John’s work for The Online Orchestra was premiered in three locations simultaneously in July 2015 and has been shortlisted in the Amateur or Young Performers category of the 2016 BASCA British Composer Awards. www.britishcomposerawards.com
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28 November – Ghost-Train – Bristol
8 pm 28 November – Ghost-Train – Bristol St George’s Bristol Great George Street Bristol BS1 5RR Thierry Pécou director John Pickard conductor Members of University of Bristol University Singers Stephen Rice choir director Ensemble Variances Anne Cartel flute Carjez Gerretsen clarinet Cecilia Bercovitch violin David Louwerse cello Laurene Durantel double bass Thierry Pécou piano… Continue reading 28 November – Ghost-Train – Bristol
MusicWeb International – Now Comes Beauty – Binyon Songs
Reviewed by John Quinn The first disc closes with one of the most impressive works in the entire collection. John Pickard has selected five poems by Laurence Binyon who, as he rightly says, is rather an unfashionable poet these days. Four of the poems are concerned with nature while one of them – the fourth… Continue reading MusicWeb International – Now Comes Beauty – Binyon Songs
25 March 2017, In Sea-cold Lyonesse, Bristol
25 March 2017 In Sea-cold Lyonesse Bristol University Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Pickard Victoria Rooms, Bristol (details tbc)
4 Dec 2016, Sea-Change, Bristol
4 Dec 2016 Sea-Change Bristol Youth Orchestra conducted by Eiron Bailey Victoria Rooms, Bristol (details tbc)
Binyon Songs – BBC Radio 3 – 8 July 15.00
Binyon Songs – BBC Radio 3 – 8 July 15.00 Roderick Williams (baritone) BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Gavin Sutherland Listen again online for up to 30 days after the broadcast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07j3z9s
Symphony No. 5; Sixteen Sunrises; Concertante Variations (Presteigne Concerto) and Toccata from Monteverdi’s Orfeo (arr. Pickard)
Symphony No. 5; Sixteen Sunrises; Concertante Variations (Presteigne Concerto) and Toccata from Monteverdi’s Orfeo (arr. Pickard) will be recorded on June 8-9, 2016 in Cardiff, by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Martyn Brabbins for release by BIS Records
Forbidding Mourning
Forbidding Mourning will be recorded on 20-21, June 2016 in Debrecen, Hungary, by the Kodaly Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paul Mann for release by Toccata Classics
7 June 2016, Symphony No.5 (first performance), Cardiff
7 June 2016, Symphony No.5 (first performance) Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Martyn Brabbins https://www.wmc.org.uk/Productions/2016-2017/277851/ElgarCelloConcerto/
Binyon Songs – Roderick Williams (baritone),
Binyon Songs, Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Sutherland EM Records EMRCD037-8 Details to follow