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cornish sinfonia
The Orchestra The orchestra celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and continues to attract the finest players from Cornwall, Devon and further afield. Principal Conductor: Michael Reed Here are some of the press comments received: “The Cornish Sinfonia is renowned for its imaginative programming and this concert was no exception.” Hall For Cornwall – Mahler 4 “This was inspired singing and playing, inspired conducting from David Frost and an uplifting experience to remember” West Briton “‘Cornwall’ and ‘Cornish’ should be synonymous with quality: would the assertion be justified? The audience gave a resolute ‘thumbs up’ with a lengthy standing ovation at the end both to encourage the vision and determination of conductor Ian Hughes and his supporters in creating the orchestra and to show their appreciation of the players.” “The Cornish Sinfonia has done its reputation a power of good in the past few days. Its members contributed to a fine performance of the new opera by Russell Pascoe. Just four days later the orchestra stepped into the breach left by the demise of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.... Music lovers responded by turning up in large numbers.“ Meet the Orchestra Barbara Degener
Principal Conductor: Michael Reed Michael Reed conductor studied at the RCM (Tagore Gold Medal winner). He has conducting, orchestrating and arranging credits for over twenty West End shows including Phantom of the Opera, ... more Managing Director and Clarinetist: David White David White studied at the Royal Academy of Music with John Davis and John Dankworth, where he won the Geoffrey Hawkes Prize for clarinet. As a soloist he has given first performances of... more Director of the Orchestra: Karen Frost Karen was born in Manchester but moved to Cornwall at an early age with her family to live and grow up.  Encouraged to take up the violin by her father at the age of 6 she eventually went on to study ... more First Violist: Jonathan Hill Jonathan began playing the violin at the age of 5 and made his concerto debut in the Royal Festival Hall performing the Bach Concerti at the age of 8. Ten years later he was to turn professional and ... more Soprano Soloist: Suzanne Manuell Suzanne’s repertoire includes opera, oratorio and recital work and she has performed in such venues as The Royal Albert Hall, the Savoy Hotel, The Crush Room at The Royal Albert Hall,... more Russell Pascoe Russell Pascoe studied composition with Derek Bourgeois at Bristol University. He has composed in most genres from orchestral to chamber and vocal music. His music shows... more
Wednesday, 2 January 2019
The Orchestra The orchestra celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and continues to attract the finest players from Cornwall, Devon and further afield. Principal Conductor: Michael Reed Here are some of the press comments received: “The Cornish Sinfonia is renowned for its imaginative programming and this concert was no exception.” Hall For Cornwall – Mahler 4 “This was inspired singing and playing, inspired conducting from David Frost and an uplifting experience to remember” West Briton “‘Cornwall’ and ‘Cornish’ should be synonymous with quality: would the assertion be justified? The audience gave a resolute ‘thumbs up’ with a lengthy standing ovation at the end both to encourage the vision and determination of conductor Ian Hughes and his supporters in creating the orchestra and to show their appreciation of the players.” “The Cornish Sinfonia has done its reputation a power of good in the past few days. Its members contributed to a fine performance of the new opera by Russell Pascoe. Just four days later the orchestra stepped into the breach left by the demise of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.... Music lovers responded by turning up in large numbers.“