Past Events from September 2008

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Adelaide Festival: Wind & Glass

Sunday, 28 February 2010 6:30pm
Adelaide Town Hall

For the 2010 Adelaide Festival, the London Sinfonietta will perform two very special concerts including works specially commissioned by the Adelaide Festival.

Adelaide Festival: Pacific Currents

Saturday, 27 February 2010 6:30pm
Adelaide Town Hall

For the 2010 Adelaide Festival, the London Sinfonietta will perform two very special concerts including works specially commissioned by the Adelaide Festival.

Beatbox Concerto

Friday, 19 February 2010 7:30pm
Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre have commissioned Anna Meredith and internationally renowned Beatbox Artist Shlomo to write a new piece for Beatbox and Orchestra. The ensemble is made up of players from Southbank Centre's 4 resident orchestras: London Sinfonietta, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Wyndham Lewis & English modernists

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 7:30pm
The Juan March Foundation

To include chamber works by Alan Bush, Benjamin Frankel and Hugh Wood.

George Benjamin at Fifty

Sunday, 7 February 2010 7:30pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall

One of Britain’s most gifted composers and conductors, Benjamin has enjoyed an exceptionally close relationship with the London Sinfonietta for nearly 30 years. It was one of the first ensembles to champion his delicate, luminescent music and has continued to do so with numerous performances of his work. This programme celebrates Benjamin as composer, conductor, performer and teacher

KX Collective Launch

Sunday, 24 January 2010 6:00pm
Kings Place, Hall 2

The KX Collective showcase new music created over an intensive weekend of workshops with composer Fraser Trainer, and London Sinfonietta players Simon Haram, David Purser and Ian Dearden.

Blank Canvas

Monday, 11 January 2010 8:00pm
Kings Place

This month featuring Sinfonietta Shorts, Blank Canvas is a bi-monthly ‘club’ night reputed for its eclectic contemporary classical and experimental music programming, which pays no heed to classical music convention.

Richard Barrett and Jonathan Harvey

Thursday, 3 December 2009 7:30pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Inspired by artefacts found on ancient archeological sites, Richard Barrett’s Mesopotamia has been commissioned by the London Sinfonietta with generous support from the London Sinfonietta Commissioning Circle. Jonathan Harvey’s Bhakti is a reflective, spiritual exploration of Sanskrit hymns, some of the world’s oldest religious texts.

Barrett and Harvey at Huddersfield Festival

Saturday, 28 November 2009 9:15pm
Bates Mill

Inspired by artefacts found on ancient archeological sites, Richard Barrett’s Mesopotamia has been commissioned by the London Sinfonietta with generous support from the London Sinfonietta Commissioning Circle. Jonathan Harvey’s Bhakti is a reflective, spiritual exploration of Sanskrit hymns, some of the world’s oldest religious texts.

Dilettante Digital Composer-in-Residence

Thursday, 5 November 2009 7:00pm
Wilton's Music Hall

Showcase of the 3 finalists' compositions from Dilettante's Digital Composer-in-Residence competition.

Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians

Saturday, 31 October 2009 8:00pm
Royal Festival Hall

Minimalist composer Steve Reich and Synergy Vocals join the London Sinfonietta for the iconic, hour-long Music for 18 Musicians.

A Conversation with Steve Reich

Thursday, 29 October 2009 7:00pm
Kings Place

Come and hear Steve Reich in conversation talking about his music and his exciting future plans with London Sinfonietta.

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