Past events from 2019

• Wednesday 09 October 2019 at 7.00PM

  Haiku for piano joined by new recorder works

  Haiku 1: Birds performed by Nathan Williamson (piano)

  The Red House, Golf Lane, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5PZ

  During his extraordinary career John Turner has commissioned and inspired hundreds of new works as well as unearthing, editing and publishing many more gems otherwise lost to posterity. These include a Sonata by Handel and - heard in this recital for the first time - several shorter pieces by Lennox Berkeley and edited by Michael Berkeley. A range of other 20th century and contemporary music, including Michael's Haiku for solo piano, performed by Nathan Williamson, and works written specially for John by Suffolk-based composers Peter Dickinson and Elis Pekhonen, compliment these unearthed treasures. All ticket holders are welcome to meet and chat to the performers in the homely setting of Benjamin Britten’s Red House before the concert. (Synopsis by Alwyn Music Festival)

• Saturday 31 August 2019 at 4.15PM

  Typewriter Music at Extended Play in Sydney

  Typewriter Music performed by Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano) & Geoffrey Gartner (cello)

  City Recital Hall, 2 Angel Place, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

  Box office: City Recital Hall

  A chameleonic ensemble of movable size and instrumentation, Halcyon draws together virtuosic artists for each performance. This is Halcyon at its most intimate - one voice and one instrument in conversation as equals. Halcyon’s director, mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong, is joined by two outstanding independent artists, cellist Geoffrey Gartner and guitarist Vladimir Gorbach to present works for solo voice and instrument. Traversing a kaleidoscope of colours drawn from the most minimal of means, the interplay of voice and strings has never been more engaging.
  
  Part of the 12-hour Extended Play festival, this recital is a celebration as much of the Australian home grown as that from abroad. The diverse program features bite-sized and more substantial works from established composers in Australia and the UK spanning three decades: the radiant blend of cello and voice in 'Typewriter Music' by Michael Berkeley, works by Julian Yu and Moya Henderson alongside Ross Edward’s iconic Maninya I; and the joyful and at times explosive exploration of voice and guitar in two energetic works, Matthew Hindson’s Insect Songs and Kerry Andrew’s fruit songs. (Description by Halcyon/Extended Play)

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  Saturday 08 June 2019 at 11.30AM

  Nicholas Daniel Day

  Second Still Life performed by Nicholas Daniel (oboe) & Lucy Wakeford (harp)

  Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP

  Box office: Wigmore Hall, Tel: 020 7258 8200

  Nicholas Daniel is joined by one of the most outstanding harpists of her generation, Lucy Wakeford, and the Wigmore Oboe-Fest Ensemble, in a programme covering a breadth of oboe repertoire, including Michael Berkeley's Second Still Life and two works for ten oboes.

  Photo: Nicholas Daniel by Eric Richmond

• Friday 07 June 2019 at 4.00PM

  Second Still Life performed by James Turnbull & Eleanor Turner

  Second Still Life performed by James Turnbull (oboe) & Eleanor Turner (harp)

  St. Mary's Church, Arkengarthdale, Richmond, DL11 6EL

  Box office: Swaledale Festival, Tel: 01748 880019

  Oboist James Turnbull and harpist Eleanor Turner appeared in Swaledale Festival's Young Artists Platform a few years ago. Now they are among the finest players of their instruments. Their programme consists of works by Bach, Ravel, Fauré, Donizetti, Vaughan Williams, Michael Berkeley and Stephen Dodgson.

• Friday 17 May 2019 at 8.00PM

  Chamber works by Lennox and Michael Berkeley

  At a Solemn Wake, Ode - In Memoriam & Three Rilke Sonnets

  Alte Schmiede Kunstverein Wien, Schönlaterngasse 9, 1010 Wien, Austria

  Join Michael Berkeley in conversation with Alejandro del Valle-Lattanzio for an evening of chamber and vocal music in Austria. Performed by Josipia Bainac (voice), Irini Liu (cello) and Eriko Muramoto (piano).
  
  There is a further performance the following day (Saturday 18 May) in Orth an Der Danow, Austria, at the family house of the composer Schiese at 5pm, which includes a piece by Rebecca Saunders.

• Saturday 30 March 2019 at 7.30PM

  Spring Oratorio and Chamber Choirs concert

  Magdalena performed by the Addison Singers & David Wordsworth (conductor)

  St Peter's Church, Southfield Road, London, W4 1BB

  Box office: Southbank Centre Ticket Office, Tel: 020 3879 9555

  First performance of a new work by Michael Berkeley, 'Magdalena', an Addison Singers commission. The work is made possible thanks to a generous bequest from Cathy Bereznicki – a much missed Trustee and long-term member of the choir. Also on the programme are works by Elgar, Kodaly and Chilcott. Performed by the Addison Singers.

• Monday 25 February 2019 at 7.45PM

  Musicians' Company Myra Verney Recital

  Epitaphs of War performed by Joseph Middleton (piano) & Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)

  Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX

  Box office: Southbank Centre Ticket Office, Tel: 020 3879 9555

  The Park Lane Group and Musicians' Company present a programme of English song, including the world premiere of a new song cycle by Michael Berkeley, 'Epitaphs of War'. The concert also includes works by Elgar, Parry, Sullivan and Somervell to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Versailles Treaty. Performed by Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) and Joseph Middleton (piano).