| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2013 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Dora Stoutzker Hall | The Welsh Sinfonia perform Mathias, Wagner, Ibert, Roxanna Panufnik and Beethoven |
.jpg) After hearing the Welsh Sinfonia’s last concert in January 2013, I was pleased to have the opportunity to attend their Gala Finale concert this month. This was particularly the case since it included a première of a new composition by Roxanna Panufnik, daughter of Andrzej Panufnik, whose Epitaph I heard finely performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in March. This was a finale concert not of fireworks and cannons, but of small-scale charm.
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| 19-May-2012 St Pancras Parish Church | Exultate Singers in Roxanna Panufnik Premières |
 Contemporary religious music can seem to exist in a different world to the rest of contemporary music, and rarely since Messiaen was in his prime has there been much evidence of it as a really progressive wing of composition. But unlike much new music, new religious music is often written with a clear sense of purpose in mind, particularly when it is intended specifically for liturgical use – and so accusing it of not being wildly bold in terms of style is sort of missing the point. This Saturday evening's concert, part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, was an excellent introduction to several rewarding sacred works.Read full review... | |
