On 30 June Platoon releases an EP of Caroline Shaw’s orchestral song cycle Is a Rose which features text by Robert Burns, Shaw herself and British poet Jacob Polley, recorded by the Philharmonia, conductor Oliver Zeffman and soloists Nicky Spence (tenor), Davoné Tines (bass-baritone) and Ella Taylor (soprano). Also included as a bonus track is a new arrangement of Renaissance, the theme to the second season of the HBO's The White Lotus.
The EP is released to accompany Classical Pride at the Barbican on 7 July 2023, conceived and curated by conductor Oliver Zeffman, presented by broadcaster Nick Grimshaw, this will be the first time any major arts organisation or orchestra in Europe has given a classical concert for Pride. Zeffman will conduct the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, an LGTBQ+ community chorus in an imaginative programme to celebrate the profound contribution that the LGBTQ+ community makes to classical music, featuring Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Nicky Spence, Davóne Tines and Ella Taylor.
Is a Rose - Link tree
Classical Pride - Barbican website
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