Errollyn Wallen: As we leave another year and glide into the next I send you my warm good wishes.

Errollyn Wallen writes:

OLD AND NEW

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As we leave another year and glide into the next I send you my warm good wishes.

2017 brought me a wide array of projects and travel to many new countries. I have worked with refugees, expats, exiles, immigrants — and those who have never left their place of birth. These first-hand experiences of so many different cultures and customs are already enriching the music I am composing. 

“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.”
― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets

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Chineke! at King's College Cambridge

King's is my alma mater and so I was delighted to go back for the performance of my Concerto Grosso by Chineke!

You might be able to catch  the live broadcast from St George's, Bristol on BBC iPlayer. It expires in a few days: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09h3prc         

Some featured performances in 2018

Saturday, January 13th
PHOTOGRAPHY for string orchestra
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sage Gateshead 
(Brandenburg Fest)
http://www.sagegateshead.com/event/rns-at-home-brandenburg-fest/

Friday, January 19th
Errollyn Wallen (piano, voice) and guests
Invitation concert of songs from FRIDAY AFTERNOONS anthology of songs (commissioned by Snape Music)
The Red House
Aldeburgh
Suffolk

Tuesday, February 6th
THE LIGHTHOUSE WAVE (opera for children to perform)
Durham Music Education Hub/Mahogany Snappy Operas

Sunday May 6th
NEW WORK for Anton Miller (violin) and Ed Polochick (piano)
Lied Centre for Performing Arts, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra


Friday, May 11th
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS voices and piano (world premiere)
Albemarle Music Centre, Hull
Massed schools with Errollyn Wallen (piano, voice)

May onwards details TBC
MIGHTY RIVER for orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Celebration series


Saturday June 9th
ONLY for soprano and orchestra (world premiere)
Festival Myrelingues, Lyon


Wednesday & Thursday August 22nd & 23rd
POWDER MONKEY (opera) world premiere
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich


Monday/Tuesday August 27/28
MY GRANNY SARAH  for unaccompanied choir (world premiere)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain


OTHER NEWS:
MiGHTY RIVER performed by Orchestra X live from Hull in 2017 is now available for download by NMC https://www.nmcrec.co.uk/recording/mighty-river

I am Doc Wallen! I was honoured to receive an honorary Doctorate from York St. John University in November.

Wishing you all a vibrant and Happy New Year!

EW