Julian Bliss is returning to The Sage Gateshead next month to perform Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. The concerto, featured on Julian’s most recent album, was recorded live with the Royal Northern Sinfonia themselves and will be performed, once again, under the direction of conductor Mario Venzago at The Sage. The orchestra will open the concert with Purcell’s 'The Fairy Queen'. Thursday 12th February
Composition in the Digital World is the new book from Robert Raines and Oxford University Press which brings together a selection of conversations with 21st century American composers. Eric Whitacre was honoured to be asked to contribute the final chapter discussing composition in the modern age, the impact of technology and the Virtual Choir. To read more about the book visit the Oxford University Press website
Naxos has published The King's Singers's latest playlist, ‘Need to Know: Choral’. It explores choral music from around the globe, ranging from Palestrina and Byrd, through Rachmaninoff and Mendelssohn, to Gjeilo and Whitacre. The playlist features an introduction by The King's Singers's Jonathan Howard, with recordings from Tenebrae, Westminster Choir, and Voces8, as well as some of their own tracks from their albums ‘Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection of the Lords Prayer' and their most recent release
We are delighted to welcome Cathy Mottershead to our team at Music Productions. Having graduated last year from Cardiff University with a First in Music, Cathy joins as an Administrative Assistant following a position at The Old Vic Theatre in London. An avid singer, pianist and violinist, Cathy was a member of The Palestrina Singers of Cardiff University, Cardiff University Chamber Choir, BBC National Chorus
Julian Bliss joins Sinfonia Viva for a performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham on Tuesday 27th January at 19:30. The concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3's Live in Concert and will be preceded by a short interview with Julian. To hear the concert in person, visit the Sinfonia Viva website or if you can't make the performance,
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise, launched in July 2013, has passed 1,000,000 views on YouTube. The film was premiered as a live performance as part of the Coronation Festival celebrations in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, broadcast live on BBC TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8oDnUga0JU
