Gavin Bryars

Gavin Bryars

born: 01/16/1943
nationality: United Kingdom

Upcoming:

Reverence
Conductor: Ermanno Florio
04/07/2010 | Het Muziektheater - Amsterdam - Netherlands

Reverence
Conductor: Ermanno Florio
04/09/2010 | Het Muziektheater - Amsterdam - Netherlands

News

02/17/2010

Work of the Week - Gavin Bryars: Piano Concerto "The Solway Canal"

On 19 February 2010, Ralph van Raat performs the world premiere of Gavin Bryars’ Piano Concerto (The Solway Canal) . This is the first time Bryars has written for the genre, up until now almost deliberately avoiding the instrument - as the handful of works in his catalogue attest. The technical ...

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12/24/2009

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2010 online

The Tragic Muse in Opera Contents: p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-7: World Premières: Peter Eötvös: Die Tragödie des Teufels in Munich (D) · Carl Orff: Gisei - Das Opfer in Darmstadt (D) · Aribert Reimann: Medea in Vienna (A) ...

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10/27/2009

Let's celebrate! Music for New Year Concerts

Thema: Let's celebrate! Music for New Year Concerts Contents: p. 3: Editorial · Contents pp. 4-5: World Premieres; Alexander Goehr: Broken Psalms in Cambridge (UK)· Jörg Widmann: Teufel Amor  in Wien (AU)· Detlev Müller-Siemens: Kommos ...

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Mr McFall's Chamber

10/26/2009

Gavin Bryars - Mr McFall's Chamber, New CD

On Tuesday 27th October, Scottish-based ensemble Mr McFall’s Chamber be hosting a CD release concert in conjunction of their new CD of music by Gavin Bryars on Delphian.  Both the concert and recording. will include Bryars’ Epilogue from Wonderlawn , Eight Irish Madrigals , ...

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Gavin Bryars

10/15/2009

Gavin Bryars - Marginalised Project

Following the success of last year’s "Marginalised" performances, Arctic Circle have put together another inspired programme of events that celebrate some of the UK’s finest composers through one-off performances at London’s Union Chapel in support of the Margins Project, ...

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Bryars

08/26/2009

Gavin Bryars - Laude Cortonese vol. 2

Following in the success of Gavin Bryars’ first volume of Laude for unaccompanied female voices, Laude Cortonese vol. 2, for mixed voices a cappella is now available.  Containing 10 laude written between 2002 and 2007, the unaccompanied vocal works give the opportunity for new vocal combinations ...

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08/27/2009

schott aktuell - the journal 5/2009 online

- Strictly Strings - Contents: p. 3: Editorial · Contents pp. 4-7: World Premieres; Peteris Vasks: Vox amoris in Sydney, Gavin Bryars: Four Songs from Northern Seas in Leeds, Chaya Czernowin:  Algae in Leuven (B), Huw Watkins: Miniatures in Norfolk, et ...

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08/10/2009

Work of the Week - Gavin Bryars: Cadman Requiem

  This years Stavanger International Music will feature the Norwegian premiere of the original version of Gavin Bryars touching Cadman Requiem by renowned vocal group The Hilliard Ensemble. The work was composed in spring 1989 in memory of the composer’s sound engineer and friend ...

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06/10/2009

New Recorder Music

Gavin Bryars: A Family Likeness Sheet music for recorder sextett 'A Family Likeness' was written for The Society of Recorder Players in the UK and was a great success at its premiere in 2008. The music is characteristically that of Gavin Bryars and is an ideal introduction to his unique ...

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05/14/2009

Gavin Bryars' "The Bulls of Bashan" at Spoleto Festival USA

Festival season will soon be in full swing, and the Spoleto Festival USA kicks off another summer season full of music from the Schott Music/EAM catalogue as they present Gavin Bryars' violin concerto The Bulls of Bashan on May 23. Spoleto Artistic Associate John Kennedy leads the Spoleto Festival ...

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