John McCabe - concert archive

Saturday 12 April 2008

Corelli, Sibelius, Telemann, Vivaldi, McCabe, Grieg and Handel

Angela Whelan, trumpet
Northern Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Ward, director

Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op 6/5
Sibelius: Rakastava
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto
Vivaldi: Sinfonia in A
McCabe: Rainforest II for trumpet and strings
Grieg: 2 Norwegian Airs
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op 6/5

Saturday 15 March 2008

Janacek, Mozart and Haydn

John McCabe, piano
Northern Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Ward, director

Janacek: Suite for Strings
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 19 in F, K459
Mozart: Wind Divertimento in B flat, K240
Haydn: Symphony No 80 in D minor

Wednesday 5 March 2008

McCabe, Mozart and Haydn

John McCabe, piano
Northern Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Ward, conductor

McCabe: Two Dances from Mary Queen of Scots
Mozart: Piano Concerto in F K459
Haydn: Symphony No 80 in D minor

Friday 18 January 2008

Strauss, McCabe and Rachmaninov

Truls Mørk, cello
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder, conductor

Richard Strauss: Don Juan
McCabe: Cello Concerto
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Pre-concert event at 6.30pm

Thursday 17 January 2008

Strauss, McCabe and Rachmaninov

Truls Mørk, cello
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder, conductor

Richard Strauss: Don Juan
McCabe: Cello Concerto (world première)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Pre-concert event at 6.30pm

Saturday 24 November 2007

Sittingbourne Music Society

Cory Band
Dr Robert Childs, conductor

Elgar: Severn Suite
McCabe: Cloudcatcher Fells
Ireland: A Downland Suite
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

Sunday 28 October 2007

Bergamo Ensemble

Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano
Bergamo Ensemble
Michael Downes, conductor

Morgan Hayes: Snapshots
Bridge: 3 Songs
Copland: As it fell upon a day
Roderick Watkins: Kane no koe
Jeremy Thurlow: The Pedlar of Swaffham
McCabe: Sonata for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Stravinsky: 3 Shakespeare Songs
Ravel: Chansons madécasses

Saturday 27 October 2007

Bergamo Ensemble

Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano
Bergamo Ensemble
Michael Downes, conductor

Morgan Hayes: Snapshots
Bridge: 3 Songs
Copland: As it fell upon a day
Roderick Watkins: Kane no koe (world première)
Jeremy Thurlow: The Pedlar of Swaffham (world première)
McCabe: Sonata for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Stravinsky: 3 Shakespeare Songs
Ravel: Chansons madécasses

Thursday 25 October 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Wednesday 24 October 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Tuesday 23 October 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Thursday 18 October 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Wednesday 17 October 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Sunday 14 October 2007

John McCabe, piano

Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 10, No 1
McCabe: Snowfall in Winter (Study No 9 - Hommage à Debussy)
McCabe: Tunstall Chimes (Study No 10 - Hommage à Ravel)
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Rawsthorne: Theme and Four Studies
Haydn: Sonata in A flat, Landon 31 (Hoboken 46)

Start time to be announced

Saturday 29 September 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Friday 28 September 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Thursday 27 September 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Wednesday 26 September 2007

Birmingham Royal Ballet

McCabe: Edward II (complete ballet)

'... the sweeping landscapes of a menacing world - where the grim reaper, scythe in hand, hides round every corner.'

Director David Bintley's interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's dark epic is set during a scandalous and merciless era of English history. Evocations of cruel medieval England are created by John McCabe's score, which counterpoints Peter J Davison's staging and Jasper Conran's lavish and licentious leather costumes.

In this fierce and sadistic atmosphere, Edward makes his first provocative act on becoming king - to recall his male lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile. Quickly enraged by her husband's pampered boyfriend, Edward's wife, Isabella, supports a petition to hunt down and remove Gaveston. But the chase escalates dangerously, resulting in Gaveston's brutal murder. Grief stricken, Edward vows revenge.

David Bintley created Edward II for Stuttgart Ballet in 1995, first staging it for BRB to great critical acclaim in 1997. This eagerly anticipated revival contrasts passages of intense passion and primitivism.

Friday 14 September 2007

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - McCabe première

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Symphony Labyrinth (world première)

Start time to be announced

Tuesday 28 August 2007

Flute and Harp at Kinnerton

Kathryn Thomas, flute
Lucy Wakeford, harp

Jean Françaix: Cinque piccoli duetti
Carl Nielsen: The Fog is lifting, Op 41
McCabe: March Sonatina for solo flute (world premiere - Presteigne Festival 25th Anniversary Commission)
André Jolivet: Alla Rustica
Christopher Lyndon Gee: Over Litton (world premiere - Presteigne Festival 25th Anniversary Commission)
Arnold Bax: Sonata for flute and harp

Presteigne Festival 2007 event 21

Limited availability, early booking recommended

Monday 23 July 2007

Neil Chaffey 70th birthday concert

Artists include Fiona Cross, clarinet, the Fujita Trio and the Atrium String Quartet

To include:
McCabe: Sonata for clarinet, cello and piano
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No 2 in F

Friday 20 July 2007

Derbyshire County Youth Orchestra

Peter Stark, conductor

Arnold: Symphony No 5
McCabe: The Golden Valley

Start time tba

Tuesday 10 July 2007

WASBE Conference: Research Session

Wind Ensemble from Royal Academy of Music Junior Department / Pete Harrison

To include:
McCabe: Symphony for 10 Wind Instruments

Sunday 8 July 2007

Malcolm Binns plays Haydn, Beethoven, McCabe and Lyapunov

Malcolm Binns, piano

Haydn: Variations in F minor
Beethoven: Sonatas in F, Op 54, and C minor, Op 111
McCabe: Epithalamium (Study No 11 - Homage to Mussorgsky) (world première)
Lyapunov: Carillon, Berceuse and Lesghinka (from Transcendental Studies)

Saturday 7 July 2007

Wind Ensemble from Royal Academy of Music Junior Department / Pete Harrison

To include:
McCabe: Symphony for 10 Wind Instruments

Start time tbc

21 June 2007 - 28 June 2007

Young Composers' Course: John McCabe as guest composer

Wednesday 27th June: Concert programme includes:
McCabe: Rainforest I

Wednesday 13 June 2007

Stravinsky, McCabe, Salonen and Handel

John McCabe, piano
Oxford University Sinfonietta
Peter Bassano, conductor

Stravinsky: Octet
McCabe: Piano Concerto No 2 Sinfonia Concertante
Salonen: Stockholm Diary (2004)
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G, Op 6 No 1

Tickets available from the Oxford Playhouse, +44 (0)1865 305 305

Friday 11 May 2007

John McCabe, piano

Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 10, No 1
Emily Howard: Sky and Water
Vasks: Fantasia (Landscapes of the burnt-out earth)
McCabe: Tenebrae
Haydn: Sonata in F, Landon 44 (Hoboken 29)
Webern: Variations, Op 27
Carl Nielsen: Suite (1919)

Friday 27 April 2007

Joseph Tong and Waka Hasagewa - music for two pianos

Dutilleux: Figures de Resonances
LeFanu: Echo and Narcissus
McCabe: Two Scenes from Edward II
Adams: Hallelujah Junction

Pre-concert talk by Nicola LeFanu at 12.30pm

Thursday 19 April 2007

Orchestra of St John's - McCabe, Tchaikovsky, Delius and Schubert

Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Orchestra of St John's
John Lubbock, conductor

McCabe: Red Leaves
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Delius: On hearing the first Cuckoo
Delius: Summer Night on the River
Tchaikovsky: December (The Seasons)
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B flat

Wednesday 18 April 2007

Orchestra of St John's - McCabe, Tchaikovsky, Delius and Schubert

Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Orchestra of St John's
John Lubbock, conductor

McCabe: Red Leaves
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Delius: On hearing the first Cuckoo
Delius: Summer Night on the River
Tchaikovsky: December (The Seasons)
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B flat

Saturday 24 March 2007

The Piano Masters - A Celebration of Piano Music

John McCabe, piano
Anna Markland, piano
Philip Fowke, piano
Philip Smith, piano

Haydn: Sonata in D, L39 (Hob. 24)
Brahms: 4 Pieces, Op 119
Ravel: Sonatine
McCabe: Tunstall Chimes (Study No 10 - Hommage à Ravel)

Music by Scriabin played by Anna Markland
Music by Billy Mayerl played by Philip Fowke
Music by Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Gershwin played by Philip Smith
Music by Mozart, Rachmaninov and Copland played by Anna Markland and Philip Fowke

Four distinguished concert pianists celebrate over 200 years of keyboard masterpieces.

Bringing together virtuoso pianist and leading composer John McCabe, percussionist Evelyn Glennie's pianist Philip Smith and two iof Britain's most distinguished pianists Philip Fowke and Anna Markland.

The programme includes Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven from the classic period, the great romantics Schubert, Brahms and Rachmaninov, the impressionists Ravel and Debussy, Billy Mayerl, Gershwin and Aaron Copland from the 20th century.

Saturday 10 March 2007

Commotio with Rosie Banks, cello

McCabe: Partita for solo cello
Richard Allain: Ubi Caritas
Rudi Tas: Miserere
Frank Ferko: Lord, Let At Last Thine Angels Come
John Pickard: Ubi Caritas
Martin Eastwood: Ave Maria
Lennox Berkeley: Ubi Caritas
Eric Whitacre: I thank You God for this most amazing day
John Harper: Ubi Caritas

Saturday 17 February 2007

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

David Pyatt, horn
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor

McCabe: Horn Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No 5

Friday 16 February 2007

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

David Pyatt, horn
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor

McCabe: Horn Concerto (world première)
Mahler: Symphony No 5

Sunday 11 February 2007

Haydn, Ravel, Beethoven, McCabe and Brahms

John McCabe, piano

Haydn: Sonata in D, Landon 24 (Hob. 39)
Ravel: Sonatine
Beethoven: Sonata in D, Op 28 (Pastoral)
McCabe: Tenebrae
Brahms: Four Pieces, Op 119

Saturday 10 February 2007

Music at the Links Hotel, Montrose

John McCabe, piano

Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 10 No 1
McCabe: Snowfall in Winter (Study No 9 - Hommage à Debussy)
Ravel: Sonatine
Frank Bridge: Five Pieces
Brahms: Four Pieces Op 119

Sunday 28 January 2007

RNCM Festival of Brass - Brass Mark 5

To include:
McCabe: Harbour with Ships

Friday 26 January 2007

The King's Singers

To include:
McCabe: Cartography (world première)

Sittingbourne Music Society

Wednesday 10 January 2007

London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Steven Sloane, conductor

Sheriff: Akeda (The Sacrifice of Isaac) [UK première]
Handel: Dixit Dominus
McCabe: Symphony on a Pavane [world première]
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Monday 7 August 2006

Kodály, McCabe and Schubert

Carys Lane, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Lucas, conductor

Kodály: Budavari Te Deum
McCabe: Notturni de Alba
Schubert: Mass in A flat

Three Choirs Festival

The start time for this evening concert has yet to be announced

Saturday 8 July 2006

Addison Singers conducted by David Wordsworth

To include:
McCabe: The Evening Watch

Friday 23 June 2006

Oxford Liederabende Series

Kathryn Whitney, mezzo-soprano
Sholto Kynoch, piano

Wolf: Lieder
McCabe: 5 Gedichte
Schumann: Liederkreis Op 24

Saturday 20 May 2006

William Byrd Singers of Manchester

John McCabe, piano
William Byrd Singers of Manchester
Stephen Wilkinson, conductor

Morley: Sing we and chant it
Byrd: Come, woeful Orpheus
Weelkes: What, have the gods their consort sent?
Pinto: Piano Sonata in A major
Rebecca Clarke: 2 Songs for Female Chorus and Piano
Rebecca Clarke: Chorus from Shelley's Hellas
Elgar: Go, song of mine
McCabe: Proud Songsters
Finzi: Nightingales
Britten: Ballad of Lady Barnard and Little Musgrave
Holst: Drinking Song
McCabe: Studies for Piano (Nos 8 Scrunch and 9 Snowfall in Winter)
Wilkinson: Bristol (from Betjeman's Bells)
Redwood: The Flowering Forest
Richard Rodney Bennett: The Akond of Swat

Sunday 14 May 2006

Tessa Uys in Highgate

Tessa Uys, piano

Scarlatti: Sonata in E K380
Scarlatti: Sonata in C K159
Haydn: Sonata in B minor H XVI/32
Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke D946
Rachmaninov: Preludes - a selection
McCabe: Variations (1963)
Liszt: Legend of St Paul walking on the waves

Hampstead and Highgate Festival 2006 event HHF06

Concert pianist Tessa Uys was born in South Africa and made her concert début with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13. During the past decades she has established for herself a reputation as a concert performer and a broadcasting artist, performing at some of the world's major concert venues.

Saturday 6 May 2006

Music by Britten, McCabe, Paul Robinson, Dutilleux and LeFanu

Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa (two pianos)

Britten: Introduction and Rondo alla Burlesca
McCabe: 2 Scenes from Edward II (UK première)
Paul Robinson: Eris
Dutilleux: Figures de Resonances
LeFanu: new work (première)

York Spring Festival of New Music

Saturday 18 March 2006

Eimer Piano Trio

Haydn: Piano Trio in E flat, Hob 30
McCabe: Desert III: Landscape
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67

Tickets from Canterbury Bookings +44 (0)1227 378 100 or from Jenny Devenish +44 (0)1227 456 359

Tuesday 14 March 2006

Rachel Nicholls sings McCabe and McDowall

Rachel Nicholls, soprano
Paul Plummer, piano

To include:
McCabe: Gladestry Quatrains
McDowall: Radnor Songs

Start time and venue to be announced

Thursday 9 March 2006

RNCM Wind Orchestra

Clark Rundell, conductor
Jonathan Ridley, conductor

Malcolm Arnold: Water Music
McCabe: Canyons
Buxton Orr: A John Gay Suite

Friday 24 February 2006

Talk: question and answer session

John McCabe with George Odam

Landscapes of the Mind: a Festival of the music of John McCabe

Piano and Chamber Ensemble

McCabe: Studies for Piano; No 7 (Evening Harmonies): No 8 (Scrunch)
McCabe: Cello Sonata
McCabe: Rainforest 1

Landscapes of the Mind: a Festival of the music of John McCabe

Thursday 23 February 2006

Wind and Brass

Guildhall Brass Band
Paul Cosh, conductor
Guildhall Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Peter Gane, conductor

McCabe: Maunsell Forts
Hans Werner Henze: Ragtimes and Habaneras
McCabe: Rainforest 3: Dandenongs
McCabe: Canyons

Landscapes of the Mind: a Festival of the music of John McCabe

Piano Masterclass

with John McCabe

Landscapes of the Mind: a Festival of the music of John McCabe

Wednesday 22 February 2006

Ensemble, Piano and Voice

Featuring John McCabe, piano

McCabe: Concerto for Piano and Wind
McCabe: Tenebrae
Robert Saxton: Chacony
Haydn: Piano Sonata in G minor, L32 (Hob 44)
McCabe: Irish Songbook (selection from) for mezzo-soprano and piano
Emily Howard: Sky and Water, for piano

Landscapes of the Mind: a Festival of the music of John McCabe

Wednesday 18 January 2006

Free Winter Lunchtime Concert

City of London Sinfonia
Nicholas Ward, director

Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Dvorák: Two Waltzes
McCabe: Two Dances from Mary Queen of Scots
Mendelssohn: String Symphony No 7 in D minor

Friday 9 December 2005

Alan Rawsthorne - Forgotten Genius

John McCabe, piano
Ensemble 10/10

Rawsthorne: Theme and Variations for Two Violins
Rawsthorne: Clarinet Quartet
Rawsthorne: Quintet for Piano and Winds
Rawsthorne: solo piano pieces

Alan Rawsthorne Day

Tickets can be bought in advance through the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra box office on +44 (0)151 709 3789, online via www.liverpoolphil.com, or on the door at the venue.

Seminar: Rawsthorne and McCabe - Common Ground, Different Directions

John McCabe

Alan Rawsthorne Day

Start time to be confirmed

McCabe plays Ravel, Rawsthorne and Haydn

John McCabe, piano

Ravel: Menuet antique
Rawsthorne: Theme and Four Studies
Haydn: Sonata in A flat L31 (Hob 46)
Rawsthorne: Sonatina

Alan Rawsthorne Day

Start time to be confirmed

Tuesday 22 November 2005

Northern Lights

Lowry Brass Quintet

To include:
Arnold: Brass Quintet No 1
Lutoslawski: Mini Overture
McCabe: Rounds
Matthew Rogers: new work
Works by MacMillan, Corea and Berio

Friday 11 November 2005

Tippett, Rawsthorne, Christoph Staude and Elgar

John McCabe, piano
Radio Saarbrücken Symphony Orchestra
Peter Marchbank, conductor

Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto No 1
Christoph Staude: Koh-i-Noor (première)
Elgar: Overture Froissart

Friday 4 November 2005

RNCM Wind Orchestra

John McCabe, piano
David Butt-Philip, baritone
RNCM Wind Orchestra
Kinder Children's Choirs of the High Peak
Clark Rundell, conductor
James Gourlay, conductor

McCabe: Canyons
Gregson: Missa Brevis Pacem
Alan Bush: Scherzo Op 68
Gregson: Concerto for Piano and Wind
Gregson: The Kings Go Forth

RNCM International Wind Festival 2005

Friday 14 October 2005

Orchestra of St John's with Sarah Williamson, clarinet

Sarah Williamson, clarinet
Orchestra of St John's
John Lubbock, director

McCabe: Red Leaves
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
Finzi: Bagatelles for clarinet and orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No 83 The Hen

Stratford on Avon Music Festival event 1

Thursday 13 October 2005

John McCabe plays Rawsthorne, Haydn and Ravel

John McCabe, piano

Rawsthorne: 4 Romantic Pieces
Rawsthorne: Sonatina
Haydn: Sonata in A flat L31
Ravel: Menuet antique

Poole Arts Centre Rawsthorne Centenary Mid-day series

Tuesday 27 September 2005

BBC Concert Orchestra

John McCabe, piano
Wihan String Quartet
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Elgar: Serenade in E minor for strings
Haydn: Piano Concerto in D Hob 11
Haydn: String Quartet in E flat, Op 76 No 6
McCabe: Symphony No 3 (Hommages)

Tickets are free but need to be booked through BBC Audience Services via the link shown at the left. From here, you can complete the form online and book tickets. Alternatively, phone +44 (0)20 8576 1227.

Saturday 24 September 2005

Heloise to Abelard

Kathryn Whitney, mezzo-soprano
Charlotte Hale, piano

To include:
McCabe: Heloise to Abelard (Canadian première)

Tuesday 20 September 2005

Fine Arts Brass

Colin Matthews: A Quick Start
McCabe: Hawk in Winter Light (world première of KlaraFestival commission)
Stephen Dodgson: The spice of life (essence and variety)
John Casken: Clarion Sea
trad arr Stephen Roberts: Top Sea Songs
Graham Fitkin: Trevor
Henry Purcell: March from the Funeral Music for Queen Mary

KlaraFestival of Flanders

Monday 29 August 2005

Radnor Songs, Gladestry Quatrains, Strauss and Tippett

Rachel Nicholls, soprano
Paul Plummer, piano

Michael Tippett: Songs for Ariel
Richard Strauss: Schlagende Herzen Op 29 No 2
Richard Strauss: Allerseelen Op 10 No 8
Richard Strauss: Das Rosenband Op 36 No 1
Cecilia McDowall: Radnor Songs (world première of a Presteigne Festival Commission)
Richard Strauss: Morgen Op 27 No 4
Richard Strauss: Die Nacht Op 10 No 3
Richard Strauss: Befreit Op 39 No 4
John McCabe Gladestry Quatrains (world première of a Presteigne Festival Commission)

Presteigne Festival 2005 event 17

John McCabe talks about Alan Rawsthorne

As part of our centenary celebration, Rawsthorne biographer and aficionado John McCabe offers a rare insight into the life and music of the composer with the aid of recorded musical examples.

Presteigne Festival 2005

Limited availability, early booking strongly recommended

Saturday 27 August 2005

Composers in conversation II

Cecilia McDowall, John McCabe and David Matthews discuss the music to be performed in this evening's concert with Geraint Lewis.

Presteigne Festival 2005

Free admission to ticket holders for EVENT 11

Elgar Piano Quintet

John McCabe, piano
Krysia Osostowicz, violin
Dante Quartet

David Matthews: Little Serenade for string quartet
Alan Rawsthorne: Sonata for violin and piano
Robin Holloway: Lento for string quartet
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84

Presteigne Festival 2005 event 9

To be recorded for later broadcast by BBC Radio 3

Saturday 2 July 2005

Rawsthorne Centenary Concert

John McCabe, piano
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
George Vass, conductor

Janacek: Lachian Dances
Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto No 2
Mussorgsky: Night on a Bare Mountain
Stravinsky: Ballet Suite: The Firebird (1919)

Saturday 18 June 2005

Songs of Love and Farewell

Kathryn Whitney, mezzo-soprano
Michael Brownlee-Walker, piano

McCabe: Heloise to Abelard (world première)
Songs by Bizet, Mahler, Britten and Korngold

Sunday 15 May 2005

John McCabe plays Haydn, Lambert, Schumann, McCabe and Beethoven

John McCabe, piano

Haydn: Sonata in C, L60 English
Lambert: Elegiac Blues
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien
McCabe: Studies
Beethoven: Sonata in D Op 28 Pastoral

Tunbridge Wells Festival - Musical Encounters 2005

Tuesday 3 May 2005

Triple Centenary Concert for William Alwyn, Constant Lambert, Alan Rawsthorne

Sarah Leonard, soprano
The Alwyn Duo (Kathryn Baker, flute; Suzanne Willison, harp)
John McCabe, piano
Tippett String Quartet
Galliard Wind Ensemble
Tippett String Trio
John Turner, recorder


Lambert: Hamlet Fanfare No 1 for two melodic instruments
Lambert: Two songs for soprano/flute/harp (Sacheverell Sitwell) (1923) First professional performance since 1923
Rawsthorne: String Quartet No 2 (1954)
Alwyn: Naïades for flute/harp
Lambert: Hamlet Fanfare No 2 for two melodic instruments
Lambert: Eight Li-Po Songs for soprano/piano (original version)
Rawsthorne: Three French Nursery Songs (1931)
Alwyn: String Quartet No 3 (1979)
Rawsthorne: Ballade for solo piano (1968)
Lambert: Elegiac Blues for solo piano
Alwyn: String Trio (1959)
Rawsthorne: Interludes from Hamlet arr David Ellis for recorder/piano (first performance)

A pre-concert talk at 6pm in the Purcell Room begins with the recorded voices of Rawsthorne, Lambert and Alwyn, and continues with John Amis, Giles Easterbrook, Lewis Foreman and David Wordsworth.

The three concerts are followed by a reception in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer.

Sunday 17 April 2005

Chelsea Arts Club - John McCabe plays Rawsthorne and Haydn

John McCabe, piano


Rawsthorne: Sonatina
Rawsthorne: 4 Romantic Pieces
Rawsthorne: Theme and 4 Studies
Haydn: Sonatas

Saturday 19 March 2005

John Armitage Memorial

Ann De Ranais, soprano
Andrew Watts, countertenor
Adam Tunnicliffe, tenor
Giles Underwood, bass
Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Onyx Brass
Daniel Cook, organ
Stephen Layton, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Songs of the Garden (JAM 2004 commission
Paul Patterson: The Fifth Continent (JAM 2005 commission)
Works by Julian Allwood, Matthew King, Graham Lynch, Richard Peat, Nicholas Peters and John Reeman

Saturday 12 March 2005

John Armitage Memorial

Ann De Ranais, soprano
Andrew Watts, countertenor
Adam Tunnicliffe, tenor
Giles Underwood, bass
Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Onyx Brass
Daniel Cook, organ
Stephen Layton, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Songs of the Garden (JAM 2004 commission
Paul Patterson: The Fifth Continent (JAM 2005 commission)
Works by Julian Allwood, Matthew King, Graham Lynch, Richard Peat, Nicholas Peters and John Reeman

Friday 11 March 2005

Sittingbourne Music Society

John McCabe, piano

Haydn: Sonata in C, L60 (English)
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Ravel: Sonatine
McCabe: Tunstall Chimes
McCabe: Snowfall in Winter
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat, Op 110

Wednesday 23 February 2005

City Music Society - McCabe, Rawsthorne and Brahms

Rubio String Quartet
John McCabe, piano

Haydn: A string quartet
McCabe: Evening Harmonies (Study No 7) (Hommage à Dukas)
Rawsthorne: Piano Quintet
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor

Saturday 29 January 2005

John Turner and the Oare String Orchestra

John Turner, recorder
Oare String Orchestra
Peter Aviss, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Domestic Life
Rawsthorne/McCabe: Suite for Recorder and Strings

Thursday 27 January 2005

Chausson/McCabe, Debussy, Britten, Jolivet, Saint-Saëns and Canteloube

Emily Beynon, flute
Catherine Beynon, harp
Malin Broman, violin/viola

Chausson, real. McCabe: Les Oiseaux for flute and harp
Works by Debussy, Britten, Jolivet, Saint-Saëns and Canteloube

Tuesday 25 January 2005

Chausson/McCabe, Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Franck

Emily Beynon, flute
Catherine Beynon, harp
Malin Broman, violin/viola

Chausson, real. McCabe: Les Oiseaux for flute and harp
Works by Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Franck

Sunday 23 January 2005

Chausson/McCabe, Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Franck

Emily Beynon, flute
Catherine Beynon, harp
Malin Broman, violin/viola

Chausson, real. McCabe: Les Oiseaux for flute and harp
Works by Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Franck

Aylesbury Music Society

2005 RNCM Festival of Brass - 'Celebration'

Brighouse and Rastrick Band
James Gourlay, conductor


McCabe: Salamander
Works by Benjamin, Gregson and Elgar

Saturday 22 January 2005

Chausson/McCabe, Debussy, Britten, Jolivet, Saint-Saëns and Canteloube

Emily Beynon, flute
Catherine Beynon, harp
Malin Broman, violin/viola

Chausson, real. McCabe: Les Oiseaux for flute and harp
Works by Debussy, Britten, Jolivet, Saint-Saëns and Canteloube

Welwyn Garden Concert Club

2005 RNCM Festival of Brass - 'Celebration'

Fodens (Richardson) Band
Bramwell Tovey, conductor


McCabe: Cloudcatcher Fells
Works by Gregson, Henze, Howarth and a composite work by Ball/Gregson/Howarth/Tovey/Wilby

2005 RNCM Festival of Brass - 'Celebration'

RNCM Brass Band and Brass Ensemble
James Gourlay, conductor
John Miller, conductor

McCabe: Desert II: Horizon
Works by Bliss, Howarth, Birtwistle, Gregson and Richard Strauss

Friday 21 January 2005

Chausson/McCabe première

Emily Beynon, flute
Catherine Beynon, harp
Malin Broman, violin/viola

Chausson, real. McCabe: Les Oiseaux for flute and harp (world première)
Works by Debussy, Britten, Jolivet, Saint-Saëns and Canteloube

Sittingbourne Music Society

Monday 17 January 2005

The Woman by the Sea

Rubio Quartet
John McCabe, piano

To include:
Rawsthorne: Piano Quintet
McCabe: The Woman by the Sea
Haydn: String Quartet in E flat Op 33 No 2
Schubert: String Quartet in E flat D87

Sunday 16 January 2005

The Woman by the Sea

Rubio Quartet
John McCabe, piano

Haydn: String Quartet in E flat Op 33 No 2
McCabe: The Woman by the Sea
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34

South Place Sunday Concerts

Monday 22 November 2004

Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts [BMIC Cutting Edge tour]

Chroma

Programme includes:
McCabe: Fauvel's Rondeaux
Works by Woolrich, Cashian, Cooney, Wilson and Stravinsky

Time tba

Sound - Image - Dance - Crossover Concert

Rikuya Terashima, piano
Rubio Quartet
Heidi Durning, dance
Sarah Brayer, artist
Kyoto residents

McCabe: The Woman by the Sea (choreographed by Heidi Durning)
Shostakovich: Jazz Suite
Frederick Devreese: Theme and Variations for Piano Quintet (world première)
Also includes theatre music by Chris Carlier

11th Osaka European Film Festival

As part of the 11th Osaka European Film Festival, Belgium's renowned Rubio Quartet collaborates with Kyoto residents, dancer Heidi Durning and artist Sarah Brayer, and the distinguished pianist Rikuya Terashima for a performance of music and dance inspired by, and written for, film and theatre.

Heidi Durning has choreographed a new work which she will dance for the first time to the music of John McCabe's Woman by the Sea for Piano and String Quartet. Mizoguchi's 1954 classic Sansho Dayu film was British composer McCabe's inspiration for this piano quintet, commissioned by Peter Mallett and first performed in Japan during the 9th Osaka European Film Festival. Sarah Brayer, who created art work for the London première of the piece in 2001, has painted a kimono for Heidi to dance in and lends a paper screen for the back-drop.

Other works in the concert are the Shostakovich Jazz Suite, theatre music by Chris Carlier, and the world première of the Frederick Devreese Theme and Variations for Piano Quintet, created for the Rubio Quartet by the composer from his film score to the 1994 Yves Hanchar movie La partie des checs.

Sunday 31 October 2004

British Music Society: Piano Competition

Programme includes:
McCabe: Tunstall Chimes (Study No 10 - Hommage à Ravel) (first performances of new Competition Test Piece)

Time tba

Saturday 16 October 2004

Anthony Gilbert 70th birthday concert

Performers include:
John McCabe, piano

Programme includes:
Gilbert: Piano Sonata No 1

Tuesday 28 September 2004

Calisto

Lynsey Docherty, soprano
Jenny Ferrar, clarinet
Anita D'Attellis, piano

Mozart: Parto! Ma tu ben mio
Butterworth: The Night Wind
McCabe: Three Folk Songs
Ireland: Fantasy Sonata
Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock
Greaves: Garden of Weeds

Sunday 26 September 2004

Oxford Coffee Concerts

John McCabe, piano

Handel: Fantasia in C
Rawsthorne: Ballade
Ravel: Sonatine
Haydn: Sonata in C L60 (English)
Rawsthorne: Sonatina

Thursday 23 September 2004

Mark Bebbington at St John's Smith Square

Mark Bebbington, piano

Gurney: Sehnsucht (1909) (world première)
Gurney: The Sea (1909) (world première)
Ferguson: Piano Sonata in F minor Op 8 (1938/40)
McCabe: Tenebrae (1992/93)
Elgar transcr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Symphony No 1 (1909)

Tuesday 31 August 2004

Festival Finale

Presteigne Festival Orchestra
Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, piano
Alison Balsom, trumpet
George Vass, conductor

William Mathias: Divertimento for string orchestra, Op 7
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat, Op 19
McCabe: Rainforest II
Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550

Presteigne Festival 2004 event 24

Pre-Concert Talk 5

Presteigne Festival 2004

Resident musicologist Mark Doran in conversation with composers John McCabe and Geraint Lewis, an expert on the works of William Mathias.

Free admission to ticket holders for EVENT 24

Morning Chamber Classics II

Catriona Scott, clarinet
Catherine Milledge, piano

Darius Milhaud: Duo Concertant, Op 351
Judith Weir: Sketches from a Bagpiper's Album
McCabe: Three pieces for clarinet and piano
Alun Hoddinott: Clarinet Sonata, Op 50
Matthew Taylor: Three Humoresques, Op 5
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano

Presteigne Festival 2004 event 21

Limited availability, early booking recommended

Sunday 29 August 2004

Sacred and Profane

A COLLECTION OF ANGLO-FRENCH SONGS AND MOTETS
Sine Nomine International Touring Choir
Susan Hollingworth, conductor

Ravel: Trois chansons
Messiaen: O sacrum convivium
Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de pénitence
André Caplet: Trois chants d'Eglise
Judith Weir: Love bade me welcome
Judith Weir: Drop down, ye heavens, from above
John Pickard: Ave Maris Stella
John McCabe: Proud Songsters
Duruflé: Quatre motets sur des thèmes Grégoriens, Op 10
Debussy: Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans

Presteigne Festival 2004 event 13

Limited availability, early booking strongly recommended

Saturday 28 August 2004

Morning Chamber Classics I

Katherine Baker, flute
Suzanne Willison, harp
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola

Ravel: Sonatine
McCabe: February Sonatina
Mathias: Zodiac Trio
Debussy: Syrinx
Thomas Hyde: Draw on, sweet night
Debussy: Sonata for flute, harp and viola

Presteigne Festival 2004 event 8

Limited availability, early booking strongly recommended

Friday 27 August 2004

Celebrity Recital

Jennifer Bate, organ

J S Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV564
Mendelssohn: Sonata No 6 in D minor
Mendelssohn/Jennifer Bate: Two fragments (first UK performance)
McCabe: Dies resurrectionis
Judith Weir: Wild Mossy Mountains
Messiaen: Chants d'oiseaux (Livre d'Orgue)
Messiaen: Joie et clarté des Corps Glorieux (Les Corps Glorieux)

Presteigne Festival 2004 event 5

Saturday 14 August 2004

John McCabe's 'Le Poisson magique'

Robert Houssart, organ

To include:
McCabe: Le Poisson magique

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Friday 13 August 2004

Variations on Down Ampney at the Three Choirs Festival

Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto
Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Philharmonia Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Howells: King's Herald
McCabe, James Francis Brown, David Matthews, Robert Saxton and Judith Bingham: Variations on Down Ampney
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
Elgar: The Music-makers

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

McCabe's Motet 'Solomon! Where is thy throne' at the Three Choirs Festival

Bath Camerata
Nigel Perrin, conductor

McCabe: Motet Solomon! Where is thy throne?
Works by Gowers, Vaughan Williams, Hughes and Janacek

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Thursday 12 August 2004

Choral Evensong

Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Benjamin Nicholas, director

To include: McCabe: Salisbury Service

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Wednesday 11 August 2004

John McCabe piano recital at the Three Choirs Festival

John McCabe, piano

Saxton: Chacony
Teruyuki Noda: Berceuses
Haydn: Sonata in C L60 (English)
McCabe: Studies: 7 (Evening Harmonies), 8 (Scrunch)
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Ives: The Alcotts (from Concord Sonata)
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat, Op 110

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Tuesday 10 August 2004

Choral Evensong

Oriel Singers of Cheltenham

To include: McCabe: A Hymne to God the Father

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Composers' Workshop with Robert Saxton and John McCabe

Ensemble ISIS: Workshop/Concert

Works by Simon Dobson, Brian Herrington, Emily Howard

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Saturday 7 August 2004

McCabe's 'The Golden Valley' at the Three Choirs Festival

Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra
Mark Finch, conductor

To include: McCabe: The Golden Valley
Works by Butterworth, Dvorak and Britten

Three Choirs Festival - John McCabe as Composer in Residence

Thursday 29 July 2004

Galliard Ensemble

The Galliard Ensemble

Barber: Summer Music
McCabe: Postcards
Berio: Opus Number Zoo
Patterson: Westerly Winds

Fishguard Festival

Wednesday 28 July 2004

Lindsay Quartet, Leon Bosch (double bass), John McCabe (piano)

Lindsay Quartet
Leon Busch, double bass
John McCabe, piano

Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op 76 No 5
Bartók: String Quartet No 2
Schubert: Quintet in A (Trout)

Fishguard Festival

Tuesday 27 July 2004

John McCabe, piano

John McCabe, piano

Haydn: Piano Sonata in D, Landon 39 (H 24)
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Hoddinott: Piano Sonata No 1
McCabe: Studies 7 (Evening Harmonies) and 8 (Scrunch)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D, Op 28 (Pastoral)

Fishguard Festival

Monday 12 July 2004

Calisto

Lynsey Docherty, soprano
Jenny Ferrar, clarinet
Anita D'Attellis, piano

Spohr: Sechs Deutsche Lieder (Nos. 1,2,3)
Mozart: Parto, ma tu ben mio
McCabe: Three Folk Songs
Arthur Bliss: Pastoral (clarinet and piano)
Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock

A programme of works by masters past and present for soprano, clarinet and piano.

Saturday 10 July 2004

McCabe's 'Songs of the Garden'

Claire Seaton, soprano
Andrew Watts, alto
Tenor and bass tba
Onyx Brass
Daniel Hyde, organ
Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Songs of the Garden

Thursday 1 July 2004

McCabe's 'Songs of the Garden'

Claire Seaton, soprano
Andrew Watts, alto
Tenor and bass tba
Onyx Brass
Daniel Hyde, organ
Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Songs of the Garden

Thursday 24 June 2004

RNCM Wind Orchestra and Brass Band

Clark Rundell, conductor
James Gourlay, conductor
Lancelot Fuhry, conductor

McCabe: Rainforest III
Anthony Gilbert: Unrise
David Lawson: New work
McCabe: The Maunsell Forts
Gregson: Connotations

McCabe Resonances Festival

Pre-concert talk: Adam Gorb and John McCabe

Wednesday 23 June 2004

New Ensemble

New Ensemble
Matt Coorey, conductor
Dobrochna Urbaniak, conductor

McCabe: Desert I: Lizard
Ivan Moseley: New work for ensemble
Tippett: 4 Preludes from The Crown of the Year
Henze: Octet movements from Kammermusik
McCabe: Rainforest I


McCabe Resonances Festival

RNCM Organists

McCabe: Dies Resurrectionis [Darren Hargan]
Student organ composition
Messiaen: Messe de la Pentecôte [Tom Bell]

McCabe Resonances Festival

Tuesday 22 June 2004

Piano concert - McCabe Study Day

Ruth Hollick, Kathryn Eves (2 pianos)
Student piano soloists

McCabe: Basse Danse for two pianos
Jordan Hunt: New work for solo piano
McCabe: Tenebrae for piano

McCabe Resonances Festival

Orchestral concert - McCabe Study Day

Jennifer Galloway, oboe
John Bradbury, clarinet
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Clark Rundell, conductor

Stuart Macrae: Landscape & the mind
McCabe: Double Concerto for oboe and clarinet
McCabe: Symphony of Time and the River

McCabe Resonances Festival

Ensemble concert - McCabe Study Day

Gilbert: Into the gyre
McCabe: January Sonatina for clarinet
Andrew Garbett: New work for solo clarinet
McCabe: Harbour with Ships for brass quintet

McCabe Resonances Festival

Friday 11 June 2004

John McCabe, piano

Haydn: Sonata in C L60 (H50) English
McCabe: Tenebrae
Cyril Scott: Lotus Land
Balfour Gardiner: Salamanca
O'Neill: Valse, Op 20, No 2
Quilter: Dance in the Twilight
Bridge: Heart's Ease
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat, Op 110

Brancaster Midsummer Music

Time and venue to be confirmed

Saturday 22 May 2004

75th Anniversary Gala Concert

Samantha Ward (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), piano
Hitchin Symphony Orchestra (Leader: Janet Hicks)
Paul Adrian Rooke, conductor

McCabe: Burlesque
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor
Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor

The concert celebrates the orchestra's diamond jubilee, McCabe's 65th birthday year (HSO President), Janet Hicks' 35 years as Leader of HSO and Paul Adrian Rooke's 20th year as Conductor of HSO. Also Monica McCabe's birthday!

Friday 7 May 2004

'Spielend' world première

Philippa Mo, violin
Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin

To include:
McCabe: Spielend for 2 violins (world première)

Thursday 18 March 2004

McCabe's 'Songs of the Garden'

Claire Seaton, soprano
Andrew Watts, alto
Tenor and bass tba
Onyx Brass
Daniel Hyde, organ
Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Sarah MacDonald, conductor

To include:
McCabe: Songs of the Garden (world première)

Thursday 11 March 2004

Pianos and dance

Tamami Honma and John McCabe, two pianos
Dancers from Dance Warehouse, Canterbury

Copland: Danzón Cubáno (1942 - original version)
Britten: Mazurka elegiaca Op 23 No 2
Athanasiadis: New work for 2 pianos
Stravinsky: Agon (version for 2 pianos by Stravinsky)
McPhee: Balinese Ceremonial Music (late 1930s)
McCabe: Basse Danse (1970 - original version)

Sunday 7 March 2004

Pianos and dance

Tamami Honma and John McCabe, two pianos
Dancers from Dance Warehouse, Canterbury

Copland: Danzón Cubáno (1942 - original version)
Britten: Mazurka elegiaca Op 23 No 2
Athanasiadis: New work for 2 pianos (first performance)
Stravinsky: Agon (version for 2 pianos by Stravinsky)
McPhee: Balinese Ceremonial Music (late 1930s)
McCabe: Basse Danse (1970 - original version)

Saturday 28 February 2004

Tamami Honma plays McCabe, Debussy, Prokofiev and Chopin

Tamami Honma, piano

Debussy: Clair de lune
McCabe: Snowfall in Winter (Study No 9 - Hommage à Debussy)
Prokofiev: Sonata No 2 in D minor Op 14
Chopin: A selection of Nocturnes and Mazurkas, ending with the Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor Op 31

Saturday 21 February 2004

Calisto

Calisto
Lynsey Docherty - Soprano
Jenny Ferrar - Clarinet
Anita D'Attellis - Piano


Arthur Bliss - Two Nursery Rhymes
John McCabe - Three Folk Songs
Alan Bullard - Autumn Evening
Terence Greaves - Garden of Weeds
Michael Head - The World is Mad
Spohr - Sechs Deutsche Lieder
Schubert - Shepherd on the Rock

A concert featuring works by contemporary British composers alongside the more famous pieces for this ensemble.

Thursday 19 February 2004

Mozart, McCabe, Schubert and Schumann

Camerata Ensemble

Mozart: String Quartet in D, K593
McCabe: String Trio
Schubert: Notturno in E flat for Piano Trio
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Op 44

Sunday 15 February 2004

McCabe and Matthew Taylor

Members of Sound Collective:
Emily Davis, violin
Clare O'Connell, cello
Stuart King, clarinet

with

John McCabe, piano

McCabe: Fauvel's Rondeaux
Matthew Taylor: Fantasies for Cello and Piano
McCabe: Sonata for Cello and Piano
McCabe: Musica notturna for violin, cello and piano

Time tba

Sunday 25 January 2004

McCabe, Messiaen, F H Wood, Neukomm, Hollins, Karg-Elert, Clokey and Eben

Malcolm Rudland, organ

McCabe: Dies Resurrectionis
Works by Messiaen, F H Wood, Neukomm, Hollins, Karg-Elert, Clokey and Eben

Sunday 14 December 2003

McCabe, Messiaen, F H Wood, Neukomm, Hollins, Karg-Elert, Clokey and Eben

Malcolm Rudland, organ

McCabe: Dies Resurrectionis
Works by Messiaen, F H Wood, Neukomm, Hollins, Karg-Elert, Clokey and Eben

Friday 28 November 2003

Operest: Opera East London

Masashi Fujimoto, tenor
Tamami Honma, piano
Rusne Mataityte, violin
Sebastian Millett, cello
Kanae Furomoto, piano


Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
McCabe: Snowfall in Winter (Hommage à Debussy - Study No 9) (world première)
McCabe: Scrunch (Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti - Study No 8) (London première)
Anatolijus Senderovas: New work for piano solo (world première)
Bronius Kutavicius: Piano Sonata (1975)
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67
Sarah Rodgers: The Fire Will Blaze Again for tenor and piano trio (world première, Operest commission, text by Vaughan Jones)

Operest is a newly formed classical music company for East London which promotes music and drama by international artists to new audiences. Operest is the vision of tenor Masashi Fujimoto, and he is its first Artistic Director.

Wednesday 19 November 2003

Musicians Benevolent Fund Service for the Festival of St Cecilia

Combined choirs of St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral under the direction of John Scott, Organist and Director of Music at St Paul's

McCabe: Anthem The Evening Watch (world première)

Thursday 13 November 2003

John McCabe piano recital

John McCabe, piano

To include:
Pitfield: Studies on an English Dance Tune
David Ellis: Old Willows
McCabe: Scrunch (Study No 8)
Rawsthorne: Ballade
David Matthews: Variations, Op 72

Wednesday 12 November 2003

Tony Hodges Memorial Concert

John McCabe, piano

To include:
Rawsthorne: The Creel (with Peter Lawson)
Rawsthorne: Suite for Recorder & Piano (with John Turner)
Pitfield: Diversions on a Russian Air
Pitfield: Novelette in F
Ravel: Sonatine

Saturday 18 October 2003

English String Quartet and friends

English String Quartet
Naomi Butterworth, cello

Mozart: String Quartet in G, K156
McCabe: String Quartet No 5 (1989)
Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956

London Festival of Chamber Music

Friday 17 October 2003

String Festival

Prinse Quartet

To include:
McCabe: String Quartet No 4

English String Quartet and friends

English String Quartet
Naomi Butterworth, cello

Mozart: String Quartet in G, K156
McCabe: String Quartet No 5 (1989)
Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956

London Festival of Chamber Music

Wednesday 15 October 2003

Soloists
Amsterdam Sinfonietta

McCabe: Les Martinets noir, Concerto for 2 Violins and String Orchestra
Walton: Sonata for Strings
Music by Locke, Elgar and Barber

English String Quartet and friends

English String Quartet
Naomi Butterworth, cello

Mozart: String Quartet in G, K156
McCabe: String Quartet No 5 (1989)
Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956

London Festival of Chamber Music

Tuesday 14 October 2003

Soloists
Amsterdam Sinfonietta

McCabe: Les Martinets noir, Concerto for 2 Violins and String Orchestra
Walton: Sonata for Strings
Music by Locke, Elgar and Barber

English String Quartet and friends

English String Quartet
Naomi Butterworth, cello

Mozart: String Quartet in G, K156
McCabe: String Quartet No 5 (1989)
Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956

London Festival of Chamber Music

Saturday 11 October 2003

Soloists
Amsterdam Sinfonietta

McCabe: Les Martinets noir, Concerto for 2 Violins and String Orchestra (première)
Walton: Sonata for Strings
Music by Locke, Elgar and Barber

Friday 3 October 2003

Pitfield centenary

Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano and reciter
John Turner, recorder
Peter Lawson, piano

David Beck: Pitfield's Cheshire (world première)
McCabe: Desert IV: Vista
David Ellis: Old Willows for piano
Programme also includes music by Pitfield, Sasha Johnson Manning, Hedges, Alwyn and Robin Walker

Pitfield Orbit event 6

Thomas Pitfield: composer, poet, artist

Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano and reciter
John Turner, recorder
Peter Lawson, piano

McCabe: Desert IV: Vista
Anthony Hedges: A new setting of four of Pitfield's poems
Programme also includes music by Pitfield, Alwyn, and Robin Walker

Thomas Pitfield (1903-1999) was a distinguished teacher of composition, his most illustrious pupil being John McCabe, who wrote Desert IV:Vista as an eightieth birthday gift for his erstwhile teacher. Pitfield knew or corresponded with many of the eminent British composers of the twentieth century. This centenary celebration programme includes a new setting of four of Pitfield's poems by Anthony Hedges, former Reader in Composition at Hull University.

Thursday 2 October 2003

John Turner lunchtime concert

John Turner, recorder

McCabe: Desert IV: Vista
Programme also includes music by Ellis, Alwyn, Pitfield, Arthur Milner, and Robin Walker

Monday 25 August 2003

A Garland for Presteigne

Gillian Keith, soprano
Simon Lepper, piano

The world première of ten new songs