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| 24 July 2014 | |
| 7pm Britten Theatre Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Details: Web site | Oliver Rudland: Pincher Martin (first performance) Faust Ensemble Mark Austin, conductor Set during World War II, Pincher Martin, a new opera by Oliver Rudland, based on the novel by William Golding, is an existential re-telling of the 'Don Giovanni' fable. On a lonely islet in the middle of the Atlantic, a stranded naval officer is forced to re-live events from his ruthlessly selfish past. Through his memories and hallucinations, we learn of the terrifying actions which led him to this fateful pass. Using specially-filmed and original archival footage, the opera's innovative cinematic backdrop utterly immerses the audience in Pincher Martin's nightmarish world. Includes a first-night introductory talk by Roger Scruton. |
| 7.30pm St Michael's Church Chester Square London SW1W 9HH United Kingdom Details: Web site | World premiere of Judith Bingham's 'The Very Distant Days' |
| 25 July 2014 | |
| 6pm The Lincoln Center Hearst Plaza 40 Lincoln Center Plaza New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Web site | John Luther Adams: Sila: The Breath of the World (first performance) In a co-presentation with Lincoln Center Out of Doors, the 2014 summer festivities begin: Doug Perkins, musical director M|M Mark DeChiazza, choreographer M|M Featuring members of Contemporaneous M|M The Crossing M|M eighth blackbird M|M Face the Music M|M Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble M|M Hotel Elefant M|M JACK Quartet M|M Meehan/Perkins Duo M|M Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players M|M TIGUE M|M TILT Brass M|M JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: Sila: The Breath of the World (world premiere) |
| 7pm Britten Theatre Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Details: Web site | Oliver Rudland: Pincher Martin Faust Ensemble Mark Austin, conductor Set during World War II, Pincher Martin, a new opera by Oliver Rudland, based on the novel by William Golding, is an existential re-telling of the 'Don Giovanni' fable. On a lonely islet in the middle of the Atlantic, a stranded naval officer is forced to re-live events from his ruthlessly selfish past. Through his memories and hallucinations, we learn of the terrifying actions which led him to this fateful pass. Using specially-filmed and original archival footage, the opera's innovative cinematic backdrop utterly immerses the audience in Pincher Martin's nightmarish world. |
| 17 July 2014 until 25 July 2014 | |
| Buenos Aires Argentina Details: Web site | Melodia! South American Music Festival |
| 26 July 2014 | |
| 7pm Wells Cathedral Cathedral Green, Wells Somerset BA5 2UE United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)1823 336344 £18, 22, 27, 30 (nave reserved), £10 and 14 (side aisles unreserved) | Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius Robert Murray, tenor Victoria Simmonds, mezzo-soprano Gary Griffiths, baritone Somerset Chamber Choir Berliner Kantorei Southern Sinfonia Graham Caldbeck, conductor Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Parry: I was glad Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens Parry (orch. Elgar): Jerusalem Somerset Chamber Choir's 30th anniversary concert, joined by a further 60 singers from German choir Berliner Kantorei |
| 7pm Britten Theatre Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Details: Web site | Oliver Rudland: Pincher Martin Faust Ensemble Mark Austin, conductor Set during World War II, Pincher Martin, a new opera by Oliver Rudland, based on the novel by William Golding, is an existential re-telling of the 'Don Giovanni' fable. On a lonely islet in the middle of the Atlantic, a stranded naval officer is forced to re-live events from his ruthlessly selfish past. Through his memories and hallucinations, we learn of the terrifying actions which led him to this fateful pass. Using specially-filmed and original archival footage, the opera's innovative cinematic backdrop utterly immerses the audience in Pincher Martin's nightmarish world. |
| 7.30pm Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza #132 New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Web site | Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra Our summer celebration launches with typical joie de vivre as Louis Langrée leads the acclaimed Festival Orchestra. |
| The Lincoln Center Hearst Plaza 40 Lincoln Center Plaza New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Web site | John Luther Adams: Sila: The Breath of the World In the Inuit tradition, sila is the spirit that animates all things, including the wind and the weather ... John Luther Adams, Composer M|M Doug Perkins, musical director M|M Mark DeChiazza, choreographer M|M Featuring members of Contemporaneous M|M The Crossing M|M eighth blackbird M|M Face the Music M|M Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble M|M Hotel Elefant M|M JACK Quartet M|M Meehan/Perkins Duo M|M Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players M|M TIGUE M|M TILT Brass M|M JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: Sila: The Breath of the World (world premiere) |
| 12 July 2014 until 26 July 2014 | |
| Haarlem Netherlands Details: Web site | International Organ Festival Includes the International Organ Improvisation Competition and the International Summer Academy for Organists. |
| 27 July 2014 | |
| 5.30pm Leederville Town Hall 84 Cambridge Street, West Leederville Perth Australia Details: Web site | Patrimoine Anna Sarcich, cello Some of the best string players from Perth Paul Sarcich: Concerto for Cello and Strings (first performance) Holst: Brook Green Suite Georg Matthias Monn: Cello Concerto |
| 17 July 2014 until 27 July 2014 | |
| Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Soweto and Safari South Africa Details: Web site | Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival |
| 11 July 2014 until 27 July 2014 | |
| Buxton Derbyshire United Kingdom Details: Web site | Buxton Festival |
| 11 July 2014 until 27 July 2014 | |
| Ryedale Yorkshire United Kingdom Details: Web site | Ryedale Festival |
| 23 July 2014 until 27 July 2014 | |
| Pattaya Thailand Details: Web site | Grand Prix Pattaya 2014 - International Choral Festival and Competition |
| 24 July 2014 until 28 July 2014 | |
| Montecatini Terme Italy Details: Web site | Toscana Music Festival 2014 Tuscany – land of cypress trees and soft hills. Italy’s most popular holiday region is renowned for its joy of life, culinary delights and rich culture. About half of the world’s art treasures can be found in Italy, a great part of them in Tuscany. Particularly famous are Florence, the region's capital, but also Pisa, Siena, and Lucca – the home of Giacomo Puccini. The concerts of the Toscana Music Festivals are arranged in the classy ambience of the Spa of Montecatini and the Basilica Santa Maria Assunta. |
| 29 July 2014 | |
| 8pm Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza #132 New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Web site | Richard Goode, interpreter Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra Louis Langrée, leader Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 Mozart: 'Jupiter' Symphony Louis Langrée and the Festival Orchestra launch another unforgettable summer with an evening of Mozart. |
| 8pm Queens Theatre 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens New York NY United States of America Details: Web site +1 718 760 0064 US$ 30 | GlamourTango, Tango in Feminine Form 2014 Latino Cultural Festival GlamourTango is a celebration of tango in feminine form, performed by an international company of world-renowned female musicians, dancers, and vocalists. This unique multimedia music and dance show, conceived by Polly Ferman, and directed by her from the piano, is a tribute to women in Tango, with an all-female cast. It includes clips from 1940s-era black and white Argentinean films and takes the audience on a musical journey through the 20th century with a different and renewed vision of the role of the woman in Tango. |
| 8.15pm Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel Pilgrim's Place, Rosslyn Hill London NW3 1NG United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 7222 1061 £28 | Nova Music Opera double-bill Nova Music Opera Nova Music Ensemble Richard Williams, director George Vass, conductor Stephen McNeff: Prometheus Drowned Cecilia McDowall: Airborne |
| 30 July 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Peter Norton Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia 2537 Broadway (at 95th St.) New York NY United States of America Details: Web site | Verdi: Requiem New York Choral Society 54th Annual Summer Sings! |
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