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LMM Commissions Press Release Updated
London Music Masters presents world premieres of Gavin Higgins’ Tänze on 23 October and Edmund Finnis’ Shades Lengthen on 10 December as part of LMM’s 2015 commission series Friday 23 October 2015 Thursday 10 December 2015 6pm St. John’s, Hackney Royal Festival Hall Tänze Shades Lengthen (world premiere) (world premiere) Gavin Higgins composer Edmund Finnis composer LMM Learning students Benjamin Beilman violin (LMM London Philharmonic Award Holder) Orchestra London Contemporary Orchestra London Music Masters hosts world premieres of two new works by leading British composers Gavin Higgins on 23 October, and Edmund Finnis on 10 December as part of LMM’s 2015 series of commissions. Higgins’ dance suite Tänze will be performed by 70 of London Music Masters Learning students aged 9-11 and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. This free event precedes pianist and LMM Ambassador Benjamin Grosvenor’s concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, marking his first time performing with them in London. Higgins’ large scale, innovative new work will explore the history of dance music from the Baroque period to the present day. Higgins explains: “Tänze is a new work inspired by the Baroque dance suite. As such the piece is made up of the four dances most commonly utilised; Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and a lively Gigue. Dance music has always been very important to me and I’ve been wanting to write a ‘dance suite’ for some time now. When I was approached by LMM to write this piece I felt this was the opportunity to do just that. -
Composers' Masterclass
Abingdon School Music Society presents A COMPOSERS’ MASTERCLASS with OA, EDMUND FINNIS COMPOSER AND COMPOSITION PROFESSOR AT LONDON’S ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2021 Programme 1. Le Bouclier Canadien Andreas Lo 2. The Mountain Nicholas Raptakis 3. Piano Sonata Owen Ravden 4. The Hunt Oliver Simpson 5. Piano Sonata Oliver Smith Programme Notes Andreas Lo - Le Bouclier Canadien Having written many pieces for duets or single instruments, I have decided to try and compose an orchestral piece. The interweaving melodic and harmonic lines have always fascinated me and thus bore Le Bouclier Canadien. I always have a (bad) habit of changing the whole melodic structure, simply due to the fact that I suddenly dislike the section, hence there appears many short melodic sections throughout the piece. Slowly as the piece took form, it became much more nationalistic, especially with the thick homophonic textures. Having previously played Sibelius’ Finlandia, I was eager to portray the juxtaposition of different atmospheres. The ternary form includes a fairly peaceful introduction describing the fairly laid back Canadian lifestyle, followed by a turbulent minor section that reflects the barbarous wildlife of Canada, before the return of the melodic line from the opening of the piece and ending with a pompous coda that highlights the patriotism. Nicholas Raptakis – The Mountain The Mountain is based on the idea of the rise and fall of a mountain, and how it is often insurmountable, and a lot can go wrong when climbing. There is no real narrative, and rather it is just written with these broad ideas in mind. -
The Conference
Welcome to the Conference I am delighted to welcome you to the 4th international Reflective Conservatoire Conference: Creativity and Changing Cultures, hosted by the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in partnership with the European Association of Conservatoires (AEC), Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, ASIMUT software, Cause4, the Centre of Excellence in Music Performance Education (CEMPE), the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), the Institute of Musical Research (IMR), the Society for Education, Music & Psychology Research (SEMPRE), The Culture Capital Exchange (TCCE) and Conservatoires UK (CUK). The programme is packed with what promises to be inspiring and thought-provoking sessions which we hope will lead and define a paradigm-shift in conservatoire cultures. Our themes are: Creativity, Playfulness and Improvisation; Interdisciplinary Connections; The World in 2020 and Beyond; and Viewpoints on the Developing Artist. We hope to stimulate debate on how reflective conservatoires can bring about change and innovation to established creative practice as well as preparing students for a professional world with open-ended possibilities. The keynote presentations will focus on reflection on creative processes in both music education and in the making of artistic work, with Ricardo Castro talking on Brazil’s NEOJIBA youth music training programme and Liz Lerman on the Critical Response Process, a feedback system for developing work in progress. The opening keynote, ‘The artist as maker - current issues and future prospects’ will draw on perspectives from across the performing arts, open up fundamental questions about artistic freedom and creativity, and provoke debate. I hope that you find much to discuss, debate and reflect upon over the next few days and that you take advantage of the many social opportunities to forge new professional ties and friendships with fellow conference participants from the global conservatoire community. -
François-Xavier Roth London Symphony Orchestra Page Index
London Symphony Orchestra LSO Discovery THE PANUFNIK LEGACIES II François-Xavier Roth London Symphony Orchestra Page Index THE PANUFNIK LEGACIES II 3 Track listing François-Xavier Roth 4 LSO Discovery & About the scheme London Symphony Orchestra 6 Notes & composer biographies 11 Conductor biography 12 Orchestra personnel list 13 LSO biography The Panufnik Composers Scheme is generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust. Launched in 2005, it was devised by the LSO in association with Lady Panufnik in memory of her late husband, the composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik. This recording is generously supported by The Boltini Trust. Recorded 3 & 4 June 2015 in 24bit 96kHz PCM at LSO St Luke’s, London Jonathan Stokes for Classic Sound Ltd producer, audio editor, mixing and mastering engineer Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd balance and recording engineer David Millinger artwork design & booklet editor © 2016 London Symphony Orchestra, London UK P 2016 London Symphony Orchestra, London UK 2 Panufnik Variations 1 Theme ‘Universal Prayer’ – Andrzej Panufnik, orch. Colin Matthews 1’01’’ 2 Variation 1 – Colin Matthews 0’57’’ 3 Variation 2 – Max de Wardener 2’05’’ 4 Variation 3 – Evis Sammoutis 2’22’’ 5 Variation 4 – Christopher Mayo 2’32’’ 6 Variation 5 – Toby Young 2’32’’ 7 Variation 6 – Elizabeth Winters 2’26’’ 8 Variation 7 – Larry Goves 2’54’’ 9 Variation 8 – Raymond Yiu 1’48’’ 10 Variation 9 – Anjula Semmens 2’46’’ 11 Variation 10 – Edmund Finnis 1’42’’ 12 Variation 11 ‘Finale’ – Colin Matthews 1’33’’ 13 Duncan Ward P-p-paranoia 3’36’’ 14 Alastair Putt Spiral 8’37’’ Aaron Parker Captured 15 I 0’38’’ 16 II 1’08’’ 17 III 0’54’’ 18 IV 1’33’’ 19 Kim B Ashton Spindrift 4’04’’ James Moriarty Granular Fragments 20 I. -
Imagined Occasions: a Series Focusing on Composer Claude Vivier (1948-1983)
25 April 2013 London Contemporary Orchestra celebrates its 5th birthday with Imagined Occasions: a series focusing on composer Claude Vivier (1948-1983) 24 May, Aldwych Underground station, the Strand 22 August, top of Primrose Hill followed by the Roundhouse, Camden 3 October, Oval Space, Bethnal Green London Contemporary Orchestra’s Imagined Occasions series presents three site- responsive, immersive performances in association with production and design team Helen Scarlett O’Neill and Harry Ross. The series seeks to engage its audience in a subtle participatory narrative, in which the audience are observers, creators, protagonists and the observed. The series begins on 24 May at the disused Aldwych Underground station on the Strand, continues on 22 August at the Roundhouse and ends on 3 October at the Oval Space, Bethnal Green. This bold series celebrates the orchestra’s fifth birthday year and the collaboration with O’Neill and Ross takes the LCO’s already ambitious programming to the next level. The LCO has championed the music of Québécois composer Claude Vivier since its foundation in 2008. Vivier forms one of the main focuses of the series as the orchestra marks his 65th birthday and the 30th anniversary of his death. In response to Vivier’s anniversary, the LCO has commissioned three new works by young composers Gregor Riddell, Edmund Finnis and Alastair Putt. Each commission is written specifically for the venue in which it is performed. Helen Scarlett O’Neill and Harry Ross have worked together since 2008, and formed a production company, Fruit for the Apocalypse, in 2009, which focuses on the creation of site-responsive works, encouraging new collaborations involving individual artists, emerging companies and artistic figures from larger companies.