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De Montfort University, Leicester |
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| MARCH |
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Zaragoza, Spain |
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| JANUARY |
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| 12th |
Parca della Musica, Rome
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Alexander's Annexe perform with a live visual set
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| 25th |
Italian cultural institute, Cologne
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Sarah performs at a mini-festival about Niccolo Castiglioni. Symposium at 5pm with Nicola Sani. Ensemble Sonore at 7.30pm, Sarah plays at 9.30pm
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| 26th |
Volksbuhne Theatre, Berlin
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Alexdander's Annexe opening the Transmedial Festival
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| FEBRUARY |
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| 1st |
1pm - King's Hall, University of Newcastle-on-Tyne
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Richard Barrett, Wolfgang Rihm, Ligeti, Laurence Crane and Castiglioni
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| 5th |
1pm - Brunel University
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Richard Barrett, Wolfgang Rihm, Ligeti, Laurence Crane and Castiglioni
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| MARCH |
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| 2nd |
Conference Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, 7.30pm
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Alexander's Annexe perform a set with visuals from Flat-e
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| APRIL |
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| 7th |
Opera House, Geneva
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Live set with Alexander's Annexe
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| MAY |
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| 11th |
5.30-6.30, Royal Grammar School, Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne
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A varied and dramatically rich concert combining virtuosic music by Debussy, Ligeti and Chopin alongside modern works by Johannes Maria Staud, Jonathan Cole and Richard Causton.
This concert is FREE - with a retiring collection in aid of the Stroke Association.
For more details please contact Jill Graham in the Performing Arts Centre [0191 212 8934] or email j.graham@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk
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| 19th |
Brighton Dome as part of Brighton Festival
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Michael Clark Dance Company - Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Two piano version, played with Daniel Becker
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| JUNE |
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| 15th |
SONAR, in Barcelona, Spain
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Alexander's Annexe play the Friday night slot at Europe's biggest electronic music festival.
Click here to read about their gig and find out about booking.
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| 17th |
Soundwaves Festival, Brighton
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19.30: Alexander's Annexe open the first year of this brand new festival, celebrating contemporary music by the sea.
The evening will include a one hour live set and local DJ Mark Clifford, with a bar and informal atmosphere come along to finish your weekend and start an intrepid week of listening.
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| NOVEMBER |
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| 19th |
7.30pm St Paul's Hall - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
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First half:
A piano recital with live electronics. Five World Premieres by collaborators: Larry Goves, Jonathan Green,
Richard Barrett, Michael Clarke and Michael Edwards.
Nicolls takes the physical energy and impact of live piano performance into a larger scale feast for the ears,
with collaboratively-created pieces for piano and live electronics. A highly experimental programme exploring
spontaneous and virtuosic technology, the use of sensors and on-stage electronics enhance the live instrumental
performance. See the 'hyperpianist' for extracts.
Second half:
A set by Alexander's Annexe (WARP Records) including their album track Push Door To Exit.
**SPECIAL OFFERS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS, and those aged 17-25**
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| 29th |
7.30pm - BMIC Cutting Edge Series
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The London Premiere of the Huddersfield show, this also adds in a performance by new duo comprising Ruth Wall (prepared harp and electronics) and Sarah.
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| DECEMBER |
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| 7th |
Coventry
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Alexander's Annexe perform in a double bill with Array's Outre show. More details to follow.
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| 13th |
ZKM, Karlsruhe
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The final performance of a large-scale collaborative project with Michael Edwards for piano, percussion and live electronics.
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| OCTOBER |
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| 5th |
Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6pm
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Wolfgang Rihm with the Philharmonia Orchestra
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| 8th |
Fetes des Artes, Opera House, Jersey
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Evening concert with the Dunedin Consort and Psappha Ensemble
Sarah plays music by Elena Kats-Chernin, Ravel and James MacMillan
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| 6th-15th |
Jury member for British Contemporary Piano Competition 2006
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| 6th-15th |
Staff Member on Britten-Pears School 'New Music - New Media' course
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| JULY |
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| 5th |
Endymion Ensemble - Steve Martland at the Purcell Room
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7.30 pm A chamber music concert of the composer's works.
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| JUNE |
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| 23rd |
Aldeburgh Festival
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7.30 pm An evening concert in the Jubilee Hall with Alexander's Annexe (Tbc)
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| 21st |
Corsham Festival
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10pm A late night concert of British music for piano and tape and/or
live electronics with works by Michael Clarke, Donal Sarsfield, Peter
McGarr, Jonathan Green (NESTA fellow at Birmingham Conservatoire), Jonathan Harvey and Missy Mazzoli.
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| MAY |
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| 26th |
Les Nuits Sonores Festival, Lyons
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Alexander's Annexe perform alongside big name artists (at this stage confirmed or optioned) such as Dj Shadow, Coldcut, Q Bert, Liquid Liquid, ESG, Laurent Garnier, Dj Hell, Ricardo Villalobos, Michael Mayer and LFO.
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| 13th |
London Sinfonietta/ LSO St. Luke's, London
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The World Premiere of Philip Cashian's Piano Concerto. This piece has been written especially for Sarah, commissioned by the
London Sinfonietta. The first concerto Sarah has premiered, this event is an important date in her diary to which she
looks forward with excitement!
Hear this concert live on Radio 3 at 7.30pm
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| 7th |
Leeds Biennial - Many Hands
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A concert of six pianists organised by Rolf Hind in his role as spnm Artisitc
Director. See the spnm site for details.
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| 6th |
FUSE Leeds Festival, Leeds Parish Church
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7pm, An evening with Alexander's Annexe and DJ sets from v3tor
A truly innovative event in new music, digital art and sound. Click here for full details.
Hear this concert on BBC Radio 3: Mixing It (Friday 12 May)
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| APRIL |
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| 27th |
Sonorities Festival, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast
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1:10 pm Open Fader 2: lunchtime concert with Alexander's Annexe (piano and electronics)
For gig and festival details see the Sonorites website
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| MARCH |
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| 24th-26th |
Sligo New Music Festival, Ireland.
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Two concerts, one solo recital with music by Luigi Nono and Morton Feldman and a chamber music recital with the Callino String Quartet performing Feldman's Piano and String Quartet.
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| 19th |
Colchester Arts Centre
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An evening of highly experimental electronic music and video with Alexander's Annexe and Flat-e.
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| 15th |
In concert with Ruth Rogers
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| 13th |
Birmingham Conservatoire
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Alexander's Annexe give a full evening concert mixing solo piano and tape pieces with new works for the electronics trio, composed by them in 2006.
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| 12th |
IF Festival, Bush Hall, W12 7LJ
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7.30pm Alexander's Annexe present new works in a double bill with the Camberwell Composer's Collective. See the site for a full description and prepare for electronic experimental music.
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In concert with Ruth Rogers
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| FEBRUARY |
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| 24th |
Welsh College of Music and Drama
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1pm A recital of contemporary music - details shortly.
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| 17th |
Brunel University, Recital Room
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1.10pm Recital of Prokofiev, Debussy, Richard Causton and Jonathan Cole. Sarah is a Lecturer in Music at Brunel.
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| 11th |
In concert with Ruth Rogers
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| JANUARY |
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| 31st |
University of Edinburgh, Reid Concert Hall
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1pm concert of Stuart Macrae, Simon Holt, Castiglioni, Sciarrino and Debussy
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| 25th |
New Quays, Blackheath Halls
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7.15pm a short evening recital of contemporary, mostly Italian, music: Sciarrino, Donatoni, Castiglioni and Jonathan Cole.
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| 13th |
Park Lane Group New Year Series
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Lunchtime recital in the Purcell Room,
South Bank Centre, London of Mozart and Simon
Holt, with violinist Nicola Sweeney. The duo will be heard on the
Radio 3 programme In Tune
sometime during the preceeding week (from Jan 9th).
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| NOVEMBER |
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| 22nd |
Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts Series, Cheltenham Town Hall
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Recital with Ruth Rogers (violin) of music by George Benjamin, Shostakovich, Boris Pigovat, Ian Wilson and Lutoslawski
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MUSICON, Durham University, Palace Green, Durham
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1.10 pm Recital with cellist Robin Michael - pieces by Elliott Carter, Webern, Bernd Alois Zimmerman, Morton Feldman
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Solo recitals - Dates to be confirmed.
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Music in the Village concerts series in St Mary's Church, Walthamstow, London E17.
Also recitals in The Flavel, Dartmouth and Chard, Somerset.
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| 25th |
Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts, Cheltenham Town Hall
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Recital with Ruth Rogers to include Shostakovich Sonata for violin and piano.
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| 20th |
Recital with Richard Craig, flute, at the Italian Cultural Institute, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.
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Featuring works by contemporary Italian composers such as Sciarrino, Castiglioni, Maderna and a new work for bass flute by Stephen Davismoon.
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IF Festival, London.
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A relatively young festival which aims to promote intelligently thought-provoking music creation and
performance, featuring a cross-section of music and instant collaborations between the artists.
Time and venue TBC.
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| 23rd |
Klara Festival: Palais des Beaux d'Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
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Chamber music by ReVerb : Ruth Rogers - violin, Mark van de Wiel - clarinet, Robin Michael - cello and Sarah Nicolls - piano.
12.30-13.30 Thomas Ads, Henry Purcell arr George Benjamin, Haydn, John Woolrich
14.30-15.30 Judith Weir, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Henry Purcell arr Oliver Knussen, Huw Watkins, Henry Purcell arr Colin Matthews
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Klara Festival: Palais des Beaux d'Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
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Sarah Nicolls - Solo piano recital
12.30-13.30 Richard Causton, Haydn, George Benjamin, Stuart MacRae and Jonathan Cole.
14.30-15.30 Phillip Neil Martin, Thomas Ads, Sir Michael Tippett, Oliver Knussen, and Simon Holt - world premire - commissioned by the KlaraFestival
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| 1st-4th |
European Piano Teacher's Association Conference, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.
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Sarah gives the recital preceeding the Gala Dinner on Saturday 3rd September at 5.15pm.
The programme comprises :
Richard Causton Non mi comporto male, Phillip Neil Martin Two Reflections on Milton, Thomas Ades Still Sorrowing, Tippett Sonata no. 2 and music by Niccolo Castiglioni.
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| AUGUST |
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| 14th |
Ravello Festival, Italy
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A commissioned one-off performance with Warp Records Artist Mira Calix and sound designer David Sheppard in the 14th century Villa Rufolo.
Amidst the indulgently beautiful surroundings of the Almalfi coastline, the piece will be performed outside
in surround sound and will explore the festival theme of contrasts pre-composed and improvised,
electronic and acoustic, live electronics with pre-recorded sounds. This music hopes to break down barriers to
create a new musical language which has its roots in both contemporary classical music and the emerging language of
electronica.
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| JULY |
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| 12th |
Reggello Festival, Italy
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A solo recital with film and electronics.
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| 8th |
Warwick Festival, lunchtime recital with violinist Ruth Rogers
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Music by Handel, Ian Wilson, Ginastera, Brahms and Saint Saens
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| JUNE |
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Wilton's Music Hall (0207 702 2789), 7.30 pm
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Come along to the oldest music hall in London and enjoy an evening of French and Russian Masterpieces, followed by a glass of wine in the relaxing bar.
With Sarah Leonard soprano, Darragh Morgan violin and Robin Michael cello.
Music by Faure, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Ravel, Rachmaninov and Elena Firsova.
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| 23rd |
Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX
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This event launches Sarah's debut solo disc - The Piano Works of Niccolo
Castiglioni (1932 - 1996) with the Metier Label. This has been a long-term
project and is an exceptionally produced disc, with premiere recordings of many
of the pieces and programme notes from Michael Finissy. The event will comprise
a composer portrait of Castiglioni followed by a drinks reception hosted by the
Institute. Sarah has invited two colleagues to join her in presenting some of
Castiglioni's intimate chamber music - soprano Sarah Leonard, highly established
and internationally renowned as a contemporary music specialist, and flautist
Richard Craig - an emerging Scottish talent currently studying in Strasbourg.
Starts: 7pm. RSVP tel : 020 7396 4430 or email : rsvp@italcultur.org.uk
Concert
approx 7-8pm followed by reception. Tickets free.
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| 16th |
Jackdaws Music Education Trust
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A one day course on contemporary piano music, Frome, Somerset.
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| 17th |
Aldeburgh Festival @ The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, 5.00pm and 9.45pm
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World Premiere performance by Alexander's Dark Band. A performance of original material with Warp Records artist
Mira Calix and sound creator David Sheppard (of Sound Intermedia): combining solo piano, manipulated with live electronics and
mixed with pre-devised sounds. The trio have worked over the last year on the Britten-Pears Artist Development programme devising their
part-composed, part-improvised piece Push Door To Exit.
NB: Advanced tickets sold out - Please call the Box Office on 01728 687110 for details. Tickets 5 on the door.
Full details:
Electronica
David Horne director
David Sheppard Sound Intermedia/live electronics
Sarah Nicolls piano
Members of London Sinfonietta
Flat-e video artists
Mira Calix DJ/live electronics
This two-part performance features music from two
of our recent Artist Development projects. September
2004's New Music/New Media' course, led by
David Horne and Sound Intermedia, brought together
young composers and performers with members of the
London Sinfonietta and video artists Flat-e. Together
they explored electronic composition techniques,
improvisation and use of visuals, creating electroacoustic
works accompanied by compelling digital video.
An Aldeburgh Residency in early 2005 brought
together Suffolk-resident Warp Records DJ Mira Calix
with pianist Sarah Nicolls and sound designer
David Sheppard. Their collaborative work is a
fascinating union of contemporary piano techniques,
sampled sounds and live-electronic manipulation.
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| MAY |
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| 20th | Rymer Auditorium, University of York 7.30pm |
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A recital of music for piano and electronics including:
Wolfgang Mitterer
Uluru 2 (1999)
Ed Bennett Restricted Viewing (2004-5)
Luigi Nono
...sofferte onde serene...' (1976)
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| APRIL |
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| 27th | Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London 7.45pm |
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Luigi Nono: ...sofferte onde serene...' for piano and tape
A London
Sinfonietta concert, with a programme of Luigi Nono
Oliver
Knussen conductor
BBC Singers
Sebastian Bell
flute
Sound Intermedia
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| 10th | St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales 7.30pm |
| 11th | Brangwyn Hall, Swansea 7.30 pm |
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Leonard Bernstein: The Age of Anxiety
BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
conducted by Eric Stern
Broadcast on Radio 3 on 30th May at 7.30pm
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| FEBRUARY |
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| 3rd | St. George's, Great George Street, Bristol 1pm |
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Violin & piano recital with Ruth Rogers, Sonatas by Beethoven and Elgar, Ginastera's Pampeana No.1
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| DECEMBER |
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| 19th |
Wigmore Hall - Coffee Concerts Series - 11.30 am with the Tate Ensemble
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Beethoven - Trio op.11 (clt, cello, pno); Schumann - 'Marchenerzahlungen' Trio
op. 132 (clt, viola, piano);Mahler - Piano Quartet; Prokofiev - Overture on
Hebrew Themes op.34
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| NOVEMBER |
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| 23th |
Cinesthesia II - a multimedia concert combining piano, electronics and film.
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Repertoire includes a new commission from Ed Bennett and pieces by Alwynne
Pritchard, Luigi Nono, Wolfgang Mitterer and Dai Fujikura.
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| 19th-21st |
Torbay Symphony Orchestra
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Sarah performs Beethoven Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat and Schoenberg's Piano
Concerto with the Torbay Symphony Orchestra on three consecutive nights.
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| OCTOBER |
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| 25th |
Recital with violinist Ruth Rogers at the Wigmore Hall, London.
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| 22nd |
Recital with violinist Ruth Rogers in Shaftesbury, Dorset.
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| 21st |
Seaton & District Music Club at The Town Hall, Seaton, Devon, 7.30 pm
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Beethoven's 32 Variations in C minor, Debussy - Selected Etudes, Janacek - Piano
Sonata I.X.1905 and Ravel's Sonatine.
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| 11th |
Chard, Somerset - Art gallery name and address to follow
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A recital including music by Marc Yeats
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| JULY |
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| 10th |
Cheltenham Festival of Music - 10.15 pm (N.B. start time)
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A late night concert in which Sarah will perform music by : Niccolo Castiglioni
- Sonatina (1984), Cangianti (1959), H (1990); George Benjamin - Shadowlines
(2001); Oliver Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch (1997) ; Colin Matthews - Three
Preludes (2003) : WORLD PREMIERE; Brett Dean - New Work - WORLD PREMIERE
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Bath International Music Festival - 10pm (N.B. start time)
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A late night concert in which Sarah performs with colleagues in the Tate Ensemble.
Music by composers including Matthew Schlomovitz with Rees Archibald (video
artist), Emmanuel Witzthum from Ircam, working with VJ and Gijs Kramers.
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| MAY |
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| 23rd |
EPTA 'Piano Live' Day - Purcell School, London
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As part of a whole day of performances and masterclasses, Sarah will give a
lecture recital on contemporary music. More details to follow.
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| 16th |
Kettle's Yard Coffee Concerts
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A recital of George Benjamin's Shadowlines, Kenneth Hesketh's Three
Japanese Miniatures, Dutilleux - Trois Preludes and Boulez - Douze
Notations.
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| APRIL |
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| 22nd |
Ommaggio - The music of Luciano Berio
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Sarah performs with Sarah Leonard in a recital of music by Berio and
Dallapiccola as part of the major South Bank festival.
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| FEBRUARY |
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| 15th |
Music Past and Present at Jackson's Lane Theatre, Highgate
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A recital with Owen Dennis (oboe) and Kathryn Thomas (flute) of old and new
music. New commissions from Lloyd Moore, Raymond Head, Richard Stroud &
Nicholas Jones.
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| JANUARY |
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| 19th-21st |
Tour of Newcastle, Durham, South Shields
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| 22nd |
Brentwood Musical Society at Brentwood School, Brentwood, Essex
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Repertoire includes - Beethoven's 32 Variations in C minor, Debussy -
Selected Etudes, Janacek - Piano Sonata I.X.1905 and Ravel's
Sonatine.
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| DECEMBER |
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| 18th |
bmic 'Cutting Edge' Series, The Warehouse, Theed St, Waterloo
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UK premiere of Berio's Piano Sonata, Bryn Harrison's
Etre-temps and the world premiere of Lute Stop by Morgan
Hayes.
Click here to read the Guardian review
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| OCTOBER |
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| 24th |
King's College, London
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A short recital of selected pieces from Castiglioni's piano music:
Sonatina, Tre Pezzi, Cangianti, He
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| JULY |
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| 24th |
Aveiro International Piano Festival, Portugal
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Recital with cellist Filipe Quaresma
Sonatas for cello and
piano by Brahms (F major) and Shostakovich
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| JUNE |
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| 28th |
3rd Biennial International Conference on 20th/21st Century Music
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Janacek - Sonata; Ravel - Sonatine; Nicholas Sackman - Crosshands (written for
Sarah and premiered earlier this year in Holland at the Gaudeamus Competition);
Oscar Bettison - Fragments for an improvisation on prepared piano (also
premiered by Sarah in Holland); Sciarrino - Anamorfosi.
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| 20th |
St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow
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A new venue for East London, St. Mary's Church have recently acquired a piano, a
process with which Sarah has been closely involved. The aim of the concerts here
is to bring music to the community in which many musicians live, Sarah herself
included. This concert opens a mini festival, taking place over the weekend,
details of which can be found through clicking on the above link. Sarah's
recital will include music by Debussy, Ravel and Nicholas Sackman (see below).
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