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Martin Read Foundation Showcase
Music for Clarinet and Piano
Part of the Borough New Music Series 11
Add to my Calendar 20-11-2018 13:00 20-11-2018 15:00 36 Martin Read Foundation Showcase Introduced by Judith Weir, the Master of Queen's Music and Martin Read Foundation Patron, this concert celebrates the extraordinary work of the Martin Read Foundation (MRF). Founded in 2014, the MRF was set up in memory of the composer Martin Read, who died suddenly in 2012. Martin was an outstanding educator who lived and worked in Hampshire. The Foundation is a platform on which his passions for contemporary music and the teaching of composition to young people continue. This showcase concert includes commissions by the 2017 cohort of MRF young composers, subsequent works by MRF alumnni, plus works by MRF mentors and patrons. St George the Martyr Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St George the Martyr Church
Borough High Street
Southwark
London
SE1 1JA
England
Programme
Oren Hirtenstein – Three Sketches (2017)
Howard Skempton – Nocturnes and Reflections (2002)
Simon Speare – Nuggets (2017)
Ellen Drewe – I Know You Are, but What Am I? (2018. World Premiere)
Freddie Hodkin – Umbra (2017)
Catherine Upfold – Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area (2017)
Sam Carr – Winter’s Omega (2017)
Owen Russell – Journey to the Land of Dreams (2017)
Performers
Liz Drew – clarinet
Jonathan Beatty – piano
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Programme Note
Introduced by Judith Weir, the Master of Queen's Music and Martin Read Foundation Patron, this concert celebrates the extraordinary work of the Martin Read Foundation (MRF). Founded in 2014, the MRF was set up in memory of the composer Martin Read, who died suddenly in 2012. Martin was an outstanding educator who lived and worked in Hampshire. The Foundation is a platform on which his passions for contemporary music and the teaching of composition to young people continue. This showcase concert includes commissions by the 2017 cohort of MRF young composers, subsequent works by MRF alumnni, plus works by MRF mentors and patrons.
