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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson – Performing Handel

Fri 24 May 2013

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On 3 June, we take to the stage at Royal Festival Hall for a tribute to the great mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. 

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Bach Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos – Audience Reactions

Fri 24 May 2013

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A chance to hear some of the audience reactions to the third and final part of our Kings Place ‘Bach Unwrapped’ series ‘Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos’. 

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Current Distractions

Thu 23 May 2013

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This week, Communications Intern Pep Gorgori tells us his Current Distractions. Pep is a musicologist and journalist from Barcelona who, after working some years in Spain, is now studying an MA at Goldsmiths College, to improve his knowledge in Arts Administration and Cultural Policies. 

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A Way Forward

Wed 22 May 2013

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This week, as part of our collaboration with National Centre for Early Music (NCEM), we’ve been working with students from Years 7 and 8 from Beverly Grammar School, as well as York University MEG students, recreating Purcell’s Fairy Queen. 

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A Northern Treat!

Tue 21 May 2013

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Education Director Cherry Forbes is currently up in Beverley, working on an exciting project based on Purcell’s Fairy Queen.  Here, Cherry tells us about the first day of the project; the quirks of staying in this beautiful historic town and what to expect from the rest of the week.

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Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers – Podcast

Mon 20 May 2013

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On 3 June, we return to Royal Festival Hall to perform A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, the final concert of the season and the last of our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers series. 

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Helen-Jane Howells – Speed Interview

Mon 20 May 2013

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Soprano Helen-Jane Howells joined us on Friday for the last edition in our Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos series.  We caught up with her after the show, for a chat about rituals and Ska music.

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New brochure now online…

Fri 17 May 2013

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The time has come to unveil our new season brochure.This year we went for a purely visual approach, developed with our designers Harrison and Co and photographer Eric Richmond, which has a slight retro feel, using geometric shapes combined with a simple two tone palette.

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And now for something completely different…

Thu 16 May 2013

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It’s that time of year again, when we reveal our ‘look’ for the new season. You might have seen a few things that hinted at our forthcoming brochure, most notably our recent video showing it on the printing presses, but here for the first time we can reveal the full set of pictures.

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Feisty Females: Part 6 – Cleopatra

Wed 15 May 2013

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Who was she? Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt. Unlike the rest of the feisty females we’ve featured in this series, she was a real historical figure but has reached an almost legendary status due to her accomplishments and the other famous rulers with whom she associated.

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Music for now, for later, for ever – Anthem and the RPS!

Tue 14 May 2013

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The inspiration for the OAE’s Anthem project came from watching David Walliams complete a sponsored cycle ride, from one end of the country to the other, about five years ago. It made me think how could we pass the baton in sound? How could we unite our partner cities in a large scale project and…

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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Mon 13 May 2013

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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was born in San Francisco, on 1 March 1954.  She grew up in a very musical household, with both her parents being music teachers and heavily involved in opera.

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Hot off the Press

Fri 10 May 2013

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Ah, that new print smell.  Our 2013-2014 Season Brochures are hot off the press and ready to be stared at. 

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Current Distractions

Thu 9 May 2013

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Marshmallow Laser Feast.  Just think, if you hadn’t stumbled across this arts blog, you could have gone the rest of your life without knowing what that means..but don’t worry, within the next two minutes you’ll be as informed as I am.

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A Bit About Falstaff

Wed 8 May 2013

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The character of Falstaff appears in three of Shakespeare’s plays, the two Henry IV plays, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.  A vain and obese knight, he provides the kind of comic relief that has become so embedded in today’s theatre and cinema.

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David Allsopp – Speed Interview

Tue 7 May 2013

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Countertenor David Allsopp joins us on 17 May for the third and final instalment in our Bach journey, at Kings Place. 

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Speed Interview – Guy Cutting

Thu 2 May 2013

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Tenor Guy Cutting joins us on 17 May for the third and final instalment of Bach’s Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos.  He took a break from rehearsals to speak with us about some of the simpler things in life.

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Mildly Rude?

Wed 1 May 2013

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We’re very pleased to announce that we’ve added a concert entitled Mildly Rude? to our 2013/2014 Southbank Centre season.  Rounding off our Gamechangers series, it’s a opportunity to hear music from one of Britain’s unsung classical heroes, William Boyce.

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Player Lists

Sun 28 Apr 2013

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After a recent radio performance, we were contacted by a listener, who asked why we didn’t make players lists readily available online… We thought this was a pretty good point, so here they are. 

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Finishing the Donkey

Sat 27 Apr 2013

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One of the joys of working in OAE Education is the variety of projects you get to work on. 

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