Calendar of events
Upcoming events
From 12th August: My Tiger Family on BBC TV. Saxophone playing on BBC documentary, music composed by David Mitcham. On BBC iPlayer. Available to watch here.
Friday 18th October 2024, 7.30pm. Britten with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Ann Arbor. Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, 825 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Programme: Tania Leon New work, Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Shostakovich Violin Concerto n. 1, and Sibelius Symphony n. 5. Edward Gardner, conductor. Patricia Kopatchinskaya, violin. Further information and tickets here.
Saturday 19th October 2024, 8pm. Britten with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in New York. Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA. Programme: Tania Leon New work, Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Shostakovich Violin Concerto n. 1, and Sibelius Symphony n. 5. Edward Gardner, conductor. Patricia Kopatchinskaya, violin. Further information and tickets here.
Friday 25th October 2024, 7.30pm. The Shackled King in Manchester. Cosmo Rodewald Hall, University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, Manchester M13 9PL. A performance of John Casken's contemporary chamber opera The Shackled King, based on the story of King Lear. Sir John Tomlinson, bass, and Rosanna Madylus, mezzo soprano. Fenella Humphreys, violin; Anna Tilbrook, piano; Sam Ewens, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophones. Further information here.
Wednesday 30th October 2024, 2.15pm. Ravel's Bolero with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme: Chabrier Espana, Rodrigo Concerto di Aranjuez, Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, Falla The Three Cornered Hat, Suites 1-2, Ravel Bolero. Kazuki Yamada, conductor. Milos Karadaglic, guitar. Further information and tickets here.
Thursday 31st October 2024, 2pm. Art Deco Trio at St. Mary's Perivale. Perivale Lane, Perivale, London UB6 8SS. A programme of new arrangements by Iain Farrington of songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Ivor Novello, and George Gershwin. Concert will also be live-streamed. Art Deco Trio: Iain Farrington, piano; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones. Further information and tickets here.
Wednesday 20th November 2024, 9pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra performance at Nidd Hall (Warner resort). Nidd Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3BN. An evening of Hits of the 1930s, as played by the great British Dance Bands of the era. Further information and tickets here.
Saturday 23rd November 2024, 7.30pm. Pinewood Saxophone Quartet performance in Chipping Campden. Cidermill Theatre, Chipping Campden School, Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6HU. A concert of selections from the quartet's recently released CD, "Hooray for Hollywood", including music by Burt Bacharach, Harold Arlen, Neal Hefti, Michel Legrand, Jack Marshall, and others. Pinewood Saxophone Quartet: Kyle Horch, soprano and alto; Mark Allaway, alto; Andy Tweed, tenor; Tom Law, baritone. Further information and tickets here.
Saturday 30th November 2024, 3pm. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at the Wigmore Hall. 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP. Programme: Daniel Kidane Winged Pulsing, Rebecca Saunders A Visible Trace, Daniel Kidane Cradle Song, Daniel Kidane Primitive Blaze. Gabriella Teychenne, conductor. Tickets and further information here.
Saturday 7th December 2024, 9pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra performance at Cricket St. Thomas (Warner resort). Cricket St. Thomas, Chard TA20 4DD. An evening of Hits of the 1930s, as played by the great British Dance Bands of the era. Further information and tickets here.
Past events
Saturday 12th October 2024, 7.30pm. Art Deco Trio at Leighton Buzzard Music. Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 1RX. A programme of new arrangements by Iain Farrington of songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Ivor Novello, and George Gershwin. Art Deco Trio: Iain Farrington, piano; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones.
Saturday 12th October 2024, 12-4.30pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra concert at Memory Lane event. Phoenix Arts Club, 1 Phoenix Street, London WC2H 8BU. An afternoon of Hits of the 1930s, as played by the great British Dance Bands of the era.
Friday 4th October 2024, 7.30pm. Britten with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. Programme: Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Shostakovich Violin Concerto n. 1, and Sibelius Symphony n. 5. Edward Gardner, conductor. Patricia Kopatchinskaya, violin.
Saturday 21st September 2024, 7pm. Pinewood Saxophone Quartet performance at Castle Village. The Mansion, Britwell Drive, Berkhamsted HP4 2GS. A concert of selections from the quartet's recently released CD, "Hooray for Hollywood", including music by Burt Bacharach, Harold Arlen, Neal Hefti, Michel Legrand, Jack Marshall, and others. Pinewood Saxophone Quartet: Kyle Horch, soprano and alto; Mark Allaway, alto; Andy Tweed, tenor; Tom Law, baritone.
Friday 20th September 2024, 7.30pm. Pinewood Saxophone Quartet recording launch performance. Babel Cafe, 86 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7PA. A concert of selections from the quartet's recently released CD, "Hooray for Hollywood", including music by Burt Bacharach, Harold Arlen, Neal Hefti, Michel Legrand, Jack Marshall, and others. Pinewood Saxophone Quartet: Kyle Horch, soprano and alto; Mark Allaway, alto; Andy Tweed, tenor; Tom Law, baritone.
Wednesday 18th September 2024, 7.30pm. Mussorgsky with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ. Programme: Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov Khovanschina: Prelude; Bernstein Serenade (after Plato's Symposium); Mussorgsky orch. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition. Esther Yoo, viiolin. Long Yu, conductor.
Saturday 17th August 2024, 7pm. Piccadilly Dance Orchestra concert at Beaulieu. The Abbey Church, 1 Palace Lane, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst SO42 7YG. An evening of toe-tapping and uplifiting tunes from the golden age of popular music.
Saturday 20th July 2024, 7pm. Performance with the Symphonic Six as part of the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival. CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF. An evening of jazz and light music classics including music by John Kirby, Raymond Scott, and Duke Ellington.
Thursday 18th July 2024, 7pm. Performance with the Symphonic Six and So Vocal. The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham B4 7XR.
Sunday 7th to Saturday 13th July 2024, 7.30pm: Five performances of Tippett's "New Year" with the Birmingham Opera Company. The Dream Tent at Smithfield, Birmingham BH5 6HX. Alto and soprano saxophone. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alpesh Chauhan.
Thursday 27th June 2024, 7.30pm. Literary Chelsea - A Celebration Through Words and Music, concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ. Programme includes excertps from Le Caranval de Londres by Darius Milhaud. Dame Harriet Walter, presenter. Jamie Phillips, conductor.
Saturday 15th to Thursday 20th June 2024. Jury member at Josip Nochta International Saxophone Competition. Academy of Music, Zagreb, Croatia.
Wednesday 12th June 2024, 8.00pm. Art Deco Trio: A Fine Romance. Summer Music in City Churches. St. Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, Barbican, London EC2Y A programme of new arrangements of love songs by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, and more. Art Deco Trio: Iain Farrington, piano; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones.
Saturday 8th June 2024, 7.30pm. Bolero with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NW. Programme included Bolero by Maurice Ravel. Thomas Sondergard, conductor.
Friday 7th June 2024, 7.30pm. Bolero with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2EA. Programme included Bolero by Maurice Ravel. Thomas Sondergard, conductor.
Thursday 23rd May 2024, 7.30pm. Bernstein with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme includes Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein. Fabien Gabel, conductor.
Friday 10th May 2024. Release date of two new recordings: Inflorescence, a recital of contemporary music for saxophone and piano, and Hooray for Hollywood with the Pinewood Saxophone Quartet. More information on Norwood Recordings Bandcamp page here.
Wednesday 1st May 2024, 7.30pm. Gershwin with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme includes An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Kazuki Yamada, conductor.
Monday 22nd April 2024, 7.30pm. Classic FM Live with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP. Programme included Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. Hayato Sumino, piano. Ben Palmer, conductor. Recorded and broadcast the following day on Classic FM
Saturday 20th April 2024, 7.30pm. Gershwin with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole. The Lighthouse, 21 Kingsland Road, Poole BH15 1UG. Programme included An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor.
Friday 19th April 2024, 7.30pm. Gershwin with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Exeter. The Great Hall, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QB. Programme included An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor.
Thursday 18th April 2024, 7.30pm. Gershwin with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Portsmouth. The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB. Programme included An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor.
Wednesday 27th March 2024, 7.30pm. Gershwin with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme included Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Stewart Goodyear, piano. Ilan Volkov, conductor.
Wednesday 14th February 2024, 7.30pm. Prokofiev with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The Lighthouse, 21 Kingsland Road, Poole BH15 1UG. Programme included Romeo and Juliet, Suite n. 2 by Serge Prokofiev. Emilia Hoving, conductor.
Thursday 14th December 2023, 7.30pm. Christmas in Tinseltown with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. A programme of cinematic Christmas classics. Mark Kermode, presenter. Tommy Blaize, vocal soloist. Michael England, conductor.
Saturday 9th December 2023, 3pm and 7.30pm. Christmas Cracker with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ. A programme of favourite Christmas songs and orchestral pieces. Louise Dearman and Tom Solomon, vocal soloists. Stephen Bell, conductor.
Wednesday 22nd November 2023, 7.30pm. Gershwin with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. Programme included Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Julian Joseph, soloist. Jader Bignamini, conductor.
Sunday 29th October 2023 , 3.30pm. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: Songs at Day, Songs at Night in Bristol. St. George's Hall, Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR. Programme included works by Daniel Kidane, Julian Anderson, Hannah Kendall, and Harrison Birtwistle. Soloists: Mimi Doulton, soprano; Thando Mjandana, tenor. Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor.
Thursday 26th October 2023, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Lucerne. Kultur und Kongresszentrum, Europaplatz 1, Luzern, Switzerland. Programme: Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto n. 2, Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances. Fazil Say, piano. Kazuki Yamada, conductor.
Wednesday 25th October 2023, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Geneva. Victoria Hall, Rue du General Dufour 14, 1204 Geneve, Switzerland. Programme: Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto n. 2, Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances. Fazil Say, piano. Kazuki Yamada, conductor.
Saturday 21st October 2023, 8pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Stuttgart. Liederhalle Culture and Congress Centre, Berliner Platz 1 - 3, D-70174, Stuttgart, Germany. Programme: Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Mozart - Concerto n. 10 for two pianos and orchestra, Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, op. 45. Lucas and Arther Jussen, piano soloists. Kazuki Yamada, conductor.
Wednesday 18th October 2023, 7.30pm. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: Songs at Day, Songs at Night in Birmingham. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham B15 2TT. Programme included works by Daniel Kidane, Julian Anderson, Hannah Kendall, and Harrison Birtwistle. Soloists: Mimi Doulton, soprano; Thando Mjandana, tenor. Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor.
Thursday 12th October 2023, 2pm. Art Deco Trio at St. Mary's Perivale. Perivale Lane, Perivale, Middlesex UB6 8SS. Programme: a selection of arrangements from the trio's two recordings, Gershwinicity and Classical Changes. Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones; Iain Farrington, piano. There is a YouTube video of this concert here.
Saturday 7th October 2023, 12-4.30pm. Terry Brown Presents: Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra at Memory Lane. Phoenix Arts Club, 1 Phoenix Street (corner with Charing Cross Road), London WC2H 8BU. Programme: a celebration of the great British Dance Bands, with an emphasis on the Roaring Twenties.
Wednesday 4th October 2023, 2.15pm. Rachmaninov with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme: Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto n. 2, Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances. Fazil Say, piano. Kazuki Yamada, conductor.
Sunday 23rd July 2023, 4.30pm. Art Deco Trio performs at Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Childerley Hall, CB23 8BA. Programme: a mixture of selections from the trio's Classical Changes and Gershwinicity recordings. Art Deco Trio: Magdelenna Krstevska, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones; Iain Farrington, piano.
Wednesday 12th July 2023, 5.45pm. Werther at Grange Park Opera, Performance 5. Grange Park Opera House, The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley Place, KT24 6AN.
Saturday 8th July 2023, 5.15pm. Werther at Grange Park Opera, Performance 4. Grange Park Opera House, The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley Place, KT24 6AN.
Wednesday 5th July 2023, 7.30pm. American programme with Royal Philhamonic Orchestra in London. Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ. Programme: Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes; Manu Martin Lim Fantasy of Companionship for piano and orchestra (UK premiere); Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue; Gershwin An American in Paris. Robert Ziegler, conductor. Mark Bebbington, piano.
Tuesday 4th July 2023, 7.15pm. Werther at Covent Garden, Performance 5. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD.
Monday 3rd July 2023, 7.30pm. Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble concert. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Augusta Read Thomas Rings of Light; Katia Beaugeais Together We Unite Through Music (UK first performance); Liz Dilnot Johnson Orisha Osun; Edward Elgar arr. Gary Bricault Serenade for Strings, op. 20; Charlotte Bray Urban Nocturne; Liz Dilnot Johnson Gentle Flame (first performance); Liz Dilnot Johnson Agnus Dei (first performance); Leo Weiner arr. Erzsebet Seleljo Divertimento on Old Hungarian Dances, op. 20. Kyle Horch, conductor.
Saturday 1st July 2023, 7.15pm. Werther at Covent Garden, Performance 4. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD.
Thursday 29th June 2023, 5.45pm. Werther at Grange Park Opera, Performance 3. Grange Park Opera House, The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley Place, KT24 6AN.
Wednesday 28th June 2023, 7.15pm. Werther at Covent Garden, Performance 3. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD.
Sunday 25th June 2023, 5.15pm. Werther at Grange Park Opera, Performance 2. Grange Park Opera House, The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley Place, KT24 6AN.
Friday 23rd June 2023, 7.15pm. Werther at Covent Garden, Performance 2. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD.
Tuesday 20th June, 2023, 6.45pm. Werther at Covent Garden, Performance 1. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD.
Saturday 17th June 2023, 5.15pm. Werther at Grange Park Opera, Performance 1. Grange Park Opera House, The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley Place, KT24 6AN.
Tuesday 13th June 2023, 7pm. Art Deco Trio at 'Summer Music in City Churches'. St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, Fore Street, London EC2Y 8DA. Programme featured pieces recorded on the trio's recent CD release, Classical Changes. - legendary classics re-invented with a jazz twist. Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones; Iain Farrington, piano.
Tuesday 16th to Thursday 18th April 2023. Masterclasses at Conservatoria "F.A. Bonporti" di Trento. Via San Giovanni Bosco 4, 38122 - Trento, Italy.
Tuesday 9th May 2023, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Newbury Spring Festival. The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BD. Programme: John Casken's new work The Shackled King, a music drama based on the King Lear story; also including Brunnhilde's Dream, a sequence of songs by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Zemlinsky, Berg, Szymanowski, Henze, and Muller-Hermann, devised by Barry Millington. Featuring Sir John Tomlinson, bass; and Rozanna Madylus, mezzo-soprano. Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Sam Ewens, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophones and clarinet; Anna Tilbrook, piano.
Wednesday 19th April 2023, 7.30pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Madrid. Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Principe de Vergara 146, 28002 Madrid, Spain. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Tuesday 18th April 2023, 7.30pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Nottingham. Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Wednesday 5th April 2023, 7.30pm. Art Deco Trio in London. 1901 Arts Club, 7 Exton Street, Waterloo, London SE1 8UE. A concert performance to mark the release of the trio's new CD recording, Classical Changes. Programme: arrangements by Iain Farrington of classical favourites, in new versions with a jazz twist. Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Iain Farrington, piano.
Thursday 30th March 2023, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Vienna. Wiener Konzerthaus, Lothringerstrasse 20, 1030 Wien, Austria. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Wednesday 29th March 2023, 8pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Munich. Isarphilharmonie, Hans-Preissinger-Strasse 8, 81379 Munich, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Tuesday 28th March 2023, 8pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg. Elbphilharmonie, Platz d. Deutschen Einheit 4, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Sunday 26th March 2023, 7pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Essen. Philharmonie (TUP), Opernplatz 10, 45128 Essen, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Friday 24th March 2023, 8pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Stuttgart. Liederhalle, Berliner Pl. 1-3, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Tuesday 21st March 2023, 8.15pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Amsterdam. Het Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplein 10, 1071 LN Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Monday 20th March 2023, 8pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Köln. Kölner Philharmonie, Bischofsgartenstrasse 1, 50667 Köln, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Sunday 19th March 2023, 7pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Frankfurt. Alte Oper, Opernpl. 1, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Saturday 18th March 2023, 7.30pm. Performance with Epsom Choral Society. St Martin's Church, Church Street, Epsom KT17 4PX. Programme included James Whitbourn Son of God Mass. Julian Collings, conductor.
Thursday 16th March 2023, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in London. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Wednesday 15th March 2023, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham. Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor.
Sunday 5th March 2023, 7.30pm. Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Glasgow. City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ. Programme included Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition and Gershwin An American in Paris. Gemma New, conductor.
Friday 3rd March 2023, 7.30pm. Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Edinburgh. Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2EA. Programme included Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition and Gershwin An American in Paris. Gemma New, conductor.
Thursday 16th February 2023, 7pm. London Symphony Orchestra: Revolution. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. Programme included the UK premiere of Ligeti arr. Elgar Howarth Macabre Collage. Francois-Xavier Roth, conductor.
Tuesday 14th February 2023, 5-7pm. Art Deco Trio on BBC Radio 3 "In Tune". Appearance in relation to release of new Art Deco Trio CD recording Classical Changes on SOMM Recordings. Included interview and live broadcast performances of tracks from the album. Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Iain Farrington, piano.
Wednesday 8th February 2023, 7.30pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Saturday 4th February 2023, 8pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Antwerp. Koningin Elisabethzaal, Koningin Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Tuesday 31st January 2023, 8pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Köln. Kölner Philharmonie, Bischofsgartenstrasse 1, 50667 Köln, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Monday 30th January 2023, 8pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Frankfurt. Alte Oper, Opernpl. 1, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Thursday 26th January 2023, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at Wigmore Hall. Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP. Programme: John Casken's new work The Shackled King, a music drama based on the King Lear story; also including Brunnhilde's Dream, a sequence of songs by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Zemlinsky, Berg, Szymanowski, Henze, and Muller-Hermann, devised by Barry Millington. Featuring Sir John Tomlinson, bass; and Rozanna Madylus, mezzo-soprano. Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Samuel Ewens, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophones and clarinet; Anna Tilbrook, piano. Due to the covid-related withdrawal of Sir John Tomlinson, The Shackled King was not performed, replaced instead by further songs for mezzo-soprano by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner, and instrumental pieces by Clara Schumann and Lili Boulanger.
Tuesday 24th January 2023, 8pm. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Munich. Isarphilharmonie, Hans-Preissinger-Strasse 8, 81379 Munich, Germany. Programme included Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Vasily Petrenko, conductor.
Saturday 21st January 2023, 7.30pm. Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra: Beautiful World. Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE. Programme included Philip Glass Glassworks. Sian Edwards, conductor. Joanna MacGregor, piano / director / keyboards.
Thursday 19th January 2023, 7.30pm. Philhamonia Orchestra at the Southbank. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. Programme included Shostakovich Suite for Variety Orchestra (Jazz Suite n. 2). Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor.
Wednesday 30th November 2022, 7.30pm. Mussorgsky with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The Lighthouse, 21 Kingsland Road, Poole BH15 1UF. Programme: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto n. 3, Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition. Finnegan Downie Dear, conductor.
Sunday 13th November 2022, 3pm. Counterpoise at Fellowship House Autumn Concerts. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD. Programme included a version of Walton's Facade, and a performance of Three Sondheim Waltzes arranged for saxophone and piano by Richard Rodney Bennett. With Sir John Tomlinson, bass. Counterpoise: Fenella Humphries, violin; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Libby Burgess, piano.
Thursday 10th November 2022, 3pm. Art Deco Trio at St. Mary's Church, Perivale. Perivale Lane, Perivale, Greenford, London UB6 8SS. Programme included arrangements from the trio's Gershwinicity recording, as well as new arrangements of popular classics with a jazz twist. Art Deco Trio: Iain Farrington, piano; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones. Concert can also be viewed by streaming.
Sunday 6th November 2022, 4pm. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: Illusions. CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF. Programme included Learning to Fly by Richard Baker, as well as other works by Richard Baker and Edmund Hunt. Finnegan Downie Dear, conductor.
Friday 4th November 2022. Birmingham Royal Ballet Autumn Triple Bill in London. Sadlers Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN. "Into the Music" triple bill: Forgotten Land, choreographed to Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten.
Thursday 3rd November 2022, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances. Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick. Ryan Bancroft, conductor.
Wednesday 2nd November 2022, 3pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances. Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EA. Ryan Bancroft, conductor.
Sunday 30th October 2022, 10am-5pm. Recital as part of Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain Festival Day. Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Boris Mersson Fantasia, op. 37, Elliott Carter Pastoral. With Anya Fadina, piano.
Saturday 22nd October 2022, 7.30pm. Art Deco Trio in Leighton Buzzard. Leighton Buzzard Music, Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RX. Programme included arrangements from the trio's Gershwinicity recording, as well as new arrangements of popular classics with a jazz twist. Art Deco Trio: Iain Farrington, piano; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones.
Friday 21 October 2022. Birmingham Royal Ballet Autumn Triple Bill. Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham B5 4TB. "Into the Music" triple bill: Forgotten Land, choreographed to Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten.
Saturday 1st October 2022, 7.30pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra concert in Cobham. Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ. "You're the Top" programme: Dance Band hits and great songs from the 1920s and 1930s.
Friday 23rd September 2022, 8pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra concert in Felixstowe. The Spa Pavilion, Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 2DX. "You're the Top" programme: Dance Band hits and great songs of the 1920s and 1930s.
Sunday 24th July 2022, 1pm. Recital at MusicFest Aberystwyth. The Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme: Serge Prokofiev - Cinq Melodies, op. 35; Eduard Tubin - Sonata; Albert Wood Potts - Lyric Etude n. 1 (UK premiere); Lawson Lunde - Sonata. With Anya Fadina, piano.
Saturday 23rd July to Saturday 30th July 2022. MusicFest Aberystwyth: Summer Saxophone Course. Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Penglais School, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Summer course for classically-based saxophonists, led in collaboration with Anya Fadina, course pianist.
Saturday 2nd July 2022, 7.30pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra concert in Taunton. The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset TA1 1JL. "Back to the Roaring Twenties" programme.
Friday 24th June 2022, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Northern Aldborough Festival. St. Andrew's Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP. Programme: John Casken's new work The Shackled King, a music drama based on the King Lear story; also including Brunnhilde's Dream, a sequence of songs by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Zemlinsky, Berg, Szymanowski, Henze, and Muller-Hermann, devised by Barry Millington. Featuring Sir John Tomlinson, bass; and Rozanna Madylus, mezzo-soprano. Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Sam Ewens, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophones and clarinet; Anna Tilbrook, piano.
Tuesday 7th June to Tuesday 21st June 2022. Faculty member at Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute. Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, Maine 04330, USA. A two-week summer saxophone academy including intensive teaching, recitals, chamber coaching, and afternoon seminars.
Friday 8th April 2022. Uproar Ensemble "Scenes from a Street". Priory Centre, Abergavenny. A programme of recently composed works by Du Yun, Unsuk Chin, Guto Puw, Carlijn Metselaar, and Joseph Davies.
Friday 25th March 2022. Uproar Ensemble "Scenes from a Street". Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. A programme of recently composed works by Du Yun, Unsuk Chin, Guto Puw, Carlijn Metselaar, and Joseph Davies.
Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th March 2022. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Bolero at Classical Spectaculars. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP. Matinee and evening performances.
Friday 25th February 2022. Uproar Ensemble "Scenes from a Street". Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ER. A programme of recently composed works by Du Yun, Unsuk Chin, Guto Puw, Carlijn Metselaar, and Joseph Davies.
Wednesday 23rd February 2022, 7.30pm. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: American programme. Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EA. Programme: Ives Variations on America, Bernstein Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Robert Nathaniel Dett The Ordering of Moses.
Saturday 12th February 2022, 7.30pm. Uproar Ensemble "Scenes from a Street". Bangor New Music Festival. Theatr Bryn Terfel Pontio, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor LL57 2TQ. A programme of recently composed works by Du Yun, Unsuk Chin, Guto Puw, Carlijn Metselaar, and Joseph Davies.
Sunday 30th January 2022, 3pm. Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" in New Jersey. State Theater New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA. Part of Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra US tour. Programme: Britten Four Sea Interludes, Shostakovich Cello Concerto n. 1, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances. Vasily Petrenko, conductor. Kian Soltani, cello.
Saturday 29th January 2022, 8pm. Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" in Washington DC. Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA. Part of Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra US tour. Programme: Britten Four Sea Interludes, Elgar Cello Concerto, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances. Vasily Petrenko, conductor. Kian Soltani, cello.
Friday 14th January 2022, 8pm. Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" in Los Angeles. Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA. Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra US tour. Programme: Britten Four Sea Interludes, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto n. 1, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances. Vasily Petrenko, conductor. Olga Kern, piano.
Sunday 28th November 2021, 3pm. Recital at Fellowship House Autumn Concert Series. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW1 6YD. A recital of music from Eastern Europe, including works featured on the "Fairy Tales" CD. Programme: Tcherepnine Sonatine Sportive, Prokofiev Cinq Melodies, op. 35, Rachmaninov Preludes op. 32, n. 5 and 12, Tubin Sonata, Rachmaninov Elegy op. 3, Herdzin Fairytale Stories. With Yshani Perinpanayagam, piano.
Wednesday 24th November 2021, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Wimbledon International Music Festival. St. John's Church, Wimbledon, London SW19 4NZ. Programme: "From Rags to Riches". Music and poetry tracing the progress of rag, blues, and other jazz forms from the Deep South and Harlem to the legendary cabarets of Paris and Berlin. With special guest Sir Willard White, bass. Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Sam Ewens, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Russell Hepplewhite, piano.
Thursday 4th November 2021, 5.15pm. Art Deco Trio at RCM "Music and Ideas". Performance Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. A talk given by pianist Iain Farrington about arranging, illustrated by trio performances of selections from the recent CD "Gershwinicity".
Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th October 2021. Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" with Birmingham Royal Ballet in Plymouth. Evening and matinee performances of the full ballet. Theatre Royal, Plymouth. Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR.
Wednesday 13th October 2021, 7pm. ZAK Saxophone Ensemble concert. Solti Hall, Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary. A programme of original and arranged works for saxophone ensemble: Dukas Fanfare from 'La Peri', Vivaldi arr. Wilson Concerto Grosso, Tonu Korvits Landscapes from a Night Train, Gounod arr. Frankton Petite Symphonie, Alistair Parnell Persiflage, Kristina Arakelyan Poem, Weiner Divertimento n. 1, op. 20. Kyle Horch, conductor. Programme prepared in collaboration with Erzsebet Seleljo.
Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th October 2021. Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" with Birmingham Royal Ballet in Birmingham. Evening and matinee performances of the full ballet. Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham B5 4TB.
Friday 1st October 2021. New CD release: Fairy Tales. A recital of music from Eastern Europe. Programme : Tcherepnine Sonatine Sportive, Prokofiev Cinq Melodies, op. 35, Tubin Sonata, Markovitch Complainte et Danse, Korvits Wings, Balsys Three Fragments from the ballet "Egle, Queen of the Serpents", Herdzin Fairytale Stories. Yshani Perinpanayagam and Anya Fadina, piano. Available as physical CD distributed by Naxos from shops and online retailers, from Bandcamp, and on streaming from Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms.
Saturday 25th September 2021, 7.30pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra concert in Cobham. Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ. "Back to the Roaring Twenties" programme.
Tuesday 21st September 2021, 7.30pm. Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast". Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP. Performance with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their "RPO at 75" celebration concert. Vasily Petrenko, conductor. Sir Bryn Terfel, baritone. Philharmonia Chorus.
Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th August 2021. MusicFest Aberystwyth Summer Saxophone Course ONLINE. A similar course to summer 2020, the online Saxophone Course included masterclass sessions and saxophone discussions led by Kyle Horch and Lars Lien delivered on the Zoom platform, and access to an online recital similar to that would have been presented if the festival could have taken place in Aberystwyth as normal.
Friday 23rd July 2021, 7.15pm. Counterpoise at the Buxton Festival. Buxton Opera House, The Pavilion Gardens, Water Street, Buxton SK17 6XN. Programme: John Casken's new work The Shackled King, a music drama based on the King Lear story; also including Brunnhilde's Dream, a sequence of songs by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Zemlinsky, Berg, Szymanowski, Henze, and Muller-Hermann, devised by Barry Millington. Featuring Sir John Tomlinson, bass; and Rozanna Madylus, mezzo-soprano. Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Paul Archibald, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophones and clarinet; Anna Tilbrook, piano.
Monday 31st May 2021, 3pm. Art Deco Trio at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Re-sound Series. St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JH. A programme of Gershwin songs in new arrangements by Iain Farrington for clarinet, saxophone, and piano. The Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophones; Iain Farrington, piano.
Friday 28th May 2021, 7.30pm. Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra at the Haslemere Festival. Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2AS. "Back to the Roaring Twenties" programme.
Wednesday 21st April 2021, 4pm. Live-stream concert with the Art Deco Trio. St. Mary's Church, Perivale. A programme of Gershwin songs in new arrangements by Iain Farrington for clarinet, saxophone, and piano. The Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Iain Farrington, piano. Link to St. Mary's Perivale YouTube channel for live stream and post-concert viewing / listening here.
Friday 16th April 2021. New CD release: Gershwinicity. A programme of Iain Farrington's new arrangements of songs by George Gershwin. With the Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Iain Farrington, piano. SOMM Recordings website here.
Thursday 15th April 2021, 5-7pm. Live performance on BBC Radio Three "In Tune" programme. With the Art Deco Trio: Peter Sparks, clarinet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Iain Farrington. Further information and link to listening on the In Tune programme web page here.
Thursday 13th and Friday 14th August 2020. MusicFest Aberystwyth Summer Saxophone Course ONLINE. The re-designed Saxophone Course focused on masterclass sessions with Kyle Horch and Lars Lien delivered on the Zoom platform, and private access to an online recital similar to what would have been presented on 28th July if the festival had taken place as normal. A focus on unaccompanied repertoire was encouraged for participants.
Thursday 23rd April 2020. Masterclasses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB. This event was moved online, due to coronavirus.
Saturday 15th February 2020, 7.30pm. Concert performance with Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ. An evening of jazz and swing music from the Art Deco era, with songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Noel Coward, and more.
Monday 25th November 2019, 7.30pm. "Gershwinicity": chamber music concert. 1901 Arts Club, 7 Exton Street, Waterloo, London SE1 8UE. A programme of Gershwin favourites - including A Foggy Day, Someone to Watch Over Me, I Got Rhythm, Summertime and many more - arranged for saxophone, clarinet, and piano by Iain Farrington. Performers: Kyle Horch, saxophone; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Sunday 24th November 2019, 3pm. "Paris: Je te veux". Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 6YD. A concert of French music arranged for voice, trumpet, saxophone, and piano. Programme: works by Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Poulenc, Milhaud, and Decruck. Performers: Hannah Bennett, voice; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Sebastian Wybrew, piano.
Saturday 16th November 2019, 7.30pm. "Saxtopia": music for choir with saxophone. St. Cross Church, St. Cross Road, Winchester SO23 9SD. With Southern Voices. Conductor: Katherine Dienes-Williams. Programme included: James Whitbourn Requiem Canticorum, Tarik O'Regan Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Kim Andre Arnessen Making or Breaking, and Mark Bowden Parable for solo alto saxophone.
Thursday 31st October 2019, 7.30pm. Performance of John Adams "City Noir". The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke RG21 7QR. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kyrill Karabits. Programme: John Adams City Noir, Sibelius Symphony n. 7, Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Wednesday 30th October 2019, 7.30pm. Performance of John Adams "City Noir." The Lighthouse, 21 Kingsland Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UG. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kyrill Karabits. Programme: John Adams City Noir, Sibelius Symphony n. 7, Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Sunday 6th October 2019, 3pm. Counterpoise at Little Missenden Festival. Little Missenden Church, Little Missenden HP7 0RA. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Sebastian Wybrew, piano.
Tuesday 30th July 2019, 8pm. Chamber music performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. The Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme included: Ian Stewart San Gejtanu: Andante. Performers: Kyle Horch, soprano saxophone, with the Sacconi Quartet.
Tuesday 30th July 2019, 1.30pm. Recital performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme: Elliott Carter Pastoral, Jennifer Higdon Lullaby (with Lars Lien, saxophone), Stephen Sondheim arr. Richard Rodney Bennett Three Sondheim Waltzes. With Anya Fadina, piano.
Saturday 27th July - Saturday 3rd August 2019. MusicFest Aberystwyth: Summer Saxophone Course. Aberystywth Arts Centre and Penglais School, Aberystwyth SY23 3GL. Leader of summer course for classical saxophonists, collaborating with the outstanding Norwegian saxophonist Lars Lien and Anya Fadina, course pianist.
Friday 19th July 2019. Counterpoise at Petworth Festival. Champs Hill, Waltham Park Road, Pulborough RH20 1LY. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th July 2019. Aula Internacional de Saxophon IV, Tui, Spain. Masterclasses and recital. Recital programme: Paule Maurice Voilio, Mark Bowden Parable, Ryo Noda Mai, and saxophone duets by Ferling and Rob Buckland. With Rafael Yebra, saxophone.
Wednesday 3rd July 2019, 7.30pm. RCM Saxophone Ensemble Concert. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Gabrieli arr. Frankton Canzon Primi Toni, Clare Loveday Saxophone Octet 3, Elgar arr. Bricault The Wand of Youth, Suite 2, Andrew Chen - Ribbon (world premiere), Christian Biegai Quintett (world premiere), Mark Allaway Crosscurrents. Performers: Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble, Roelof Temmingh, piano. Conductor: Kyle Horch.
Saturday 25th May 2019, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at Alwinton Summer Concerts. St Michael's and All Angels Church, Alwinton, Morpeth NE65 7BE. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Friday 24th May 2019, 8pm. Counterpoise at Berwick Maltings. Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Sunday 24th to Wednesday 27th February 2019. Masterclasses and recital at Texas Tech University. Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University School of Music, Lubbock, Texas, USA. Recital programme: Decruck Chant Lyrique op. 69, Tubin Sonate, Bowden Parable, Sondheim arr Bennett Three Sondheim Waltzes, Carmichael Thredbo Suite. With David Dees, soprano saxophone, and William Westney, piano.
Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd February 2019. Masterclasses and recital at Southeastern Saxophone Summit. University of Florida School of Music, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Recital programme: Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories), Tubin Sonate, Decruck Chant Lyrique op. 69, Sondheim arr Bennett Three Sondheim Waltzes. With Brian Hargrove, piano.
Wednesday 21st November 2018, 7.30pm. Performance with Wimbledon Festival Virtuosi. Wimbledon International Music Festival. St. John's Church, Spencer Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4NZ. Concert included performances of Elena Kats-Chernin's chamber work The Three Dancers and the saxophone-piano recital piece Chant Lyrique op. 69 by Fernande Decruck. With Piers Lane, piano.
Tuesday 13th November 2018, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Hampstead Arts Festival. St. John's, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 1NU. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Saturday 20th October 2018, 7.30pm. Piccadilly Dance Orchestra 30th Anniversary Concert. Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY. An evening of music from the jazz age of the 1920-30s with special guests The Gatsby Girls.
Thursday 4th October 2018, 7.30pm. Recital of Central and Eastern European music. Picture Gallery, Founder's Building, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX. Programme: Tcherepnine Sonatine Sportive, Markovitch Complainte et Danse, Tubin Sonata, Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories). With Yshani Perinpanayagam, piano.
Saturday 11th August 2018: Recital at Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Recital programme: Fernande Decruck Chant Lyrique op. 69, Mark Bowden Parable, Krzysztof Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories). With Jessica Leong, piano.
Wednesday 1st August 2018, 7.30pm: Ibert performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. The Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme included: Ibert - Concertino da Camera. Performers: Kyle Horch, saxophone; Orion Orchestra, conductor Toby Purser.
Wednesday 1st August 2018, 1.30pm. Recital performance at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme: Fernande Decruck Chant Lyrique op.69, Krzysztof Herdzin Bajkowe Opowiesci (Fairytale Stories). With Anya Fadina, piano.
Saturday 28th July - Saturday 4th August 2018. MusicFest Aberystwyth International Summer School. Aberystywth Arts Centre and Penglais School, Aberystwyth SY23 3GL. Leader of summer course for classical saxophonists, collaborating with the outstanding Norwegian saxophonist Lars Lien and Anya Fadina, course pianist.
Wednesday 4th July 2018, 1.05pm: Independence Day: An American in Paris. St. John's Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA. Programme: Sondheim arr. Bennett - Three Sondheim Waltzes, John Williams - Three Pieces from "Schindler's List", Gershwin arr. Mitchell - An American in Paris, Bernstein arr. Harman - Candide Overture, Weill - Selections from Little Threepenny Music. Performers: Madeleine Mitchell, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Nigel Clayton, piano; Imma Setiadi, piano.
Tuesday 26th June 2018, 7.45pm: Counterpoise at the Proms at St. Judes. St. Jude's Church, Central Square, Hampstead, London NW11 7AH. Programme: "A Touch of the Cabaret": Music by Weill, Satie, Gershwin, Sondheim, and Bernstein. Performers: Jacqui Dankworth (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Friday 22nd June, 2018, 7.30pm: RCM Saxophone Ensemble Concert. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: World premiere of Ivor McGregor's new work for saxophone octet, Film Noir (commission supported by grants from the RVW Trust and the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain), the first UK performance of Katia Beaugeais' First Light at Uluru, and other pieces by Corelli, Erland von Koch, Charlotte Harding, and Ian Stewart. Performers: Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble, conductor Kyle Horch.
Friday 15th June 2018, 7.30pm: Counterpoise at The Barn. The Barn, Hill House, Carlton, Bedfordshire MK43 7ND. Programme: "A Touch of the Cabaret": Music by Weill, Satie, Gershwin, Sondheim, and Bernstein. Performers: Catherine Hopper (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Sunday 3rd June, 9.30am-4.30pm. Masterclasses at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB.
Wednesday 16th May 2018, 7.30pm: Counterpoise at the Newbury Spring Festival. Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury RG14 5BD. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Tuesday 10th April 2018, 8.30pm: Counterpoise in Oxford. Holywell Music Room, St. Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DB. Programme: John Casken - Kokoschka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which features works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, Wagner, Webern, and David Matthews. Pre-concert talk at 8pm. Performers: Sir John Tomlinson (bass) and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) with Counterpoise: Fenella Humphreys, violin; Kyle Horch, saxophone/clarinet; Deborah Calland, trumpet; Iain Farrington, piano.
Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th March 2018. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". New Victoria Theatre, The Ambassadors, Peacock Centre, Woking GU21 6GQ.
Wednesday 7th -Saturday 10th March 2018. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Theatr Clywd Cymru, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1YA.
Thursday 2nd - Saturday 4th November 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Theatre Royal, Saw Cl, Bath BA1 1ET.
Thursday 19th - Friday 20th October 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RL.
Friday 28th July 2017, 8pm. Chamber Music at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE. Programme included Walton Facade - An Entertainment for narrators, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cello, and percussion.
Monday 24th July 2017, 1.30pm. Recital at MusicFest Aberystwyth. Old College, Kings Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH. Programme: Robert Planel Prelude et Saltarelle, Liz Johnson Inflorescence, David Amram Greenwich Village Portraits. With Anya Fadina, piano.
Saturday 22nd July - Saturday 29th July 2017. MusicFest Aberystwyth International Summer School. Leader of summer course for classical saxophonists, collaborating with the outstanding Norwegian saxophonist Lars Lien.
Wednesday 19th July 2017, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Buxton Festival. St. John's Church, St. John's Road, Buxton SK17 6BE. Programme: John Casken Kokoshka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner in new arrangements by David Matthews.
Saturday 15th July 2017, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at the Deal Festival. St. George's Church, St. George's Road, Deal CT14 6ED. Programme: John Casken Kokoshka's Doll and The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music which includes music by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner in new arrangements by David Matthews.
Sunday 9th July 2017, 3pm. Counterpoise at the Cheltenham Festival. Parabola Arts Centre, Parabola Road, Cheltenham GL50 3AA. Programme: World premiere of John Casken Kokoshka's Doll, plus The Art of Love: Alma Mahler's Life and Music including music by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinsky, and Wagner in new arrangements by David Matthews.
Thursday 6th July, 2017, 7.30pm. Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble concert. Conducted by Kyle Horch. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Dukas Fanfare from 'La Peri', Tonu Korvits Landscapes from a Night Train (UK premiere), Roderick Skeaping Cries, Bells, Chants, and Whispers, Elgar arr. Bricault Serenade for Strings, op. 20, Graham Lynch Unreal Promenades (UK premiere), Joel Love Three Images (UK premiere), Philippe Geiss Sir Patrick, Andrew Tweed and Karen Street Rain Dance.
Tuesday 16th May - Saturday 20th May 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Three Dancers" and "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses". Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN.
Saturday 6th May, 7.30pm. Counterpoise with Rozanna Madylus, mezzo-soprano: The Art of Love. Fellowship House, 136A Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD. A sequence of musical works by Alma and Gustav Mahler, Zemlinksky, and Wagner, in new arrangements by David Matthews, linked with texts by Barry Millington.
Monday 3rd April - Wednesday 5th April 2017. Masterclasses and informal recital at LUCA School of Arts, Leuven, Belgium. Performances of Planel Prelude et Saltarelle and Schulhoff Hot-Sonate. With Filip Martens, piano.
Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th March 2017. Rambert Dance Company: "The Three Dancers". The New Theatre, George Street, Oxford OX1 2AG.
Thursday 2nd March 2017, 7.30pm. Madeleine Mitchell and Friends at the Kensington and Chelsea Music Society. The Studio Room, Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, Kensington, London W14 8LZ. Programme: works by Milhaud, Bridge, Elgar, Faure, and Ravel.
Monday 27th February 2017, 7.30pm. Counterpoise at Music on Mondays, Luton Music. Luton Library Theatre, St. George's Square, Luton LU1 2NG. Programme: four scores newly composed by Jean Hasse to accompany early silent films, plus works by Milhaud, Satie, and Iain Farrington.
Friday 20th January 2017, 8pm. Counterpoise with Donald Maxwell. Southend Borough Council Concert Series. Plaza Centre (Southend Christian Fellowship Centre), 600 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2PT. The American Dream programme: Britten, Copland, Gershwin, Piazzolla and more.
Friday 9th December 2016, 6.30pm. Recital with Laefer Saxophone Quartet (guest leader). In Tune with Abstract Expressionism. Royal Academy of Arts. The Reynolds Room, Burliington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD. Works: Robert Myers Third Quartet: for saxophones, Ed Scolding Dapple, A.S. Chen Arkady (world premiere), Robert Carl Duke Meets Mort, Philip Glass Saxophone Quartet.
Tuesday 22nd to Thursday 24th November 2016. Performances and masterclasses at Tromsø Kammermusikkfestival - Tromsø Chamber Music Festival. UiT Norges arktiske universitet - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. Masterclasses and recital performance of David Amram Greenwich Village Portraits. With Sergej Osadchuk, piano.
Monday 21st November 2016. Recital at Music on Mondays, Chichester. The Chapel, University of Chichester, Bishop Otter Campus College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 6PE. Programme: Timothy Salter Chameleon; David Amram Greenwich Village Portraits. With Yshani Perinpanayagam, piano.
Sunday 30th October 2016, 11.30am. Recital at Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain 40th Anniversary Single Reed Day. Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DT. Programme: David Amram - Greenwich Village Portraits. With Yshani Perinpanayagam, piano.
Saturday 13th August and Sunday 14th August 2016. Recital and masterclasses at the Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Recital programme: Robert Planel Prelude et Saltarelle, David Amram Greenwich Village Portraits. With Jessica Leong, piano.
Friday 5th August 2016, 7.30pm. Counterpoise with Donald Maxwell. The Barn, Carlton, Bedfordshire. The American Dream programme.
Sunday 31st July to Thursday 4th August 2016. Hindhead Clarinet and Saxophone Summer Course. Included performance of Joseph Jongen Meditation with Roy Stratford, piano, and John Carmichael Two Duets with Naomi Sullivan, soprano saxophone
Thursday 28th July 2016, 7.30pm. Counterpoise with Willard White at the Petworth Festival. Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Petworth, West Sussex. The American Dream programme.
Thursday 30th June 2016, 7.30pm. Counterpoise with Robert Winslade Anderson. Proms at St. Judes, Hampstead, NW11 7AH. The American Dream programme.
Friday 24th June 2016, 7.30pm. Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble concert. Kyle Horch, conductor. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Programme: Rossini arr. Alan Andrews Overture: "L'italiana in Algeri", Clare Loveday Revolution Envy (world premiere), David Bedford Fridiof Kennings, Elgar arr. Gary Bricault The Wand of Youth, suite 1, Marc Findon Black Lights, Alistair Parnell Persiflage, Stephen Sondheim arr. Lucy Armstrong Selections from "Sunday in the Park with George".
Saturday 4th June 2016, 2-9pm. 04.06.16 Festival. Co-director with composer Ian Stewart. A one-day series of concerts featuring the saxophone in recital and chamber settings. Included a recital performance with Yshani Perinpanayagam and Pavel Timofeyevsky, pianists, as well as a performance by Flotilla. Recital programme: Joseph Jongen Meditation, Yvan Markovitch Complainte et Danse, Timothy Salter Chameleon (world premiere of version with piano), Ian Stewart Mornwards, John Carmichael Sonata: Grave and Gay. Flotilla programme: Christian Biegai Quartett, Edward McGuire Hidden Dialects, John Carmichael Sea Changes, Ian Stewart In Nomine, Timothy Blinko Cartographies.
Sunday 29th May 2016, 7.30pm. Flotilla performance in Nottingham, with special guest Pavel Timofeyevsky. Djanogly Recital Hall, Nottingham University. Programme: Christian Biegai Quartett, Edward McGuire Hidden Dialects, Komitas Three Armenian Folksongs, John Carmichael Sea Changes (world premiere of this version), Zelenka Trio Sonata n.2 in G minor, Ian Stewart In Nomine, Timothy Blinko Cartographies.