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Connections – An Unexpected Adventure

Several years ago, I met a composer named Donald Fraser.   Arranger Donald Fraser and conductor Kenneth Woods following the world premiere of the Piano Quintet, a 2015 Classical Music Magazine Premiere...

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Meeting the Music of Steven R. Gerber: Conductor Kenneth Woods and Arranger...

Feature Article by Colin Clarke A fair amount of the music of Steven R. Gerber has been covered in the Fanfare Archive, including the First Symphony and Viola Concerto (Chandos, Fanfare 24:2), and a...

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A true story

The worst rental materials I’ve ever been sent where those the Krenek Double Concerto for Violin and Piano, part the Krenek Piano Concertos project that the English Symphony Orchestra did for Toccata...

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What Mahler Tells Me – The Theme of MahlerFest XXXV

It’s that time of year again, when we can feel the rapid approach of Colorado MahlerFest. Here are some of my thoughts about this year’s festival.  The committed Mahlerians in our audience this week...

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The NPO Blues

I would like to share a few thoughts about yesterday’s Arts Council England announcement of the results of their application process for the new  National Portfolio, speaking purely for myself, and not...

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Explore the Score. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor, HOB I:45 “Der Abschied” (“The Farewell”) HEAR IT LIVE 7.30PM 23RD NOVEMBER 2022 GREAT MALVERN PRIORY, CHURCH ST, MALVERN WR14 2AY...

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Goodbye 2022 – The Year Music Was Made Redundant

Well, that didn’t go to plan. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it was often said that no sector was hit harder than music. Concert halls were silenced, recordings postponed, musicians furloughed....

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The Modern Violin Concerto

There’s an interesting piece in The Strad from Peter Quantrill on the state of the violin concerto. Of course, I remember well the lovely cover feature he mentions from 2017 which focused much...

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Explore the Score – Mendelssohn’s Scottish Masterpieces

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Overture – “The Hebrides” (“Fingal’s Cave”), opus 26 Symphony no. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”, opus 56 HEAR IT LIVE ESTHER ABRAMI @ THE MOUNT WITHOUT 9TH MARCH 2023 at 7:30...

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Wayne Shorter’s Coltrane Tribute

Among Wayne Shorter’s many huge musical accomplishments, one can’t help but be awed by his ability to establish a completely distinct artistic space for himself as a tenor and soprano saxophonist when...

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RIP Christopher Gunning

It was heartbreaking to learn of the death of Christopher Gunning, although I’d been aware he had been unwell for some time. Chris was the sort of person one felt lucky to know. He could be incredibly...

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A great night with the orchestra, a bleak morning after

It’s been an amazing weekend seeing Philip Sawyers‘ new oratorio Mayflower on the Sea of Time come to life. Huge congrats to Philip S and to librettist Philip Groom for a piece that blew the roof off...

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Good news!

I am excited, grateful and relieved to be able to say that the English Symphony Orchestra have received a generous grant in support of our Autumn 2023 season from Arts Council England.Words can’t...

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Thought for the Day – Orchestral Audition Repertoire

Thought for the day. A colleague I admire was talking today about how one might make the lists of orchestral audition excerpts more diverse. I take a different view. The professional orchestra...

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