Concert diary

Byartsyhonker May 7, 2009 0 Comments
Some more performances coming up!Tomorrow lunchtime I'll be singing at Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, London W1K 2PA. Friday 8th May, 1pmKing William Singers directed by Hilary Campbellpresent a lunchtime concert of contemporary choral music. Programme: Lauridsen O Magnum MysteriumBrown o sapientiaWhitacre Water NightCampbell the isle is full of noisesWhitacre Lux AurumqueWeir...

Mozart KV 370b+371

Byartsyhonker April 29, 2009 2 Comments
I'm learning some Mozart I've never learned before, for my end-of-year exam. What's this, you say? How can a horn player get this far and not have learned all the Mozart solo repertoire there is?Well, simply put, when I started learning the horn there were fewer known fragments of the work. Even now it can be difficult to get hold of. Some recordings I have seem to mis-label the first movement as...

The Garlickhythe Occasionals and the London Gallery Quire

Byartsyhonker April 20, 2009 0 Comments
Long time no post, I know! I've been working hard and learning a lot... and recently I've been having internet problems at home, which tends to scupper posting a bit. I will be playing the serpent twice this weekend! Once will be with the Garlickhythe Occasionals, at a Ceilidh in Highgate on Saturday night. For the more devoutly inclined, on Sunday at 6.30pm I'm playing with the London Gallery...

Concert tonight

Byartsyhonker March 20, 2009 0 Comments
I've put together a small choir to explore the legal and ethical issues involved in copyright and publishing of sheet music, and raise awareness of the resources currently available for accessing works in the public domain. We've rehearsed for the last few weeks and tonight we'll be putting on a concert of some of the repertoire we looked at. Songs of Freedoma choral exploration of law and...

London Alternative Copyright Choir

Byartsyhonker March 14, 2009 0 Comments
Traditional copyright exists in order to protect the rights of creators. The idea is that if they know their work will be protected and they can profit from it, there will be an incentive for them to create new works. This in turn means that consumers or audiences have a wide range of works to choose from. We all benefit from the cultural richness of a diverse range of artists creating a large...

London Alternative Copyright Choir

Byartsyhonker January 23, 2009 0 Comments
I'm running a very exciting project as part of my BMus degree. I am putting together a choir, which will do eight weeks of rehearsal and then a concert. The exciting part? All the music used will be acquired, copied, and performed using non-traditional alternatives to copyright, and the part of the proceeds will go to the Open Rights Group. You don't need to read music and there are no auditions....

The week ahead, the year ahead.

Byartsyhonker January 5, 2009 0 Comments
It's Monday, just barely. I've had a good couple of days of teaching, and got back to Trinity for the first time in 2009 today.I have a lunchtime recital to play in next Wednesday, so most of my practising goals this week are related to making sure I'm in good form for that. This means lots of long, gentle warm-ups, lots of mental study of the pieces I'll be playing and lots of playing through...

Concert reminder; London miscellany

Byartsyhonker December 10, 2008 0 Comments
The London Gallery Quire presents aChristmas Concertof West Gallery Musicas sung during the Georgian period (1720-1850)Wednesday 10th December6.30pm for 7.00pm.Tickets - £5 on the doorAn opportunity to see inside the oldest German church in EnglandSt George's German Lutheran Church55 Alie Street, London E1 8EB Aldgate East tube station - exit Leman Street In other entirely unsurprising news, I...
Byartsyhonker November 26, 2008 0 Comments
The performance project that put Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Elgar's Enigma Variations is over; we recorded the last notes yesterday. It was going so well that we actually finished a full half-hour early. It was going so well that if they'd asked me to stay an hour later, I gladly would have done so! I think I enjoyed that project more than any other orchestral project in which I've been...

Concert tomorrow

Byartsyhonker November 19, 2008 0 Comments
It's been a while since I've updated, I've been madly busy for the last several weeks. I'm hoping to get writing again soon.In the meantime, do come to the concert tomorrow:Trinity College of Music Symphony OrchestraConductor: Edward GardnerStravinsky: Rite of SpringElgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36Thursday 20 November, 7.30pmBlackheath Halls£10 (£7 concessions)Trinity College of...