk song and avant garde, enchant and enthrall”.
For the single release launch party, there will also be support and Nonclassical resident DJs spinning the best in contemporary classical, avant-garde electronica and new music.
Contemporary Composers : Various
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7 Apr
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Friday, February 7, 2014 at 10am-6pm Panufnik Young Composers Jerwood Hall London United Kingdom
Tickets: Free
Get a glimpse into a composer’s creative process and watch from the audience as this year’s Panufnik Young Composers develop their music with the LSO, joined by conductor François-Xavier Roth and composition director Colin Matthews. Featuring works by Kim Ashton, Benjamin Graves, Jae-Moon Lee, Elizabeth Ogonek, James Moriarty, Aaron Parker and Richard Whalley.
Contemporary Composers : Various
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7 Apr
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Friday, February 7, 2014 at 7pm Studio Concert: Knussen conducts Henze BBC Maida Vale Studios, London Maida Vale One, Delaware Road, London United Kingdom 02085761227
Tickets: Free BBCSO
Oliver Knussen conductor
Anssi Karttunen cello
Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen joins the BBC SO for Henze’s Love Songs (1984–5). His orchestral fantasy Los caprichos (1963) was inspired by Goya’s series of etchings of the same name. Henze’s vast and varied output for the stage has made him an established name in the genre. His dynamic and haunting Ouverture zu einem Theater was premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin just before Henze passed away in October 2012.
This concert will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Hear & Now.
Hans Werne Henze : Ouverture zu einem Theater Hans Werne Henze : Los caprichos – fantasia for orchestra Hans Werne Henze : Liebeslieder
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11 Apr
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12 Apr
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12 Apr
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 7:15pm Euphoria Keeps Chico Hamilton's Legacy Alive at DROM 2/12 DROM, New York , 85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in East Village United States (212) 777-1157 http://www.dromnyc.com/events/772/composers-concordance-records-release-party
Tickets: $15 Euphoria
Paul Ramsey (bass), Evan Schwam (saxophones, flute + piccolo), Jeremy Carlstedt (drums + percussion), Mayu Saeki (flute) & Nick Demopolous (guitar)
The killer quintet EUPHORIA returns to DROM in a monthly concert series devoted to the work of NEA Jazz Master Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton (1921-2013). Described as “one of the city’s most buoyant combos (Time Out New York),” EUPHORIA digs into the repertoire of Chico Hamilton, playing old and new arrangements that capture the best of Chico’s legacy.
Comprised of Paul Ramsey (bass), Evan Schwam (saxophones, flute + piccolo), Jeremy Carlstedt (drums + percussion), Mayu Saeki (flute) & Nick Demopolous (guitar), EUPHORIA has built a chemistry under the direction of its veteran leader.
Chico Hamilton : The Inquiring Mind
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13 Apr
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Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7pm Illumination choir: Take him , earth, for cherishing St Vedast-alias-Foster 4, Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HH United Kingdom 020 7606 3998 http://www.vedast,org,uk administrator@vedast.org.uk
Tickets: £10 at the door or £9 via Illumination website Illumination chamber choir, conducted by Janette Ruocco
and work by Howells,Holst and Walton
Hilary Campbell : Plorans ploravit Janette Ruocco : Psalm 23 Ed Rex : Do not stand at my grave and weep Merinda D'Aprano : Sancta Maria
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13 Apr
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Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7.30pm Ryan Wigglesworth Violin Concerto world premiere Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Lower Mosley Road United Kingdom 44 (0) 161 907 9000 http://www.halle.co.uk/publishedSite/aidsdayconcert.asp box@bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Tickets: £11-38 The Hallé
Ryan Wigglesworth conductor | Barnabas Kelemen violin
The Abraham Moss Memorial Concert.
Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm:
Ryan Wigglesworth talks about his work as conductor, pianist and composer, and particularly his Violin Concerto, which is tonight receiving its first performance in complete form.
Ryan Wigglesworth makes his Hallé concert debut with the Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Britten’s great opera Peter Grimes. In these evocative works, the North Sea is as important (and unfathomable) a character as Grimes himself. Further down the coast of Britain, Debussy had put the finishing touches on his great triptych of seascapes La Mer, musical canvases suggesting the sea at different times of the day and in varying weather conditions. In between these briny masterpieces is an exciting opportunity to hear the world premiere of Ryan Wigglesworth’s revised Violin Concerto, unveiled by Barnabas Kelemen. Berlioz’s Le Roi Lear Overture was inspired by Shakespeare’s great tale of betrayal, self-discovery and redemption and even features Lear’s paternal address to his daughters and his furious ravings on ‘the blasted heath’.
Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia Ryan Wigglesworth : Violin Concerto Hector Berlioz : Overture: Le Roi Lear Claude Debussy : La Mer (Three Symphonic Sketches)
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14 Apr
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15 Apr
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Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 8pm Pierre Boulez ...explosante-fixe... IRCAM/Centre Pompidou-Grande salle-Paris
France
BIT20 Ensemble
IRCAM Computer Music Design Andrew Gerzso (1991-1993)
IRCAM Computer Music Production Carlo Laurenzi
IRCAM Sound Engineer Jérémie Henrot
Program Notes (excerpt)
A part of a supplement published in 1972 by the British journal Tempo in memoriam to Stravinsky, …explosante-fixe… is a “prolific” exploitation typical of Pierre Boulez’ art. From the initial publication, the composer created several successive versions that have since been forgotten. The current version of the work uses three sections— Originel, Transitoire VII, and Transitoire V—connected by two brief electronic music passages. Entirely automated with a score following program, the electro-acoustic part created at IRCAM by Andrew Gerzso, is used here not only for the transformation of certain solo flute performances, but also to spatialized the sound via a network of loud speakers. In keeping with the ancient tradition of tributes, …explosante-fixe… adopts the idea of the cannon, here it is not used in its traditional form but as a basic principle, as explained by the composer: “The idea was to confine several instruments to a single nucleus; instruments presented in different registers, each one circling it differently. The nucleus exploded in these different paths, but each musical range was perfectly fixed. I therefore baptized the work, literally: …explosante-fixe… (Pierre Boulez, text and its pre-text, interview with Peter Szendy, Genesis n° 4, 1993).
Alain Galliari
Pierre Boulez : ...explosante-fixe...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 7:30pm Organist Gail Archer in Concert Central Synagogue 123 E. 55th Street, NYC United States (212) 838-5122 http://www.centralsynagogue.com info@centralsynagogue.com
Tickets: Free organist Gail Archer
CD Release Concert
When: WED 2.19 @ 7:30pm
Where: Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Avenue, New York City, Train 4/5/6 to 59th Street / E/M to 53rd Street
Tickets: FREE. For more info, call 212.838.5122 or visit centralsynagogue.org.
Internationally renowned concert organist and recording artist Gail Archer releases her seventh solo album with The Muse’s Voice: A Celebration of Women Composers performed on the Gabe M. Wiener Organ (Casavant, 2002) at New York City’s Central Synagogue. Featuring works by today’s leading female composers including Jennifer Higdon, Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux and Judith Bingham, The Muse’s Voice enthralls listeners with Archer’s ability to leap seamlessly from baroque to late romantic and modern eras.
Jennifer Higdon : Ceremonies Suite Judith Bingham : The Everlasting Crown Nadia Boulanger : Prelude, Petit Canon & Improvisation
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21 Apr
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Friday, February 21, 2014 at 8.30pm "Luna park" - Georges Aperghis Onassis Cultural Centre 107-109 Syngrou Avenue, 11745 Athens, Greece Greece 210 900 5 800 http://www.sgt.gr/en info@sgt.gr
Music & Direction: Georges Aperghis
Scenographic installation & Lighting: Daniel levy
Texts: Georges Aperghis and François Régnault
Musical informatics: Greg Beller
Artistic collaboration in Direction: Emilie Morin
Video: Yann Philippe
Sound Engineer: Maxime le Saux
With: Eva Furrer, Johanne Saunier, Richard Dubelski, Mike Schmid
Production: IRCAM
George Aperghis, one of Europe’s most significant composers of music theatre, opera and instrumental music, is appearing at the OCC for a second time, once again in collaboration with IRCAM, the world’s leading research institute in the field of music and acoustics. Aperghis, who is of Greek descent, uses technology to pose a highly pertinent issue: the way new media allow our daily lives to be monitored. “What’s it like to see without being seen? What’s it like to watch your neighbours in their homes, on the street, going about their everyday lives, while never coming out from behind your computer screen? In Luna Park, everyone is watching everyone else.”
Georges Aperghis : Luna park
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21 Apr
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21 Apr
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Friday, February 21, 2014 at 8:00pm "Legend of Yauna" Premieres at BAM 2/21-22 BAM Fisher 321 Ashland Place United States 718.636.4100 http://www.bam.org
Tickets: $25 Chris Berry
Zap Mama
On the nights of Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, theatre-goers will experience the mind-bending fantasy and unique musical experience of THE LEGEND OF YAUNA, an incredible tale created by the Grammy award-winning composer/music director Chris Berry and staged by director/choreographer Maija Garcia, the powerhouse behind the Tony award-winning Broadway production FELA!. This theatrical music and dance experience shares the wisdom of Yauna, an ancient narrative set 12,000 years ago that spotlights the indigenous Bana Kuma ceremonies of Zimbabwe. Helmed by the pen and voice of the talented Berry, the eclectic cast includes: Afro-European vocalist Marie Daulne (founder of the internationally acclaimed quintet Zap Mama) playing the role of “Black Panther Queen”; seven musicians performing on non-traditional instrumentation including African drums and the shona Mbira; and a diverse nine-member theatrical ensemble that brings the storybook to life through music, song and high-powered contemporary dance.
Chris Berry : The Legend of Yauna
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21 Apr
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21 Apr
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Friday, February 21, 2014 at 7.30pm Quartet for the End of Time Kings Place Kings Cross, London United Kingdom
London Sinfonietta
"The most inspiringly spiritual piece I've ever played, it takes you into an extraordinarily suspended world of great beauty several miles above us."
London Sinfonietta Principal Pianist, John Constable
More than half a century since it was premiered, Messiaen’s masterpiece still sounds as fresh and contemporary as it did at its first performance.
Having inspired a new wave of experimental spirituality in music, from composers including Pärt, Górecki and Penderecki, the Quartet’s rippling colours and meditative harmonies are as modern as they are timeless.
#endoftime
Olivier Messiaen : La Colombe Olivier Messiaen : Plainte Calme Olivier Messiaen : Theme and Variations Olivier Messiaen : Quartet for the End of Time
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22 Apr
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Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 8pm Hear and Now: Fred Frith /George Lewis/ Roscoe Mitchell City Halls Glasgow Scotland
Tickets: Free Fred Frith electric guitar
George Lewis trombone and electronics
Roscoe Mitchell saxophones/reeds
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov conductor
Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Frith, and George Lewis have long been at the forefront of new musical expression: saxophonist Mitchell, an original member of the AACM, with his groundbreaking performances with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, guitarist Frith, a founding member of the important English avant-rock group Henry Cow; and trombonist Lewis, a pioneer in interactive computer music.
For many years all three have been engaged with composition and in this special concert, for BBC Radio 3's Hear and Now, their works for orchestra are featured, with an arrangement of the title track of Mitchell's 1976 album NONAAH; Frith's 2003 work The Right Angel, with the composer performing on electric guitar; and the World Premiere of a new work by Lewis. In addition, Mitchell, Lewis, and Frith, who have known each other for decades, will perform together for the very first time.
Join conductor Ilan Volkov, members of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and three icons of experimental music from both sides of the Atlantic for a genre-busting evening.
Fred Frith : The Right Angel (2003) Roscoe Mitchell : NONAAH for orchestra (2013) George Lewis : Memex, for orchestra (2014)
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22 Apr
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Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 8:00pm "The Legend of Yauna" Premieres at BAM 2/21-22 BAM Fisher 321 Ashland Place United States 718.636.4100 http://www.bam.org
Tickets: $35 Chris Berry
Zap Mama
On the nights of Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, theatre-goers will experience the mind-bending fantasy and unique musical experience of THE LEGEND OF YAUNA, an incredible tale created by the Grammy award-winning composer/music director Chris Berry and staged by director/choreographer Maija Garcia, the powerhouse behind the Tony award-winning Broadway production FELA!. This theatrical music and dance experience shares the wisdom of Yauna, an ancient narrative set 12,000 years ago that spotlights the indigenous Bana Kuma ceremonies of Zimbabwe. Helmed by the pen and voice of the talented Berry, the eclectic cast includes: Afro-European vocalist Marie Daulne (founder of the internationally acclaimed quintet Zap Mama) playing the role of “Black Panther Queen”; seven musicians performing on non-traditional instrumentation including African drums and the shona Mbira; and a diverse nine-member theatrical ensemble that brings the storybook to life through music, song and high-powered contemporary dance.
Chris Berry : The Legend of Yauna
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23 Apr
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25 Apr
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 7.30pm Contemporary with Otto Tausk BBC Hoddinott Hall Cardiff Wales
Tickets: £8 - 10 BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor Otto Tausk
Clarinet Robert Plane
Pierre Boulez has changed the face of music. In Domaines, for solo clarinet, the orchestra morphs, exploded into new and striking small groups of sound. But this is not an intimidating sound world; Boulez’s music has a beauty, elegance and sensuousness often reminiscent of Debussy and Ravel.
Eric Tanguy : Éclipse Pascal Dusapin : Extenso Pierre Boulez : Domaines
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26 Apr
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Boulevard Solitude Millennium Centre, Cardiff Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom
WNO
Sex, Drugs and Opera
Manon and Armand are in love. But can their love survive when a world of sex, drugs and crime intrudes on their happiness?
Henze’s powerful, intoxicating opera is a compelling vision of post-war Europe. Combining jazz, 19th century opera and 20th century styles - this is opera but not as you know it.
Award winning Theatre, Opera and Film Director Mariusz Trelinski sets his production against a gritty, cinematic backdrop of an underground station where temptation and lust lurk around every corner.
Boulevard Solitude is performed by a world-class cast alongside the WNO Chorus and Orchestra. Join us for an evening at the theatre which promises to overwhelm the senses.
- See more at: http://www.wno.org.uk/boulevard#sthash.fPIyqHwD.dpuf
Various venues 26th Feb to 3rd April
Hans Werne Henze : Boulevard Solitude
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27 Apr
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Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7:30pm Ariel Rivka Dance Premieres "Book of Esther" 2/27-3/1 Ailey Citigroup Theatre 400 West 55th Street United States
Tickets: $25 Ariel Rivka Dance
Texture Contemporary Ballet
Trainor Dance
Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD), a New York City-based contemporary ballet ensemble, presents an ambitious program featuring three emerging dance companies. First and foremost, ARD premieres The Book of Esther – a two-part work based on Jewish mythology choreographed by Ariel Grossman with original, live music by composer/pianist David Homan. It’ll be supplemented by performances by Trainor Dance founded by Caitlin Trainor as well as Texture Contemporary Ballet led by one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 To Watch” choreographers, Alan Obuzor.
David Homan : Book of Esther
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Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 7.30 pm 25th Anniversary Gala Concert Swinburne Hall Swinburne Hall, Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LL United Kingdom (01206) 712999 creativeartslive@colchester.ac.uk
Tickets: £8/£6 The British Clarinet Ensemble
A Single Reed Extravaganza! featuring the East Anglian Single Reed Choir, The British Clarinet Ensemble, The South Tyrol Clarinet Choir (Italy), The Colchester Institute Clarinet Choir and the Tutti Ensemble.
The British Premieres of two works closely connected with Colchester will be performed - Jumbo by Andy Scott and Three Haiku by Jeffery Wilson.
Andy Scott : Jumbo Jeffery Wilson : Three Haiku
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