30 May – 4 June 2023
Artistic Director, The Elgar Festival
English Symphony Orchestra
30-31 May 2023
The Firs, Elgar’s Birthplace
Conducting Masterclasses with the English Symphony Orchestra
1 June 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Great Malvern Priory
Kenneth Woods and Stephen Shellard – conductors
Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
Stephen Shellard – director
St Cecilia Choir
Jonathan Hope – Director
Ian Venables – Requiem 40’
William Grant Still – Summerland 3’
Edward Elgar – Mina 5’
Michael Berkeley – Visions of Piers Ploughman 12’
Elgar Selections from his music for King Arthur 20’
2 June 2023
English String Orchestra
Worcester Guildhall
Michael Tippett – Concerto for Double String Orchestra 23’
Elgar – Elegy 6’
Michael Berkeley – Meditations 10’
Lennox Berkeley – Antiphon 10’
Elgar – Sospiri 6’
Ruth Gipps – Cringlemire Garden 5’
Britten – Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge 25’
3 June 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Worcester Cathedral
Elgar Festival Chorus
Stephen Shellard – chorus master
Winning pieces – Elgar Festival Fanfare Competition
Michael Berkeley – Secret Garden 14’
Edward Elgar – The Music Makers, op.69 <1912> 39′
Jennifer Johnston (TBC) – mezzo soprano
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Edward Elgar – Symphony No.1, op.55, A-flat major <1907–1908> 50′
17-21 May 2023
Artistic Director, Colorado MahlerFest
Wednesday, May 17, 7:30 PM
Wagner and Gál
Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
GÁL Symphony 4 (Sinfonia Concertante for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello)
WAGNER Die Walküre, Act One (arranged for chamber orchestra)
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Gustav Andreassen, Hunding
Brennen Guillory, Siegmund
Stacey Rishoi, Sieglinde
Hannah Porter Occeña, flute
Daniel Silver, clarinet
Zachary DePue, violin
Parry Karp, cello
MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, May 18, 3 PM
Chamber Music Concert: Solo Journeys
Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
Unaccompanied works performed by Festival Artists
Friday, May 19, 7:30 PM
Chamber Music
Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
BLOCH – Suite for Cello and Piano
KORNGOLD String Sextet in D Major, Op. 10
Saturday, May 20, 9 AM – 3 PM
Symposium
Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
Dr. David Vernon, Author of “Beauty and Sadness: Mahler’s 11 Symphonies”
Renate Stark-Voit, International Gustav Mahler Society, Board member
Kenneth Woods, Artistic Director
Additional speakers TBA
Saturday, May 20, 7:30 PM
Mahler Liederabend (Evening of Song)
Re-creation of January 29, 1905 Concert in Vienna
Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Der Schildwache Nachtlied
Revelge
Der Tamboursg’sell
Trost im Unglück
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
Rheinlegendchen
Lied des Verfolgten im Turm
Kindertotenlieder
Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n
Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
Wenn dein Mütterlein
Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
In diesem Wetter
Rückert-lieder
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!
Um Mitternacht
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Gustav Andreassen, bass
April Fredrick, soprano
Brennen Guillory, tenor
Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano
MahlerFest Orchestra
Sunday, May 21, 3:30 PM
Pre-concert talk at 2:30 PM
Mahler and Musgrave
Stan Ruttenberg Memorial Concert
Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street
Thea Musgrave – Phoenix Rising
Mahler – Symphony No. 2
Kenneth Woods, conductor
April Fredrick, soprano
Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano
Boulder Chorale
MahlerFest Orchestra
10 March 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Robert Saxton – Scenes from The Epic of Gilgamesh (part of the 21st C. Symphony Project) WORLD PREMIERE
Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy
– Esther Abrami, violin
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
25 February 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Malvern Theatres
Antonin Dvorak – Cello Concerto
Antonin Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
24 February 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
ESO Digital Online Concert
Philip Sawyers – Viola Concerto
Philip Sawyers – Double Concerto
19 February 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Kings Place, London
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
William Grant Still arr. Noam Zur – Dismal Swamp
George Gershwin arr. Iain Farrington – Rhapsody in Blue
– Roman Kosyakov, piano
Aaron Copland – Quiet City
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring, Complete Ballet Suite
18 February 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Holy Trinity Church, Hereford
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
William Grant Still arr. Noam Zur – Dismal Swamp
George Gershwin arr. Iain Farrington – Rhapsody in Blue
– Roman Kosyakov, piano
Aaron Copland – Quiet City
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring, Complete Ballet Suite
4 February 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
ESO Digital Online Concert
Steve Elcock – Violin Concerto
Zoë Beyers, violin
21 January 2023
English Symphony Orchestra
Malvern Theatres
Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in D minor
– Zoë Beyers, violin
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence
8 July 2022
Bromsgrove School
English Symphony Orchestra
William Grant Still – Navajo Country, The Phantom Chappell, Summer land
William Grant Still – Dismal Swamp
Gershwin arr Farrington – Rhapsody in Blue
Copland – Quiet City
Copland – Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet Suite for 13 Instruments.
15 June 2022
Great Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Richard Strauss arr. Tony Burke – Morgen
Emily Doolittle A Short, Slow Life
– April Fredrick, soprano
“Dvorak arr. Tony Burke – Song to the Moon from Russalka
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat
2- 5 June 2022
The Elgar Festival, Worcester
Kenneth Woods – Artistic Director
3 June 2022 at 7:00 PM
Worcester Guildhall
High St, Worcester WR1 2EY
English String Orchestra
Elgar arr. Donald Fraser – Nursery Suite 26’ (world premiere)
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
David Matthews – Shiva Dances (world premiere)
Doreen Carwithen – Lento for Strings
Elgar – Introduction and allegro
4 June 2022 at 7:30 PM
Worcester Cathedral, 8 College Yard, Worcester WR1 2LA
The Royal Platinum Jubilee Gala Concert
English Symphony Orchestra
Winners of the Elgar for Everyone Young Composers’ Competition – Two Royal Jubilee Fanfares (world premiere)
Vaughan Williams – Festival Te Deum
Elgar – Spirit of England
– Elgar Festival Chorus
Venables – Song of the Severn (world premiere of the orchestral version)
Elgar – In the South
12-22 May 2022
Colorado MahlerFest
Kenneth Woods, Artistic Director
Tuesday 17 May 2022
Grusin Auditorium, Boulder
Mahler at the Piano
David Korevaar and Jeremy Reger – Piano
Bruckner arr. Mahler Symphony No. 3 mvt’s II and IV
Mahler arr Friedman – Minuet from Symphony No. 3
Mahler – Das himmlische Leben
Mahler arr. Stadl – Symphony No. 5, I. Trauermarsch
Mahler arr. Zemlinsky – Symphony No. 6, II. Scherzo
Mahler arr. Casella – Symphony No. 7, V. Rondo – Finale
Thursday May 19 2022 at 4:00 P.M.
Chamber Music at the Academy
Bartók – String Quartet No. 1 26’
Casella – Cello Sonata No. 1 25’
Doreen Carwithen- Lento
Beethoven String Quartet opus 135
Friday May 20 2022
Boulder Civic Bandshell
Colorado MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra
Mahler at the Movies
Saturday May 21 2022
Colorado MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra
Bartók (arr. van Tuinen) – Bluebeard’s Castle
April Fredrick (soprano) – Judit, Gustav Andreassen (bass baritone) – Kékszakállú
Sunday 22 May 2022
Macky Auditorium
Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra
Christopher Gunning – Symphony No.10 (world premiere)
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3
– Stacey Rishoi – mezzo, Boulder Chorale, Boulder Children’s Choir
11 May 2022
Bromsgrove School
English Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Elcock Violin Concerto
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
4 May 2022
Swan Theatre, Worcester
English Symphony Orchestra
Luigi Denza arr. Arnold Schoenberg – “Funiculì, Funiculà”
Erwin Schulhoff – Suite for Chamber Orchestra
A portrait of Caruso
– Mark Milhofer, tenor
23 April 2022
Forum Theatre, Malvern Theatres
English Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen – Helios Overture
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor
Sibelius – Symphony No.6
9 April 2022
Leominster Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Bob Chilcott – St John Passion
– Academia Musica Choir
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
16 March 2022
Cheltenham Town Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Schumann Manfred Overture
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Op.35
– INTERVAL –
Dvorak Symphony No.9
5 March 2022
Great Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Poulenc – Sinfonietta
Sawyers – Viola Concerto
Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor
4 March 2022
St Peter’s Church, Hereford
English Symphony Orchestra
Haydn Symphony No. 96 – The Miracle
Sawyers – Double Concerto
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter”
1-3 March 2022
Wyastone Concert Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Recording Sessions
Sibelius – Symphony No. 6
Sibelius – Tapiola
Philip Sawyers – Viola Concerto
Philip Sawyers – Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Daniel Rowland – violin, Maja Bogdanovic – cello
24-25 February 2022
Wyastone Concert Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Cardiff International Academy of Conducting
Conducting Masterclass – Mahler’s Ninth Symphony
17-20 February
BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
English Symphony Orchestra
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Recording sessions
Walter Arlen – Song of Songs
Walter Arlen – The Poet in Exile
Tuesday 17 December at 7:30
English Symphony Orchestra
Great Malvern Priory
Handel – The Messiah 120’
Academia Musica Choir
April Fredrick – soprano, Teresa Karcher – alto, Jon Weller – tenor, Matthew Sharp – bass
29 November 2019 at 7:30
Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
English String Orchestra
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (version for String Orchestra)
– Soloist: Zoë Beyers
Elgar arr. Fraser Songs for Strings (recent Classic FM Disc of the Week)
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
24 November 2019 at 7:30
Cheltenham Town Hall
English String Orchestra
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 12’
Gál – Concertino for Violin & Strings 18’
– Soloist: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (Violin)
Elgar – Introduction & Allegro for Strings 12’
Tchaikovsky arr. Woods – String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor 38’
7 September 2019 at 7:30
Assembly Hall Theatre
Tunbridge Wells
English Symphony Orchestra
Elgar – Violin Concerto
– Nicola Benedetti – violin
Brahms Symphony no. 2
9 June 2019 at 7:30
Cadogan Hall, London
English Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Taylor – Symphony no. 5 (world premiere)
Part of the 21st Century Symphony Project
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Pavel Sporcl – violin
Beethoven- Symphony no. 5
May 31- June 2 2019
Artistic Director
The Elgar Festival
Worcester
1 June 2019 at 7:30
Worcester Cathedral
English Symphony Orchestra
100th Anniversary Celebration of the completion of the Elgar Cello Concerto
Elgar arr. Donald Fraser – Sea Pictures
– Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
Elgar- Cello Concerto (official 100th Anniversary Performance
Raphael Wallfisch – cello
Tuesday 28 May 2019 at 7:30
Stratford Arts House
Orchestra of the Swan
Mozart – Divertimento in B flat, K137
David Matthews – ‘Le Lac’ for soprano and orchestra, World Premiere
Schubert – Death and the Maiden Variations and Lied (arr Kenneth Woods)
Mahler – Symphony no4 (arr. Klaus Simon)
— April Fredrick – soprano
May 9-20, 2019
Boulder, Colorado
Colorado MahlerFest
MahlerFest Orchestra
17 May at 2 PM
Hans Krása – Tanec, Passacaglia and Fugue for String Trio
Bruckner – String Quintet
18 May at 7:30
Macky Auditorium
Johann Strauss Jr arr. Schoenberg – Emperor Waltz
Mahler arr. Schoenberg – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesesllen
– Joshua DeVane, baritone
Viktor Ullmann arr. Kenneth Wooods – String Quartet No. 3
Beethoven arr. Mahler – String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 “Serioso”
19 May at 3:30
Macky Auditorium
Mahler – Symphony no. 1
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Beethoven orch Mahler – Leonore Overture no. 3
Chamber music concerts, recitals, symposia and films
Kings Place, London
English String Orchestra
Martinů – Partita for Strings (1931)
Mozart – Piano Concerto no. 13 in C major K 415 (version for strings by Mozart)
Kaprálová – Partita for Piano and Strings
— Noriko Ogawa – piano
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Recordings for Signum
Orchestral Music of Christopher Gunning – Symphonies No.’s 2, 10 and 12
Great Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Mozart – Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Schumann – Violin Concerto
David Matthews – Romanza for Violin and Strings
– Zoë Beyers – violin
Mendelssohn – Symphony no. 4 “Italian”
Stratford Arts House
Orchestra of the Swan
“Winter Remembered”
David Matthews – Winter Remembered (Concerto for Viola and Strings)
— Carmen Flores – viola
Mahler – Adagio from Symphony no. 10, version for 15 Solo Strings by Hans Stadlmair
Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
Britten – Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Bacewicz – Concerto for String Orchestra
CPE Bach – Cello Concerto in A minor
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Hereford Shirehall
English String Orchestra
Martinů – Partita for Strings (1931)
Mozart – Piano Concerto in C major K 415 (version for strings by Mozart)
Kaprálová – Partita for Piano and Strings
— Noriko Ogawa – piano
Tchaikovsky arr. Woods – Symphony for Strings (String Quartet no. 3 in E- flat minor), world première
Swan Theatre, Worcester
English Symphony Orchestra
Wagner (arr. Francis Griffin)– Die Walküre Act I
— Stacey Rishoi – Sieglinde
— Brennen Guillory – Siegmund
— Mathew Sharp – Hunding
Pavel Šporcl – violin
27 January, 2019
Assembly Theatre, Royal Tunbridge Wells
English Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances (selected)
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Pavel Šporcll – violin
Dvořák – Symphony no. 8
26 January 2019 at 745 PM
Malvern Theatres
English Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák– Slavonic Dances (selected)
Dvořák– Violin Concerto
—Pavel Sporcl– violin
Dvořák– Symphony no. 8
18 December 2018 at 7:30
Great Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Academia Musica Choir
Handel—The Messiah
— April Fredrick – soprano
— Tabitha Reynolds – mezzo soprano
— Aarod Godfrey-Mayes – tenor
— Timothy Edlin – bass
10 November 2018
Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple
English String Orchestra
Kenneth Woods – conductor
Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
–Zoë Beyers – violin
Elgar/Fraser Songs for Strings
Dvorak – Serenade for Strings
17 October 2018 at 7:30
Great Malvern Priory
English Symphony Orchestra
Harold Truscott- Elegy for Strings
Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
— Sara Trickey – violin, Sarah-Jane Bradley – viola
David Matthews- Double Concerto
Mozart – Symphony no. 29 in A major
7 October 2018 at 3:30
Hereford Shirehall
English Symphony Orchestra
Schumann—Symphony no. 4
Liszt – Totentanz
–Roman Kosyakov (Gold Medal, 2018 Hastings Piano Competition)
Sibelius Symphony no. 7
27 August 2018 at 7:00
Swan Theatre, Worcester
Worcester Festival
Festival Family Fireworks Concert
— Sofia Larsson – soprano
21 June, 2018 at 7:30 PM-
Cheltenham Town Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
(Pre-concert talk at 6:30)
Weber- Oberon Overture
Saint-Saens- Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky- Pezzo capriccioso
— Maja Bogdanovic- cello
Schumann Symphony no. 1 “Spring”
2 June, 2018
English Symphony Orchestra
The Elgar Festival
Elgar- Introduction and Allegro
Vaughan Williams- Oboe Concerto
— Nicholas Daniel – oboe
Elgar arr. Fraser – Songs for Strings (world premiere)
Elgar arr. D. Matthews- String Quartet
10-21 May, 2018
Colorado MahlerFest
Boulder Colorado
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director
Sibelius- Symphony no. 7
Mahler- Das Lied von der Erde
9 May, 2018 at 7:30 PM-
St Georges, Bristol
English Symphony Orchestra
Elgar arr. Fraser- Piano Quintet
David Matthews- Symphony no. 9 (world premiere- part of the 21st Century Symphony Project)
Elgar- Cello Concerto
Sheku Kaneh-Mason- cello
6 May, 2018 at 3:30
Hereford Shirehall Sunday Series
English Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Mass in C Major
— Academia Musica Choir
Beethoven- Leonore Overture no. 3
— Kenneth Woods- conductor
Weber- Overture to Die Freischutz
— Michael Young- conductor
— Herefordshire Youth Orchestra
–Academia Musica Orchestra and Choir
A joint production of ESO, Hereford Sixth Form College and Hereford Music Service
4 May, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Swan Theatre, Worcester
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director
Stravinsky- The Soldier’s Tale (staged with actors from Worcester Repertory Theatre)
Copland- Appalachian Spring, original version for 13 Instruments (with dancers from Academy Theatre Arts)
19 April, 2018 at 7:30 PM
St John’s Smith Square, London
St John’s Smith Square Americana ’18 Festival
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director
Ives- Symphony no. 3 The Camp Meeting
Copland- Clarinet Concerto
— Emma Johnson- clarinet
Jesse Jones- Smith Square Dances (world premiere)
Piston- Sinfonietta
5 April, 2018
English String Orchestra
Abbey Road Studios
Recordings for Avie Records
Donald Fraser- Sinfonietta for Strings
24 March, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Surrey Mozart Players
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Haydn- The Creation
Part of the Guildford Spring Music Festival
Guildford Chamber Choir
25 February, 2018 at 3:30 PM-
Hereford Shirehall Sunday Series
English Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture
Philip Sawyers- Violin Concerto (world premiere)
–Alexander Sitkovetsky- violin
Schumann- Symphony no. 2 in C major
15 February, 2018 at 7:45 PM
Malvern Theatres
English Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture
Brahms- Violin Concerto
–Chloe Hanslip violin
Schumann- Symphony no. 3 in E flat (Rhenish)
10 February, 2018 at 7:30 PM-
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
English Symphony Orchestra
Strauss arr. Schoenberg- Emperor Waltz
Humperdick- Der kleine Sandmann from Hansel and Gretel
Schubert- Die forelle
Mahler- Das irdische Leben
Schubert- Tod und das Mädchen
Mahler arr. Stein- Symphony no. 4 in G major (chamber version)
April Fredrick- soprano (ESO Artist-in-Affiliation)
4 February 2018, 2018
Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Family Concert including Kenneth Woods’s The Ugly Duckling (Canadian Premiere)
Bradley Thachuk- conductor
Kenneth Woods- narrator
2 December, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Surrey Mozart Players
St Teresa’s School, Effingham
Rossini- Overture to The Thieving Magpie
Beethoven- Violin Concerto
Chloe Hanslip- violin
Beethoven- Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
21 November at 7:30 PM-
Cheltenham Town Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Elgar- Violin Concerto
— Alexander Sitkovetsky- violin
Brahms arr. Woods- Piano Quartet in A major (world premiere)
1-14 November 2017
Ensemble Epomeo
Autumn Tour
Trios by Beethoven, Cras, Schubert and Yang
22 October, 2017
Erie Chamber Orchestra
Schumann- Symphony no. 1 in B-flat “Spring”
Schumann- Symphony no. 4 in D minor26 October-6 November 2017
15 October at 3:30 PM-
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
English String Orchestra
Walton- Two pieces from Henry V
Elgar/Fraser- Salut d’Amour
Sawyers- Concerto for Trumpet, Timpani and Strings (world premiere)
–Simon Desbruslais- trumpet
Elgar- Serenade for Strings
Tippett- Little Music for Strings
11 October at 7:30 PM-
Malvern Priory
(Pre-concert talk at 6:45)
English Symphony Orchestra
Haydn- Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor “Farewell”
Schumann- Cello Concerto
–Raphael Wallfisch- cello
Mozart- Symphony no. 41 in C major “Jupiter”
Oct 1 at 3:30 PM –
Hereford Shirehall Sunday
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director
Zoë Beyers- violin
Haydn- Symphony no. 60 in C major “Il Distratto” (The Distracted Gentleman)
Milhaud- Le boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof) for Violin and Orchestra
— Zoë Beyers- violin
Piazzolla- Three Tangos
Mozart- Symphony no.39 in E-Flat Major
16 September, 2017 and 7:30 PM
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Mozart- Overture to Don Giovanni
Walton- Viola Concerto
Luba Tunnicliffe- viola
Brahms- Symphony no. 2 in D major
27 August Malvern Showgrounds
Summer Prom Morgan Cars
English Symphony Orchestra
Sofia Larsson- soprano
Peter Aisher- tenor
Bernstein- Candide Overtire
Gershwin- Summertime
Copland- “Saturday Night Waltz” from Billy the Kid
Bernstein- “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story
Bernstein- “Tonight” from West Side Story
Copland- “Hoe Down” from Rodeo
Bernstein- Mambo from West Side Story
Glinka- Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Tchaikovsky- Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovksy- Romeo and Juliet duet for soprano, tenor and orchestra
Tchaikovsky- Overture 1812
Elgar- Pomp and Circumstance Overture no. 2 (Land of Hope and Glory)
Parry/Elgar- Jerusalem
26 August, 2017 at 3:30 PM
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
English Symphony Orchestra
Part of the Worcester Festival
John Williams- Harry Potter Theme
Prokofiev- Peter and the Wolf
Kenneth Woods- Ugly Duckling
Kile Smith- Bremen Town Musicians
Randy Newman/Sobieska- You’ve got a Friend in Me
— Ben Humphrey- narrator/singer
Free “Try-an-Instrument” session at 2:00 PM
22 July
Christ Church, Rode
Andrew Road Ensemble
Mozart- Viola Quintet in G minor
Gal- Viola Quintet
21 July, 2017
Andrew Road Music Room
Andrew Road Ensemble
Mozart- Viola Quintet in G minor
Gal- Viola Quintet
June 24, 2017
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Surrey Mozart Players
Brahms- Tragic Overture
Sawyers- Violin Concerto
Beethoven- Romance for Violin and Orchestra
Alexander Sitkovetsky- violin
Beethoven- Symphony no.5
May 28, 2017
Hereford Shirehall
English String Orchestra
Grieg- Holberg Suite
Hans Gál- Concertino for Cello and Strings
Matthew Sharp- cello
Tchaikovsky- Serenade for Strings
May 27, 2017
Hereford Shirehall
English String Orchestra
Recordings for Avie Records
Hans Gál- Concertino for Cello and Strings
Matthew Sharp- cello
May 12-22, 2017
Artistic Director/Conductor Colorado MahlerFest
May 17, 2017
MahlerFest Chamber Music Concert
Dairy Centre for the Performing Arts, Boulder
Kurtág- Signs, Games and Messages
Mahler and Mahler/Schnittke- Piano Quartet (based on the fragment)
David Matthews- Romanza
Schubert- String Quintet in C major
James Stern and Karen Bently-Pollick- violins
David Yang- viola
Kenneth Woods and Parry Karp- cellos
Jennifer Hayghe- piano
May 20-21
Macky Auditorium
MahlerFest Orchestra
Elgar/D. Matthews- String Quartet (version for string orcehstra) US premiere
Mahler/D. Cooke, Berthold Goldschmidt, D. Matthews, C. Matthews- Symphony no. 10
May 9, 2017
KOCIANOVA ÚSTÍ Festival, Czech Republic
Brahms- Double Concerto
Beethoven- Symphony no. 7
April 29, 2017
New Theatre Royal
English String Orchestra
Grieg- Holberg Suite
Elgar- String Serenade
Elgar- Salut d’Amor (version for solo violin and strings by Monica Buckland)
Tijmen Huisingh- violin
Tchaikovsky- Andante cantabile (version for solo cello and strings by the composer)
Tchaikovsky- Serenade for Strings
April 21, 2017
The Bridgewater Hall
English String Orchestra
Thea Musgrave- Green
Deborah Pritchard- Violin Concerto “Wall of Water”
Emily Doolittle- “falling still” for Violin and Strings
Kaija Saariaho- Terra Memoria
April 7-8, 2017
Swan Theatre, Worcester
English Symphony Orchestra
Worcester Rep Players
Academy Theatre Arts Dance Troupe
William Walton- Facade, An Entertainment
Various- The Music Hall Shakespeare
Coward- The Stately Homes of England
Gunning- The Belgian Detective
Coward- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Ben Humphrey and Victoria Lucie- speakers and singers
March 25, 2017
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Surrey Mozart Players
Stravinsky- Pulcinella Suite
Weber- Bassoon Concerto
Elgar- Romance for Bassoon
Jarek Augustyniak- bassoon
Mozart- Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Sibelius- Symphony no. 5
February 28, 2017
St John’s Smith Square, London
English Symphony Orchestra
Sawyers- Fanfare (world premiere)
Sawyers- Songs of Loss and Regret (London premiere)
April Fredrick- soprano
Mozart- Piano Concerto in D minor
Clare Hammond- piano
Sawyers- Symphony no. 3 (world premiere)
February 26, 2017
Wyastone Concert Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Recordings for Nimbus Records
Philip Sawyers- Fanfare for Brass
Philip Sawyers- Symphony no. 3
February 19, 2017
Hereford Shirehall
English Symphony Orchestra
Academia Musica Choir
Vivaldi- Gloria RV589
Telemann-Ouverture-Suite, ‘”Burlesque de Quixotte”
‘Bach- Cantata no. 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Lucy Bowen- soprano
Caitline Prowle- soprano
Emma Curtis- contralto
Jon Weller- tenor
Andrew Mayor- baritone
February 17, 2017
English Symphony Orchestra
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
April Fredrick- Soprano
Brahms Hungarian Dance no. 1
Brahms- Hungarian Dance no. 3
Johann Strauss Jr. – Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Rossini- Una voce poco fa
Johann Strauss Jr- Titsch Tratsch Polka
Brahms- Hungarian Dance no. 5
Dvorak- Slavonic Dance opus 72 no. 2
Dvorak- Slavonic Dance opus 72 no. 7
Dvorak- “Song to the Moon” from Russalka
Gounod- Jewel Song from Faust
Sibelius- Valse Triste
Johann Strauss Jr- “Saffi’s” Song from The Gypsy Baron
Johann Strauss Jr.- Emperor Waltzes
January 30-31, 2017
English Symphony Orchestra/English String Orchestra
Wyastone Concert Hall
Recording new violin concertos by Ron Fokkens, David Matthews, Emily Doolittle and Paul Patterson with Harriet Mackenzie, Retorica Duo for Nimbus Alliance Records
28 January, 2017
Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon
Surrey Mozart Players
Beethoven- Egmont Overture
Haydn- Symphony no. 73
Brahms- Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor
Daniel de Borah- Piano
January 21, 2017
Worcester Concert Club
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
Ensemble Epomeo
Beethoven- String Trio in D major, opus 9 no. 2
Krása- Passacaglia and Fuga
Dohnanyi- Serenade in C Major
January 15, 2017
King’s Place, London
Ensemble Epomeo
Beethoven- String Trio in D major, opus 9 no. 2
Krasa- Passacaglia and Fuga
Brahms- Piano Quartet in A major, opus 26
Daniel de Borah- Piano
21 December, 2016
Cheltenham Town Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
J. Haydn- Symphony no. 44 in E minor “Trauer” (“Mourning”)
L. v. Beethoven- Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor
James Brawn- piano
W.A. Mozart- Symphony no. 40 in G minor
Sunday, 11 December 2016
Kings Place, London
Hall One
English Symphony Orchestra
Haydn- Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob.I/44 Trauer
James- Francis Brown Lost Lanes, Shadow Groves for clarinet & strings
Emma Johnson- clarinet
Mozart- Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Saturday 10th December 2016
Surrey Mozart Players
The Electric Theatre, Guildford 7.30pm
Milhaud – Le Boeuf sur le Toit
Gounod – Petite Symphonie for Winds
Ibert – Flute Concerto
Sarah Bennett – Flute
Poulenc – Les Biches Suite
November 19, 2016
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
James Smith and Cynthia Woods, conductors
Philip Sawyers- Cello Concerto
Kenneth Woods- cello
Vaughan Williams- Symphony no. 2 “London”
November 16, 2016
Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional, Republica Dominicana
Brahms- Academic Festival Overture
Gliere- Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
Brahms- Symphony no. 4
October 31-November 13, 2016
Ensemble Epomeo
Autumn US Tour
4-5 November: Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
Beethoven – String Trio in D Major, Opus 9, No. 2
Adam Silverman – The Holy Terror for Soprano, Percussion and Trio (World Premiere)
Krasa – Passacaglia and Fugue
7-8 November: Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
Auricolae:Music and Storytelling Concerts
Woods- The Ugly Duckling
David Yang- Three Wishes
10 November- Private Concert
11 November- University of Pennsylvania
12 November- Red Velvet Concert Hall series
October 29, 2016
English Symphony Orchestra
Recordings for Signum Records
October 28, 2016
English Symphony Orchestra
Middleton Hall
University of Hull
Grand Opening Gala Concert
Deborah Pritchard- New Work for Piano, Trumpet and Strings (world premiere)
Nimrod Borenstein- Concerto for Trumpet, Piano and Strings (world premiere)
Tchaikovsky- Serenade for Strings
October 25, 2016
English Symphony Orchestra
Ruddock Centre for the Arts, Birmingham
John Joubert- Jane Eyre
An Opera in Three Acts
World Premiere
Being recording for SOMM Records
September 25, 2016
English Symphony Orchestra
Hereford Shirehall
Robert Saxton- The Resurrection of the Soldiers (ESO co-premiere/co-commission with Presteigne Festival)
Mozart- Piano Concerto in D minor
Clare Hammond- piano
Mozart- Symphony no. 40 in G minor
September 24, 2016
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Mozart- Symphony No. 35 “Hafner”
Shostakovich- Cello Concerto no. 1
Kenneth Woods- cello and director
Haydn- Symphony no. 80
September 5-7, 2016
English Symphony Orchestra
Wyastone Concert Hall
Recordings for Toccata Classics
Krenek- Piano Concerti, vol. 2
July 10, 2016
Hereford Shirehall
English Symphony Orchestra
A Summer Family Concert
Kile Smith- The Bremen Town Musicians (world premiere)
Tom Kraines- Hansel and Gretel
Kenneth Woods- The Ugly Duckling
Mussorgsky- The Flea
Matthew Sharp- Baritone and Narrator
Saturday 25th June 2016
Surrey Mozart Players
The Electric Theatre, Guildford
Season Finale Gala Concert
Sibelius En Saga
Busoni Violin Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No. 6
June 12, 2016
King’s School, Worcester
ESO Chamber Music
Elgar Society of Great Britain
The AT Shaw Lecture
Elgar-Piano Quintet in A
Sara Trickey and Suzanne Casey- violins
Louise Lansdowne- viola
Kenneth Woods- cello
Sarah Beth Briggs- piano
May 15-22, 2016
Colorado MahlerFest
Boulder, Colorado
May 21 and 22, 2016
Kurt Schwertsik- Nachtmusiken (US Premiere)
Mahler- Symphony no. 7
May 8, 2016
Ensemble Epomeo
Kyo-Shin-An Arts Concerts at Tenri Cultural Centre
Matthew Harris- Shakuhachi Quartet
Ciara Cornelius- New work for shakuhachi, voice and strings
Jay Reise-The Gift to Uruishima for Shakuhachi and Strings
Kenneth Woods- Quartet for Electric Guitar and Strings
James Nyoraku Schlefer- shakuhachi
Dan Lippel- guitar
23 April, 2016
Surrey Mozart Players
Menuhin Hall- Stoke d’Abernon
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
James Brawn- piano
Schubert Symphony in C D812
March 19, 2016
Surrey Mozart Players
Guildford Spring Music Festival
Mozart Symphony No. 29
Haydn Cello Concerto in C
Jane Lindsay-cello
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
March 6, 2016
Ensemble Epomeo
Exeter New Hampshire
March 5, 2016
Ensemble Epomeo
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
The Carriage House
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio in E flat Major, Opus 3
Peteris Vasks – Piano Quartet
George Lopez- piano
February 28, 2016 at 3 PM
Ensemble Epomeo
Market Square Concerts
Temple Ohev Sholom
Kurtág, Selections from Signs, Games, and Messages
Weiner, String Trio, Op. 6
Beethoven, String Trio, Op. 3
7 February, 2016
English Symphony Orchestra
Hereford Shirehall
Emily Doolittle- green/blue
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto
Alexander Sitkovetsky- violin
Beethoven- Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major “Eroica”
January 30, 2016
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Mozart- The Triptych.
Mozart- Symphony no. 39 in E-flat Major
Mozart- Symphony no. 40 in G minor
Mozart- Symphony no. 41 in C major “Jupiter”
January 13-14, 2016
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sage Gateshead
Recording for Avie Records
Hans Gál- Piano Concerto
Sarah-Beth Briggs- piano
December 12th 2015
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Mendelssohn- Trumpet Overture
Sawyers- Trumpet Concerto
Simon Desbruslais- trumpet
Haydn- Symphony no. 103 “Drum Roll”
December 7, 2015
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
String Ensemble
Grieg- Holberg Suite
December 5, 2015
Academica Musica Orchestra
Malvern Priory, Malvern
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture
Tchaikovsky- Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Dvorak- Symphony no. 9 “From the New World
October 31, 2015
English Symphony Orchestra
Worcester Arena
A Family Spooktacular
Mussorgsky- Night on Bald Mountain
Saint-Saens- Danse Macabre
Woods- The Ugly Duckling
Kraines- Hansel and Gretel
Theme from The Adams Family
Theme from Ghostbusters
Mussorgsky- The Flea
Schubert- Die Erlkonig
Matthew Sharp- narrator and baritone
Saturday, 10 October
4:00 PM
Elgar Concert Hall, University of Birmingham
Bach/Elgar: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, opus 86
Mahler- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Baritone- TBA
Elgar/Fraser- Symphonic Realization of Piano Quintet in A minor, opus 84 (world premiere)
Thursday, 8 October
7:30 PM
Malvern Theatres
English Symphony Orchestra
Elgar- Overture “Froissart” opus 19
Brahms- Symphony no. 3 in F major, opus 90
Elgar- Violin Concerto, opus 61
Alexander Sitkovetsky- violin
Wednesday, 7 October
7:30 PM
Hereford Cathedral
English String Orchestra
Academia Musica
Three Choirs Voices
Ralph Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Philip Sawyers- Songs of Loss and Regret (world premiere)
April Fredrick, soprano
Elgar- Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Elgar/Fraser- Sea Pictures (world premiere of new version for choir and strings)
September 26, 2015
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Elgar- Froissart Overture
Schubert- Unfinished Symphony
Elgar- Violin Concerto
Alexander Sitkovetsky- violin
September 22, 2015
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Concert for Radio Wales
Holst- The Planets
Wagner- Ride of the Valkyries
Copland- Fanfare for the Common Man
Harty- Irish Symphony
Debussy- Marche Ecosaise
Shore- Suite from Lord of the Rings
September 18, 2015
Elgar Concert Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Recordings for Signum Records
Toby Young and Geoffrey Gordon- New Concertos for Trumpet, Piano and Strings
Clare Hammond- piano
Simon Desbruslais- trumpet
September 12-13, 2015
Wyastone Concert Hall
English Symphony Orchestra
Recordings for Toccata Classics
Ernst Krenek- Complete Piano Concertos, volume 1
Mikhail Korzhev- piano
July 19- August 1st, 2015
Montpeyroux Chamber Music Festival
A la cave
Quatuor Op. 76 no 5 Finale Presto F. J. Haydn
Passacaile Duo pour violon et alto Handel/Halvorsen
Morceaux pour quatuor a cordes D. Shostakovich
Quatuor en Re Majeur Op.44 No. 1 Presto con Brio F. Mendelssohn
Jalousie Gade
Resto La Terasse
Une exploration de la musique Americaine
Suite Zeppeline en Quatour
All of My Love
Black Dog
Stairway to Heaven
La musique de Johnny Cash Nicolas et Quatour
Three Memories Evan Chambers
Sous les etoiles
Quatuor Op. 76 No. 5 Allegretto F. J. Haydn
Sonate No 2 pour deux Violons J. Leclair
Quatuor en re Majeur Op. 44 No.1 Molto allegro vivace F. Mendelssohn
Suite Argentine
Jalousie Gade
Danzas Argentinas No. 2 Ginastera
Por Una Cabeza Gardel
Encore Four for Tango Piazzola
Resto Pont du diable
La Cloture
Quatuor Op. 76 no 5 F. J. Haydn
Allegretto
Largo: Cantabile e mesto
Menuetto: Allegro
Finale: Presto
Des morceaux avec les eleves et les professeurs. La musique de Borodin, Henk Badings et les Chansons Italienne
Quintette No 2 en Sol Majeur No. 2 Op 111 J. Brahms
Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Adagio
Un poco Allegretto
Vivace, ma non troppo presto
Encore: Bohemian Rhapsody
June 27, 2015
Surrey Mozart Players
The Electric Theatre, Guildford
Smetana Bartered Bride Overture
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2
Arranged for Orchestra by Kenneth Woods
Soloist: Suzanne Casey – Violin
June 24, 2015
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Recording for BBC Proms
June 19, 2015
English Symphony Orchestra
Worcester Cathedral Magna Carta Celebration
Mozart- Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven- Overture and Incidental Music from Egmont
Beethoven- Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major “Eroica”
June 18, 2015
English Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music
Worcester Cathedral Magna Carta Celebration
Barber- Dover Beach
Kile Smith- Plain Truths (UK Premiere)
Dvorak- String Quartet in F major, “American”
Matthew Sharp- bass- baritone, Suzanne Casey- violin, Kenneth Woods- cello
June 14, 2015
Andrew Road Music Room Concert and Shindig
Barber- Dover Beach
Kile Smith- Plain Truths (UK Premiere)
Dvorak- String Quartet in F major, “American”
Matthew Sharp- bass- baritone, Suzanne Casey- violin, Kenneth Woods- cello
May 24-June 7 2015
Scotia Festival of Music
Conductor, Scotia Festival Orchestra
Ensemble Epomeo- Ensemble in Residence
May 24- June 7 2014 Scotia Festival of Music
Halifax, NS
Ensemble in Residence, Conductor- Festival Orchestra
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Hollo, Aurel – Jose beFore JOHN5 – Architek Percussion (Ben Duinker, Mark Morton, Ben Reimer, Allessandro Valiante)
McCabe – String Trio – Ensemble Epomeo (Diane Pascal, violin, David Yang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello) CANADIAN PREMIERE
Pape, Andy – caDance for 4 – Architek Percussion
Shostakovich – Violin Sonata – Elissa Lee, violin, Simon Docking, piano
Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Vasks, Petris – Piano Quartet – Simon Docking, Ensemble Epomeo
Dvorak – Piano Quintet In A Major, Op.81 – Nelson Lee, violin, Marc Djokic, violin, Phillip Djokic, viola, Denise Djokic, cello, Lynn Stodola, piano
Dun, Tan – Elegy: Snow In June, for cello and percussion – Denise Djokic, cello, Architek Percussion
Monday, June 1, 2015 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Durufle – Prelude, Recitatif et Variations – Patricia Creighton, flute, David Yang, viola, Peter Allen, piano
Stravinsky – Septet – Dominic Desautels, clarinet, Ivor Rothwell, bassoon, David Parker, horn, Diane Pascal, violin, David Yang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello, Peter Allen, piano
Poulenc – Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano – Patricia Creighton, flute, Suzanne Lemieux, oboe, Dominic Desautels, clarinet, Ivor Rothwell, bassoon, David Parker, horn
Sibelius – String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 – Super Nova String Quartet – Benjamin Bowman, violin, Elissa Lee, violin, Sharon Wei, viola, Blair Lofgren, cello
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Scotia Festival Orchestra- Kenneth Woods, conductor
Bartok – Music for Strings, percussion, celeste, harp and piano –
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Philippe Djokic, Marc Djokic, Nelson Lee, Giora Schmidt, violin
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Beethoven – String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3 – Ensemble Epomeo
Webern – String Quartet, Op. 28 – Super Nova Quartet
Bartok – Two pianos and percussion – John Novacek, Simon Docking, pianos, Architek Percussion
Friday, June 5, 2015 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Haydn – Trio in E flat, Hob.XV:29 – Super Nova Piano Trio
Perich, Tristan – Sequential – Diane Pascal, violin, Airi Yoshioka, violin, David Lang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello, Architek Percussion
de Sarasate – Spanish Dance “Navarra” – Benjamin Bowman, violin, Giora Schmidt, violin, John Novack, piano
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 – Super Nova String Quartet
Sunday, June 7, 2015 2:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Scotia festival Orchestra- Kenneth Woods, conductor
Benjamin – Romantic Fantasy – Scott St. John, violin, Sharon Wei, viola
Beethoven – Triple Concerto
Elgar – Enigma Variations
May 13, 2015
English Symphony Orchestra
Elgar Concert Hall
Shostakovich (arr. Barshai)- Chamber Symphony opus 110a (String Quartet no. 8)
Shostakovich- Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Clare Hammond-piano, Simon Desbruslais- trumpet
Geoffrey Gordon- Saint Blue for Piano, Trumpet and Strings (World Premiere)
Tchaikovsky- Serenade for Strings
April 24, 2015
English Symphony Orchestra
Academia Musica Choir
St John’s Smith Square, London
Mozart Requiem: Origins
Sofia Larsson- soprano, Emma Curtis- contralto, Matthew-Minter- tenor, Brian Bannatyne-Scott- bass
Handel- “Alleluia” from The Dettingen Anthem
WF Bach- Adagio from Sinfonia in D Minor
Handel- Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, “The Ways of Zion do Mourn”
Mozart- Requiem in D minor
April 18, 2015
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven- Symphony no. 1
Richard Strauss- Ein Heldenleben
29 March , 2015
3:30 PM
English Symphony Orchestra
Elgar Concert Hall
Mozart- Overture to Cosi fan Tutte
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto in E minor
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Beethoven- Symphony no. 7 in A major
March 21, 2015
Surrey Mozart Players
The Menuhin Hall, Stoke D’Abernon
Mozart Overture and ballet music from Idomeneo
Mark Bebbington – Piano
Mozart Piano Concerto in Bb Major K595
Schubert Symphony No. 6
March 8, 2015
Revelation St Mary’s, Ashford Chamber Music
Cabaret of the Moon
Schönberg- Verklärte Nacht
Mahler- Rückert Lieder
March 7, 2015
Harborough Music Collective
Cabaret of the Moon
Schönberg- Verklärte Nacht
Mahler- Rückert Lieder
March 1, 2015
Ensemble Epomeo
St Leonard’s Church, Malvern
John McCabe- String Trio
Weinberg- String Trio
Beethoven- String Trio in G Major opus 9 no. 2
February 27, 2015
English Symphony Orchestra
Academia Musica
Hereford Cathedral
Mozart Requiem: Origins
Sofia Larsson- soprano, Emma Curtis- contralto, Matthew-Minter- tenor, Brian Bannatyne-Scott- bass
Handel- “Alleluia” from The Dettingen Anthem
WF Bach- Adagio from Sinfonia in D Minor
Handel- Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, “The Ways of Zion do Mourn”
Mozart- Requiem in D minor
February 26, 2015
Ensemble Epomeo
Penarth Pavillion
John McCabe- String Trio
Weinberg- String Trio
Beethoven- String Trio in G Major opus 9 no. 2
February 15, 2015
Ensemble Epomeo
Exeter New Hampshire
Weinberg: String Trio
Beethoven: G Major, Opus 9/2
Mahler-Schnkttke- Piano Quartet
Reise- Piano Quartet
February 14, 2015
Ensemble Epomeo
Bowdin College
Weinberg: String Trio
Beethoven: G Major, Opus 9/2
Mahler-Schnkttke- Piano Quartet
Reise- Piano Quartet
February 13, 2015
Ensemble Epomeo
University of Pennsylvania
Weinberg: String Trio
Beethoven: G Major, Opus 9/2
Mahler-Schnkttke- Piano Quartet
Reise- Piano Quartet
January 31, 2015
Surrey Mozart Players
Hans Gál- Idyllikon
Vaughan Williams- Oboe Concerto
Barber- Canzonetta
Victoria Brawn- Oboe
Sibelius- Incidental Music from “Pelleas and Melisande”
January 30, 2015
English String Orchestra
National Gallery of Art
Deborah Pritchard- Wall of Water
January 19, 2015
CD/Book Release Event
Hans Gál- The Complete Symphonies
Hans Gál- Music Behind Barbed Wire
Grand Central Synagogue, London
November 30, 2014
Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Ullmann arr. Woods- Chamber Symphony
Britten- Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Beethoven- Symphony no. 4
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Austin Hitchcock, horn
15 November, 2014
Surrey Mozart Players
Ravel- Le Tombeau de Couperin
Vaughan Williams- On Wenlock Edge
Butterworth- The Banks of Green Willow
Haydn- Symphony no. 44 “Trauer”
November 14th at Christ Church, Malvern
7:30 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:45)
English Symphony Orchestra
Peter Adams- Cello
McCabe- Red Leaves
Haydn- Cello Concerto in C Major
Mozart- Symphony no 29 in A Major
November 10, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Penderecki- String Trio
Jay Reise- String Trio
Tom Whitman- “Elizabeth Bray’s Diaries” for string trio and soprano
Beethoven- String Trio in G major Opus 9 no. 1
November 9, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Penderecki- String Trio
Jay Reise- String Trio
Tom Whitman- “Elizabeth Bray’s Diaries” for string trio and soprano
Beethoven- String Trio in G major Opus 9 no. 1
November 8, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
Penderecki- String Trio
Jay Reise- String Trio
Tom Whitman- “Elizabeth Bray’s Diaries” for string trio and soprano
Beethoven- String Trio in G major Opus 9 no. 1
November 3, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Swarthmore College Series
Penderecki- String Trio
Reise- String Trio
Whitman- String Trio
October 18th at LSO Saint Luke’s, Old Street, London
English Symphony Orchestra
Wall of Water
7:30 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:30)
English String Orchestra
Harriet Mackenzie violin
Thea Musgrave- Green for String Orchestra
Deborah Pritchard- Violin Concerto “Wall of Water” (World Premiere)
Emily Doolittle- “falling still” for Violin and strings (UK Premiere)
Kaija Saariaho- Terra memoria for String Orchestra (UK Premiere)
October 8th at Elgar Concert Hall, Birmingham University Campus
English Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:45)
English String Orchestra
Tippett- Concerto for Double String Orchestra
John McCabe- “Pilgrim” for Double String Orchestra
Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Elgar- Introduction and Allegro for Strings
October 3rd at Christ Church, Malvern
English Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:45)
ESO Winds
Mozartarr Triebensee –Harmonium selections from Don Giovanni
Gál – Divertimento for Winds
Dvorak – Serenade for Wind Instruments
September 20, 2014
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Overture “The Impressario”
Sibelius- Violin Concerto
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
Dvorak- Symphony no. 5
September 13th at Christ Church, Malvern
English Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:45)
English String Orchestra
Tchaikovsky- Serenade for Strings
Shostakovich- Chamber Symphony op 110a
Dvorak- Serenade for Strings
July 5, 2014
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
McIver- Premiere
Grieg-Piano Concerto in A minor
Mark Bebbington- piano
Mahler- Symphony no. 4
April Frederick-soprano
July 22, 2014
Harborough Concerts
LePage/Schubert- Sleep Softly in My Arms
Schubert- Cello Quintet
David Le Page and Suzanne Casey- violins, Catherine Leech- viola, Kenneth Woods and Parry Karp-cellos
Saturday 21st June 2014
Surrey Mozart Players
The Electric Theatre, Guildford 7.30pm
Gala Concert
Weber Euryanthe Overture
Barber Cello Concerto
Parry Karp-cello
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5
Saturday, June 14 2014
Festival Institute at Round Top
Texas Festival Orchestra
Strauss- Duet Concertino
Strauss- Oboe Concerto
Beethoven- Symphony no. 2 in D major
June 5, 2014
The Music Room Chamber Players
Cohen- Two Cello Duos (UK Premiere)
Schubert- Cello Quintet in C major
David LePage and Suzanne Casey- violins, Catherine Leech- viola, Kenneth Woods and Parry Karp- cellos
May 18, 2014
ESO Chamber Players
Michael Bochmann and Angus Gibbon- violin, Helen Roberts- viola, Kenneth Woods- cello, Alison Lambert- clarinet, Graeme Adams- oboe
Mozart- Oboe Quartet
Schubert- String Trio in B flat
Mozart- Clarinet Quintet
May 9, 2014
Two Rivers Music Festival
Two Rivers Ensemble
Suzanne Woods- violin, Clare Hammond- piano, Kenneth Woods-cello
Andrew Keeling- Piano Trio “Unquiet Earth”
Mendelssohn- Cello Sonata
Beethoven Pathétique Sonata
Robin Walker Four Songs of Emily Brontë (world premiere)
Beethoven Cantata: Adelaide
April 19, 2014
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Sibelius- En Saga
Grieg- Selections from Peer Gynt
Vaughan Williams- Symphony no. 4
April 5, 2014
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Schubert- Symphony no. 3
Mahler Symphony no. 5
March 29, 2014
Surrey Mozart Players
The Electric Theatre, Guildford
Guildford Spring Music Festival- Gala Concert
Rossini Overture – William Tell
Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms Serenade No. 1
March 8, 2014
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Mahler Symphony no. 7
March 8, 2014
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Mahler Symphony no. 7
March 4, 2014
English Symphony Orchestra
Christ Church Malvern
Tippett- Concerto for Double String Orchestra
McCabe- Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Elgar- Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra
February 23, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Kyo-Shin-An Arts at Tenri Cultural Center
Schlefer- Duo for Shakuhachi and Cello
Victoria Bond- Quartet for Shakuhachi and String Trio (World Premire)
Reise- String Trio (New York Premiere)
Beethoven- String Trio in G major, opus 9 no. 1
February 12, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Lenthall Concert Series
Weinberg- String Trio
Bach- Selections from “Goldberg Variaions”
Beethoven- String Trio in G major, opus 9 no. 1
February 8, 2014
Magicians of the Orchestra: The Art of Conducting-Strauss’s Voice
International Concert Series, The Bridgewater Hall
2.00pm – 5.00pm in The Barbirolli Room.
A beginner’s guide to the ‘Art of Conducting’ is led by American conductor and music-blogger, Kenneth Woods. The session offers, a chance to view video samples of the great conductors of the past (including Richard Strauss), a masterclass with a young conductor and the opportunity for some members of the audience to have a go at conducting for themselves.
The session concludes with a performance of Strauss’s lyrical Serenade for wind instruments.
February 6-11, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Recordings for Avie Records
Schnittke- String Trio
Pendereckit- String Trio
Kurtag- Sings, Games and Messages
Weinberg- String Trio
February 1, 2014
Surrey Mozart Players
The Electric Theatre, Guildford 7.30pm
Prokofiev A Summer Day – a suite for children
McCabe Trumpet Concerto
Telemann Trumpet Concerto
Simon Desbrulais – Trumpet
Copland Apalachian Spring
January 20, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Amado Recital Hall at Irvine Auditorium
University of Pennsylvania
Scnittke String Trio
Levinson- Three Fables
Kurtag- Sings, Games and Messengers
Penderecki- String Trio
Reise- String Trio
January 19, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Private concert in Philadelphia
Scnittke String Trio
Levinson- Three Fables
Kurtag- Sings, Games and Messengers
Penderecki- String Trio
Reise- String Trio
January 18, 2014
Ensemble Epomeo
Private concert in Phoenixville, PA
Scnittke String Trio
Weinberg String Trio
Kurtag- Sings, Games and Messengers
Penderecki- String Trio
Reise- String Trio
January 4, 2014
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Mote Hall, Maidstone
Tchaikovsky- Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Saint-Saens- Cello Concerto no. 2 in D inor
Dvorak- Symphony no. 8 in G Major
December 21, 2013
English Symphony Orchestra
Saint Michael’s Singers
St John the Baptist Church, Cirencester
Handel- Messiah
Pippa Hyde – soprano
Tom Williams -countertenor
Greg Tassell – tenor
Ian Caddy – bass
December 3, 2013
Orchestra of the Swan
Beethoven- Overture “Egmont”
Hans Gal- Symphony no. 1
Schumann- Symphony no. 1 “Spring”
December 2 and 3, 2013
Orchestra of the Swan
Recordings for Avie Records
Hans Gal- Symphony no. 1
Schumann- Symphony no. 1 “Spring”
November 22, 2013
Surrey Mozart Players
Holy Trinity Church
Dvorak- Symphony no. 6 in D major
Mozart- Requiem in D minor
Guildford Chamber Choir
Sofia Larsson – Soprano,
Elizabeth Sikora – Alto
Andrew Wicks – Tenor,
Michael Druiett – Bass
November 22, 2013
English Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky- Andante Cantabile (arr. 1st Quartet)
– version for Cello and Strings or version for String Orchestra
Shostakovich- Chamber Symphony opus 83a (arr. 4th Quartet)
-interval-
Tchaikovsky- Violin Concerto
Tamsin Waley-Cohen– violin
November 16-17, 2013
Ensemble Epomeo
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
A Celebration of Ten Years of Commissioned works
Peter Gilbert – Awake and Shine for acoustic guitar and string quartet, 2005
Melissa Dunphy – “Captain Samuels Speaks to the Sea” for string trio and narrator, 2012
Kenneth Woods – “Demonstrations” for electric guitar and string trio (World Premiere), 2013
Andrea Clearfield – “Three Tenses of Light” for string quartet and chorus, 2012
Kile Smith – “Plain Truths” for baritone, chorus, string quartet (expanded, World Premiere), 2010, 2013
November 3, 2013
American Youth Philharmonic
Bernstein- On the Waterfront, Symphonic Suite
Sibelius- Symphony no. 2 in D major
November 2, 2013
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music
UW Symphony Orchestra
Sawyers- Overture “The Gale of Life”
Brahms- Violin Concerto
Rachel Barton-Pine- violin
Shostakovich Symphony no. 5
September 28, 2013
Surrey Mozart Players
Beethoven Overture – Creatures of Prometheus
Mozart Symphony No. 33
Britten Les Illuminations
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1
Soloist Louise Alder – Soprano
September 27, 2013
English Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn- Overture “Hebrides”
Gal- Concertino for Cello and Strings
Matthew Sharp, cello
Mendelssohn- Symphony no. 3 “Scottish”
31 July, 2013
English Chamber Orchestra
Recordings in Abbey Road Studios, London
Music of Edward Elgar
29 June, 2013
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart – Don Giovanni Overture
Sibelius – Symphony no 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto –soloist Sasha Sitkovetsky
June 14, 2013
Orchestra of the Swan
Spring Sounds Festival
Britten- Les Illuminations
Toru Takemitsu- Death and Resurrection
Shostakovich- Symphony no14
April Fredrick- soprano Arwel Hew Morgan- bass
Sunday, June 9, 2013 2:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
John Adams – Violin Concerto – Mark Fewer, violin
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K.453 – John Novacek, piano
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto – Denise Djokic, cello
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Weinberg – String Trio – Ensemble Epomeo (Carolin Chin, violin, David Yang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello)
Brahms – Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 – Micah Heilbrunn, clarinet, Blair Lofgren, cello, Peter Allen, piano
Smetana – Piano Trio – John Novacek, piano, Mark Fewer, violin, Denise Djokic, cello
Friday, June 7, 2013 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
T. Brady – “We’re Hardcore” – Kenneth Woods, conductor, Janice Jackson, soprano, Airi Yoshioka, violin, Caroline Chine, violin, David Yang, viola, Blair Lofgren, cello, Max Kasper, bass
Kurt Weill – The Threepenny Opera – Scotia Winds, Kenneth Woods, conductor
Britten – Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10 – Scotia Festival Strings, Kenneth Woods, conductor
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Berg – Concerto for Piano, Violin & 13 Winds – Scotia Winds, Robert Uchida,violin, Simon Docking, piano, Ken Woods, conductor
Mozart – Wind Serenade No. 10, K. 361, Gran Partita – Scotia Winds, Ken Woods, conductor
Friday, May 31, 2013 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Britten – Cello Suite No. 3 – Denise Djokic, cello
Brady, Tim – World-premiere – Suzanne Lemieux, oboe, Tim Brady, electric guitar, Caroline Chin, violin, David Yang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello, Simon Docking, piano
Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio – John Novacek, piano, Mark Fewer, violin, Denise Djokic, cello
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Ave.
Ensemble Epomeo
Carolin Chin, violin, David Young, viola Ken Woods, cello
Krása – Tanec & Passacaglia and Fuga
Penderecki – String Trio
Kurtag – Signs, Games and Messages
Beethoven – String Trio in E-flat, Op. 3
Monday, May 27, 2013 7:00 pm
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Bach – Chaconne – Philippe Djokic, violin
Schnitke – String Trio – Ensemble Epomeo (Carolin Chin, violin, David Yang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello)
Schubert – E flat major Piano Trio – John Novacek, piano, Mark Fewer, violin, Denise Djokic, cello
May 14, 2013
Orchestra of the Swan
Philip Sawyers- Symphony no. 2
Schumann- Piano Concerto
Mendelssohn- Symphony no. 3
May 13-14, 2013
Orchestra of the Swan
Recordings for Nimbus Records
Philip Sawyers- Concertante for Violin, Piano and Strings
Philip Sawyers- Cello Concerto
Philip Sawyers- Symphony No. 2
April 20, 2013
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto no. 2 in E minor
Bruckner- Symphony no. 7 in E major
April 6, 2013
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Concert
Oberon Overture … Carl Maria von Weber
A Somerset Rhapsody … Gustav Holst
Trumpet Concert … Franz Joseph Haydn – Soloist Paul Beniston
Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian) … Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
23 March 2013
Surrey Mozart Players
Britten – Sinfonietta (his 100th anniversary year)
Sawyers – Cello Concerto soloist
Tchaikovsky- Pezzo Capriccioso
Maja Bogdonavic, cello
Beethoven – Symphony no 4
March 22, 2013
English Symphony Orchestra
Ullmann (arr. Woods)- Chamber Symphony opus 43a
Mozart- Clarinet Concert
Chris Richards, clarinet
Interval
Beethoven- Symphony no. 2
March 16, 2013
Red Curtain Concert Series, Philadelphia
String Quartet Concert
Shostakovich- String Quartet no. 8
Beethoven- String Quartet in E flat, opus 127
March 9, 2013
Musica Nova
Mozart- Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro”
Haydn- Cello Concerto in C major
Haydn- Symphony no. 103 in E flat Major “Drumroll”
Kenneth Woods- Cello
March 8, 2013
Deal Festival
Ensemble Epomeo
Beethoven- String Trio in E flat Major, opus 3
Schoenberg- Verklarte Nacht
Being recorded for Somm Records
March 2, 2013
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak- Noon Witch
Walton- Cello Concerto
Brahms- Symphony no. 2
Kenneth Woods, cello
Mark Lansom, conductor
February 23, 2013
Orchestra of the Swan
Bedworth Civic Hall
Mozart- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Respighi- Ancient Airs and Dances
Suk- Serenade for Strings
February 8, 2013
Two Rivers Festival, Birkenhead, England
Mahler- Piano Quartet
Andrew Keeling- Piano Quartet
Beethoven- Serenade for String Trio opus 3
Melissa Dunphy– Voyage of the Dreadnaught
January 26, 2013
Surrey Mozart Players
Schubert – Rosamunde Overture
Mozart – Oboe Concerto
Peter Facer- oboe
Bruckner- Symphony no. 2
January 5-13, 2013
Auricolae Music and Storytelling Group
Recordings for Avie Records
“Auricolae- the Double Album”
New works for Violin, Cello and Narrator
Lubin, from Chelm (by David Yang) –
The Bremen Town Musicians (by Kile Smith)
The Ugly Duckling (by Kenneth Woods)
Two Brothers (by David Yang)
The Three Wishes (by David Yang)
The Warrior Violinist (by Jay Reise)
The Matzoh Ball Man (by David Yang)
How the Toad Got his Spots (by Martin Kutnowski)
Hansel and Gretel (by Tom Kraines)
Three Fables by Robert Lax (by Gerald Levinson)
The Princess and the Man with a Pure Heart (by Tom Whitman)
The Emperor’s New Clothes (by Andrew Waggoner)
Diane Pascal- violin, Kenneth Woods-cello, David Yang- narrator
15 December, 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
Haydn – Symphony no. 31 (Horn Signal)
Mozart – Violin Concerto no. 3 – soloist Clare Howick
Brahms – Symphony no. 3
December 4, 2012
Orchestra of the Swan
Beethoven- Egmont Overture
Gal- Symphony no. 2
Schumann- Symphony no. 4
December 3-4, 2012
Orchestra of the Swan
Recording for Avie Records
Schumann- Symphony no. 4
Gal- Symphony no. 2
November 24, 2012
UK Sibelius Society
A celebration of Sibelius
Leighton House, London
String Quartet in B flat Major opus 4
Piano Quintet in G minor
Sara Trickey and Efi Christodoulou- violin, David Yang- viola, Kenneth Woods- cello, Roope Grondahl, piano
November 24, 2012
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Mahler- Symphony no. 3
November 17, 2012
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven- Overture “Coriolanus”
Beethoven- Symphony no. 2 in D major
Beethoven- Violin Concerto in D Major
Benjamin Beillman, violin
November 4, 2012
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis
Sawyers- Duo Concertante for violin, piano and strings
Beethoven- Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
October 6-19, 2012
Ensemble Epomeo Fall Tour
Thursday October 11th 8:00 PM
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
Guest Artist Series
Amado recital Hall at Irvine Auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania (34th and Sprice, Philadelphia).
Admission free.
Melissa Dunphy: The Voyage of the Dreadnaught *World Premiere*
Gyorgy Kurtag: Signs, Games, & Messages
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in Eb Major, Opus 3
Saturday October 13th
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, Newburyport MA
Custom House Maritime Museum
Melissa Dunphy: The Voyage of the Dreadnaught *World Premiere*
Gyorgy Kurtag: Signs, Games, & Messages
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in Eb Major, Opus 3
Sunday October 14th
Musica Reginae, Queens
The Church-in-the-Gardens
5:30 PM
50 Ascan Avenue
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Beethoven- String Trio in E flat Major opus 3
Krasa- Tanec
Gal- String Trio in F sharp Minor, opus 104, Mvt 1
Gal- Serenade in D major, opus 41 Mvt 4 “Alla marcia”
Brahms- Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor opus 25
Barbara Podgurski, piano
Thursday October 19th
The Issue Room Series, Brooklyn
Our Lady of Lebanon Church
Mozart- Divertimento in E Flat Major Mvt 2
Michael Vincent Waller – Studiare per Zero Quartetti (2012) for string trio
James Tenney – Koan (1971), arr. for violin duo
Michael Vincent Waller – Glissando Phase III (2011 / rev. 2012), for violin duo
Michael Vincent Waller – Allegoria della Primavera (2012) for violin and cello
Lou Harrison – String Trio (1946) [5 mins]
Michael Vincent Waller – Per Mia Madre* (2012) for string trio
Schnittke – String Trio (1985) movement II
Beethoven – String Trio in E-Flat Major opus 3 Rondo: Finale
September 29, 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Symphony no. 25
Brahms- Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Dvorak- Legends
Kenneth Woods-cello, Suzanne Casey- violin, David Curtis- conductor
June 30, 2012
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Deal International Music Festival
Matthew Sharp, cello
Dvorak- Cello Concerto in B minor, opus 104
Tchaikovsky- Symphony no. 6 in B minor “Pathetique”
June 23, 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Symphony no. 36 “Linz”
Weber- Clarinet Concerto no. 1
Michael Collins, clarinet
Haydn- Symphony no. 95
June 15, 2012
Orchestra of the Swan
Spring Sounds Festival
Tippett- Little Music for Strings
Deborah Pritchard- Skyspace for Piccolo Trumpet and Strings
John McCabe- Trumpet Concerto “La Primavera”
Robert Saxton- Psalm, a Song of Ascents
Tippett- Divertimento “Selinger’s Round”
May 19-21, 2012
Orchestra of the Swan
CD Recording sessions for SOMM Recordings
Music of Johannes Brahms
May 20, 2012
Orchestra of the Swan
Two Rivers Music Festival
“The Art of Conducting”
A day exploring and demystifying this most elusive of musical arts,
featuring a video lecture, a conducting masterclass and a performance
of Brahms’ Serenade opus 11 with the musicians of Orchestra of the
Swan
May 6, 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
Surrey Hills Festival- Gala Concert
Vaughan-Williams- The Lark Ascending
Nicola Benedetti- violin
Beethoven- Triple Concerto
Sitkovetsky Piano Trio
Elgar- Enigma Variations
May 2-3, 2012
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recordings for Somm Records
Music by Franck, Turina and Falla
Valerie Tryon, pianist
April 21, 2012
Wilmslow Symphony
Schubert- Unfinished Symphony
Mahler- Symphony no. 6 in A minor
April 15, 2012
Ensemble Epomeo
Hans Gal Society Annual Concert
Bach (arr Sitkovetsky)- Excerpts from Goldberg Variations
Gal- Serenade in D Major, opus 41
Beethoven- Serenade in E-Flat Major, opus 3
Gal- String Trio, opus 104
April 7, 2012
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Matthew Sharp, cello
Dvorak- Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky- Symphony no. 6 “Pathetique”
April 1, 2012
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Illustrated talk on Dmitri Shsotakovich
and the Russian playing tradition
March 31, 2012
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Mozart- Piano Concerto in A major, K488
James Dick, piano
March 24, 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
Gala Concert
Guildford Spring Music Festival
Weber- Oberon Overture
Dvorak- Symphonic Variations
Brahms- Symphony no. 2 in D major
March 10, 2012
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak- The Water Goblin
Bruckner- Symphony no. 5 in B flat Major
February 29, 2012
Orchestra of the Swan
Cadogan Hall, London
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Britten- Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Review
February 19, 2012
Duo Recital with pianist James Lea
Sonatas by Chopin and Britten
Mahler- Adagietto from the 5th Symphony, arr. Howard Karp (UK Premiere)
January 28, 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
Mendelssohn- Symphony no. 3 in A “Scottish”
Mahler- Ruckert Lieder
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone
Gal- Triptych for Orchestra
January 1, 2012
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Vaughan Williams- Overture to “The Wasps”
Tchaikovsky- Suite from “The Nutcracker”
Bartok- Concerto for Orchestra
December 12-15 2011
Ensemble Epomeo
Recordings for Avie Records
Gal- Serenade for String Trio op 41
Gal- Trio op 104
Krasa- Tanec
Krasa- Passacaglia and Fugue
December 5-6, 2011
Orchestra of the Swan
Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture (“Fingal’s Cave”)
Gal- Symphony no. 4
Schumann- Symphony no. 2 in C major
December 6, 2011
Orchestra of the Swan
Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
Recordings for Avie Records
Gal- Symphony no. 4
Schumann- Symphony no. 2 in C major
November 19, 2011
Surrey Mozart Players
Brahms- Alto Rhapsody
Beethoven- Symphony no. 9
Sarah Helsby-Hughes, Soprano
Emma Curtis, Alto
Ian Busfield, Tenor
Mark Beasley – Baritone
Guildford Chamber Choir
November 5-12, 2011
Ensemble Epomeo Winter Tour
November 7- Swarthmore College, Philadelphia
November 9- The Music Room, Halifax
November 10- Boston
November 11- Newburyport Chmaber Music Festival
November 12- University of Pennsylvania
November 13- Mainline Chamber Institute
November 3, 2011
Orchestra of the Swan
Loughborough Town Hall
Mozart: Divertimento K136
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, Turkish
David Le Page, violin
Schnittke: Mozart a la Haydn
Mozart: Symphony no. 29
October 22, 2011
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Dvorak- Wind Serenade
Hummel-Trumpet Concerto
John Bush, trumpet
Mendelssohn- Symphony no. 1
October 15, 2011
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Wagner- Overture to the Flying Dutchman
Edward Gregson- Contrasts for Orchestra
Holst- The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestra
September 24, 2011
Surrey Mozart Players
Brahms- Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Mozart- Symphony no. 38 in D major “Prague
Dvorak- Violin Concerto
Alexandra Wood, violin
August 27, 2011
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Shostakovich- Festive Overture
Shostakovich- Gadfly Suite
Shostakovich- Symphony no. 10
June 18, 2011
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Symphony no. 35 in D major (Haffner)
Sibelius- Symphony no. 7
Brahms- Symphony no. 1 in C minor
June 11, 2011
Surrey Mozart Players
Gala Concert- Surrey Hills Festival
Glazunov- Violin Concerto
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Saint-Saens- Cello Concerto no. 1
Leonard Elschenbroich, cello
Brahms- Symphony no. 1 in C minor
May 28, 2011
Orchestra of the Swan
Spring Sounds Festival
James Schlefer– Shakuhachi Concerto (UK Premiere)
Schlefer/Miyagi- Haru no Umi
May 27, 2011
Orchestra of the Swan
Spring Sounds Festival
Copland- Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue
May 21
Ensemble Epomeo
Christchurch House Concerts
Rode nr. Bath
Hans Gal- Trio op 101
Smith- Two New England Hymns
Krasa- Passacaglia and Fugue
Krasa- Tanec
Beethoven- String Trio op 9 no. 11
May 20, 2011
Ensemble Epomeo
Two Rivers Festival
Kile Smith- Two New England Hymns for String Trio (world premiere)
Beethoven- Trio in G Major, op 9 no. 1
Schubert- Quintet in C major, for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos
Suzanne Casey- guest violin
Alice Neary- guest cello, 2011
May 1, 2011
Ensemble Epomeo
Market Square Concerts, Harrisburg, PA
Hans Gal- Trio op 101
Krasa- Passacaglia and Fugue
Schnittke- String Trio
April 16, 2011
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Elgar- In the South
Lyadov- Eight Russian Folksongs
Tchaikovsky- Symphony no. 4
April 9, 2011
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak- In Nature’s Realm
Dvorak- Othello
Dvorak- Carnival
Shostakovich- Symphony no. 7 “Lenningrad”
March 19, 2010
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven- Piano Concerto no. 1
Daniel Browell, piano
Shostakovich (arr Barshai)- Chamber Symphony op 118a
Beethoven- Symphony no. 1 in C major
February 26, 2011
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Mahler- Symphony no. 6 in A minor
“Tragic”
January 29, 2011
Surrey Mozart Players
Brahms- Tragic Overture
Shostakovich- Symphony no. 9
Brahms- Piano Concerto. no. 2
Daniel de Borah, piano
December 7, 2010
Orchestra of the Swan
Mozart- Overture to the Magic Flute
Gal- Symphony no. 3
Schumann- Symphony no. 3
December 6 and 7, 2010
Orchestra of the Swan
Recordings for Avie Records
Mozart- Overture to the Magic Flute
Gal- Symphony no. 3
Schumann- Symphony no. 3
November 28, 2010
Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra
Wagner- Die Meistersinger Overture
Elgar- Cello Concerto
Parry Karp, cello
Dvorak- Symphony no. 7 in D minor
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Orchestra of the Swan
Shipston-on-Stour
Johann Strauss Jr (arr Schoenberg- Emperor Waltzes
Mahler (arr. Schoenberg)- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mahler (arr. Schoenberg)- Das Lied von der Erde
Review
November 5-14, 2010
Ensemble Epomeo
East Coast and Canadian Atlantic Provinces Tour
Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Portland, St. John’s Halifax and more
November 4, 2010
New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
St. John’s Smith Square
Rossini Overture Il Signor Bruschino
Walton Selections from Facade
Beethoven Symphony No.7
Review
October 23, 2010
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Haydn- Symphony no. 82
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto in D minor
Suzanne Casey, violin
Mozart- Symphony no. 38 in D Major “Prague”
October 1, 2010
Ensemble Epomeo
Christ Church Philadelphia
Gal- Serenade op 41
Strauss- Variations for Trio
Beethoven- Trio in G Major op 9 no. 1
Schnittke- String Trio
September 25, 2010
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Symphony no. 34 in C major
Bruch- Violin Concerto
Xiang Gao, violin
Beethoven- Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
September 8-11
Ensemble Epomeo
Animus Concerts- Elkins Estate, Philadelphia
Strauss- Variations
Gal- Serenade for Trio, op 41
Smith- Thrice Blest
Beethoven- Trio in G major, op 9, no. 1
August 7-14, 2010
Music Director
Coleg Harlech Orchestral Academy
Arnold- The Inn of Sixth Happiness
Janacek- Taras Bulba
Mahler – Symphony No 5
Niccolai- Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor
Prokofiev- Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
Rachmaninov – Isle of the Dead
Ravel – La valse
Shostakovich – Symphony No 6
Walton- Variations on a Theme of Paul Hindemith
July 5-11
Director-
Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop
Verdi- Otello
Beethoven- Symphony no 6
Schumann- Piano Concerto in A minor
Stravinsky- Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Strauss- Metamorphosen
Neal Kurz, piano, Esther Mae Moses- soprano, Brennen Guillory- tenor
June 27-July 3, 2010
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Summer Music Clinic
Honors Orchestra
Prokofiev- Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Suites 1 and 2
Wagner- Die Meistersinger
June 19, 2010
Surrey Mozart Players
Schumann- Manfred Overture
Tchaikovsky- Violin Concerto
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
Brahms- Symphony no. 4 in E minor
Review
June 14, 2010
Stradivari Trust
Motor Neuron Research Charity Concert
West Road Concert Hall
Cambridge
Program to include
Vaughan Willilams- Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Elgar- Introduction and Allegro
Read about the concert
in this commerative issue of
The Strad
June 12, 2010
Oxford Sinfonia
Honegger- Symphony no. 4
Schumann- Violin Concerto
Alexandra Wood, violin
Beethoven- Symphony no. 7
June 5, 2010
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Telemann- Don Quioxte
Schumann- Cello Concerto
Kenneth Woods- cello/director
Beethoven- Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
May 31, 2010
Orchestra of the Swan
Compton Verney
Joanna Lee- The Chronicles of Archy (world premiere)
Walton- Facade
May 22, 2010
Ensemble Epomeo
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
Bach- Goldberg Variations (arr. Sitkovetsky)
Kile Smith- Thrice Blest (world premiere)
Beethoven- String Trio in D Major, op 9 no. 2
April 16, 2010
Ensemble Epomeo
Two Rivers Chamber Music Festival
Bach- Goldberg Variations (arr. Sitkovetsky)
Gal- Serenade for Trio
Beethoven- Trio in D Major op. 9. no. 2
April 15, 2010
Ensemble Epomeo
Educational Concerts on the Wirral
Presented by Two Rivers Chamber Music Festival
April 5-10, 2010
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Humperdinck- Hansel and Gretel Overture
Brahms- Variations on a Theme of Haydn
SIbelius- Finlandia
Dvorak- Symphony no. 9 in E minor “From the New World”
March 27, 2010
Surrey Mozart Players
Guildford Spring Music Festival
Beethoven- Fidelio Overture
Elgar- Sea Pictures
Emma Curtis– contralto
Haydn- Symphony no. 49 “La Passione”
Schumann- Symphony no. 1 “Spring”
March 19, 2010
Ensemble Epomeo
University of Pennsylvania Master Players Series
Bach- Goldberg Variations (arr. Sitkovetsky)
Gal- Serenade
Krasa- Passacaglia and Fugue
Beethoven- String Trio in D major, op 9 no. 2
March 6, 2010
Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven- Coriolan Overture
Chopin- Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor
Matteusz Borowiak, piano
Ravel- Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven- Symphony no. 2
February 27, 2010
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Haydn- Symphony no. 100 in G Major “Military”
Shostakovich- Symphony no. 7 “Lenningrad”
February 6, 2010
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Berlioz- Carnival Romaine Overture
Haydn- Trumpet Concerto
John Bush, trumpet
Mahler- Symphony no. 1 in D major
January 30, 2010
Surrey Mozart Players
Viennafest
J Strauss Jr- Overture to “The Gypsy Baron”
J Strauss Jr- “Long Live the Magyar” Polka Schnell
Sarasate- Ziguenerweisen
Brahms- Hungarian Dances no.’s 1,3,5
-Intermission-
Niccolai- Overture to “Merry Wives of Windsor ”
Strauss- “Artist’s Life” Waltz
Beethoven- Romance no. 1 for Violin and Orchestra
Strauss- Tritsch Tratsch Polka’
Strauss- Emperor Waltzes
Strauss- “Thunder and Lightning” Polka
Suppe- Overture to “Poet and Peasant”
Strauss: “Blue Danube” Waltzes, Radetzky March
December 12, 2009
Surrey Mozart Players
Rossini- Overture “Tancredi”
Arnold Guitar Concerto
Steven Thachuk- guitar
Schubert- Overture in the Italian Style
Arnold- Serenade for Guitar and Strings
Mozart Symphony no. 40 in G minor
December 6, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Music
University of Wisconsin-Madison Symphony Orchestra
Wagner- Rienzi Overture
Mahler- Ruckert Lieder
Paul Rowe, baritone
Elgar- Symphony no. 1 in A flat Major
October 24, 2009
Oregon East Symphony
Farewell Concert-
Mozart- Piano Concerto in A Major
James Dick– piano
Schumann- Symphony no. 2 in C major
October 17, 2009
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Brahms- Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor
Christopher Ellis, piano
Beethoven- Egmont Overture
Beethoven- Symphony no. 8 in F major
October 3, 2009
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Bloch- Concerto Grosso no 2
Strauss- Horn Concerto no. 2
Alex Hambleton, horn
Beethoven Symphony no. 7
September 26, 2009
Surrey Mozart Players
Schumann- Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Haydn- Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major,
Haydn- Symphony no. 104,
Haydn-Jahr 2009
September 20-21, 2009
Northern Sinfonia
Recording Sessions for Avie Records
Orchestra Music of Hans Gal
September 7-10, 2009
Northern Sinfonia
Recording Sessions for Avie Records
Orchestral Music of Hans Gal
July 19-26, 2009
Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop
Kenneth Woods, director
Beethoven- Piano Concerto no. 4
Mozart- Gran Partita for Winds
Verdi- Aida
Debussy- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Rick Rowley- piano soloist
Esther Mae Moses, Brennen Guillory Alexis Hamilton- guest vocalists
Christopher Zimmerman and David Hoose, conducting faculty
July 9-16
Oregon East Symphony Summer Music Center
Dvorak Slavonic Dances op 46 and 72
Sousa- The Liberty Bell
July 4, 2009
Helix Ensemble
Haydn- Symphony no. 60 “Il Distratto,” Haydn–Jahr 2009
Philip Sawyers- Symphony no. 2
Beethoven- Symphony no. 4
June 26, 2009
International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Texas Festival Orchestra
Haydn Anniversary Gala Concert, Haydn–Jahr 2009
James Schlefer- Concerto for Shakuhachi and Chamber Orchestra
World Premiere Commission
Haydn- Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin and Cello
Haydn- Symphony no. 86 in D Major
June 19, 2009
Orchestra of the Swan
Shakespeare Summer Proms
Stratford-upon-Avon
Haydn and Mendelssohn Anniversary Prom
Stratford-upon-Avon
Mozart- Symphony no. 12
Haydn- Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major
Nick Stringfellow, cello
Mendelssohn- Song Without Words
Haydn- Symphony no. 45 “Farewell”
Haydn-Jahr 2009
June 13, 2009
Surrey Mozart Players
Beethoven- Leonore Overture No. 2
Ginasterra- Harp Concerto
Victoria Davies, harp
Schumann- Symphony no. 4 in D minor
June 1-7, 2009
Ensemble Epomeo
East Coast Tour
Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Boston
Klein- String Trio
Krasa- Tanec for String Trio
Kodaly- Intermezzo for String Trio
Hovaness- String Trio
Beethoven- Trio in C minor
Schinittke- String Trio,
May 24, 2009
Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra
Schumann- Symphony no. 2
Tchaikovsky- Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra
James Barralet- cello
Vaughan-Williams- Symphony no. 5
May 18, 2009
Ensemble Epomeo
Krasa- Tanec for String Trio
Hovhanness- String Trio
Schnittke- String Trio
Beethoven- Trio in C minor op 9 no 3
Kodaly- Intermezzo for Trio
May 15, 2009
Ensemble Epomeo-
Klein- String Trio
Krasa- Tanec for String Trio
Hovhanness- String Trio
Beethoven- Trio in C minor op 9 no. 3
Kodaly- Intermezzo for String Trio
Mozart- Clarinet Quintet
Ensemble Epomeo, Bob Ellis- 2nd violin, Giuseppe Caranante- clarinet
May 9-16 2009
Ischia Chamber Music Festival
Wednesday May 14, 2009
Ischia Festival Orchestra
Elgar- Serendade for Strings
Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Byron Wallis- violin, David Yang- viola
May 3, 2009
Surrey Mozart Players
Ives- Symphony no. 3
Schumann- Konzertsucke for Four Horns
Richard Lewis, Mick Nagle, Andrew Feist, Ray Lee- horns
Mozart- Symphony no. 31 “Paris”
Shostakovich/Barshai- Chamber Symphony op 83a
April 18, 2009
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Mid-Columbia Master Singers
Beethoven- Symphony no. 2 in D major
Mozart- Requiem
Esther Mae Moses- soprano, Emily Muller Calendar- mezzo,
Nick Fichter- tenor, Steve Muller- bass
March 28, 2009
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Mozart/Wendt- Harmonie from Figaro
Prokofiev- Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra
Daniel de Borah, piano
Beethoven- Symphony no. 1
March 21, 2009
Hereford String Orchestra
Schumann- Overture to “Bride of Messina”
Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Byron Wallis- violin, David Yang- viola
Dvorak- Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
March 19, 2009
Ensemble Epomeo
Byron Wallis- violin, David Yang- viola, Kenneth Woods- cello
Suzanne Casey- Violin
All Saints Church, Hereford
Beethoven- String Trio in C minor
Kodaly- Intermezzo for Trio
Tchaikovsky- Quartet no. 3 in E flat minor
March 7, 2009
Surrey Mozart Players
Menuhin Hall, Stoke D’Abernon
Mozart- Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Larsson- Pastoral Suite
Strauss- Concerto No. 1 for Horn
Pip Eastop, horn
Beethoven- Symphony no. 1
March 1, 2009
Oregon East Symphony
Mahler- Symphony no. 5
Haydn- Symphony no. 94 “Surprise”
February 14, 2009
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
40th Anniversary Gala Concert
Haydn- Symphony no. 72
Part of Haydnjahr, 2009
Shostakovich- Piano Concerto no. 2
Brahms- Serenade op 11
February 7, 2009
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Elgar- Cockaigne Overture
Gregson- Trombone Concerto
Arnold- Scottish Dances
Gershwin- An American in Paris
Copland- Suite from “Rodeo”
December 13, 2009
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Mussorgsky- A Night on Bald Mountain
Prokofiev- Lt Kije Suite
Rachmaninoff- Symphony no. 1 in D minor
November 29, 2008
Hereford Symphony Orchestra
50th Anniversary Gala Concert
Wagner- Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Dvorak- Romance for Violin
Britten- Simple Symphony
Brahms- Symphony no. 2 in D major
November 22, 2008
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Brahms- Double Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello
Kenneth Woods- cello, Suzanne Casey- violin
November 13, 2008
University of Delaware School of Music
Masterplayers Chamber Music Series
Kodaly- Duo for Violin and Cello
Beethoven- Ghost Trio, op. 79 no. 1
Mozart- Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
Xiang Gao– violin, Kermit Poling– violin, Hong-Mei Xiao– viola Julie Nishimura– piano,, Kenneth
Woods- cello
November 1, 2008
Gulf Coast Symphony
Vaughan Williams- Overture to “The Wasps”
Vaughan Williams- The Lark Ascending
Jenny Gregoire, violin
Elgar- Symphony no. 1
October 18, 2008
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Mozart- Overture to “The Impressario”
Gal- Violin Concerto (UK Premiere)
Mozart- Symphony no. 40 in G minor
Annette-Barbara Vogel– violin
October 5, 2008
SYMPHONY Chamber Music Series
Pendleton Center for the Arts
Beethoven- String Quartet in F major, op 18 no. 1
Tchaikovsky- Andante Cantabile for Cello and Strings
Schubert- Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola and Two Cellos
Suzanne Casey, Adam Lamotte- violin,
David Yang- viola,
Parry Karp, Kenneth Woods- cello
October 4, 2008
Oregon East Symphony
Dvorak- Husitska Overture
Bloch- Suite for Cello and Orchestra
(first known performance of cello version)
Parry Karp, cello
Tchaikovsky- Symphony no. 4 in F minor
September 27, 2008
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Overture to “Die Zauberflote”
Schumann- Violin Concerto
Alexandra Wood, violin
Mozart- Symphony no. 39 in E-flat
September 10th-14th, 2008
String Quartet Tour
Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey
David Ehrlich, Yonah Zur, violins, David Yang, viola, Kenneth Woods, cello
Schubert- Trio Satz in B-flat
Mozart- Adagio and Fugue in D minor
Janacek- Quartet no 2 “Intimate Letters”
September 6, 2008
Procida, Italy
Fish and Music Festival
Piano Trio Concerts with Ischian Chamber Players
Arnold- Piano Trio
Linkola- Two Miniatures
Mendelssohn- Piano Trio in D minor
August 30, 2008
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Mote Hall, Maidstone
Sawyers- Gale of Life (UK Premiere)
Wagner- Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Debussy- Nuages and Fetes from Three Nocturnes
Sibelius- Symphony no. 5
July 21-27
Rose City International Conductors Workshop
Kenneth Woods, director
Haydn- Symphony no. 86 in D major
Stravinsky- Octet for Winds
Beethoven- Symphony no. 2 in D major
Puccini- Madama Butterfly
Brahms- Piano Concerto in D minor
Beethoven arr Mahler- Quartet in F minor. op. 95 (“Serioso”)
Dvorak- Serenade for Winds op. 44
Copland- Appalachian Spring (13 Instrument Version)
Rick Rowley- piano, Esther Mae-Moses soprano,
Brennen Guillory- tenor, Christopher Zimmerman- conducting
faculty, David Hoose- Conducting faculty
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Review/Feature
July 18, 2008
Oregon East Symphony
Summer Music Center
Final Concert
Festival Orchestra-
Khatchaturian- Sabre Dance
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture
Glinka- Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
Funk Band (director, piano)
Original selections by KW, RS and the band
July 17, 2008
Oregon East Symphony
Summer Music Center
Faculty Artist Chamber Music Concert
Messiaen- Louange a l’eternite de Jesus from
“Quartet from the End of Time”
Thomas- “Primordial Monkey Soup” for Cello Quartet
and Solo Viola (World Premiere)
Copland- Quiet City
Tchaikovsky- Souvenir de Florence
July 4, 2008
Texas Festival Chamber Orchestra
Barber- Adagio for Strings
Higdon- Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Timothy MacAllistair, saxophone
Copland- Appalachian Spring
Surrey Mozart Players
Piston- Sinfonietta
Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Schumann- Symphony no. 2 in C major
June 22, 2008
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Chambers- The Tall-Eared Fox and the Wild-Eyed Man (UK Premiere)
Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Haydn- Symphony no. 86 in D Major
May 10-17, 2008
Ischia Chamber Music Festival
Arnold- Piano Trio
Linkola- Two Miniatures for Piano Trio
Mozart- Piano Quartet in Eb
Schnittke- String Trio
Brahms- Clarinet Quintet
Aldo de Vero, piano
Byron Wallis, violin
David Yang, viola
Kenneth Woods, cello
Giuseppe Caranante, clarinet
April 26, 2008
Oregon East Symphony
Strauss- Death and Transfiguration
Brahms- Symphony No. 1
March 15, 2008
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Gala Final Concert, Guildford Spring Music Festival
Schumann- Genoveva Overture
Sibelius- Violin Concerto
Cerys Jones, violin
Beethoven- Symphony No. 5 in C minor
March 9th, 2008
Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales
Recorded live for “Hear and Now” on BBC Radio 3
Xenakis– Akrata (Welsh Premiere)
Downie– forms 3 (World Premiere Commission)
Mefano- Interferences (UK Premiere)
Brown– Novara (Welsh Premiere)
Program notes
Radio 3 Broadcast Info
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Kelvin Ensemble, Glasgow
Wagner- Overture to Rienzi
Bloch- Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
Barbara Misiewicz, cello
Sibelius- Symphony no. 2 in D major
February 2, 2008
Oregon East Symphony
Elgar- Violin Concerto
Jorja Fleezanis, violin
Stravinsky- Suite from “The Firebird” (1919 Version)
January 20, 2008
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Mozart- Overture to Die Zauberflote
Beethoven- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Ivan Hovorun, piano
Beethoven- Symphony no. 5 in C minor
January 19, 2008
Surrey Mozart Players
Kodaly- Summer Evening
Schumann- Piano Concerto in A minor
Bobby Chen, piano
Haydn- Symphony no. 101 “The Clock
December 12, 2007
Bath Philharmonia
Chorus Angelorum
Handel- Messiah (complete)
Charlotte Carter- Soprano
Hannah Pedley- Alto
Alexander Sprague- Tenor
Craig Bissex- Bass
December 8, 2007
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Rossini- Cenerentola Overture
Strauss- Oboe Concerto
Thomas Barber, solo oboe
Mozart- Symphony no. 41 in C Major
November 24, 2007
Hereford Symphony Orchestra
Mozart- Symphony no. 34 in C major
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto in E minor
Suzanne Casey, violin
Sibelius- Valse Triste
Schubert- Symphony no. 4 in C minor “Tragic”
November 17, 2007
Oregon East Symphony
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Espinosa- Movement for Strings (World Premiere)
Dvorak- Serenade for Winds
Beethoven- Symphony no. 8
November 9, 2007
SYMPHONY Recital Series
Shostakovich- Sonata for Cello and Piano
Prokofiev- Sonata for Cello and Piano
Rachmaninoff- Sonata for Cello and Piano
Kenneth Woods, cello
Sheila Zilar, piano
October 28, 2007
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Haydn- Symphony no. 92 “Oxford”
Schubert (arr Mahler/Woods)- Quartet in D minor “Death and the Maiden”
October 21, 2007
Oregon East Symphony
Haydn- Symphony no. 59 in A Major, “Fire Symphony”
Mahler- Symphony no. 4
Esther Mae Moses, soprano
October 13, 2007
Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Kodaly- Dances of Galanta
Tchaikovsky- Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Ravel- Mother Goose Suite
Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel)- Pictures at an Exhibition
October 6, 2007
Surrey Mozart Players
Mozart- Impresario Overture
Faure- Suite from “Pelleas and Melisande”
Saint-Saens- Cello Concerto no. 2 in D minor
Strauss- Romanze for Cello and Orchestra
Poulenc- Sinfonietta
Parry Karp, solo cello
July 24-29, 2007
Director- Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop
Workshop repertoire:
Beethoven Symphony no. 7
Verdi- Il Trovatore
Shostakovich- Concerto no. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Stravinsky- L’histoire du soldat
Varese- Octandre
Haydn- Symphony no. 92 “Oxford”
Beethoven Symphony no. 1
July 16-20, 2007
Oregon East Symphony
Summer Music Camp Honors Orchestra
Mozart- Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Rossini- Overture to Barber of Seville
Glinka- Kamarinskaya
June 30, 2007
Hereford Symphony Orchestra
Leominster Priory, Leominster
Saint-Saens- Cello Concerto in A minor
Nick Gethin, cello
Bruckner- Symphony no. 4 in E Flat Major “Romantic”
June 30, 2007
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
“Play it Again” Educational Concerts
Works by Dmitri Shostakovich
June 23, 2007
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Beethoven- Coriolan Overture
Schumann- Cello Concerto in A minor
Gemma Rosefield, cello
Shostakovich- Chamber Symphony op. 73a
June 16, 2007
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Copland- Quiet City
Shostakovich- Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Ivan Hovoroun- piano, John Bush- trumpet
Haydn- Symphony No. 92 “Oxford”
May 13, 2007
Oregon East Symphony
Mahler- Symphony No. 1 in D Major
May 7, 2007
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Spring Concert and Regional Tours
Brahms- Academic Festival Overture
Mozart- Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major
Williams- Suite from Star Wars
Beethoven- Symphony No. 5 in C minor
April 28, 2007
Surrey Mozart Players
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Beethoven- Leonore Overture no. 3
Prokofiev- Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor
Alexandra Wood, violin
Schumann- Symphony no. 3 in E-flat, “Rhenish”
April 21, 2007
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra
Khatchaturian- Violin Concerto
Bethan Morgan-Willams, violin
Elgar- Symphony no. 1
April 21, 2007
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
“Play it Again” Educational Concerts
Featuring the music of Dmitri Shostakovich
March 17, 2007
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Mozart- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Vivaldi- Four Seasons
Kate Birchall, violin
Beethoven arr. Mahler- String Quartet in F Minor Op. 95 “Serioso”
Saturday, 10 March, 2007
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Nottingham Philharmonic
Glinka Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
So-Ock Kim, violin
Dvorak Selection of Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Op. 36
Review
March 2nd, 2007
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Discovering Music Live
Chopin- The Piano Concerti
Piers Lane, piano
Listen
February 3, 2007
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon
Christopher Thomas- Snapshots (world premiere)
Mahler/ arr. Schoenberg- Das Lied von der Erde
(Chamber orchestra version)
Brennen Guillory, tenor
Alexis Hamilton, mezzo-soprano
January 20, 2007
Oregon East Symphony Orchestra
Vert Auditorium, Pendleton
Nielsen- Helios Overture
Grieg- Piano Concerto in A Minor
Rick Rowley, piano
Beethoven- Symphony no. 6 in F Major “Pastoral”
December 8, 2006
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
St Anne’s Choir
“Christmas is Coming”
Seasonal favorites, including
works by
Vaughan Williams, Corelli, Bach and others
December 2, 2006
Kelvin Ensemble
Bute Hall, Glasgow
Tommy Fowler- “Rapezzatura Barocco” (World Premiere)
Walton- Viola Concerto
Veronika Toth, viola
Dvorak- Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Review
November 18, 2006
Surrey Mozart Players
Menuhin Concert Hall
Menuhin School of Music
Mozart/arr. Triebensee- Selections from Don Giovanni for Wind Octet
Mozart- Piano Concerto in A Major, K488
Bobby Chen, piano
Haydn- Symphony no. 99
Review 1
Review 2
November 11, 2006
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
St John’s Church, Altrincham
Mozart- Overture to Cosi Fan Tutte
Britten- Les Illuminations
Nicola-Jane Kemp, soprano
Haydn- Symphony No. 103
November 5, 2006
Oregon East Symphony
Vert Auditorium, Pendleton
Mendelssohn- Overture to The Fair Melusina
Schumann- Piano Concerto in A minor
Mozart- Violin Concerto No. 4
Mendelssohn- Symphony No. 5
Saturday, October 24, 2006
Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Sibelius- Finlandia
Prokofiev- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Grieg- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Sibelius- Symphony no. 5 in E Flat
Daniel de Borah, piano
Review
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Oregon East Symphony
Rimsky-Korsakov- Capriccio Espagnol
Ravel- Tzigane
Sarastate- Zigeunerwiesen
Gershwin- An American in Paris
Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin
October 3rd, 2006
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Discovering Music Live- Nielsen Flute Concerto
Sharon Bezaly, flute
Listen
September 30, 2006
Surrey Mozart Players
Sibelius- Spring Song
Nielsen- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Katherine Baker, flute
Sibelius- Symphony no. 3
September 2, 2006
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Smetana- Die Moldau
Dvorak- The Noon Witch
Martinu- Memorial to Lidice
Rachmaninov- Symphony No. 2 in E Minor
July 9, 2006
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Retreat/Playday
Strauss- Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings
June 22-25 2006
Director
Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop
Warner Pacific College Auditorium
Portland, Oregon
Beethoven- Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Stravinsky- Octet for Winds
Bizet- Carmen (Arias and Scenes)
Shostakovich- Chamber Symphony Op 110a
Tchaikovsky- Variations on a Rococo Theme
May 27, 2006
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Christ Church, Lancaster
Beethoven- Overture to Creatures of Prometheus
Mozart- Clarinet Concerto
Sandra Gamba, clarinet
Mozart- Masonic Funeral Music
Beethoven- Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat “Eroica”
April 23, 2006
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Gustav Mahler- Symphony No. 2 in C minor
Angela Niederloh: mezzo-soprano, Amy Paden: soprano
Cyril Myers, chorus master
April 14, 18, 19 2006
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Spring Concert and Regional Tour
Rossini- Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Bach- Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins
Beethoven- Egmont Overture
Bernstein- Selections from West Side Story
April 1, 2006
Surrey Mozart Players
Guildford Spring Music Festival
Dvorak- Czech Suite
Mozart- Bassoon Concerto
Meyrick Alexander, bassoon
Beethoven- Symphony no. 7 in A Major
March 30, 2006
Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra
Workshop
Tchaikowsky- Symphony no 4
March 17, 18 and 19, 2006
National Symphony Orchestra
Cover for Leonard Slatkin
Barber- Medea’s Meditation and dance of Vengeance
Dvorak- Piano Concerto op 33
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Schumann- Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major, “Rhenish”
March 11, 2006
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Mozart- Masonic Funeral Music
Mozart- Clarinet Concerto
Sandra Gamba, clarinet
Beethoven- Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major, op 55 “Eroica”
February 25, 2006
Oregon East Symphony
Beethoven- Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, opus 60
Beethoven- Violin Concerto in D Major, opus 61
Suzanne Casey, violin
February 23, 2006
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Symphony
Clinic
Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov- Night on Bald Mountain
February 13, 2006
Hereford String Orchestra
Workshop
Mozart-Symphony No. 29 in A major
Arnold- Serenade
February 10, 2006
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Cover Conductor/Off-stage Conductor
Mahler- Symphony No. 2 in C minor
February 5, 2006
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
Workshop
Britten- War Requiem
Bruckner- Christus Factus Est
Vidanna- Exsultate Justi
January 29, 2006
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Debussy arr. Schoenberg- Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune
Beethoven- Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major, “Eroica”
January 22 and 23, 2006
Oregon East Symphony
Wagner- Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Beethoven- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Alexander Bernstein, piano
Sibelius- Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Review
November 15, 2005
Nottingham Philharmonic
Workshop
Tchaikovsky- Symphony No. 5 in E minor
November 13, 2005
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Beethoven- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat
Annette Olivares, piano
Christopher Thomas- In the Haze (World Premiere)
Schubert- Symphony No. 3 in D Major
November 12, 2005
Oregon East Symphony
McKinnon- Three Songs of the Magic Strings for Violin and Orchestra (World Premiere)
Hindemith- Der Schwanendreher (Concerto on Old German Folk Songs for Viola and Small
Orchestra)
Hong-Mei Xiao, viola
Copland- Appalachian Spring (Version for Full Orchestra)
November 9, 2005
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Discovering Music Live- The History of the Trumpet
Philippe Schartz, trumpet
Bach- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (excerpts)
Telemann- Trumpet Concerto in D Major
Haydn- Trumpet Concerto in E Flat
Listen
October 30, 2005
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Grieg- Two Elegiac Pieces for String Orchestra
Gerald Garcia- “The Heart of the Rose” Concerto for Guitar and Strings (World Premiere)
Arnold- Serenade for Guitar and Strings
Steven Thachuk, guitar
Tchaikovsky- Souvenir de Florence
October 15, 2005
Oregon East Symphony
Schubert- Symphony No. 8 in B Minor “Unfinished”
Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Audrey Marier, violin, Aurelia Erickson, viola
Dvorak- Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C Major
Weber- Overture to Der Freischutz
Johann Strauss Jr.- Emperor Waltz
Suppe- Overture to Poet and Peasant
August 4-7, 2005
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Rose City Conductor’s Workshop
Beethoven- Symphony No. 5
Brahms- Symphony No. 1, 2nd mvt.
Debussy arr. Schoenberg- Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune
Elgar-Introduction & Allegro
Liadov- Eight Russian Folk Songs
Mozart- Excerpts from Don Giovanni
Act I No. 2, Recitativo accompagnato e duo: Ma qual mai s’offre,
oh dei- Fuggi, crudele fuggi
Act I No. 10, Recitativo accompagnato ed Aria: Don Ottavio, son
morta!- Or sai chi l’onore
Mozart arr. Triebensee- Excerpts from Don Giovanni, arr. for wind octet
Vol I, Overture and No.’s 1-9
Workshop Website
July 10, 2005
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Brahms- Symphony No. 1 in C minor
July 2, 2005
Helix Ensemble
Barber- Summer Music
Ives- Symphony No. 3 “The Camp Meeting”
Barber- Adagio for Strings
Piston- Sinfonietta
Review
June 10, 2005
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Shostakovich (arr. Barshai)- Chamber Symphony, op. 110A
Mozart- Symphony No. 36 in C major “Linz”
Player Review
April 23 and 24, 2005
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Consort Columbia Chorus
Beethoven- Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”
Rick Rowley, piano
Mozart- Mass in C minor, K 427 “Great”
Lezlee Flagg and Cheryl Carlson- sopranos, Nick Fichter- tenor, Cyril Myers- Bass
April 10-14, 2005
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Regional tour and spring concert
Faure- Pelleas and Melisande Suite
Britten- Matinees Musicales
Haydn- Symphony No. 101, “Clock”
April 2, 2005
Kent County Youth Orchestra
Tchaikowsky- Francesca da Rimini
Liadov- Eight Russian Folk Songs
Shostakovich- Symphony No. 10
March 5, 2005
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven- Coriolan Overture
Haydn- Cello Concerto in D Major
Kenneth Woods, cello
Mendelssohn- Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
February 20, 2005
Oregon East Symphony
Margaret Mayer- Among Friends (world premiere commission for OES)
Mozart- Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major
Xiang Gao, violin solo
Beethoven- Symphony No. 3 in E flat, “Eroica”
January 22, 2005
Oregon East Symphony
Glinka- Overture to “Russlan and Ludmilla”
Shostakovich- Cello Concerto No. 1
Kenneth Woods, cello
(Kevin Hekmatpanah conductor)
Tchaikowsky- Symphony No. 1
January 9, 2005
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Doolittle- green/blue
Mendelssohn- Octet
Stravinsky- Danses Concertatnes
November 22, 2004
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Elgar- Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit
Britten- Mattinee Musicales
Seitz- Violin Concerto in G major
Haydn- Symphony no. 101 in D major “The Clock”
November 20, 2004
Oregon East Symphony
Ravel- Tombeau de Couperin
Ney Rosauro- Marimba Concerto
Mariah McNair, marimba
Rachmaninoff- Piano Concerto No. 2 (finale)
Karen Linde, piano
Tchaikowsky- Orchestral Suite no. 4, “Mozartiana”
November 14, 2004
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Wrexham Symphony
Joint Education Project
All Welsh program including
Daniel Jones- Dance Fantasy
Gareth Wood- Festivities Overture
November 7, 2004
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak- Symphony No. 6 in D major
October 30, 2004
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Webern- Langsammer Satz
Bach- Violin Concerto in A minor
Zhang Jia, violin
Schubert- String Quartet in D minor arr. for string orchestra
October 9, 10, 11 2004
Oregon East Symphony
Smetana- Die Moldau
Glazunov- Violin Concerto
Ron Blessinger, violin
Shostakovich- Symphony No. 5
August 14, 2004
Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven- Symphony No. 8
Mozart- Concerto for Flute and Harp
Elgar- Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit
Schubert- Symphony No. 3
Encores
July 10-11 2004
Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales
Rehearse/record for BBC Radio 3
Aldo Clementi- IDEOGRAMMI N. 1
Aldo Clementi- IDEOGRAMMI N. 2
Mauro Cardi- Effetto Notte
Berio- Serenata I for Flute and 14 instruments
Broadcast Information
July 3, 2004
Surrey Mozart Players
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture
Mozart- Flute Concerto in D major
Susan Milan, flute
Wagner- Siegfried Idyll
Prokofiev- Classical Symphony
June 29, 2004
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Borodin- In the Steppes of Central Asia
Kodaly- Dances of Galanta
Berio- Folk Songs (selected)
Cantaloube- Chants d’Auvergne (selections)
Rodrigo- Madrigali no.s 2 and 4
Patricia Rozario, soprano
Copland- Appalachian Spring
Concert broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Review
June 26, 2004
University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Music Clinic
Honors String Orchestra
Britten- Simple Symphony
Sibelius- Romance in C
Sibelius- Festival Prelude
June 12, 2004
Scotia Festival Chamber Orchestra
Schoenberg- String Quartet No. 2 arr. for String Orchestra
April 15, 16, 17 2004
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Hermiston Chorale
Bizet- Carmen
Amy Mahoney– soprano (Micaela), Christine Meadows- mezzo soprano (Carmen),
Jay Fraley- tenor (Don Jose), Charles Robert Stevens- baritone (Escamillo)
April 7-9 2004, April 18 2004
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Regional tour and final concert
Copland- An Outdoor Overture
Samuel Coleridge Taylor- Petite Suite for Orchestra
Beethoven- Symphony No. 1 in C Major
March 27, 2004
Lancashire Chamber Orchestra
Viktor Ullmann- String Quartet No. 3 arr. for string orchestra by Kenneth Woods
Strauss- Oboe Concerto
Mozart- Symphony No. 35 in D Major (“Haffner”)
March 21, 2004
Royal Orchestra Society
Sibelius- Spring Song
Lalo- Cello Concerto
Gemma Rosefield, cello
Schumann- “Manfred” Overture
Elgar- Enigma Variations
February 27 and 29, 2004
State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Bach- Suite No. 2 in B minor for Flute and strings
Mahler- Kindertotenlieder
Prokofiev- Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major
January 25, 2004
Oregon East Symphony
Beethoven- Coriolan Overture
Mozart- Horn Concerto No. 2
Nancy Billmann, horn
Franz Strauss- Nocturne for horn and strings
Nancy Billmann, horn
Beethoven- Symphony No. 7 in A Major
December 14, 2003
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Oregon East Symphony Youth Choir
Young Voices of Eastern Oregon
Holiday Music Festival
Seasonal selections
December 13, 2003
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Pendleton A Cappella Chorus
Bach- Christmas Oratorio
Karen Lange- soprano, Marianne Adams- mezzo soprano, Emily Muller- alto,
Bart Adams- tenor, Steve Muller- baritone
December 9 and 10, 2003
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rehearse/Record sessions for BBC Radio 3
Debussy- La Mer
Debussy- Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune
Debussy- Iberia from Images
Ravel- Rhapsodie Espagnol
Mussorgsky- Prelude to Kovanshina
Wagner- Prelude to Act III of Tristan und Isolde
Wagner- Waldweben from Siegried
December 7, 2003
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Bizet- Selections from L’arlessienne
Tchaikowsky- Selections from Nutcracker
Strauss- Overture to Die Fledermaus
Elgar- “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
Additional repertoire tba
November 4, 2003
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Offenbach- Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Brahms- Selected Hungarian Dances
Donizetti- Overture to Don Pasquale
November 3, 2003
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Milhaud- Le boeuf sur le toit
Sibelius- Suite from Pelleas and Melisande
Mozart- Symphony No. 38 in D major, “Prague”
November 2, 2003
Oregon East Symphony
Chris Thomas- Blue Northern (World Premiere Commission)
Barber- Cello Concerto
Kevin Hekmatpanah, cello
Borodin- Symphony No. 2
October 4, 2003
Oregon East Symphony
Wagner- Overture to Rienzi
Rachmaninoff- Piano Concerto No. 3
William Wolfram, piano
Dvorak- Symphony No. 6
September 14, 2003
Ernest Read Symphony
Workshop
Ravel- Mother Goose Suite
Mahler- Symphony no. 4
August 2, 2003
Oregon East Symphony Summer Music Center
Festival Orchestra
Copland- Hoe Down
Schubert- Overture to Rosamunde
Mozart- Symphony No. 34
July 9-13, 2003
National Symphony Orchestra (cover)
Three programs
Bravo Broadway
Marvin Hamlisch
Orff- Carmina Burana
Tchaikowsky- 1812 Overture
July 6, 2003
Lancashire (UK) Chamber Orchestra
Shostakovich- Chamber Symphony (String Quartet no. arr. Barshai)
June 15, 2003
Ernest Read Symphony (London)
Workshop day
Mussorgsky- A Night on the Bare Mountain (original)
Stravinsky- Firebird Suite (1919)
June 10, 2003
Valparaiso Univerisity Symphony
Beethoven- Leonore Overture No. 3
Britten- Matinees musicales, op. 24
Elgar- Chanson de nuit
Johann Strauss Jr.- Overture to Die Fledermaus
May 10, 2003
Oregon East Symphony
Doolittle- Green/Blue (world-premiere)
Prokofiev- Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra
Parry Karp, cello
Beethoven- Symphony No. 5
May 4, 2003
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Mozart- Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Haydn- Symphony No. 104 in D major (“London”)
Schubert- Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished”
April 12, 2003
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Grande Ronde Community Chorus
Doolittle- Airs of Men Long Dead (world-premiere)
Alexis Hamilton, mezzo-soprano
Dvorak- Stabat Mater
Janice Johnson, soprano
Alexis Hamilton, mezzo-soprano
Jay Fraley, tenor
Randel Wagner, bass
March 3, 2003
BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Bristol Choral Society
Cover Conductor for live national broadcast
Mahler- Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
February 16, 2003
Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra
Haydn- Symphony No. 104
February 15, 2003
Oregon East Symphony
Tchaikowsky- Valse from Swan Lake
Tchaikowsky- Piano Concerto No. 1
Dickran Atamian, piano
Tchaikowsky- Symphony No. 5
December 22, 2002
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale
Holiday Music Festival
Handel- Arias and Choruses from Messiah
Lezlee Flagg-soprano, Emily Muller- mezzo, Bart Adams-tenor,
Steve Muller- bass
Holiday selections with local artists
December 14, 2002
Penarth Camerata (St. Cyres)
All Saint’s Church, Penarth, Wales
Handel- Messiah (Complete)
Justine Platts- soprano, Jessica Handley-Greaves- mezzo, Ieuan Davies- tenor, Donald
Maxwell, bass
November 23, 2002
Oregon East Symphony
Debussy- Prelude to “Afternoon of a Faun”
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto
Emily Doolittle- “Falling Still” for Violin and Strings (US Premiere)
Suzanne Casey- violin
Mozart- Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter”
October 27, 2002
Oregon East Symphony
Rossini- Overture to William Tell
Zwilich- Bassoon Concerto
Sibelius- Symphony No. 2 in D major
May 31, 2002
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra-
The Schumann Legacy
Gerhard Samuel- Intense Memories for Orchestra, World Premiere Commission
Schumann- Cello Concerto
Kevin Hekmatpanah– cello
Schumann- Symphony no. 4 in D minor
May 18, 2002
Oregon East Symphony-
Space is the Place
Richard Strauss- Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra
Johann Strauss Jr.- The Beautiful Blue Danube
John Williams- Suite from “Star Wars”
Holst- The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestra
May 13-18
Grande Ronde Youth Orchestra
Regional Concerts
Repertoire TBA from earlier programs
April 21, 2002
Oregon East Symphony-
In Memoriam
Oregon East Symphony Chorale
Beethoven- Overture to Egmont
Mozart- Masonic Funeral Music
Barber- Adagio for Strings
Haydn- Mass in Time of War
Leslie Flagg, soprano; Alexis Hamilton, mezzo; Jay Fraley, Tenor; Steven Mortier, bass-baritone
April 17, 2002
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra and
Grande Ronde Youth Orchestra
Mendelssohn- Hebrides Overture
Winners of annual Young Artist Competition
Bruch- Kol Nidrei
Wienawski- Violin Concerto No. 2, mvt. I
Haydn- Violin Concerto in F Major, mvt. I
Wienawksi- Reverie for Viola and Orchestra
Peter Maxwell Davies- An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
Additional repertoire TBA
March 16, 18 2002
Oregon East Symphony
Berlioz- Overture to “Beatrice and Benedict”
Winners of Annual Young Artist Competition
Handel- Harp Concerto, mvt. I
J.C. Bach- Cello Concerto in C minor
Beethoven- Piano Concerto No. 4, mvt. I
Elgar- Cello Concerto, mvt. IV
Britten- Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, narrator
February 27-March 1, 2002
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
Grande Ronde Community Chorus, Eastern Chamber Choir
Bartok- Viola Concerto
Hong-Mei Xiao, viola
Mozart- Requiem Mass
Andrea Corbett- soprano, Emily Muller- alto, Todd Tschida-
tenor, Peter Wordelman, bass
February 18, 2002
Grande Ronde Youth Orchestra
Black History Month Concert
Works of William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, George McKay, W.C Handy, Duke
Ellington
Thara Memory, guest artist
February 9-10, 2002
Oregon East Symphony
William Grant Still- Afro-American Symphony
Mozart- Concerto for Two Pianos
Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue (version for two pianos)
Lisa Campi and Nicola Melville, duo pianists
December 3, 2001
Grande Ronde Youth Orchestra
Khatchaturian- Sabre Dance
Gershwin- A Gershwin Celebration
Brahms- Finale from Symphony no. 1 in C minor (arr. Leidig)
Holst- Jupiter from The Planets (arr. Leidig)
Also on program- Union County Children’s Choir, Vocal Arts Ensemble
December 1-2, 2001
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Music Festival
Tchaikovsky- Pas de deux and Finale from The Nutcracker
Anderson- Sleigh Ride
Berlin- White Christmas
Courtney- A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas
Grande Ronde Community Chorus, Eastern Chamber Choir
Also on program, EOU African Drumming Ensemble, Eastern Fiddle Ensemble, EOU Faculty
Jazz Ensemble
November 18, 2001-12-20
Oregon East Symphony
Rossini- Overture to The Barber of Seville
Paganini- Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major
Liu Yang, violin
Dvorak- Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
November 2-3, 2001
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich- Festive Overture
Sibelius- Pelleas and Melisande Suite
Tchaikovsky- Symphony no. 2 in C minor
October 20, 2001
Oregon East Symphony
Wagner- Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Beethoven- Symphony no. 1 in C Major
Brahms- Concerto for Violin and cello
Lisa Robertson- violin, Kenneth Woods- cello
Bradley Thachuk- guest conductor for concerto
September 1-15, 2001
National Symphony Orchestra
Cover Conductor for
Labor Day Concert on Capital Mall
Tchaikovsky- Capriccio Italien
Gould- Tap Dance Concerto
Bernstein- Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Bernstein- Overture to Candide
Mendelssohn- Finale from Symphony no. 4 “Italian”
Offenbach- “Barcarolle” from Tales of Hoffman
Beethoven Festival
Beethoven- Symphonies 1, 3, 4, 7
Beethoven- Piano Concertos- 4, 5, Violin Concerto, Triple Concerto
Beethoven- Coriolan, Fidelio, Leonore no. 3, Egmont Overtures
June 30, 2001
National Symphony Orchestra
National Conducting Institute Debut Concert
Strauss- Till Eulenspiegel
Review
May 19 Pendleton, May 20 Baker City, May 23rd La Grande, 2001
Ode to Joy
Joint Concert with Grande Ronde Symphony Oregon East Symphony and Chorale, Eastern
Chamber Choir, Grande Ronde Community Chorus.
Gretchiananoff- Praise the Lord
Beethoven- Symphony No. 9
Janice Johnson, soprano; Alexis Hamilton, mezzo; Brennan Guillory, Tenor, Michael Dean , bass
May 8-11, 2001
GRYO Regional Performances
Enterprise, Elgin, Baker City, John Day
Bizet- Carmen Suite No. 1
Tchaikowsky- 1812 Overture
Schubert- Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
April 21, 2001
Oregon East Symphony
Rimsky Korsakov- Russian Easter Festival
Liadov- Eight Russian Folk Songs
Dvorak- Cello Concerto in B minor, opus 104
Parry Karp, cello
April 10, 2001- 1:00 and 7:30 PM
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
With GRYO and winners of GRSO Young Artist Competition
Suppe- Light Calvary Overture (GRYO)
Schubert- Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” (GRYO)
Boutry- Divertimento for Saxophone and Orchestra (GRSO)
Lalo- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (Mvt. I) (GRSO)
Saint-Saens- Piano Concerto No. 2 (Mvt. I) (GRSO)
Bizet- “Habanera” from Carmen (GRSO)
Bizet- Carmen Suite no. 1 (GRSO and GRYO)
I- Prelude
II- Aragonaise
III- Les Torreadors
March 26, 2001
Plevin Philharmonic (Bulgaria)
Brahms- Tragic Overture
Prokofiev- Romeo and Juliet (excerpts from Suites 1 and 2)
Tchaikowsky- Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
March 18, 2001(repeats March 19 and 20 for school concerts)
Oregon East Sympohny-
New Horizons- Music and Musicians of the Future
With OES Young Artist Competition Winners
John McKinnon- “he calls me by the thunder”
Faure- Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
Ravel- Mother Goose Suite
Barber- Violin Concerto (Mvt. I)
Rachmaninoff- Piano Concerto no. 2 (Mvt.s I and II)
Sibelius- Spring Song
February 21 and 23, 2001
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, cello; Cynthia Woods guest conductor
Zwilich- Upbeat!
Elgar- Cello Concerto
Kenneth Woods, cello; Cynthia Woods, conducting
Elgar- Enigma Variations
Kenneth Woods, conducting
Filmed by Oregon Public Television
February 10, 2001
Oregon East Symphony-
Valentine’s Pop’s- Musical Love Affairs
Bernstein, arr. Mason- Selections from West Side Story
Tchaikowsky- Romeo and Juliet
Intermission
Lowe, arr. Russell Bennett- Selections from My Fair Lady
Great Hollywood Couples, love duets from the golden age of American popular song
n Night and Day, Lets Call the Whole Thing Off, I Could Have Danced All Night,
Dancing Cheek to Cheek, I’ve Got You Under My Skin,
Heather on the Hill, Someone To Watch Over Me
Melanie Roy and Reginald Unterseher, vocalists
December 5. 2001
GRYO- Holiday Celebration
Grande Ronde Children’s Chorus
Anderson- Christmas Festival
Sibelius- Finlandia
Suppe- Light Cavalry Overture
Additional repertoire TBA
December 2 and 3, 2000
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra-
Holiday Music Festival
Eastern Chamber Choir, Grande Ronde Community Chorus
Tchaikowsky- Excerpts from the Nutcracker
Trepak
Waltz of the Flowers
Herbert- March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland
Anderson- Sleigh Ride
Berlin, arr. Russel Bennett- White Christmas
Mamey- A Christmas Treasure (w/chorus)
November 19, 2000
Oregon East Symphony
Martinu- Memorial to Lidice
Bruch Violin Concerto
Annette Barbara Vogel, violin
Piston- Symphony No. 2
November 1(La Grande) and 3 (Baker City), 2000
Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein- Overture to Candide
Bach- Concerto for Two Violins
Eric Bates, Lisa Robertson, violins
Tchaikowsky- Violin Concerto in D Major
Eric Bates, violin
October 21, 2000
Oregon East Symphony
Johann Strauss Jr.- Overture to Die Fledermaus
Mozart- Piano Concerto in C major, K 467
Matt Cooper, Piano
Brahms- Variations on a Theme of Haydn
Johann Strauss Jr- Emperor Waltz
Johann Strauss Jr- Blue Danube Waltz
Summer 2000
Fellow, American Academy of Conducting at Aspen
Public performances, masterclasses and reading sessions
Repertoire included
Mozart- Overture to Die Zauberflote
Mozart- Violin Concerto No. 5
Mendelssohn- Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture and Incidental Music
Berlioz- Roman Carnival Overture
Mendelssohn- Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
Dvorak- Serenade for Winds, Serenade for Strings, Cello Concerto
Beethoven- Symphony No 7
Tchaikowsky- Symphony No. 5
May 30, 2000
GRSO
Ravel- Pavanne for a Dead Princess
Chausson- Poeme for Violin and Orchestra
Lisa Robertson, violin
Franck- Symphony in D minor
May 20-21, 2000
Oregon East Symphony
Weber- Overture to Der Freischutz
Bamert- Circus Parade
Haydn- Cello Concerto in C major
Samuel Johnson, cello
Prokofiev- Peter and the Wolf (Kenneth Woods, narrator)
April 12, 2000
GRSO
GRYO
Winners of GRSO Young Artist Competition
Youth Festival 2000
Brahms-Academic Festival Overture
Popper- Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
Strauss- Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, mvt. III
Amroise Thomas- “Me voici dans son boudoir” from Mignon
Lalo- Symphonie Espagnol mvt. I
Prokofiev- Lt. Kije Suite
Bizet- Overture from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1 (GRYO)
Grieg- In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1(GRSO and GRYO)
March 16, 2000
GRYO
Ellington- It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got that Swing
Grieg- In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
Bizet- L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (Finale)
February 21 and 23, 2000
GRSO
Ullmann- String Quartet No. 3, arranged for orchestra by Kenneth Woods
Copland- A Lincoln Portrait
Greg Monahan, narrator
Shostakovich- Symphony No. 5
December 4, 1999
GRYO – Holiday Youth Festival
Grande Ronde Children’s Chorus
Beethoven- Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 4
Tchaikowsky- Prelude from Swan Lake
Finnegan- Christmas Sing-a-long
December 2, 3 1999
GRSO- Holiday Music Festival
Anderson- Christmas Festival
Anderson- Sleigh Ride
Arr. Gould- Jingle Bells
Arr. Gould- Silent Night
Tchaikowsky- Excerpts from The Nutcracker
I March
II Coffee
III Chinoise
November 3 and 4, 1999
GRSO
Grande Ronde Community Chorus
Eastern Chamber Choir
Haydn- Symphony No. 104 “London”
Vaughan Williams- In Windsor Forest
Jeanette Rampton, mezzo soprano
Vaughan Williams- Festival Te Deum
November 21, 1999
OES
Mozart- Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
Choral Selections
July 7, 1999
Texas Festival Orchestra
Schumann- Overture Scherzo and Finale
June 17, 1999
Texas Festival Orchestra- Young Conductors Showcase Concert
Stravinsky- Danses Concertantes
May 16,1999
Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Mozart- Overture to Die Zauberflote
Faure- Suite from Pelleas and Melisande
Prokofiev- Symphony No. 5
February 14, 1999
Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Kinderconcert 1999: Music, Movement, Myth and Magic
Dayton Ballet II
Sousa- The Thunderer
Stravinsky- Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird
Tchaikowsky- Danses des Cygnes from Swan Lake
Winteregg- Overture and Ella’s Theme from An American Cinderella
Delibes- Mazurka from Coppelia
Tchaikowsky- Valse des Fleurs, Trepak and Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker
Copland- Hoe Down from Rodeo
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