Berkeley Ensemble
The ensemble is thrilled that Gramophone has included our latest album, Lennox Berkeley: Chamber Works in a recent Critics Choice 2015 feature. Writing in the December issue, Peter Dickinson hails the album as ‘a most enjoyable collection in every way’.
In our second blog post Sophie writes about our recent recording sessions for the winning pieces of the New Cobbett Prize.
In our first ever blog post Gemma writes about a very special recent performance at Chute Lodge in Hampshire, featuring Living Floors by Laurence Osborn, one of the winners of last year’s New Cobbett Prize.
Running for the fifth consecutive year, our residential course for piano, strings and winds will take place from 28th April to 1st May 2017.
In August 2015, supported by PRS for Music Foundation, we will record our third album for Resonus Classics featuring the winners of our inaugural New Cobbett Prize for composition: Samuel Wesley Lewis, Laurence Osborn and Barnaby Martin.
What better way to welcome our new violinist than with our traditional interview? Read on for a glimpse into the mind of Francesca Barritt.
Dartington International Summer School, Totnes, Devon The ensemble return to the Dartington International Summer School. Sarah Bennington (flute), John Slack (clarinet), James Turnbull (oboe) and Andrew Watson (bassoon) offer wind players of all abilities a supportive and informative workshop environment, in individual instrumental classes, in which to improve technique, hone performance skills and discover new repertoire.
This week Resonus Classics released the Berkeley Ensemble’s new recording of chamber works by Lennox Berkeley. Supported by a grant from the Lennox Berkeley Society, the recording features a number of premières including two fascinating early works recently discovered at the British Library.