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Winterreise re-imagined?

20 Apr 20153 Aug 2015
I had high hopes for Daniel Behle and his Winterreise arrangement, performed at the Wigmore Hall on 19 April. I had in my mind the 'reimaginings' of Christopher O'Riley, Luciano…
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Bach Mass in B Minor: Vivace Chorus and the Brandenburg Sinfonia

16 Nov 2014
Bach’s Mass in B minor is a work of immense symmetry, beauty and power and Jeremy Backhouse brought it alive with the Vivace Chorus’ performance on Saturday 15 November at…
Reviews

Keyboard Breakdown: LCMF 2013

8 Aug 20138 Aug 2013
Just as I never expected to see a bicycle whizz past me at the Wigmore Hall at the recent Woodwose community opera (Kerry Andrew) I was equally surprised to see…
Education…

Woodwose: Wigmore’s first opera

29 Jul 201330 Jul 2013
I never thought I'd see a bicycle whizz by me in the Wigmore Hall but it immediately captured the scene for the opening of Woodwose; the first ever community opera…
Education…

Ignite inspires at Wigmore Hall

23 Jun 201323 Jun 2013
I'm all for collaborative composition; new music works best when it is a partnership between performer and composer that allows both parties to communicate confidently and faithfully. Ignite gave a…
Reviews

50 Years of Minimalism @ Kings Place

23 Jun 2013
- already published on I Care if You Listen(.com) at http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2011/11/50-years-of-minimalism-rock-n-rollers-kings-place-london/ -I felt fortunate to attend the final concert that formed part of a short series at Kings Place, London,…
Reviews

London Sinfonietta: Renewal

19 Jun 2013
Published originally here for I Care If You Listen(.com) The London Sinfonietta continue to experiment with different approaches in their presentation of contemporary music, and they struck a winner with…
Events…

Imagined Occasions: London Contemporary Orchestra celebrates its 5th birthday

29 May 201329 May 2013
I don't recall what I did for my fifth birthday but I certainly will remember the London Contemporary Orchestra's fifth birthday. I visited the abandoned Aldwych Underground Station on the…
Performance…

Vivace Chorus – Best of British 26 May 2013

28 May 2013
The Guildford based Vivace Chorus were in full voice last weekend at Guildford Cathedral, giving a 'Best of British' concert as part of their Contemporary Choral Classics series. Will Todd’s…
Composing…

Repeating Music

27 Feb 201327 Feb 2013
Enjoyable and educational concert by the London Sinfonietta last night; an introduction to minimalism, combined with video design and curated with quotes and extracts of interviews from the three composers…

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