The Stratford-upon-Avon based Orchestra of the Swan (resident at the Stratford ArtsHouse) has been named as a finalist in this year's Pride of Stratford Awards. Organised by the radio station 102 Touch FM, the awards recognised the best achievements in business and the community in Stratford. The Orchestra of the Swan is one of four in the running for the Stratford's Pride Award. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 13 February 2015.
Founded in 1995, the Orchestra of the Swan (artistic director David Curtis) not only gives concerts at Stratford ArtsHouse, but is an Associate Orchestra at Birmingham Town Hall, as well as working with schools in Stratford, and running a comprehensive Learning and Participation programme for all ages. Dobrinka Tabakova was recently appointed the orchestra's Resident Composer.
Monday, 12 January 2015
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts this month
-
Britten: Albert Herring - Dan D'Souza, Caspar Singh - ENO 2025 (Photo: Genevieve Girling) Britten: Albert Herring ; Caspar Singh, Emma...
-
Having recorded a disc of motets by Francois Couperin (see my review ), Edward Higginbottom and the choir of New College Oxford have turne...
-
Gluck: Iphigenia in Tauris - Danny Shelvey (Orestes) & the Furies - Blackheath Halls Opera (Photo: Julian Guidera) Gluck: Iphigenia in ...
-
The Siege of Florence (1558) by Giorgio Vasari, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence San Matteo in Arcetri is the reddish building in the bottom left ...
-
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia - Jenny Stafford, William Morgan - English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Britten: The Rape of...
-
Adam's Lament: Arvo Pärt at 90 - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste - Barbican Hall (Photo: ...
-
Rossini: Ermione - Beth Taylor (Ermione) - Jakob Lehmann, Orchestra Révolutionnaire et Romantique at Cadogan Hall (Photo: Paul Marc Mitche...
-
Hummel: Quintet, Bertini: Grand Sextuor; Sestetto Classico; MDG Reviewed by Andreas Rey (22 September 2025) Two large-scale chamber works fr...
-
What about blowing the box to pieces: composer Eímear Noone on writing for video games, films and TVEímear Noone (Photo: Andy Paradise) Dublin and LA-based composer Eímear Noone is known for her scores for video games, films and TV. She re...
-
Handel: Solomon - John Butt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Queen Elizabeth Hall (Photo: Mark Allan) Handel: Solomon ; Helen Charls...

No comments:
Post a Comment