Endymion at the Southbank Centre

  • Purcell Room, Southbank Centre - 27 April 2008
    • ENDYMION featuring Rohan de Saram - cello
    Interspersed with solo movements by Bach and Kodaly, Endymion's celli take you on a journey encompassing the wild, untamed world of Xenakis, the dancing, intricate sound-world of Philip Cashian, the bold strokes of Boulez’s Messagesquisse and the first London performance of Steve Reich’s Cello Counterpoint.

    J.S. Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No.6 in D major, BWV1012
    I. Xenakis - Kottos, for solo cello
    P. Cashian - Dark Flight, for cello sextet (London premiere of Endymion commission)
    J.S. Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV100
    P. Boulez - Messagesquisse for solo cello and six celli
    Z. Kodaly - Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8. Third movement: Allegro molto vivace
    S. Reich - Cello Counterpoint for cello octet (London premiere)

    Promoter: Endymion / Southbank

     
     

    Endymion Eight Cellos at Sounds New, Canterbury

  • Sounds New Festival, Canterbury - 15th April 2008
    • ENDYMION featuring Rohan de Saram
    Music for multiple celli led by Rohan de Saram. Featuring the world premiere of a new Endymion commission by British composer Philip Cashian, and works by Xenakis, Boulez and Steve Reich, interspersed with Bach Preludes and Fugues arranged by Villa Lobos and the world premieres of two new works by Roderick Watkins and Emily Howard.

    Boulez - Messagesquisse(1977)
    J.S. Bach/Villa-Lobos - Prelude in D minor (from Prelude No.8 in E flat minor, BWV853, book 1)
    Emily Howard - New work (world premiere of Sounds New commission)
    J.S. Bach/Villa-Lobos - Prelude in G minor (from Prelude No.22 in B flat minor, BWV867, book 1)
    Xenakis - Kottos
    Roderick Watkins - New work (world premiere of Sounds New commission)
    J.S. Bach/Villa-Lobos - Fugue in B flat major (from Fugue No.1 in C major, BWV846, book 1)
    Cashian - Dark Flight (World premiere of Endymion commission)
    Reich - Cello Counterpoint

    Promoter: Canterbury Sounds New productions.

     
     

    Endymion at St Paul’s Cathedral

  • St Paul’s Cathedral, London - 17 March, 2008
    • Quartet for the End of Time, for Holy Week

    Krysia Osostowicz – violin, Jane Salmon – cello, Michael Dussek- piano, Mark van de Wiel - clarinet

    Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
     
     

    Endymion at the London Chamber Music Society

  • Conway Hall, London - 16 March, 2008
    • Krysia Osostowicz – violin, Stephen Stirling – horn, Michael Dussek - piano

    Beethoven – Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
    György Ligeti – Trio for horn, violin & piano (“Hommage à Brahms”)
    Brahms – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40 for horn, violin & piano
     
     

    Endymion at King’s College, Cambridge - A portrait of Judith Weir

  • King’s College Chapel, Cambridge - 20 February 2008
    • James MacMillan - Tuireadh
    John Browne - Stabat mater
    Tye - Euge Bone Mass, with introduction and 3 interludes by Judith Weir (world premieres)

    Promoter: King’s College, Cambridge

     
     

    Endymion at Blackheath Halls

  • The Sunday Coffee Series - 27 January 2008
    • Krysia Osostowicz - violin, Stephen Stirling - horn, Michael Dussek - piano

    Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op.96
    Ligeti - Trio for horn, violin and piano, 'Hommage a Brahms'
    Brahms - Horn Trio in E flat major, Op.40
     
     
  • St Giles Cripplegate - 18 January 2008
    • ENDYMION and the BBC Singers, conducted by David Hill

    A portrait of Judith Weir: Legends and Sagas
    Featuring:
    King Harald’s Saga
    All the ends of the earth
    Missa del Cid
     
     

    Endymion at the London Chamber Music Society

  • Conway Hall, London - 13 January 2008
    • Beethoven - Piano Trio in B flat major ("Allegretto"), WoO 39
    Beethoven - Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano No. 9 'Kreutzer', Op. 47
    Ravel - Duo for Violin and Cello
    York Bowen - Rhapsody Trio for violin, cello and piano


    Promoter: London Chamber Music Society

     
     

    Endymion at the Wigmore Hall

  • Wigmore Hall, London - 26 October, 2007

    • Krysia Osostowicz - violin, Mark van de Wiel - Clarinet, Michael Dussek - piano

    Brahms - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2 (1894)
    Khachaturian - Trio for clarinet, violin & piano in G minor (1932)
    Beethoven - Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 (1812)
    Bartók - Contrasts (Three pieces for clarinet, violin & piano), Sz.111 (1938)

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    Endymion at the English Music Festival

  • The Radley School Concert Hall - 22 October, 2007
    • This young festival continues with some wonderful pastoral music for strings and piano, including the York Bowen Trio in 3 movements that Endymion has recorded on Dutton Labs CDLX 7115.
    Bridge - Phantasy Trio in C minor
    Moeran - String Quartet in Eb
    Bowen - Rhapsody Trio
    Moeran - Piano Trio in D major
    Howells - "In Gloucestershire"

    Promoter: English Music Festival

     
     

    Endymion at the Spitalfields Festival

  • Endymion & BBC Singers
    • Shoreditch Church, London - 15th June 2007
    Michael Zev Gordon     – Red Sea
    Stravinsky – Mass


  • 18th June 2007, Endymion premiere Morgan Hayes in an all-British concert
    • Christ Church, Commercial Street, London E1 6LY
    Morgan Hayes     – new work (world premiere)
    Sir Peter Maxwell Davies – Fantasia and two pavans; Fantasia upon one note
    Michael Tippett – Crown of the Year


  • June 2007
    • Endymion continues its mini-residency at Spitalfields Festival with a daytime education project involving British repertoire from the concerts.

    Promoter: Spitalfields Festival

     
     

    UK Tour with spnm and the Asian Music Circuit

    Endymion tours new works by British composers in association with spnm – promoting new music. Endymion will work with 2 Indian musicians playing sarangi and tabla, performing new pieces written especially for the project by 5 British composers: Stephen Mark Barchan, Amber Priestley, Evis Sammoutis, Jeremy Thurlow and Nathan Williamson.

  • Turner Simms Concert Hall, University of Southampton - Tuesday 22nd May 2007
  • The Gate, Keppoch Street, Cardiff - Friday 25th May 2007
  • Jerwood Hall, LSO St Lukes, Old Street, London - Saturday 26th May 2007

    • Promoter: spnm

     
     
    Wigmore Hall, London - 2nd May 2007
    Helen Keen (flute), Melinda Maxwell (oboe), Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Robin O’Neill (bassoon), Stephen Stirling (horn), Michael Dussek (piano).

    Mozart - Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat major, K452. (1784)
    S. Barber - Summer Music for wind quintet, Op. 31 (1955)
    Beethoven - Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat major, Op.16 (1796)
    F. Poulenc - Sextet for piano and winds in C major (1939)
     
     
    Bude Music Society, Devon - 22nd March 2007
    Endymion performs a programme of chamber music for quintet by Beethoven and Brahms, and also including the Quintet in D major, Op.42 for horn, clarinet, piano, violin and cello by Zdenek Fibich, which can be heard on Endymion’s disc, ASV- 943.
     
     
    Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London - 4th February 2007
    Krysia Osostowicz – violin, Stephen Stirling – horn, Michael Dussek- piano

    Endymion presents two epic works from the horn trio repertoire, the Brahms Horn Trio and another Trio written in homage to Brahms by the iconic composer, György Ligeti. The international soloist Stephen Stirling features.

    L. Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12/1
    György Ligeti - Trio for horn, violin & piano (“Hommage à Brahms”)
    J. Brahms - Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40 for horn, violin & piano

     
     
    York Concert Series, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York - 31st January 2007

    Endymion tours a programme of chamber music for horn trio by Lutyens, Brahms and Ligeti, featuring the world-class performers Stephen Stirling, Krysia Osostowicz and Michael Dussek.

    E. Lutyens - Horai Op.67 No.4 (1968) for horn trion
    Beethoven - Violin Sonata in D, Op.12, No. 1
    J. Brahms - Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40 for horn, violin & piano

     
     
    Jai Hindi! Project: spnm / Asian Music Circuit / Endymion workshops - 20th January 2007

    The first in a series of workshops for composers taking part in the Jai Hindi project. This workshop will feature harp, percussion, cello, piano, sarangi, tabla and voice. Performances of the completed pieces will take place around the UK in May 2007.

     
     
    St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London - 3 November, 2006
    ENDYMION / BBC SINGERS, cond. Andrew Carwood

    A concert featuring the first performance of a new piece by Judith Bingham (BBC Singers Associate Composer) that juxtaposes letters from Wilfred Owen to his mother with poems by Apollinaire. The concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Thursday 16 November at 7.30pm.
     
     
    The Radley School Concert Hall - 23rd October 2006
    English Music Festival, Oxfordshire 2006.

    Endymion performs chamber works by Moeran, York Bowen and Dunhill in the first year of this new festival celebrating English Music. We are delighted to be involved with this new festival from the very outset, and look forward to an ongoing relationship built on Endymion’s reputation and history in performing and recording music by some of England’s greatest but lesser known composers.

    T. Dunhill - Phantasy Trio Op.36,
    A. Bax - Piano Quartet (1922)
    E. York Bowen - Piano Trio in E minor, Op 118
    E.J. Moeran - String Trio in G (1931)

     
     
    Blackheath Halls, London - 22nd October 2006
    ENDYMION
    Helen Keen (flute), Adrian Bradbury (cello) and Michael Dussek (piano)
    A morning concert featuring outstanding flautist, Helen Keen, alongside expert performers Michael Dussek and Adrian Bradbury. The programme features a heady mix of French, Czech and Austro-German chamber music spanning nearly 200 years.

    Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano, FP164, (1957) 1
    Martinu - Trio for flute, cello and piano, H.300. (1950)
    Mozart - Sonata in A major, K12, for flute, cello and piano (1764)
    Dvorak - Rondo for cello and piano in G minor, Op.94, B.171 (1892)
    Dvorak - Waldesruhe-Klid for cello and piano, Op.68/5, B.173 (1891)
    Weber - Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259, Op.63 (1819)
    Tickets: £13.50/£11 concessions. Box Office: 020 8463 0100.

     
     
    Jai Hindi! Project: spnm / Asian Music Circuit / Endymion workshops - 7th October 2006
    The first in a series of workshops for composers taking part in the Jai Hindi project. This workshop will feature cello and sarangi. Performances of the completed pieces will take place around the UK in May 2007.
     
     
    Wigmore Hall, London - 14th September 2006
    Featuring Melinda Maxwell (oboe) and Mark van de Wiel (clarinet)

    “The brilliant Endymion” (The Sunday Times) returns to the Wigmore Hall with a dramatic programme, including Mozart’s delicate Oboe Quartet with Melinda Maxwell, an undiscovered gem of romantic English music by Thomas Dunhill, and one of Brahms’ masterpieces – the Clarinet Quintet with Mark van de Wiel.

    F. Schubert - String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471 (1816)
    W. A. Mozart - Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K370 (K368b) (1781)
    Thomas Dunhill - Quintet in E-flat, Op. 3, for horn, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1899)
    J. Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 (1891)

     
     
    BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall, London & broadcast on BBC Radio 3 - 11th August 2006
    Endymion gave world premieres of new works by British composers under the age of 18 selected through the BBC Guardian Young Composer of the Year.
     
     
    Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London - 5th July 2006
    STEVE MARTLAND: Unforgiving, Unrelenting, Unforgettable
    ENDYMION; Steve Martland - conductor; James Woodrow - guitar
    Steve Martland has been challenging the British art music scene for over 20 years. Original, provocative and arresting, his work continues to confront the ideas of classical music, taking inspiration from Louis Andriessen, Stravinsky, rock/pop music and American minimalism. More information.

    Martland - Kick (1996)
    Martland - The Thistle of Scotland (1996)
    Martland - Beat the Retreat (1995)
    Damian Rees - Saffron for solo electric guitar and tape (1999)
    Martland - Eternal Delight (1997)
     
     
    Recording with NMC Records - 8-10th May 2006

    Endymion records chamber music by pioneering British composer Elisabeth Lutyens. The disc will also feature Lutyens’ unaccompanied vocal music, performed by Exaudi. The disc will be released in September 2006 by NMC Records. Click here for their website.
    On the disc:
    Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983)
    Wind Trio for fl, cl, bn, Op 52 (1963)
    String Trio, Op 57 (1965)
    Fantasie-Trio for fl, cl, pf, Op 55 (1963)
    Presages for solo oboe, Op 53 (1963)
    Variations for solo flute, Op 38 (1960)
     
     
    Chapel of King's College, Cambridge - 14th April 2006

    BBC Singers
    Choristers of King's College, Cambridge
    Endymion
    Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

    Francis Grier: The Passion of Jesus of Nazareth (UK and broadcast premiere)

    Jointly commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and VocalEssence of Minnesota, Francis Grier's new setting of the Passion story, to a specially-written libretto by the poet Elizabeth Cook, is a setting based on the Gospel accounts of the Passion but also includes some incidents and individuals who don't appear in the Gospels. Composer and poet say that "We want to communicate not only the intense suffering of Jesus and his mother but something of the experience of others drawn in to the vortex of events. The language and the music show how easily delicacy and discernment may be extinguished by the dynamics of the mob: the terrifying violence of this – a violence and injury to our own natures.  Characters and crowd are dramatically individuated by language which is at times stark and strong to communicate the playing out of these events in the jostling present."
     
     
    BBC TV Documentary Broadcast, ‘I Love Being Mad’ - 6th April 2006

     A documentary featuring Endymion devising groundbreaking music education work with adults with mental health problems, creating new pieces of music inspired by mental health issues. More information.
     
     
    Luton Music Club, Luton, Bedfordshire - 28th November 2005
    Special guest Gweneth Ann Jeffers (soprano) and Endymion gave an enticing winter concert of English and French music, by Vaughan Williams, Rawsthorne, Debussy, Ravel and Damase.
     
     
    Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London - Wednesday 23rd November 2005
    Vic Hoyland 60th Birthday Portrait Concert
     
     
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    ENDYMION staged a portrait of the British composer Vic Hoyland to celebrate his 60th Birthday and his ongoing contribution to the musical landscape in the UK. This exciting snapshot of Hoyland's work included performances of 'Fox' and 'Esem', and an opportunity to hear the composer talk about his work and ideas. Also featured were works by Bernard Rands (Hoyland's former teacher), David Sawer (a former pupil of Hoyland) and a work by a young composer chosen in some 'Playthrough' workshops that were held in the preceding weeks.

    ENDYMION, Bruce Nockles – conductor
    Corrado Canonici – double bass; Helen Tunstall – harp.
    Hoyland – Esem (1975)
    David Sawer – Between (1998)
    SPNM-selected work (2005)
    Boulez – Derive I (1984)
    David Sawer – Goodnight (1989)
    Bernard Rands – Memo I (1971)
    Hoyland – Fox (1983) (originally commissioned by Endymion)
     
     
    spnm Composers’ Workshop - Saturday 22 October 2005
    ENDYMION presented a day of public workshops, rehearsing, demonstrating and discussing six new pieces by composers selected through a call for works in association with spnm. Presented by Vic Hoyland, the day offered an insight into writing for large chamber ensemble and rehearsing new music.
     
     
    Woodhouse Sounds Composition Competition - 11th September 2005
    Endymion performed the winners' concert of this new and exciting competition for young composers under the age of 18. Woodhouse Copse is a beautiful country house concert venue in picturesque landscape.
     
     
    BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall - 28th July 2005
    The concert of the BBC–Guardian Young Composer Prom.
     
     
    Gloucester Cathedral, Cheltenham International Music Festival - 16th July 2005
    Endymion and Tenebrae performed Arvo Pärt’s St John Passion in a magnificent sacred setting.
     
     
    St Giles’ Church, Camberwell, London - 15th June 2005
    Camberwell Arts Week. Endymion and mezzo-soprano Polly May performed a mixed programme including Bach, Robert Saxton, Vaughan Williams and some devised pieces by Creative Routes, a mental health charity.
     
     
    Parade through Camberwell, ending in Lucas Gardens - 11th June 2005
    Camberwell Arts Week Parade: Endymion brass quintet performed new works by emerging composers in the Camberwell Composers’ Collective, and more traditional works, in this outdoor parade.
     
     
    Camberwell Leisure Centre, Camberwell, London - 3rd June 2005
    Endymion and mezzo-soprano Polly May performed a showcase of devised pieces following a series of workshops with members of Creative Routes, a mental health charity.
     
     
    Max: Peter Maxwell Davis, A Musician of Our Time - 20th April, 2005
     
     
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    Birtwistle Games - 20th October, 2004
     
     
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    Anthony Gilbert 70th birthday retrospective - 12th July, 2004
     
     
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    n.spire - July, 2004
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Rising Generation - 21st February, 2004
     
     
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    A Portrait of Brian Elias - 30th January, 2004
     
     
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    Jane Manning - 17th July, 2003
     
     
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    Michael Berkeley, A Composer's Choice - 24th May, 2003
     
     
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    Elisabeth Lutyens, A Portrait - 2nd February, 2003
     
     
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