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CONTACT:
For information contact
Andrew Knowles of the William
Alwyn Foundation
30
Florida Avenue
Hartford, Huntingdon
Cambs. PE29 1PY
TEL: 01480-456931
Mobile: 0788 1785274
apkmusicprom@ntlworld.com
NEWS
PERFORMANCE:
On 24th April Ashley Wass
will perform both the Twelve
Preludes and Fantasy Waltzes
at Nichol Hill Methodist Church,
Louth starting at 7.30pm.
On 3rd May as part of the
Brighton Fringe Festival the
pianist Terence Albright will
give a performance of the
Sonata alla Toccata as part
of his recital at the Friends'
Meeting House, Ship Street,
Brighton starting at 5.15pm.
On 15th May Ashley Wass will
perform the Fantasy Waltzes
as part of his concert at
the Spring Orpheus & Bacchus
Festival which will take place
at Le Faure, Gensac, South
West France.
On 25th May as part of The
English Music Festival the
Bridge Quartet will perform
the Three Winter Poems for
String Quartet at Radley College
Chapel, Oxfordshire beginning
at 11am.
On 27th May also as part of
The English Music Festival
the Sonatina for violin and
piano will be given by Philippe
Graffin (violin) and Marisa
Gupta (piano) at Radley College
Silk Hall, Oxfordshire starting
at 2.30pm.
On 12th July as part of the
Buxton Festival Naiades (Flute&Harp)
and Crepuscule (solo Harp)
will be performed by Siobhan
Grealy (flute) and Lucy Wakeford
(harp) at King Sterndale Church,
Buxton starting at 2pm.
On 27th July also as part
of the Buxton Festival Autumn
Legend for Cor Anglais and
String Orchestra will be performed
by Marios Argiros (cor anglais)
with the Northern Chamber
Orchestra conducted by Nicholas
Ward at the Palace Hotel,
Buxton starting at 2.45pm.
On 5th September as part of
the West Norfolk Music Festival,
the Tippett Quartet will perform
the String Quartet No.2 (Spring
Waters) as part of their concert
at All Saints Church, Stoke
Ferry, Norfolk starting at
7.30pm.
PUBLICATIONS:
Due from Boydell & Brewer
on 18th September is the first
full length biography of William
Alwyn written by Adrian Wright.
The book is entitled 'The
Innumerable Dance - The Life
and Work of William Alwyn.'
The book will be published
in hardback format only at
a price of £30.00. For
further details please log
onto - www.boydellandbrewer.com/4383412X.HTM
RECORDINGS:
The
SOMM label, in their Beecham
Collection series, have issued
for the first time the World
Premier Performance of Alwyn's
3rd Symphony which took place
at the Royal Festival Hall
on 10th October 1956 with
the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Also included on the disc
are Mozart's Symphony No.29
in A K201 recorded at the
same concert and Grieg's Symphonic
Dances Op.64. The latter is
a studio broadcast from Maida
Vale recorded in 1955. The
catalogue number is SOMM-BEECHAM
23. review
In January the Lyrita label
released it's final Alwyn
recordings - the song cycle
'Mirages,' Divertimento' for
solo flute, 'Naiades' for
flute and harp and the Sonata
alla Toccata and Fantasy Waltzes
for piano solo. The artists
are Benjamin Luxon (baritone),
David Willison (piano), Christopher
Hyde-Smith (flute), Marisa
Robles (harp) and Sheila Randell
(piano in the two solo piano
works). this is a 2-CD set
with the catalogue number
SRCD 293. review
Recently released by Albany
Records in the U.S.A. is a
CD that contains two Alwyn
works - Fanfare for a Joyful
Occasion and the Concerto
for Flute and Eight Wind Instruments.
The soloist in the Concerto
is Mary Stolper with the DePaul
University Wind Ensemble under
the direction of Donald DeRoche.
The disc has the overall title
of "Music for Joyful
Occasions" and bears
the catalogue number TROY
1006.
Naxos:
1. Due in July is an orchestral
disc containing the following
works: Overture to a Masque,
Concerto Grosso No.1, Pastoral
Fantasia, Five Preludes (World
Premiere Recording), Tragic
Interlude, Autumn Legend and
Suite of Scottish Dances.
The artists are Philip Dukes
(viola), RLPO conducted by
David Lloyd Jones. The disc
has the catalogue number 8.570704.
2. Due in September is a second
volume of piano music from
Ashley Wass containing the
following works: Twelve Preludes,
Movements, Night Thoughts,
Contes Barbares-Homage to
Paul Gauguin, Two Irish Pieces,
Water Lilies, Cinderella and
Hunter's Moon. The last five
titles are all World Premiere
Recordings. The catalogue
number is 8.570464.
3. Due in October are the
String Quartets 1-3 plus the
World Premier Recording of
Novelette as performed by
the Maggini Quartet. The catalogue
number is 8.570560.
WILLIAM
ALWYN SCORED FILMS ON DVD
(All
Feature films unless otherwise
stated)
Region
1=USA Region 2=UK
The
feature film 'Life for Ruth'
(REG. 2) to be released
on the Network label on
25th June
A
NIGHT TO REMEMBER (REGIONS
1&2)
ATLANTIC TRAWLER Documentary
(REG. 2)
CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE
(REG. 2)
DESERT VICTORY Documentary
(REG. 2)
EASTERN VICTORY Documentary
(REG. 2) only available
as part of ‘War In The Air’
3 Disc Set
FESTIVAL IN LONDON Documentary
(REG. 2) on the collection
entitled "London in
Festival Year"
FIFTY NORTH Documentary
(REG. 2) only available
as part of ‘War In The Air’
3 Disc Set
GREEN FOR DANGER (REG 1&2)
I SEE A DARK STRANGER (REG.
1)
I WAS A FIREMAN Documentary
(REG. 2)
IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS
(REG. 2)
LETTER FROM ULSTER Documentary
(REG. 2) on the collection
entitled "Overpaid,
Oversexed & Over Here"
LIVING WITH STRANGERS Documentary
(REG. 2) on the collection
entitled "Women and
Children at War"
MADELEINE (REG. 1&2)
Region 2 edition only available
as part of ‘The David Lean
Collection’ (Box Set-9 Discs)
MALTA STORY (REG. 2)
MASTER OF BALLANTRAE (REG.
1)
MORNING DEPARTURE (REG.
2)
NIGHT OF THE EAGLE (REG.
2) For release on 30th April
2007
ODD MAN OUT (REG. 2)
ON APPROVAL (REG. 1)
OUR COUNTRY Documentary
(REG. 2)
STEEL GOES TO SEA Documentary
(REG. 2)
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (REG.
2)
THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM Documentary
(REG. 2) only available
as part of ‘Dylan Thomas
A War Films Anthology’
THE CARD (REG. 2)
THE CRIMSON PIRATE (REG.
1)
THE CROWN OF THE YEAR (also
includes ‘Winter on the
Farm’,
‘Spring on the Farm’, ‘Summer
on the Farm’) (REG. 2) Documentaries
THE FALLEN IDOL (REG 1&2)
THE GRASSY SHIRES (REG.
2) Documentary
THE HISTORY OF MR POLLY
(REG. 2)
THE MAGNET (REG. 2)
THE MILLION POUND NOTE (REG.
2)
THE NAKED EDGE (REG. 2)
THE PROUD CITY Documentary
(REG. 2)
THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER
(REG. 1)
THE SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME
(REG. 1) only available
as part of a 5 disc set
entitled ‘The British War
Collection’
THE SILENT ENEMY (REG. 2)
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH
(REG. 2)
THE TRUE GLORY (REG. 2)
THE WAY AHEAD (REG. 2)
THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN
(REG. 1)
TUNISIAN VICTORY Documentary
(REG. 2)
WALES, GREEN MOUNTAINS,
BLACK MOUNTAINS Documentary
(REG. 2) only available
as part of ‘Dylan Thomas
A War Films Anthology’
WELCOME TO BRITAIN Documentary
(REG. 2) on the collection
entitled "Overpaid,
Oversexed and Over Here"
FEATURE
FILMS (Region 2)-:
The Black Tent (only available
as part of a Donald Sinden
Collection)
Captain Boycott (only available
as part of a Stewart Granger
Collection)
Geordie (Alastair Sim Collection
- Screen Icons)
In Which We Serve
Lady Godiva Rides Again
(Diana Dors Collection)
Life For Ruth
The Magic Box
DOCUMENTARIES (Region 2)-:
Africa Freed (on Tunisian
Victory DVD)
Lift your Head Comrade (on
Words for Battle - Writers
at War)
The New Britain (on Words
for Battle - Writers at
War)
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