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HARMONIE BAND
Director: Paul Robinson
 
F W Murnau's classic silent film Nosferatu with music composed by Paul Robinson
 
Sunday 30th October 2011
Monday 31st October 2011
Tuesday 1st November 2011
Thursday 3rd November 2011
Friday 4th November 2011
 
 
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Pontio, John Philips Hall, Bangor
Clywd Theatr Cymru, Mold
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
 
Launch of the
Brunel Institute for Contemporary Middle-Eastern Music

Wednesday 6th July 2011, LSO St Luke's, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG
 
This new Institute will be the first of its kind in the world. As well as archiving, and acting as a resource for Middle-Eastern contemporary music, it will act as a hub for bringing into dialogue Middle-Eastern and Western music and musicians. It will be directed for Brunel by Professor Peter Wiegold, in association with Oliver Butterworth.
 
2.00 – 5.00 Conference: ‘The Integration of Middle-Eastern and Western Music’
 
Guest speakers include Christopher Fox (UK), Zaid Jabri (Syria) and Amr Okba (Egypt).
 
7.30 - 9.30pm Concert
 
The acclaimed contemporary ensemble notes inégales, directed by Peter Wiegold, is joined by traditional Middle Eastern musicians and the Egyptian singer Merit Ariane Stephanos in world premières of music by Kareem Roustom (Syria), Zaid Jabri (Syria), and Peter Wiegold, with UK premières of music by Halim El Dabh (Egypt), Özkan Manav (Turkey), Bushra El Turk (Lebanon) and Samir Odeh-Tamimi (Palestine/Israel)
 
Part of the Mayor of London’s festival ‘Shubbak; A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture’.
 
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Concert for the Children of Egypt
 Friday 22nd July 2011, 7.30pm, Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Amira Fouad
David Heath
Stephanie Gonley
 
Piano
Conductor
Director and Solo Violin
 
 
Halim El-Dabh
J S Bach
David Heath
Beethoven
Gamal Abdel-Rahim
W A Mozart
 
Aria for Strings
Concerto in D minor for 2 violins
Piano Concerto, El Hedeiya (The Gift) 1st performance
Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50 for violin and orchestra
Little Music for String Orchestra (1984)
Symphony 40 in G minor K550
www.cadoganhall.com
Box office: 020 7730 4500
All proceeds from tonight's concert will be donated to'Save the Children - Egypt'
March 3rd 2011,
St John's Smith Square, London SW1
THE COMPOSERS ENSEMBLE
Music from Egypt
6.30pm Pre-concert talk by Professor Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco
 
Gamal Abdel-Rahim (1924-1988)
 
Aziz El-Shawan (1916-1993)
 
Halim El-Dabh (b.1921)
 
Nahla Mattar (b.1971)
Amr Okba (b.1972)
Ramz Sabry Samy (b.1973)
Patrick Bishay (b.1975)
 
Piano Trio 1986 (Ekhnaton's Prayer & Phoenician Dance)
Lotus Pond
Meditations for Violin and Piano
Rondo for 'Cello and Piano
It is Dark and Damp on the Front or Two Minutes Trio
Mekta in the Art of Kita
Three (2009) UK premiere
Instability (2002) UK premiere
New work World premiere
New work World premiere
 
HARMONIE BAND
www.harmonieband.com
 
Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent classic THE LODGER, starring Ivor Novello and Marie Ault, accompanied by the six piece ensemble HarmonieBand with music written by Paul Robinson
 
5.00pm Sunday September 26th Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
7.30pm Saturday September 25th Neuadd John Phillips, Bangor University
7.30pm Friday September 24th Medi Canolfan y Celfyddydau, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University
8.00pm Thursday September 23rd Clwyd Theatr Cymru, County Civic Centre, Mold
7.30pm Wednesday September 22nd Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University
4.00pm Sunday September 19th Barbican Centre, London
March 5th 2010, Wigmore Hall, London
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
10:10 ENSEMBLE
David Horne
Samir Odeh-Tamimi (Palestine)
Mounir Anastas (Palestine)
Patrick Lama (Palestine)
Ian Gardiner
Tim Ewers
Kenneth Hesketh

 
Clark Rundell
Katherine Lacy
Camille Maalawy
Rodney Clarke
 
Splintered Instruments
Anin
Les Cinq Sens
Songs for Soprano and Piano
Spinning and Weaving
The Blackbird Sings
Music of a Distant Drum

 
Conductor
Bass Clarinet
Soprano
Baritone
 
March 3rd 2010, The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
10:10 ENSEMBLE
David Horne
Samir Odeh-Tamimi (Palestine)
Mounir Anastas (Palestine)
Ian Gardiner
Tim Ewers
Kenneth Hesketh

 
Clark Rundell
Katherine Lacy
Rodney Clarke
 
Splintered Instruments
Anin
Les Cinq Sens
Spinning and Weaving
The Blackbird Sings
Music of a Distant Drum

 
Conductor
Bass Clarinet
Baritone
 
 
February 9th 2010, Wadi Nights, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
DARTINGTON ENSEMBLE
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
Abdalla El Masri (Lebanon b.1962)
Iyad Mohammed (Jordan b.1976)
Amr Okba (Egypt b.1972)
Tim Ewers (UK b.1958)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Metamorphosen for Clarinet and Piano
Raindrops for Solo Piano
Revolution for Bass Clarinet and Violin
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
 
January 31st 2010, Conway Hall, London
DARTINGTON ENSEMBLE
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
Abdalla El Masri (Lebanon b.1962)
Iyad Mohammed (Jordan b.1976)
Amr Okba (Egypt b.1972)
Tim Ewers (UK b.1958)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Metamorphosen for Clarinet and Piano
Raindrops for Solo Piano
Revolution for Bass Clarinet and Violin
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
 
March 5th 2009 at 7.30pm, Barbican Hall
 ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Sir Colin Davis
Karim Said
The Clerks
Lena Chamarmyan
George Qas-Barsoun
Yasser Adbar
Conductor
piano
 
Soprano
bass
baritone
Concert for the Children of Gaza
Mozart
Mozart
Quadusson
Haydn
Overture to Idomeneo
Piano Concerto in A K488
for unaccompanied voices
Symphony 104 'London'
www.englishchamberorchestra.co.uk
 
Saturday 22nd November 2008 at 7.30pm, Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre, UAE
 ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Clark Rundell
Karim Said
Conductor
piano
Beethoven
Zaid Jabri
Mozart
Boghos Gelalian
Mark Anthony Turnage
Haydn
The Creatures of Prometheus op.43
Chamber Music
Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488
Sept Sequences
Lullaby for Hans
Symphony No 104 'London'
www.englishchamberorchestra.co.uk
 
 
Wednesday 5th November 2008 at 8.00pm, Al Bustan Hotel, Muscat, Oman
ROYAL OMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sir Colin Davis
Paul Lewis
Conductor
Piano
Mozart
Mozart
Haydn
Overture 'Idomineo'
Piano Concerto No 25 in C K503
Symphony No 104 'London'
Under the gracious patronage of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said
 
Monday 8th December 2008 at 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
LONDON SINFONIETTA
Diego Masson Conductor
Samir Odeh-Tamimi (Palestine)
Tansy Davies
Ahmed Essyad (Morocco)
Simon Holt
Amr Okba (Algeria/Egypt)
Peter Maxwell-Davies
Hutaf Al Arwah II (2001)*
Iris (2004)
3 Songs from Voix Interdites (2005)*
Lilith (1990)
Message (2007)*
Mirror of Whitening Light (1977)
* UK Première   ** World Premiè
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk
 
Wednesday 15th October 2008 at 7.30pm, Cadogan Hall
 ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Clark Rundell
Mary Bevan
Simon Haram
Conductor
Soprano
Saxophone
Michael Tippett
Boghos Gelalian (Lebanon)
Benjamin Britten
Zaid Jabri (Syria)
Mark Anthony Turnage
Waleed Howrani (Lebanon)
Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round' (1953)
Sept Sequences (1967)*
Les Illuminations (1939)
Two Songs for Soprano (1998)*
Lullaby for Hans (2005)
Saxophone Concerto (1990)**
* UK Première   ** World Premiè
www.cadoganhall.com
www.englishchamberorchestra.co.uk
 
Thursday 19th June 2008 at 7.30pm, Cadogan Hall
In association with the Chelsea Festival
NIEUW ENSEMBLE
Garry Walker
Bassem Alkhouri
Hiba Al Kawas
Wafaa Safar
Conductor
Qanun
Soprano
Ney
Franco Donatoni
Nouri Iskander (Syria)
Rachida Ibrahim (Kuwait)
Saed Haddad (Jordan)
Tan Dun
Hiba Al Kawas (Lebanon)
Rasheed Al-Bougaily
Refrain 1 (1986)
Mawal Kurdeli (1990)
Music for Ney & Chamber Orchestra (1995)*
On Love 1 (2005)*
Circle with four trios, conductor & audience (1992)
Songs: arranged by Ian Gardiner (2008)**
Deewaan (2007)
* UK Première   ** World Première
www.cadoganhall.com
www.chelseafestival.org
www.nieuw-ensemble.nl
TICKETS: £32 / £27 / £10BOOKING:
Chelsea Festival Box Office: 0845 890 2435
online at www.chelseafestival.org
VENUE: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1
 
June 19th 2007, Plaisterers' Hall, London
 ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Clark Rundell
Mary Bevan
Stephanie Gonley
Simon Haram
Conductor
Soprano
Violin
Saxophone
Tarek Ali Hassan (b.1937)
Zaid Jabri (b.1972)
Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies
Fouad Fakhouri (b.1972)
Waleed Howrani (b.1948)
Andante (Sinfonietta on Egyptian Folk Themes)
Two Songs for Soprano and String Orchestra
The Fall of the Leafe
Pour Un Roi
Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Strings and Percussion
www.englishchamberorchestra.co.uk
 
 
Harmonieband
Six-piece ensemble of multi-instrumentalists with an internationally established reputation for performing specially composed orchestral scores to accompany silent film.
28th July 2007Wroclaw Opera House, Poland'La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc' by Carl Theodor Dreyer, World première of a new score by Paul Robinson combining Harmonieband with the Hilliard Ensemble
27th July 2007Wroclaw Opera House, Poland'Le Sang d'un Poète' and 'Entr'acte'
25th July 2007Uherske Hradiste Summer Film School, Czech Republic'Le Sang d'un Poète' with Rene Clair's 'Entr'acte'
29th, 30th May & 6th June 2007Greenwood Theatre, LondonComposing for Film Project for Southwark Excellence in the Cities Partnership - Charlie Chaplin's 'The Adventurer'
17th November 2005MacRobert, Stirling'The General'
16th November 2005Falkirk Town Hall'The General'
9th October 2005The Duke of York's Picturehouse, BrightonJean Cocteau's 'Le Sang d'un Poète'with music by Paul Robinson. Presented by Brighton Early Music Festival.
January 2004UK Tour
Warwick Arts Centre
Phoenix Arts, Leicester
Midlands Arts Centre
The Duke of York's Cinema, Brighton
Hackney Empire, London
Exeter Phoenix
'The General'
31st October 2003Hackney Empire Bullion Room Theatre, London'Nosferatu' Halloween screening of F.W. Murnau's "symphony of horror" with music by Paul Robinson.
27th March 2003Shaw Theatre, London'The General' Buster Keaton comedy with a new score by Paul Robinson, commissioned by King's Cross Rail to Reel Festival.
20th February 2003Hackney Empire Bullion Room Theatre, London'Sherlock Junior' & 'Steamboat Bill Junior' Classic silent comedies from Buster Keaton with music by Paul Robinson.
Visit: www.harmonieband.com

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
10:10 Ensemble and the Muffin Men
Contemporary music group locks horns with Liverpool rock band in new arrangements by Ian Gardiner of music by Frank Zappa, with Varese, Stravinsky, Ives and Nancarrow.

5th November 2003Ocean, London"When Worlds Collide"
6th November 2003Guild Hall, Preston
18th June 2004Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
27th June 2004One World Stage, Glastonbury Festival

Türkfest

The UK's first festival of contemporary Turkish music.
26th June -
3rd July 2004
Hackney Empire, London Bogaziçi Gösteri Sanatlari Toplulugu
Kardes Türküler (Songs of Fraternity) & BGST Dancers
English Chamber Orchestra / Gürer Aykal
London premiere of Adnan Saygun's "Concerto da Camera for Strings Op 62"
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 10:10 Ensemble / Clark Rundell
Tolga Zafer Özdemir: Mom! A spider came out of my ear (2003) UK Premiere
Özkan Manav: Wanderings (1996) UK Premiere
Hasan Uçarsu: On the Back Streets of Old Istanbul (2001) UK Premiere
Füsun Köksal: Wind Quintet (1999) UK Premiere
Ilhan Usmanbas: Music for Winds & Strings (1994) UK Premiere
Mahir Çetiz: In Trace of the Memories Lost in the Infinity of Time (2002)
Vellinger String Quartet with Kamran Ince piano
Selen Gülün: String Quartet No 1 (2001)
Ilhan Usmanbas: String Quartet No 2 (1970) UK Premiere
Kamran Ince: Fantasie of a Sudden Turtle (1990) UK Premiere
Candan Erçetin
Celebrated popular diva.

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