Posts Tagged ‘music’
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Cadogan Hall, London, Thursday 6 May 2010
Fauré: Requiem, op.48 (1893 version – edited and reconstructed by John Rutter)
Howard Goodall: Eternal Light: A Requiem (2007/2008)
We’re used to hearing Fauré’s Requiem in a version with full orchestra, but that wasn’t his original intention. It was whilst undertaking research in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, that John Rutter found the original (1888) score, which included only five movements, with details of the intended expansion into a work including two more – the Offertoire and Libera Me being the additions. The scoring was as unique as the musical conception – strings, without violins, two horns, organ, harp and a sparingly used solo violin. This is the version we heard tonight.
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Discover Classical Music
Ever been frustrated that you can’t get a babysitter for a concert? Don’t bother, as The Eight Seasons on Saturday 15 May is ideal to introduce children aged 6+ to the classical concert. The concert has been specially designed to be accessible for all the family so you can enjoy the excitement of an orchestral concert together.
‘We’ve never been brave enough to take him to a classical concert before because we were worried he’d make a noise or get bored, but he lapped up every minute.’
THE EIGHT SEASONS
Oxford Philomusica’s recently appointed new leader, Tamás András, will make his solo debut with the orchestra in a fascinating double bill featuring Vivaldi’s much loved and familiar Four Seasons juxtaposed with Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. The glorious Baroque concertos will be followed by the Argentinian master of tango’s vibrant and passionate twentieth century work.
The concept that at any given moment the two hemispheres of our planet have opposite seasons – eight in total – is the inspiration for this novel combination of works, all of which are lively, engaging pieces and extremely child-friendly. Doors open at 7pm for families with a treasure trail, FREE activity packs and musical craft activities during the interval.
Tickets £37, £26, £17.50, £10 (child tickets ½ price or £1 in the Upper Gallery) on 020 8450 1060
Tags:activity packs, Baroque, children, concert, education, experience, family, free, interval activities, music, Oxford, Oxford Philomusica, Piazolla, sheldonian, Tamas Andras, The Eight Seasons, The Orchestra, tickets, treasure trail, Vivaldi, £1 child tickets
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
LADYBIRDS and bumblebees flew into Oxford Town Hall for a celebration of musical fun.
A creepy-crawly concert entitled Bugs was staged by Oxford Philomusica, the city’s professional symphony orchestra, yesterday.
Numbers included the Ugly Bug Ball by the Sherman Brothers, which featured in the 1963 Disney animation Summer Magic, and The Flight of the Bumble Bee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Hundreds of children dressed as bugs tapped their feet to the well-known tunes during the show presented by Alasdair Malloy.
While the musicians were warming up, children had their faces painted and perfected their costumes with insect antennae.
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Tags:Alasdair Malloy, audience, bugs!!, bumblebees, classical music, concert, concert review, education, experience, family, free, fun, FUNomusica, ladybirds, music, newspaper, Oxford Philomusica, oxford times, pre-concert activities, press, town hall
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Raymond Blanc OBE and Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons have donated £10,000 to the Orchestra, as part of the Manoir’s programme of supporting local and national charities.
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Tags:artistic vision, blanc, donation, fundraising, le manoir, local charities, music, orchestral, Papadopoulos, resources, The Orchestra, trustee
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Oxford Philomusica’s teaming of works by Mahler and Mendelssohn with a modern piece by St Anne’s undergraduate Eldon Fayers seemed at first to defy explanation or logic.
But what binds these three together is their youthfulness; Fayers, clearly, needs no further explanation, but the other two were captured here in their formative years, in pieces that spoke volumes about their burgeoning genius and of the fact that greatness lay just around the corner. Mendelssohn was but 16 when he penned his delightful Octet in E flat, while the seeds for Mahler’s first symphony were sown when the composer was 24.
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Oxford Philomusica wants to hear from you.
Write about your experience of a performance to win FREE concert tickets.
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Tags:audience, blog, competition, concert, experience, feedback, free, music, Oxford Philomusica, performance quality, thoughts, tickets
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