Guest lecture at McGill University
I really look forward to deliver an online guest lecture at McGill University. The topic of my discussion will be social norms as performance practice in early modern Italian music.
Scots Baroque launch
I am really excited to announce that our new ensemble with Aaron McGregor on violin, Lucia Capellaro on cello, and Alex McCartney on lute & guitar has launched. To find out more about the group, please follow the link below:
The Night With… Live Vol. One album
I am pleased to announce that ‘The Night With… Live Vol. One’ album is now available for order. I perform a selection of old and new pieces on the disc as part of Ensemble 1604, including Timothy Cooper’s ‘… shadows that in darkness dwell…’, which has been composed specifically for the ensemble. Tim’s fantastic piece has also been nominated for best new Electroacoustic/Sound Artwork as part of the Scottish Awards for New Music 2020. To purchase the album, please follow the link below:
Brandenburg tour with Dunedin Consort
I look forward to perform JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos with Dunedin Consort from 18 January to 1 February. We will start in Scotland, where our programme will also include Telemann’s recorder and flute double concerto, which I will be playing alongside the wonderful Katy Bircher. Afterwards, we will head to the States, with stops in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington. For the final performance, we will be back in Europe, rounding it all off in Madrid. To find out more details, please follow the link below:
https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/list/?tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=past
The Night With… performance
From 10 to 12 December I will be playing an exciting new programme with the Ensemble 1604, as part of the contemporary music series The Night With. Our repertoire will juxtapose pieces from the seventeenth century and various works from the twentieth/twenty-first century, including the premier of …shadows that in darkness dwell… from composer Timothy Cooper. You can catch us in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen on the above dates. To find out more, please follow the links below:
http://thenightwith.com/speakers/baroque-quartet/
BBC Radio 3 broadcast from Glasgow
On the 21st of June I will perform live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune with the Dunedin Consort. Our repertoire will include a movement from Sammartini’s F major Recorder Concerto and a couple of lovely Händel arias sang by Mhairi Lawson. Tune in if you can, and in case you missed the show, the broadcast will be available on the link below for another month:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006463
Harpsichord en fête performance
I am really pleased to be part of this excellent initiative – Scotland’s first international harpsichord festival. Alongside the wonderful lineup of soloists, Jan Waterfield and myself will present our chamber programme Flatter, Tickle & Court the Ear in the French Institute, Edinburgh on the 10th of March. Please find out more about the event on the links below:
http://www.ifecosse.org.uk/FLATTER-TICKLE-COURT-THE-EAR.html
Savile Club performance
What a great way to kick off 2019! On the 9th of January I will be playing a lovely English programme for countertenors, recorders and continuo in The Savile Club, London. The performance is in association with The Grange Festival.
New Year’s Eve at Wigmore Hall
What a fantastic way to finish the year! On New Year’s Eve I will be playing JS Bach’s Brandenburg 4 and Magnificat with the Dunedin Consort under the direction of John Butt in the beautiful Wigmore Hall. To find out more about the concert, please follow the links below:
https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/dunedin-consort-john-butt-201812311900
BBC Music Introducing Showcase at the Proms
I look forward to play a lovely Italian programme with lutenist Alex McCartney as part of the BBC Music Introducing Showcase. The performance is a BBC Proms event, and will be held at Beit Hall Imperial College on the 30th of August. The showcase will be recorded live, and excerpts will air on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune during the following week. To find out more please follow the links below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/enc84f