My new wind quintet Natural Light, inspired by the stained-glass works of Brian Clarke, premieres in California with Camerata Pacifica. The group consists of some of the very best chamber players and it's a thrill to get to write for them (this is my second commission from them). There will however also be one extra performer on stage. I included in the piece an optional part for Thai Button Gong, and for these performances, the composer himself will be performing....
Performances:
Sunday, March 1st, 3 p.m. – Scherr Forum, Thousand Oaks
Tuesday, March 3rd, 7:30 p.m. – The Huntington, San Marino
Thursday, March 5th, 8 p.m. – Colburn School, Los Angeles
Friday, March 6th, 7 p.m. – Music Academy, Santa Barbara
Dring – Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano
Bruce – Natural Light for Wind Quintet World Premiere
Chaminade – Thème varié, Op. 89
Dvořák/arr. Jolley – Sextet after the Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester,
Eleni Katz, Ben Goldscheider, Irina Zahharenkova
Here's an interview I did for the premiere with Daniel Chua
Avi Avital's supergroup Between Worlds is featured in a late night Prom at this year's BBC Proms, featuring a full performance of my Cut The Rug. The concert also features the amazing Rustavi Choir.
Two US premieres in November. Daniel Hope and the New Century Chamber Orchestra give performances of Lully Loops in San Francisco and the surrounding area. Meanwhile over on the East Coast, guitarist Lukasz Kuropaczewski tours my solo guitar piece Hand Together.
I was deeply honoured to be asked to write a piece to commemorate the Hortiatis Holocaust, a small Greek town near Thessaloniki.
The new work called Na Thymithoúme ("Let us remember") will be performed by Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and Soprano Chrissa Maliamani, conducted by Leo McFall on October 11th.
The piece uses texts from local poets. More info here
In July Asya Fateyeva premieres a new work When Spring Wept written specially for her and the Venice Baroque Orchestra, in two concerts at the Schleswig Holstein Festival. The work is a response to Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons and offers a melancholy take on the season.
Throughout November there are performances of the fantastic production of Nothing directed by Martin Lyngbo and conducted by David Maiwald
at the spectacular Norwegian Opera in Oslo. I attended the opening night and was blown away by the quality of all involved. I'd heard great things about the Youth Chorus directed by Edle Stray-Pedersen, and they lived up to the promise. But the soloists and orchestra were also great!
Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra bring my brand new violin concerto Lully Loops to life this autumn, with performances in Germany throughout September and at the Tonhalle in Zurich on October 3rd. Full Details
Avi Avital's fantastic new ensemble 'Between Worlds' comes to Germany and Poland this month, with performances in the Berlin Boulez Saal, Warsaw Filharmonia and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. The concerts include Cut The Rug (newly revised for a slightly more conventional ensemble than the original silk road line up, but still highly colourful!) - and something I absolutely can't wait for - a new version of the 3rd movement 'Move The Earth' featuring the incredible Georgian choir 'Rustavi'. It's going to be spectacular. I'll be there for the first two performances, hope to see you there!
After pandemic and injury delays, the long overdue world premiere of The Peacock Pavane starring guitarist Milos and the LPO is scheduled for 13th Jan 2023, Get Tickets Here.
There will be a second performance in Eastbourne on the 15th Tickets here.
