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London Contemporary Orchestra workshops
In music education there aren’t many challenges bigger than introducing a newly-composed violin concerto of staggering complexity to a school hall filled with eight-year olds. Yet with some careful planning and inspired creative leadership from LMM Animateur Jess Maryon-Davies, the London Contemporary Orchestra with composer Martin Suckling and LMM Award Holder Agata Szymczewska did just that, and then some.... read more
This month in Muso... Agata & Jennifer!
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The latest edition of Muso presents an interesting array of articles, ranging from your typical ‘big-artist’ feature through to a thought-provoking piece on the work of The Musicians Benevolent Fund, celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. This particular issue is also brimming with references to LMM Award Holders, our creative partners and even one of our Ambassadors, Colin Currie!... read more
'Buy a Bar' Commission is a Huge Success at Spitalfields Festival!
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The highly-anticipated world premiere of Martin Suckling’s violin concerto ‘de sol y grana’, funded through LMM’s hugely successful ‘Buy a Bar’ campaign, took place at Shoreditch Church last night as part of the Spitalfields Music Winter Festival. Under the baton of Hugh Brunt, LMM Award Holder Agata Szymczewska and the London Contemporary Orchestra dazzled the audience with an inspiring first performance of Suckling’s innovative new work. The piece’s title is taken from an Antonio Machado poem and roughly translates as ‘of sun(light) and scarlet’. Suckling describes the composition as comprising of nine ‘bubbles’ of music, each behaving differently: “some hang in the air relatively serenely while others are considerably more volatile and unpredictable.”... read more
LMM Recommends | Friday 9 December
World Premiere of Martin Suckling’s Violin Concerto ‘de sol y grana’ | 12 December
The world premiere of Martin Suckling’s violin concerto, de sol y grana, performed by LMM Award Holder Agata Szymczewska and the London Contemporary Orchestra, promises to be an enthralling evening. The work was commissioned by London Music Masters from funds raised through their ‘Buy a Bar’ campaign earlier this year Conducted by Hugh Brunt, this performance is given as part of the Spitalfields Music Winter Festival. Suckling’s violin concerto will be performed alongside two other contemporary works – Vivier’s Pulau Dewata and Grisey’s Vortex Temporum, featuring pianist Antoine Françoise.
... read moreAgata and Martin tell us about LCO workshops at Ashmole and Jessop - watch the video!
LMM Award Holder Agata Szymczewska and composer Martin Suckling discuss how 60 children at Bridge Project partner schools, Ashmole and Jessop Primary, got a sneak preview of de sol y grana ahead of its premiere on Monday 12 December. Led by LMM Animateur Jess Maryon-Davies, Agata, Martin and musicians from the London Contemporary Orchestra delivered a set of workshops introducing the new work to the children, exploring the inspiration behind its conception and creating their own compositions based on the piece.... read more
B2C at Westminster Music Library - watch our video!
A group of Year 2 students from Ashmole Primary school visited Westminster Music Library for a Bridge to the Community performance earlier this month. This was their first performance outside of school and they played a selection of pieces before having the chance to explore the music library and learn about a few famous composers! Have a look at their video blog to see how they got on!... read more
This month in Music Teacher ... primary schools
This month’s edition of Music Teacher picks up on an interesting theme, something we’ve actually been discussing here at the LMM offices this week. A study from London University’s Institute shows that there is an uneven spread in the standard of music in primary schools, with many schools lacking a music specialist. Headed by Professor Susam Hallam, the study found that 45% of primary staff could not read music and one in nine schools did not have a piano.... read more
