Errollyn Wallen: This autumn sees premieres and performances of my work in bus depots, halls, chapels and harbours

Errollyn Wallen   Autumn Newsletter  This autumn sees premieres and performances of my work in bus depots, halls, chapels and harbours THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14th 8pm Cello Concerto performed by Matthew Sharp opens this year's Roman River Festival http://romanrivermusic.org.uk/events/event/opening-night-matt-sharp-bus-depot/ FRIDAY OCTOBER 6th 6pm  PACE  for unaccompanied choir performed by BBC Singers St Gabriel’s, Warwick Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 2AD PACE is in the new anthology of carols — The Nativity Star — edited by David Wordsworth, published by Cadenza Music SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th 7.30pm The Negro Speaks of Rivers  *** WORLD PREMIERE (commissioned by Late Music) Setting of Langston Hughes' acclaimed poem performed by The Ebor Singers Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York SATURDAY OCTOBER 14th 10am — 5pm HARK: A DAY WITH ERROLLYN WALLEN St Andrew's University Younger Hall A performance workshop on the song cycle, ‘Are You Worried about the Rising Cost of Funerals?’ Student sopranos will work with Errollyn and a string quartet. A Performance Ethnography: HARK recorded 40 St Andrews listeners’ responses to Errollyn Wallen’s Photography (for string orchestra). The listeners created rich, poetic images, pictures, stories, feelings and descriptions. HARK distilled these responses into a performance script which will be performed with the piece. How do we listen? What do we say about what we hear? Come and hear for yourself, join us in this experiment in listening and bringing listeners’ voices together with the composer’s music in her presence. The HARK motto is that all responses to music are valid – period. No specialist musical knowledge is required to take part and enjoy this day of listening exploration. Admission: FREE including buffet  lunch, all welcome! Please register in advance by email: music@st-andrews.ac.uk or by phone 01334 462226 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9 - 11th at various times tbc The Engine Room (pop up opera) music and libretto by Errollyn Wallen Sound Scotland http://sound-scotland.co.uk/ WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2017 7.30pm CAMBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL Concerto Grosso Chineke! After the rapturous reception of Chineke's bravura performance in May of Concerto Grosso at Classical: NEXT in Rotterdam, Chineke! perform the work again at Errollyn's alma mater, King's College, Cambridge. King's College Chapel King's College, King's Parade Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom http://www.cambridgemusicfestival.co.uk/ www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2017 8pm Concerto Grosso Chineke! Commissioned by Orchestra of the Swan and published by Peters Edition, Concerto Grosso has been taken up by Chineke! who bring tremendous verve and virtuosity to the work qualities which brought the house down in their first performance of the work in Rotterdam at Classical:NEXT in May. Turner Sims Concert Hall University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ England https://www.turnersims.co.uk/news/autumn-2017-at-turner-sims/ 023 8059 5151 SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2017 7pm Concerto Grosso Chineke! continue their autumn tour of Errollyn Wallen's Concerto Grosso at St Georges Bristol Great George Street (off Park Street) Bristol B51 5RR England http://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/chineke-orchestra-2/ 0845 4024001 NOVEMBER 2017 — JAN 2018 Tour of opera ANON to outreach venues in Baltimore Music and libretto by Errollyn Wallen Peabody Opera http://peabody.jhu.edu/ SAVE THE DATE December 5th 6.30pm Black Women Composers in Song featuring works by Undine Smith Moore, Margaret Bonds, Errollyn Wallen and Margaret Price performed by Nadine Benjamin, Siv Iren Misund, Allyson Devenish and Errollyn Wallen Steinway Hall, London All good wishes from Belize which has been mercifully spared hurricanes Irma, Katia, Jose and Harvey. Errollyn www.errollynwallen.com

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