| The Shoal of Fishes design is terrific – a lovely presentation and certainly “stands out from the crowd”. Many thanks indeed. | ||
| —Mary Blyton, composer’s widow (private correspondence) |
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| The Shoal of Fishes design is terrific – a lovely presentation and certainly “stands out from the crowd”. Many thanks indeed. | ||
| —Mary Blyton, composer’s widow (private correspondence) |
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FREE!
This is the first of two similar concerts. The second performance is in Birmingham on 17th June.
A programme of British cello music celebrating the 90th Anniversary of John Barton Armstrong’s birth, with:
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The featured work at this event is John Barton Armstrong’s Cello Sonata, a very substantial single-movement piece of nearly half an hour’s duration that ranks as one of his most important compositions after his symphonies and opera. Also featured is Peter Thompson’s The Renaissance Spirit, a solo piano work written in memory of John Barton Armstrong. Both The Renaissance Spirit and Martin Glover’s Interstate are receiving their first performances at these concerts.
| Date: | Thursday, 28th March 2013 at 7:30 pm |
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| Venue: | Vestry Hall |
| University of West London | |
| Ranelagh Road | |
| London W5 5RJ | |
| (near South Ealing tube station; see map to the right) |
Entry to this event is now FREE! (This is contrary to initial advertising.)
Note that this concert will be repeated in Birmingham on 17th June.
| Composer | Title | Performer(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Commemorative Concert John Barton Armstrong 90th Anniversary 28th March 2013 | Lionel Handy, ’Cello, Nigel Clayton, Piano | |||
| # | Composers | Work | Performer(s) | ||
| 1 | Sir Arnold Bax | Cello Sonatina in D | Lionel Handy, ’Cello, Nigel Clayton, Piano | ||
| 2 | John Barton Armstrong | Cello Sonata | |||
| 3 | Benjamin Britten | Chaconne | |||
| 4 | Peter Thompson | The Renaissance Spirit (in memoriam J.B.A.) First performance | Nigel Clayton, Piano | ||
| 5 | Philip Grange | Elegy | Lionel Handy, ’Cello, Nigel Clayton, Piano | ||
| 6 | Martin Glover | Interstate First performance | |||
| 7 | Frederick Delius | Violin Sonata no 3 (Transcribed for cello by Lionel Handy) | |||
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Catalogue code: C20130328 • Published: 7th March 2013
Entry last updated: 7th March 2013