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| Bushra El-Turk's 'Marionette' |
| Date |
22 May 2008 |
| Description | Wissam Boustany (flute) and Aleksander Szram (piano) perform world premiere of 'Marionette'
A disembodied marionette is someone who bites the strings to free himself from the constraints and doctrines of society, religious authority and all those who impose their beliefs on him for control. This piece depicts this struggle against these doctrines by the three 'Nos' one says in Lebanese, 'hu'u', 'tut' and 'la'' which is incorporated in the different contexts of the piece.
Other pieces in the programme include:
Paul Hindemith - Sonata
Ian Clarke - Touching the Ether
Andre Jovilet - Sonate
Will Offermans Honami (solo flute)
Edwin York Bowen - Sonata Op.120
Net proceeds of the event will go to Child of Lebanon
(Registered charity No. 1090039) |
| Location | St John's Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA |
| Contact details | Box Office: +44 (0)20 7222 1061 |
| Email | boxoffice@sjss.org.uk |
| Web | http://www.sjss.org.uk |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Price | £30, £25, £15, £10 |
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| Errollyn Wallen, Carbon 12 - a Choral Symphony |
| Date |
06 June 2008 to 19 June 2008 |
| Description | Brand new commission for Welsh National Opera by award-winning composer Errollyn Wallen with words by John Binias.
Are we blessed or cursed by coal?
Carbon 12 - a celebration in song of South Wales’ unique history, its landscape and people.
Carbon 12 celebrates and follows the creation of South Wales and the valleys – from their physical formation 300million years ago to the region’s centrality in industry internationally 100 years ago – few places have seen such radical physical transformation and turmoil. |
| Location | The world premiere will take place at Wales Millennium Centre on Friday 6 June, with additional performances on Thursday 12 June and at Birmingham Hippodrome on Thursday 19 June. |
| Contact details | Wales Millennium Centre 08700 40 200 |
| Email | marketing@wno.org.uk |
| Web | http://www.wno.org.uk |
| Time | 7.15pm |
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| Diana Burrell, Maria Kallionpaa |
| Date |
11 June 2008 |
| Description | The world premieres of Burrell's Lauds and Kallionpaa's Dialogo form part of this concert of music for organ and electronics. The concert also includes a number of J S Bach's organ works. This concert is part of the Spitalfields Festival |
| Location | Dutch Church, Spitalfields |
| Web | http://www.spitalfieldsfestival.org.uk |
| Time | 6.30pm |
| Price | £10/5 |
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| Lynne Plowman, Melinda Maxwell, Naomi Pinnock |
| Date |
13 June 2008 |
| Description | The all-female choral ensemble The Curate's Egg perform Lynne Plowman's Shimmering glimmering and Melinda Maxwell's Song for Sidney, and give the world premiere of a new work commissioned from Naomi Pinnock entitled Interference, along with works by Poulenc and Kodaly. This concert is part of the Spitalfields Festival |
| Location | Shoreditch Church |
| Web | http://www.spitalfieldsfestival.org.uk |
| Time | 9.00pm |
| Price | £25/18/12/5 |
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| Judith Weir - Winter Song |
| Date |
23 June 2008 |
| Description | The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Garry Walker, perform Weir's orchestral piece Winter Song, along with works by Stravinsky and Beethoven. This concert is part of the St Magnus Festival. |
| Location | Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall, Orkney |
| Web | http://www.stmagnusfestival.com |
| Time | 8.00pm |
| Price | £15 (£8) |
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| Jeanne Demessieux - Te Deum |
| Date |
03 August 2008 |
| Description | Prom 22. Organist Wayne Marshall performs Demessieux' Te Deum, along with organ works by Messiaen, Dupré, and Naji Hakim. |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Web | http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0308.shtml#prom22 |
| Time | 4.00pm |
| Price | £10-15 |
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| Ethel Smyth - Concerto for Horn and Violin |
| Date |
04 August 2008 |
| Description | Prom 24. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stefan Solyom with Richard Watkins (horm) and Tasmin Little (violin) perform Smyth's unusually scored concerto for horn and violin, along with Henry Wood's arrangement of Bach's Toccata and Fugue BWV565 and Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2 |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Web | http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0408.shtml#prom24 |
| Time | 7.30pm |
| Price | £6-£35 |
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| Thea Musgrave - Rainbow |
| Date |
06 September 2008 |
| Description | Prom 69. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra perform Musgrave's orchestral work Rainbow, along with Debussy's La Mer and works by Roussel and Rachmaninov |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Web | http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0609.shtml#prom69 |
| Time | 7.30pm |
| Price | £6-£35 |
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| Anna Meredith - new work |
| Date |
13 September 2008 |
| Description | Prom 76. In addition to the traditional favourites, this year's Last Night of the Proms will include a new nation-hopping work by Anna Meredith commissioned by the BBC. |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Web | http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/1309.shtml#prom76 |
| Time | 8.00pm |
| Price | £20-90 |
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| Fenella Barton and Simone Dinnerstein |
| Date |
14 June 2008 |
| Description | Bach: Sonata in C minor BWV 1017
Beethoven: Sonata in A major Op.47
“Kreutzer”
Philip Lasser: Chaconne Variations for violin
and piano (world premiere)
Schubert: Fantasie for piano and violin Op.
post.159. D 934
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| Location | Wigmore Hall, London W! Saturday 14th June 2008 |
| Contact details | 0208 533 1744/ 07752370421 |
| Email | fenellaviolin@yahoo.co.uk |
| Web | http:/www.fenellabarton.comhttp//www.simonedinnerstein.com |
| Time | 7.30 pm Saturday 14th June 2008 |
| Price | £22,£18, £14, £10 0207 722 6670 |
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| Joanna Foster |
| Date |
24 May 2008 |
| Description | 7 artists, 7 journeys, 7 year cycles, an amazing story of travellers without maps |
| Location | The Loft, Crouch End, London N8 |
| Contact details | 020 8374 2758 |
| Email | loft@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Web | http://www.jenni-roditi.com/loftmain/index.html |
| Time | 7pm for 7.30pm |
| Price | £6/£5 concession |
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| Kathryn Tickell (Royal Albert Hall - Proms) |
| Date |
20 July 2008 |
| Description | Prom 4: Folk Day 1. Kathryn Tickell will perform an 8 minute long piece for smallpipes commissioned by the BBC as part of this Folk Day Prom. The concert includes works inspired by folk music from Grainger, Williams, Berio and Bartok.
The Prom also features singer Bella Hardy as well as The London Young Musicians, Folkestra, Muzsikás and the London Sinfonietta
conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Kathryn Tickell is a composer and performer whose work is deeply connected to the landscape and people of Northumbria.
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| Location | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Web | http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/2007.shtml#prom4 |
| Time | 3.30pm - c. 6.00pm |
| Price | Free |
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| Song Meditation |
| Date |
21 June 2008 |
| Description | A voice workshop which combines the essential tools of singing with gentle mindfulness, to encourage a joyful stillness and appreciation of the warm companionship of group singing.
Through breathing, mindful listening, vocal techniques, songs and simple, yet effective harmony, we can learn to appreciate our voices, without automatically switching on the inner critic.
Don't worry about whether you think you can or can't sing. Trixi provides an empatic and supportive group context where you can explore and enjoy the healing miracle that is your voice. |
| Location | Victoria Hall, Akeman Street, Tring |
| Contact details | Trixi Field, tel: 01442 217524 |
| Email | Voice Confidence@aol.com |
| Web | www.trixifield@aol.com |
| Time | 2.00pm - 4.30pm |
| Price | £30 |
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| Song Meditation Retreat on the beautiful Greek Island of Agistri |
| Date |
20 September 2008 to 26 September 2008 |
| Description | A one-week Song Meditation retreat on the Greek Island of Agistri with singer and international voice workshop leader Trixi Field and additional yoga sessions with experienced yogini Sarah Davey.
Trixi's song meditation combines the essential tools of singing with gentle mindfulness, to encourage a joyful stillness and appreciation of the warm companionship of group singing.
Through breathing, mindful listening, vocal techniques, songs and simple, yet effective harmony, we can learn to appreciate our voices, without automatically switching on our inner critic.
Don't worry about whether you think you can or can't sing - Trixi provides an empathic and supportive group context where you can explore and enjoy the healing miracle that is your voice.
Agistri is a delightful, tiny island nestling in the Saronic Sea, close to Aegina. Only a fairly short hop by boat or hovercraft from the port of Pireaus, once there, it feels like you're a million miles from the stresses of everyday life. |
| Location | Rosy's Little Village, Agistri, Greece |
| Contact details | Trixi Field, tel: 01442 217524 |
| Email | Voice Confidence@aol.com |
| Web | http://www.trixifield.co.uk |
| Time | Mornings, starting around 10.30 am (song meditation class) |
| Price | From £293 per person (sharing) incl of accommodation, breakfast and courses |
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