July 5, 2008 St Pancras Church London Songs of Rain and Sea (1st performance) Finchley Children’s Music Group conducted by Grace Rossiter
Author: John
Two choral premières
Within two months of each other, two major choral works received their first performances Agamemnon’s Tomb is a 52 minute oratorio, commissioned by Huddersfield Choral Society and setting part of a poem by Sacheverell Sitwell. It was composed between 2005 and 2007 and its first performance took place on 9 May 2008 in Huddersfield, conducted by Martyn… Continue reading Two choral premières
May 9, 2008, Agamemnon’s Tomb, Huddersfield
May 9, 2008 Town Hall, Huddersfield Agamemnon’s Tomb (1st performance) Susannah Glanville – soprano Timothy Robinson – tenor Roderick Williams – baritone Huddersfield Choral Society Orchestra of Opera North conducted by Martyn Brabbins
March 21, 2008, The Flight of Icarus, San Francisco
March 21, 2008 BBC Radio 3 2pm (GMT) The Flight of Icarus San Francisco Symphony conducted by Mark Wigglesworth
Commission for Finchley Children’s Music Group
John has recently completed a new work commissioned to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Finchley Children’s Music Group. Songs of Rain and Sea is a five movement work for children’s choir (or S.S.A adult choir) to words specially written by the Icelandic writer Sigrún Davídsdóttir. It will receive its first performance on 5 July 2008… Continue reading Commission for Finchley Children’s Music Group
December 5, 2007, Ave Maris Stella , A Better Time than Ours, Bristol
December 5, 2007 Bristol University, Victoria Rooms Ave Maris Stella A Better Time than Ours Bristol University Singers Conducted by Glyn Jenkins
September 16, 2007, Wildfire, Birmingham
September 16, 2007 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Wildfire National Youth Band of Great Britain conducted by Bramwell Tovey
August 11, 2007, Wildfire, Snape
August 11, 2007 Maltings, Snape Wildfire National Youth Band of Great Britain conducted by Bramwell Tovey
August 10, 2007, Wildfire, St Edmundsbury
August 10, 2007 St Edmundsbury Cathedral Wildfire National Youth Band of Great Britain conducted by Bramwell Tovey
Major new choral work completed
John has completed a large-scale choral piece commissioned by Huddersfield Choral Society. Agamemnon’s Tomb sets part of a poem by Sacheverell Sitwell. It was composed between 2005 and 2007 and its first performance will take place on 9 May 2008 in Huddersfield Town Hall, conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Read a programme note for Agamemnon’s Tomb