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Britten Sinfonia with Alison Balsom

,Milton Court Concert Hall
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Superstar Alison Balsom performs a virtuosic programme of music from Purcell to Birtwistle via Scarlatti, celebrating the remarkable voice of the trumpet.

Britten Sinfonia and Alison Balsom join forces for a very special programme of music exploring more than 300 years of composition. Ancient and contemporary influences are intertwined, with arrangements of Purcell by some of the greatest composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including the world premiere of John Woolrich’s Hark! The echoing air, a new trumpet concerto inspired by Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen.

Milton Court Artist-in-Residence Alison Balsom is one of classical music’s most persuasive and engaging ambassadors, as well as a passionate advocate for her instrument, involved in transcribing, arranging and commissioning new trumpet works. She is acclaimed as one of the most ground-breaking musicians on the international circuit today, winning numerous awards including three classical BRITs and Gramophone Artist of the Year.

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Programme

  • Purcell arr Britten   Chacony
  • Purcell arr Berio, Maxwell Davies   Fantasias and Pavans
  • John Woolrich (after Purcell)   Hark! The echoing air (world premiere)
  • Scarlatti   Sonatas Set 2 (orch John Woolrich)
  • Sir Harrison Birtwistle   Virelai (Sus une fontayne)
  • Ligeti arr Howarth   Mysteries of the Macabre

Performers

  • Britten Sinfonia  
  • Alison Balsom   trumpet
  • Jacqueline Shave   director/violin

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Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

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Milton Court
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EC2Y 9BH

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