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Stanford, Holst and an RVW premiere: the 17th English Music Festival at Dorchester Abbey
[…] Sonata, tenor Brian Thorsett and pianist Richard Masters in Finzi, Ireland, USA-based English composer Frank E Tours (1877-1963) and Arthur Somervell's Maud, the Godwine Choir in a mixed programme including Howells, Havergal Brian and Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda, plus concerts from the Flutes and Frets Duo, pianists Philip Leslie and Paul Guinery, Excalibur Voices, Shiry Rashkovsky (viola) and Richard Uttley (piano), and Ensemble Kopernicus.The weekend ends with a concert from the strings of the English Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Andrews, in a mixed programme the beings with Howells' Serenade and ends with Rawsthorne's Light Music for Strings and along the way fits in classics like Warlock's Capriol Suite and rarities like Bliss' Two Contrasts.Full details from the English Music Festival's website.
Kenneth Woods- A View From the Podium
2023-08-26 14:01:23
I am excited, grateful and relieved to be able to say that the English Symphony Orchestra have received a generous grant in support of our Autumn 2023 season from Arts Council England.Words can’t fully express my gratitude to everyone who wrote in support of our work. After the failure of our last application in the […]
2023-08-24 03:30:00
MahlerFest XXXV (CD Review)
by Karl Nehring(CD1) Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Mvmts. I-II; (CD2) Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Mvmts III-VI; Christopher Gunning: Symphony No. 10. Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra; Women of the Boulder Concert Chorale; Boulder Children’s Chorale Festival Choir; Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano; Kenneth Woods, conductor. We have previously encountered American conductor Kenneth Woods in his role as conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra, where he has often championed the works of contemporary composers. But Woods wears another hat as Artistic Director of the Colorado MahlerFest and conductor of their orchestra. Colorado MahlerFest is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1988 that presents an annual, weeklong festival celebrating Mahler’s life and music as well as the works of composers who influenced Mahler and by composers whom Mahler in turn influenced. The Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra draws together young professionals, conservatory and university students, and advanced amateurs. In 2005, the International Gustav Mahler Society of Vienna awarded Colorado MahlerFest its rarely bestowed […]
All the conducting master class
2023-04-24 19:42:03
English Symphony Orchestra THE ELGAR FESTIVAL CIAC CONDUCTING ACADEMY Present: THE EDWARD ELGAR CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS Taking place in Elgar’s birthplace, The First, in Worcester, UK, 30-31 May 2023Zoom Study Day – 6 May 2023 Any queries please contact [email protected] REPERTOIRE Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro for StringsMichael Berkeley – Meditations FACULTY Kenneth Woods – Artistic […]
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