Orchestra - Classical

Concerto for Beatbox and Orchestra

19 Feb 2010 7:30 PM; 20 Feb 2010 7:30 PM South Bank Centre Car Park , Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX. (0)844 875 0073 Beatbox sensation Shlomo joins forces with an orchestra as part of his experimental music series at London's Southbank Centre. Join Southbank Centre artist-in-residence Shlomo as he breaks musical boundaries, blending beatboxing with classical music. For just two concerts, Shlomo and up-and-coming UK composer Anna Meredith come together to discover whether orchestral musicians...

Posted 27 November 2009 06:00 PM by charlotte | with no comments

Filed under: London, Orchestra, experimental music, vocal orchestra, south bank centre, anna meredith, music through unconventional means, concerto, reverend, martha wainwright, beatbox, shlomo, southbank centre, dj yoda, makers

Britain's Got Talent - Faryl Smith - Final

After a bidding war ensued while Faryl Smith appeared in the final of 2008's Britain's Got Talent, the Kettering born singer finally opted for a 2.3 million pound deal with Universal Music. This, her debut album, sees Smith covering a selection of easy listening and classical standards with the backing of a sixty piece orchestra, while showcasing her unique vocal talent, often compared to fellow mezzo-sopranos Katherine Jenkins and Charlotte Church.

Posted 22 June 2009 04:30 PM by charlotte | with no comments

Filed under: classical, 2008, Orchestra, katherine jenkins, faryl smith, unique vocal talent, britain's got talent, debbut album, easy listening, mezzo soprano, kettering, charlotte church, universal classics music

The Big Country - composer Jerome Moross

Composer: Jerome Moross was a composer and orchestrator working around the first half of the twentieth century and The Big Country is the score for which he is best known and rightfully so, given the way that it effortlessly portrays in music the mental image conveyed by the title. According to Moross, he composed the theme after walking in the flat lands around Alburqueque and went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Music Score. The Film: A powerful tale, in which a sea...

Posted 14 January 2009 10:38 AM by charlotte | with no comments

Filed under: Orchestra, composer, jerome moross, the big country, jean simmons, will iam wyler, flat lands, charlton heston, academy award nomination, sea captain, best original score, bitter land dispute, gregory peck, burl ives, alburqueque, family clan

Howard Goodall : Eternal Light - A Requiem

Commissioned by Mark Stephenson on behalf of London Musici to celebrate the orchestra's 20th anniversary, Eternal Light: A Requiem is a stand-alone choral work that had its London premiere in November 2008 in an exciting collaborative version for choir, soloists, orchestra and dance. The dance, Eternal Light, commissioned by Sadler's Wells Theatre, is being performed by Rambert Dance Company, its associate orchestra London Musici and Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. Rambert Dance Company...

Posted 17 December 2008 10:42 AM by charlotte | with no comments

Filed under: Dance, Orchestra, emi classics, choir, soloists, rambert dance company, a requiem, sadler wells theatre, christ church cathedral choir oxford, choral work, howard goodall, london musici, eternal light, mark baldwin, mark spephenson

Back To The Future Score - Alan Silvestri

Back To The Future main theme music from the movies composed by Alan Silvestri. "It was made clear to Silvestri that the filmmakers wanted music that was equivalent to the classical pieces they had chosen. I was so intimidated, I put off writing forever. I mean, I was down to the last second on this thing, and I was literally going to tell them that I couldn't do it. I was going to quit the business, and it was to the point where if I would have quit there was no way they'd have time...

Posted 17 November 2008 06:02 PM by charlotte | with no comments

Filed under: Orchestra, composer, back to the future, score, filmakers, alan silvestri, theme music, classical pieces

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall June 2008 - May 2009 Tickets from £5 - £50 . Welcome to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's (RPO) 2008-2009 season. To see the world-famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra live in the Royal Albert Hall is truly an experience not to be missed! Next season’s programme offers a wide variety of events, ranging from popular classics to evenings devoted to film, the musicals and symphonic rock. Contrasting choral masterpieces from Fauré’s sublime Requiem...

Posted 02 October 2008 09:49 PM by Dom | with no comments

Filed under: 2008, Royal Albert Hall, London, Orchestra, RPO, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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