Good news and other news
Fri 4 Mar 2016
We’ve been a bit quiet recently, because we’ve been working on things in secret. But now it’s time to come clean.
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OAE announced as Duckie Resident Orchestra
Fri 18 Sep 2015
Orchestras like to have a home base. And they preferably like it to be pretty prestigious. Even glitzy. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is no exception.
Read MorePlaylist: Kings Place, 11 September 2015
Thu 10 Sep 2015
Here’s what we’ll be playing on Friday. If you’re not that impressed, don’t worry – we’ll play it better (no offence other orchestras).
Read MoreFull set list for Cavendish Arms gig confirmed.
Wed 2 Sep 2015
Just a few days away now from our debut gig at Stockwell’s Cavendish Arms we can reveal our full set which is a feast of Baroque music ranging from solos to music for all 5 musicians on stage.
Read MoreThe Night Shift Playlist: Bank Holiday Weekend
Fri 28 Aug 2015
Something to listen to this bank holiday weekend, from the ears of The Night Shift team.
Read MoreOpinion: Does Radio 1 belong at the Proms?
Fri 28 Aug 2015
I feel that by entitling this piece ‘Opinion’ I am giving you false hope of there being a strong one contained in it. I am going to disappoint because, as you will read, I’m really not sure what to think…
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Pub profile: Cavendish Arms
Fri 28 Aug 2015
So it might not be a particularly inspiring setting – it is, after all, Stockwell. But look at this place on street view and you’ll see a sweet little pub with bunting outside and a banner advertising ‘South Lambeth Market’. The Cavendish Arms describe themselves as an ‘arts’ pub, Stockwell’s hidden gem. It’s cute.
Read MoreTweet for us?
Fri 7 Aug 2015
Are you on Twitter? Instagram? We need you.
We’re not particularly interested in your ‘influence’, we don’t really care about your follower count and we certainly don’t give a shit about your Klout score. At our gigs we’ve always got 101 things to think about – tickets, pizza for the musicians, music stands and so on – so we don’t always have time to document the whole thing on social media. But we’d really like to.
Read MoreJoin the team.
Fri 31 Jul 2015
At The Night Shift we like to think ourselves fairly well-rounded – jacks of all trades, masters of none. Think Andrew Flintoff, Richard Branson or Changing Room’s Handy Andy.
Read MoreBristol Proms: The Night Shift Playlist
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Ahead of tonight’s gig at Bristol Proms here’s a Spotify Night Shift playlist that gives you the chance to sample some of the music featured.
Read MoreWe’re going on a pub crawl…
Wed 29 Jul 2015
Ahead of our show at the Bristol Proms tomorrow night we’re trying something new – a pub crawl. Except that we (probably) won’t be drinking and will instead be playing three free gigs.
Read MoreThe Night Shift returns to Duckie
Fri 24 Jul 2015
We’re excited to be able to tell you that following our ‘blistering’ (their word) appearance back in November we’ll be back at the legendary Saturday night experience that is Duckie on 5 September at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Read MoreHeatwave Playlist
Wed 1 Jul 2015
To mark the hottest day of the year (so far) we asked around Night Shift towers (AKA the office) for people’s top heatwave tracks – and here are the results.
Read MoreKeeping it Vague
Fri 26 Jun 2015
‘The Birds are Bach! Concert pianist sprains finger in vicious seagull attack’
This is the headline on this article in the Telegraph. ‘Wowzas,’ I thought, ‘Sounds like an intriguing article about classical music.’
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The Night Shift tour: Further Listening
Mon 18 May 2015
Already checked out our playlist from The Night Shift tour? Here are a few more of our musicians’ suggestions of what to listen to.
Read MoreThe Night Shift tour: players’ selections
Mon 18 May 2015
Wanting to relive your Night Shift tour experience?
Read MoreKeeping it Vague: feelin’ stuff
Fri 15 May 2015
It feels like its been a long week. What with a gig at Southbank Centre on Tuesday, fantastic sunshine earlier in the week, crappy day-long drizzle yesterday and the usual struggles with bank balances / work / maintaining an active social life, it’s seemed like so much more than just 5 days.
Read MoreHandel – straight from the horse’s mouth
Mon 11 May 2015
As a famous person, you get all kinds of crazy stuff written about you. Poor George Friedrich Handel has articles, books and even a museum dedicated to him.
Read MoreKati Debretzeni on Telemann (and gardening)
Thu 7 May 2015
Violinist (and leader of 12 May’s The Night Shift) Kati Debretzeni talks about Telemann’s incredible work ethic and interest in horticulture.
We perform works by Telemann at Southbank Centre on 12 May details/tickets
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