| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 3-Dec-2011 Canongate Kirk | Calton Consort - Tenth Anniversary Concert |
 Paul Gilling 2010.jpg) It seemed fitting that the Calton Consort's Tenth Anniversary Concert should also be a celebration of the genre they have made their own - contemporary music. Under the direction of Jason Orringe - conductor since its foundation - the choir offered a very varied programme of choral music by living composers, ranging in age from 41 to 103.
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| 24-Jun-2011 Philharmonie: Grote Zaal | A feast for the ears at the opening night of Haarlem's Koorbiënnale |
 The Koorbiënnale in Haarlem is a biannual festival, organized for the sixth time this year. The opening night consisted of four exciting modern pieces and the world premiere of a new work by the Latvian composer Ēriks Eŝenvalds. The first piece played was Daan Manneke’s Topos for chorus and harmonium. It is a song cycle set to four poems by Arthur Rimbaud. The singers have a different position on stage for each song, and although the moving around may seem unnecessarily distracting, the different positions actually did create wonderful effects.Read full review... | |
