Les Goldman, Chair of the Two Rivers Concert Band shares his insight into their collaboration with composer James Banner.
On 29 June I attended my first rehearsal of our Adopt a Composer piece, 'Concertino for Concert Band' by James Banner. It prompted thoughts about some of the roles our band has played in the genesis of the piece and the roles we still have to play in the run up to our first performance planned for 6 October.
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Composer Laura Snowden has some final thoughts before the premiere of her Adopt a Composer collaboration with the Chandos Chamber Choir
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Making Music member group the Irish Video Game Orchestra (IVGO) is being recognised for its innovative work in the community
Composer James Banner details the ins and outs of collaborative process as part of the Adopt a Composer project with the Two Rivers Concert Band.
Composer Chloe Knibbs shines a spotlight on the multifaceted collaboration that's come from the Adopt a Composer project with choir, Ex Urbe.
After a workshop looking at a sketch for the choral piece Clara, I collected some feedback from the choir to see their responses to the work and the process of our collaboration. On one post-it note were the words, “modesty and self-deprecation like a cloud – split apart by direct rays of sunshine”, which was a beautiful response and came from Di, who in addition to singing with Ex Urbe is also a poet.
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