Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
John Casken
Born: July 15th, 1949
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Upcoming:
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Conductor: James Lancelot
June 30th, 2013 | Durham Cathedral - Durham - United Kingdom
Amethyst Deceiver
July 22nd, 2013 | United Kingdom
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News
04/25/2013
schott aktuell - the journal 3/2013 online
ULTIMATE WAGNER 2013 marks the bicentenary of Richard Wagner’s birth, with performances of his music in virtually every opera house around the world. For over 150 years, Schott has been considered the leading publisher for Wagner editions; from 1859 onwards, the composer entrusted his stage ...
01/29/2013
John Casken Lecture: The Grit in the Oyster
On 28 November 2012, composer and Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Manchester John Casken delivered a lecture on the state of contemporary classical music at the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. The transcript for the lecture, "Contemporary Classical ...
11/13/2012
New Releases from Schott London
The last few months have seen the release of several discs including never before recorded works by Schott London composers. The first recording of Huw Watkins' Speak Seven Seas was released on Piano Trios (Avi), and his Pièce d'Orgue is included on Stephen Farr's organ album ...
11/01/2012
2012 British Composer Awards Shortlist Announced
Schott composers John Casken, Thomas Larcher and Kenneth Hesketh have been shortlisted for the 2012 British Composer Awards, the annual music awards given by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) in celebration of contemporary music composition. Casken composed ...
08/24/2012
Schott Music at ABCD Conference
The Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD) annual conference is taking place this weekend, 24-26 August, in Leeds and Schott will be there representing choral music across our catalogue. If you’re at the conference, come find us in the exhibition hall and say hello! Whether you’ve ...
10/19/2011
Anthony Gilbert’s Nine or Ten Osannas
Encore, a joint Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3 project which aims to highlight unjustly overlooked works from the chamber music repertoire will be bringing Anthony Gilbert’s 1967 work Nine or Ten Osannas back to the concert stage on Friday 21st October 2011. Psappha will be giving ...
08/25/2011
John Casken Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree
One of the UK’s leading composers, John Casken, was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Birmingham University. Casken was invited to accept this award in honour of his contribution to the music world as well as his strong connection with the University itself. Casken attended ...
08/24/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 5/2011 online
Stage Animals Scientists estimate that there are 1,367,555 animal species currently known on earth. Insects and spiders constitute the largest group by far with a total exceeding a million different species. The figure is somewhat more modest in the world of theatre, or to be more precise, ...
07/06/2011
Hosokawa’s Blossoming II Premieres in Edinburgh; Music in Bloom from Schott Aktuell
The summer issue of Schott Aktuell is hot off the press, with a repertoire focus entitled Music in Bloom on the occasion of the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Blossoming II at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 21. This issue offers a specially curated repertoire listing of ...
03/21/2011
John Casken Awarded Honary Degree
The Universiy of Birmingham have invited Schott composer John Casken to accept an honary degree of Doctor of Music this July in recognition of his long and esteemed connection with the university. Casken completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Birmingham, became ...
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