2008 concerts
 
 

Performances List

JULY

1 July
Four Cornish Dances
WEPO
Withywood School
Bristol

2 July
Bridge on the River Kwai - Concert Suite (arr. Palmer)
London Phoenix Orchestra, conductor Levon Parikian Cadogan Hall
London

2 July
English Dances set II
Birmingham Schools Symphony
Orchestra Adrian Boult Hall
Birmingham

2 July (2pm & 7.30 pm)
Peterloo
Hobson's Choice
Chetham's Sinfonia, conductor Benjamin Ellin
Peel Hall
Salford
Manchester

5 July
English Dances (set 1)
Huntingdonshire Philharmonic, conductor Adrian Brown
Hitchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre
Cambridgeshire

5 July
Four Scottish Dances
Crowthorne Orchestra, conductor Gwyn Parry-Jones
Wellington College
Crowthorne

5 July
4 Cornish Dances
March: Padstow Lifeboat (arr. P. Lane)
A concert given in memory of Sir Malcolm Arnold
The Mid-Somerset Orchestra, conductor Paul Deregri
Strode Theatre
Street
Somerset

9 July
Four Irish Dances
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker
Perth Concert Hall
Perth

11 July
Bridge on the River Kwai - concert suite (arr. Palmer)
Orchestra Sinfonica RAI
Turin
Italy
(TV recording - broadcast date tbc)

12 July
Four Irish Dances
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker
National Concert Hall
Dublin
Ireland

12 July
Sinfonietta No 1
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ruben Gazarian
Schlosskirche
Marketplatz
Weilburg, Germany

12 July
Inn of the Sixth Happiness: Suite (arr. Palmer)
Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jonathan Butcher
Medina Theatre, Newport
Isle of Wight

13 July
Symphony for Brass
Academy's Brass Soloists, conductor Jim Watson
Beijing Conservatoire
China

14 July
Four Irish Dances
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker
University Concert Hall
Limerick
Ireland

19 July
Flute Concerto No. 1
London Primavera Chamber Orchestra
venue tbc

24 July
Flute Concerto No 1
Milton Keynes City Orchestra, conductor Hilary Davan Wetton
Dankworth Garden
Wavendon
Milton Keynes

AUGUST

2 August
Flute Concerto No 1
Vacation Chamber Orchestras Conducting Course
(3 performances)
Menaggio
Lake Como
Italy

9 August
Bridge on the River Kwai (Prison Camp and March)
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor John Wilson
Three Choirs Festival
Gloucester

9 August
Hobson's Choice suite (arr. Palmer) 
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor John Wilson
Worcester Cathedral

SEPTEMBER

13 September
Four Scottish Dances
Richmond Orchestra
venue tbc

OCTOBER

4 October
Symphony 3
Ealing Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Gibbons
St Barnabus Church
Pitshangar Lane
Ealing
London W5

4 October
Four Scottish Dances
Ely Sinfonia, conductor Steve Bingham
Ely Cathedral

18 October
Homage to the Queen (piano)
Moritz Ernst (piano)
Kleiner Saal
Badenweiler Kurhous
Badenweiler
Germany

18 October
English Dances (set 1)
Marylebone Orchestra
conductor John Rutter
De Montfort Hall
Leicester

NOVEMBER

27 November
Serenade for Guitar and Strings
Noorstarfonds VZW
Ghent
Belgium

17 November
Fantasy on a Theme of John Field
Wansbeker Sinfonieorchester, conductor Eva Caspari
Moritz Ernst (piano)
Rudolf Steiner Schule, Hamburg- Farmsen
Germany

DECEMBER

4 December
English Dances set 1
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba
Trondheim
Norway

2009 Performances

JANUARY

24 January
English Dances set 1
Per Tutti Orchester Freiburg, conductor Nikolaus Reinke
Freiburg
Germany

25 January
English Dances set 1
Per Tutti Orchester Freiburg, conductor Nikolaus Reinke
Freiburg
Germany

Past 2008 Performances

JANUARY

1 January
Four Scottish Dances

St Albans Symphony Orchestra
St Alban’s Abbey
St Albans
Herts

5 January
Four Welsh Dances
North Carolina Symphony, conductor Grant Llewellyn
Meymandi Concert Hall
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA

7 January

String Quartet 2
Harpham String Quartet
Park Lane Group concert series
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London

11 January
Concerto for Clarinet No 2
Landesjugend Sinfonie Orchester Hessen
Schlitz
Germany


12 January
Concerto for Clarinet No 2
Landesjugend Sinfonie Orchester Hessen
Kelkheim
Germany


13 January
Concerto for Clarinet No 2
Landesjugend Sinfonie Orchester Hessen
Bundingen
Germany

14 January
Carnival of Animals
The Nagoya Philharmonic, conducter Taizo Takemoto
Art Theatre Concert Hall
Nagoya City
Japan

18 January
Roots of Heaven Overture
Peninsula Symphony, conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein
Fox Theatre
Redwood City
California
USA


19 January
Roots of Heaven Overture
Peninsula Symphony, conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein
Flint Centre
Cupertino
California
USA

19 January
Tam O'Shanter Overture
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Grossmith
City Halls
Glasgow

25 January
Symphony for Strings
Strings Summer School
Central Coast Conservatorium, Gosford
NSW, Australia

25 January
Tam O'Shanter Overture

BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba
Festival Theatre
Chichester

26 January
English Dances (Set I)
Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

26 January
Little Suite No 1
RNCM Brass Band/Intercollegiate Brass Ensemble
Haden Freeman Cncert Hall
Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester

29 January
The Dancing Master (excerpt)
Opera Theatre
Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester

31 January
Variations on a Ukrainian Folk Song arr. Roger Steptoe
Isis Ensemble
St James's Church, Piccadilly
London

FEBRUARY

1 February
Symphony 2
Oakham School Symphony and Chamber orchestra
Oakham School
Rutland

10 February
Symphony 2
Olympia Symphony, conductor Huw Edwards
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Washington
USA

10 February
Whistle Down the Wind: Suite (arr. Palmer)
Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham

14 February
Inn of the Sixth Happiness: Suite (arr. Palmer)
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates
Mermaid Theatre
London
(broadcast 28 March)

15 February
Brass Quintet
Brass Quintet of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wigmore Hall
London

15 February
Tam O’Shanter Overture
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, conductor Derek Clark
Barrhead Sports Centre
Glasgow

16 February
Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra
St Cecilia Orchestra
Holy Trinity Church
Ripon
Yorkshire

20 February
4 Scottish Dances
Sonata for Piano
Children's Suite
Variations on a Ukrainian Folk-Song
Homage to the Queen
Moritz Ernst (piano)
British Embassy (private performance)
Berne
Switzerland

22 February
Homage to the Queen
Moritz Ernst (piano)
Grosse Saal
Badenweiler
Germany

23 February
English Dances Set II
Bolton Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Chasey
Victoria Hall
Bolton

24 February
Sinfonietta No 2
Leamington Chamber Orchestra, conductor Richard Laing
Town Hall, Leamington Spa

26 February
Sinfonietta No 1
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ruben Gazarian
Fulda
Germany

MARCH

1 March
Peterloo
Leeds University Symphony Orchestra
Leeds Town Hall
Leeds
Yorkshire

1 March
Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra
Kammerorchester Bern-Neufeld, conductor Ivan
Wassilewski
Bern
Germany

2 March
Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra
Kammerorchester Bern-Neufeld
conductor Ivan Wassilewski
Bern
Germany

5 March
Symphony No. 5,
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood
Watford Colosseum
Watford

8 March
Serenade for Guitar & Strings
Durweston Choral Society
Durweston Parish Church
Dorset

8 March
Four Scottish Dances
Richmond Orchestra
Queen Charlotte Hall, Richmond
London

8 March
Serenade for Small Orchestra
Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra
Stroud Subscription Rooms
Stroud
Gloucestershire

10 March
Concerto for Clarinet No 2 (Movt. 3 only)
Ricciotti Ensemble
Sugar Factory
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

13 March
Peterloo
University of Surrey Student Orchestra
Studio 1, Performance Arts Building
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey

14 March
Concerto for Piano Duet and Strings
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
conductor Rengim Gokmen
Muhiddin Durruoglu Demiriz (piano)
Cedril Tiberghein (piano)
Ankara
Turkey

15 March
English Dances: Set II
Norfolk County Youth orchestra
Cromer Parish Church
Norfolk

15 March
Tam O'Shanter Overture
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Derek Williams
Albert Hall
Nottingham

15 March
English Dances (set 1)
Southern Pro Musica
Petersfield Music Festival
Petersfield

16 March
Tam O'Shanter Overture
Stratford upon Avon Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Swinn
Civic Hall
Stratford upon Avon

16 March
Four Cornish Dances
Epsom Symphony Orchestral Society
Epsom Playhouse
Surrey

19 March
Flute Concerto No.1
Shropshire Sinfonia
Shrewsbury Music Hall
Shropshire

22 March
Fantasy for audience and orchestra (2 perfs)
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Kevin Field Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

23 March
Fantasy for audience and orchestra (2 perfs)
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Kevin Field
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

25-31 March
English Dances (set 1)
York Orchestral Course Society (play through only)
York

28 March
Little Suite No 1
Hounslow Youth Orchestra
St Mary's Church
Osterley

30 March
Peterloo
Bromley Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Esaias
Ravensbourne School Hall
Bromley

APRIL

1 & 2 April
Postcard from the Med (arr. Lane)
Scherzetto for Clarinet and Orchestra (arr. Palmer)
Philharmonischen Staatsorchester Mainz, conductor Catherine Ruckwardt
Staatstheater, Mainz, GERMANY

6 April
Clarinet Concerto 1
Arnold Sinfonia, conductor Kevin Hill
Anna Hashimoto (clarinet )
Haverhill Arts Centre
Haverhill
Suffolk

6 April
Symphony 3
Essex Chamber Orchestra
Lord Riche Hall
Felsted School
Essex

6 April
Symphony 3
Essex Chamber orchestra, conductor Andrew Morley
Felsted
Essex
(venue tbc)

6 April
Variations on a Ukrainian Folk-Song
Homage to the Queen
Moritz Ernst (piano)
Haus Slamegg
Rheinfelden
Germany

12 April
Tam O'Shanter Overture
National Childrens' Orchestra
Town Hall
Birmingham

19 April
Toy Symphony
St Mary's Church
Hitchin Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paul Adrian Rooke
St Mary's Church
Hitchin
Herts.

19 April
A Grand, Grand Overture
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
conductor Kenneth Young
Christchurch Town Hall
Christchurch
New Zealand

23 & 24 April
Homage to the Queen
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London

24 April
English Dances: Set II
Norfolk County Youth Orchestra
St Andrew's Hall
Norwich

27 April
Four Scottish Dances
Chester Philharmonic Orchestra
Chester Cathedral

30 April
Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra
Orebro Universitet, conductor Sven-Ole Svarfvar
Orebro Musikhogskola
Sweden

30 April
Padstow Lifeboat: March for Orchestra (arr. P. Lane)
Dublin University Orchestral Society
Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland

MAY

8, 9,10,14 May
Homage to the Queen
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London

11 May
Clarinet Concerto 2
Timothy Orpen (clarinet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth
Royal and Derngate Theatre
Northampton

12 May
Carnival of Animals
Musikkollegium Winterthur, conductor Howard Griffiths
Winterthur,
SWITZERLAND

15 May
Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra
European Union Chamber Orchestra
Bromsgrove Festival
St John's Church
Hagley

15 May
Concerto for Recorder
(Finnish premiere)
The Chamber orchestra of Lapland, conductor John
Storgards
Piers Adams (Recorder)
Rovaniemi Church
Rovaniemi
Finland

17 May
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness - suite
Bromley Symphony Orchestra, conductor Adrian Brown
Ravensbourne School
Bromley

17 May
Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra
Sheffield Chamber Orchestra, conductor Robin McEwan
Ingrid Clement (violin) / Molly Cockburn (violin)
Bents Green Methodist Church
Sheffield

23 May
Sonata for Flute & Piano op 121
Ensemble 360
Wigmore Hall, London

24 May
Trevelyan Suite (African premiere)
Nairobi Orchestra (wind section), conductor Jim Pywell
Oshwal Auditorium
Nairobi

25 May
Trevelyan Suite
Nairobi Orchestra (wind section), conductor Jim Pywell
Oshwal Auditorium
Nairobi

31 May
Bridge on the River Kwai: March (arr. Palmer)
Symfoniorkester Trelleborg
Trelleborg, Sweden

JUNE

5 June
Tam O'Shanter Overture
Orchestra of Scottish Opera
The Music Hall
Aberdeen

7/8 June
English Dances (set 1)
Southampton University Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robin Browning
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton

8 June
Padstow Lifeboat: March for Orchestra (arr. Lane)
Torbay Symphony Orchestra, conductor Richard Gonski

12 June
Tam O'Shanter Overture
Orchestra of Scottish Opera
The Sports Centre
Inverness

13 June
Flute Concerto No 1
Orchestra of the Swan, conductor Peter Marchbank
Patrick Gallois (flute)
All Saints Church
Thornham
Norfolk

14 June
Oboe Quartet
Members of the English String Orchestra
Paul Arden Taylor (oboe), Michael Bochmann (violin), Helen Roberts (viola), and Peter Adams (cello)
Evesham Vale Music Club
Pershore
Worcs.

14 June
Peterloo
Northampton Symphony Orchestra
St Giles
Northampton

14 June
Symphony 6
Brent Symphony Orchestra, conductor Levon Parikian
St Stephen's Church
Westbourne Park Road
London W2

15 June
Violin Sonata 2
Jane Faulkner (vioin, Timoth Ravenscourt (piano)
Burgh House
Hampstead
London

21 June
Four Scottish Dances
Tonbridge Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Robin Morrish
Tonbridge School Chapel
Kent

22 June
Tam O’Shanter Overture
Central England Ensemble, conductor Anthony Bradbury
Adrian Boult Hall
Birmingham

24/25 and 27th June
Carnival of Animals
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Grant Llewellyn
venue tbc

28 June
Concerto for Clarinet No 2
Kent Music Academy
Lois Au (Clarinet)
Astley House
Hastings Road
Maidstone
Kent

28 June
English Dances: Set I
Bushey Symphony Orchestra, conductor George Vass
Bushey Hall School
Bushey
Herts.

28 June
Four Cornish Dances
Ealing Youth Orchestra
St Barnabus Church
Ealing

28 June
Four Scottish Dances
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker
Royal Concert Hall
Glasgow

29 June
Tam O'Shanter Overture
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conductor Hilary Davan Wetton
Peterborough Regional College
Peterborough

 

 

 

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