I was not able to attend the première of LoA on 22 September. The reports are heartening, both about how the piece was performed and about the reception by the audience.A première is a difficult thing to miss and this one in particular was special in a number of ways. […]
I report completion of LoA, a ten-minute chamber piece for nine instruments (Head Space, Oboe/cor anglais, Soprano/alto saxophone, Lever harp, Electric guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass). This is a commission from North Music Trust as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Royal Northern Sinfonia. The première […]
22 September at 4pmLoA (première)Members and guests of Royal Northern SinfoniaSage TwoSage GatesheadInfo
Friday 4 December 2015Interval in the evening concertRadio broadcastBBC Radio 3 Interview by Sarah Mohr-Pietsch with Agustín Fernández and Sean O’Brien, including extracts from Notes from Underground recorded by Royal Northern Sinfonia, Voices of Hope and Benjamin Appl, conducted by Clark Rundell.
This project is attracting some public attention. Several weeks before the date I heard the première was nearly sold out. The local press has given it some coverage, a number of Twitter accounts have mentioned it, and last Saturday’s The Guardian (10 October 2015) printed an excellent article by Sean […]
My latest project is Notes from Underground, a song cycle for baritone, chamber choir and large chamber ensemble. The words are by Sean O’Brien, an award-winning poet also based in the Northeast of England, and also a professor at Newcastle University. The work is a commission from Durham Book Festival […]
15 October 2015 at 1900Gala Theatre, Durham Notes from Underground (première)(words by Sean O’Brien)Commissioned by Durham Book FestivalRoyal Northern SinfoniaConductor: Clark RundellVoices of Hope, directed by Simon FidlerBaritone: Benjamin Appl Programme also includes:Britten, Hymn to St CeciliaMahler, three movements from Das Lied von der Erde (Schoenberg’s version)