My main musical focus is now Treffpunkt- various icarnations since 2003 have begat a committed and mutually proactive team. We take our cue as an ensemble from the zeitgeist of 17th century Europe, applied to New Work and New Thinking about familiar and unfamiliar material...

I'm one of those Composers who began as an instrumentalist (I'm still an occasional trombonist) whose good fortune in teachers and circumstance-finding in work occasioned becoming an arranger, then a composer. Recent work includes Muttering In The Shrubbery for ensemble and optional mime artist and 'Brel Songs' are in development with my occasional collaborator and client Russ Alsop,as is a double concerto for improvising violin and percussion.

Performance experience: nearly one thousand gigs through the years. Everything from intimate solo acoustic to stadium sized rock shows.

Hailed as 'a true poet', 'so musical that it's uncanny', Mr. Burrell's first love is for the piano. He has performed solo piano recitals and chamber music in Europe, Asia and throughout the United States. The concert he gave as part of the Sunday Classical Salon Series in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was selected by The Boston Globe as a “Sunday Best”. His repertoire spans a wide range of music, including the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods and works by contemporary composers. He has studied with Lenore Engdahl, Leonard Shure and Anthony di Bonaventura and continues to work with Edna Golandsky in New York City.

Most recently Donal has returned from Malaysia where, as part of the Penang Arts Festival, he sang the role of Alfredo in "La Traviata" in both Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Other recent engagements include the role of Ferrando in "Cosi fan Tutte" for the Scène Nationale d'Orléans in France and the role of Orphée in Offenbach's "Orphée Aux Enfers" on tour in the Netherlands. With the Vlaamse Opera in Belgium he has sung the role of Ascanio in a production of "Lo Frate ´nnamorato" (Pergolesi) in Antwerp and Ghent. For the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie he has sung the role of Ernesto in their production of "Don Pasquale" (Donizetti) and Kunz Vogelgesang in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". Other productions at the Monnaie include roles in "Le Nozze Di Figaro" , "Il Tabarro" , "Die Zauberflöte" and "Idomeneo" . Some of the renowned conductors he has worked with include Antonio Pappano, Philippe Herreweghe, David Robertson, Marcello Viotti and Bertrand de Billy. He has collaborated with stage directors like Karl-Ernst and Ursel Herrmann, Stein Winge, Christof Loy and most frequently with the young French director François DeCarpentries. With the Opera Studio of the Monnaie he sang the roles of Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte" and Ferrando in their production of "Cosi Fan Tutte" in Belgium, France, Holland and Germany (Deutsche Oper-am-Rhein).

In his native Ireland roles have included Ferrando in Opera Theatre Company's production of "Cosi Fan Tutte". He has worked with Opera Ireland in productions of "Martha" and "La Boheme" and with other companies around Ireland in productions including "Rigoletto" - Duca di Mantova, "Don Giovanni" - Don Ottavio, "Albert Herring" (Britten) - Mayor Upfold, "The Bohemian Girl" (Balfe) - Thaddeus and "Die Lustige Witwe" - Camille, as well as broadcasts on television and radio. In 1994 he made his cinematic debut in "Widows Peak" opposite Mia Farrow.

If you are a soloist or ensamble interested in a solo, concert or any work, please e-mail me at crcaicedo@hotmail.com If you are honest and clear, I can write for you. My work is free only if you put correctly my credits in the concert program, and recognize the work as mine. My style is very eclectic, but i try to be clear, pretty and audible. I can work with you and your ideas, I write works played in Venezuela. This is the list: /Concerts/ Doublebass, mandolin, viola, flute, piccolo, trombone. /Chamber/ Solos for violin, viola, and harpsichord Duos for harpsichord&flute; viola&flute Two trios for flute, viola, cello Quartet for flute, violin, viola, doublebass Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello, doublebass /Orchestra/ Little overture /Pedagogic/ Little concerts for viola, violin, flute, and tiny ensables, and solo pieces. ... and a lot of studies for many instruments.

I love the animals, art, literature, science, computers and Bible study (oops, forget my wife). You can speak me about music or anything. Forgive me if I sound pedantic, I try to apply the biblic principles but I be human and do mistakes (including this paragraph). I plan to self-publish my works, and works of others, in my site, as a Postcript archive or Cakewalk sequence.

Today, at 24 years of age, Christian has treasured all the teachings received through time and made them his own, developing a personal, intimate style of piano playing. Particularly fascinated by distant cultures, from Celtic to African, Christian has created an original palette of colors on the piano that suggest sounds and melodies of instruments coming from other lands and times in a modern, unique and appealing way.

In September 2004 Christian grabbed the attention of nearly 30,000 fans and listeners with a truly historical and unique event. Teaming up with Zillion Productions, who was able to realize and fulfill his vision, Christian set an official Guinness World Record ™ in longest solo music internet broadcast by playing the piano for 60 hours and one minute in aid of the Calx Project at the Alberto Sordi Gallery, one of Rome’s most renown locations. Christian improvised in his style for the whole duration of the event for three days and two nights while raising funds for children in behalf of international humanitarian organization PLAN International. This exciting show was defined as ‘breath-taking, simply captivating!’ (il Giornale, 16/09/04)

Mr. Calmès maintains an active schedule as a guest soloist with numerous choruses, orchestras, and other ensembles. He excels in the interpretation of great oratorios such as Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah; concert works such as Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Symphony No. 9, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde; and an extensive repertoire of both well-known and rare works encompassing Monteverdi, Mozart, and contemporary masters. He is also in demand as a recitalist, appearing on many concert series and music festivals in the United States, and has been featured on National Public Radio.

He made his European debut in the Bach Magnificat at the Rijeka Festival (Yugoslavia) and Venice in 1985, and has since made concert tours of Austria, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands. 1988 saw his solo debut in Paris at La Madeleine with James David Christie, Boston Symphony Orchestra organist, presenting the world premiere of "Marian Antiphons," the first of several song cycles written for and dedicated to Mr. Calmès by celebrated American composer Daniel Pinkham. In 1995, they toured Germany where Mr. Calmès was the only classical singer invited to participate in the international music festival Nachbar Amerika. This followed performances in London, Austria, Rome, and Washington DC. In 1996, he was invited to China under the auspices of the Shanghai Office of Cultural Affairs, giving solo recitals in Beijing, Kunming, and Shanghai. He returned to England in May 2000 for concerts in London, Oxford and Cambridge.

We are based in North Devon, U.K. but have travelled to many areas of the country to sing in all types of venues. We are shortly appearing in the North Devon Festival Of Choirs which, this year, takes place in our home town of Ilfracombe.

Upcoming performances include a lunchtime recital at St. Mary-le-Bow Church in central London on October 20, 2005, Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) for Hulviz Operatic Society in November, and a Gala Concert of operatic excerpts at St-James Piccadilly in November with the Trans-Opera Orchestra.