Look Again at the Way You Listen by London Sinfonietta

2019/20 SEASON

New Music Channel p2

Gerald Barry: The Intelligence Park p4

Georg Friedrich Haas: Homage to Bridget Riley p9

Sound Across a Century / 1 p10

Turning Points: The Emergence of Minimalism p5

“The world’s top new music ensemble” The Times

Sound Out 2020 p14

Sound Across a Century / 2 p15

Connect: The Community as Artist p16

Tom Coult/Alice Birch: Violet p19

Musicians of Tomorrow p20

Touring & Partners p21

TOURING

“Extremely enjoyable evening hearing pieces I would not have heard otherwise” Audience member

Solos, Duos, Ensemble p6

Tansy Davies: Jolts & Pulses p7

London Sinfonietta & Marius Neset: Viaduct p8

Turning Points: Kagel p11

Philip Venables/Ted Huffman: Denis & Katya p12

CoMA Collaboration p13

Turning Points: Takemitsu p17

Mix p18

“The London Sinfonietta doesn’t do nostalgia” New York Times

LOOK AGAIN AT THE WAY YOU LISTEN New music has been our passion for over 50 years. We also have a passion for reaching new audiences and presenting new ways to listen. So, this season we feature concerts which tell the story behind the music, commissions that make links with other artforms and projects that involve the public as participants. With touring and exciting staged projects in association with Music Theatre Wales, we can reach more people around the UK. In addition, the launch of our New Music Channel in January will enable more people around the world to experience our work. With video and podcast series about composers and artists, the channel will also relay exclusive online concerts of recent performances and commissions.

Along with our vital work in schools and our initiatives to develop talent in early-career composers and musicians, we aim to make new music a vibrant part of contemporary society. We are hugely grateful to Arts Council England and all those who play the lottery, as well as the sponsors, trusts, foundations and individuals who invest in our work, helping us to achieve this aim. Andrew Burke Chief Executive & Artistic Director @ab2102 1

NEW MUSIC CHANNEL

In January 2020, we launch the London Sinfonietta’s New Music Channel – a brand new platform to present new music performances and programmes about composers and artists. Our video, audio and article series will offer insights into the eclectic repertoire performed by the ensemble, along with digital commissions created exclusively for this virtual platform. New programme strands include:

THE COMPOSER’S MIND

THE MUSIC THAT MADE ME

Video series Interviews with composers including Georg Friedrich Haas, Tansy Davies and Writing the Future composer Edward Nesbit, discussing their approach to writing and their latest London Sinfonietta commission.

Podcast series A series exploring the music that has influenced and inspired composers and artists we works with, from Georg Friedrich Haas to Matthew Herbert and Marius Neset.

PERFORMANCE GUIDES

Deferred concert streaming series Exclusive streams of live London Sinfonietta events from past seasons, featuring works and performances that are not yet available online. Their launch will be accompanied by live conversations with composers and artists, and online guides helping listeners to navigate each work. There will also be shortened extracts and tailored information available for participating school groups.

Video series The London Sinfonietta has commissioned and performed some of the most iconic ensemble works of the post-war period, including Sir Harrison Birwistle’s Silbury Air and Oliver Knussen’s Coursing. This video series explores the challenges of performing such repertoire, with advice and insights provided by the musicians.

ONLINE EVENTS

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ONLINE EVENTS TANSY DAVIES/ NICK DRAKE: CAVE

Following the success of their first collaboration, Between Worlds, Tansy Davies and Nick Drake join forces for Cave, a thrilling piece of music theatre exploring universal themes from personal loss to climate change. Conducted by Geoffrey Paterson in June 2018 at Printworks London, a former factory in East London, the ensemble is joined by extraordinary artists Mark Padmore and Elaine Mitchener.

RICHARD AYRES: THE GARDEN

Richard Ayres’s 50th anniversary tribute to the London Sinfonietta, No. 50 (The Garden) is a semistaged work of sardonic wit, at once fantastical and topical, accompanied by animations from Martha Colburn. Examining our impact on the environment and drawing upon influences including Dante’s Divine Comedy, Ayres tells the story of a man searching for meaning, digging down to hell before riding all the way to heaven.

A TRIBUTE: SIR HARRISON BIRTWISTLE

The London Sinfonietta performs some of the composer’s most significant works, all of which were recorded by the ensemble in concert in 2012. The footage also includes conversation with Sir Harrison Birtwistle himself about his music and how it works, with broadcaster Tom Service.

“WOW! So glad to have seen the extraordinary new opera by Tansy Davies & Nick Drake” Audience Member Geoffrey Paterson conductor Mark Padmore tenor Elaine Mitchener mezzo-soprano Lucy Bailey director Sound Intermedia sound design London Sinfonietta Co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and The Royal Opera. Produced by the London Sinfonietta. Streaming by agreement with Faber Music Ltd. Supported by the Britten-Pears Foundation, The London Community Foundation, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and a generous group of individual donors.

“Superbly performed, with the solo bass Joshua Bloom playing all the roles with virtuoso flair” The Guardian Geoffrey Paterson conductor Joshua Bloom bass Martha Colburn visual artist Sound Intermedia London Sinfonietta Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and Asko|Schönberg with initial development funded by The Royal Opera. Streaming by agreement with Schott Music.

Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Cortege Five Distances for Five Instruments Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum In Broken Images David Atherton conductor London Sinfonietta Streaming by agreement with Universal Edition and Boosey & Hawkes. Filming supported by Robert McFarland

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GERALD BARRY: THE INTELLIGENCE PARK FANTASY VS REALITY

An opera within an opera, relationships within relationships, fantasies within fantasy – Gerald Barry’s The Intelligence Park is daring and surreal, blurring imagination and reality, as it explores notions of sexuality, creativity and obligation. “One moment grotesquely funny; the next touchingly beautiful” The Guardian on The Intelligence Park CD review, 2005

25, 27, 28 September 1, 2, 4 October 2019 at 7.45pm The Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House Tickets £7–£65 Gerald Barry/Vincent Dean The Intelligence Park Jessica Cottis conductor Tim Anderson assistant conductor* Nigel Lowry director & designer Music Theatre Wales London Sinfonietta Full cast and production details online

UK touring dates include Sherman Theatre, Cardiff; Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester; and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre*. See tour dates on page 21 A Music Theatre Wales and Royal Opera House co-production, in association with the London Sinfonietta.

TURNING POINTS: THE EMERGENCE OF MINIMALISM TURNING POINTS

From experimental beginnings in California and New York loft and gallery spaces to its role as a mainstay of contemporary music, the London Sinfonietta’s latest Turning Points concert focusses on works by three of Minimalism’s greatest early exponents: Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Terry Riley.

FAMILY CONCERTS

Join London Sinfonietta musicians and presenter Patrick Bailey as we delve into the mesmerising world of Minimalist music in a series of family concerts suitable for children aged 7–12 years, with the chance to get stuck in and help London Sinfonietta musicians make music on stage.

Supported by

FOYLE FOUNDATION NEW MUSIC NETWORK

13 October–5 November 2019 Touring dates include Warwick Arts Centre; Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; Wiltshire Music Centre; Turner Sims Southampton and Purcell Room, Southbank Centre. See tour dates on page 21 Programmes to include: Steve Reich Pendulum Music Steve Reich My Name Is Steve Reich Violin Phase Philip Glass Knee Play No.2 from Einstein on the Beach Philip Glass 1+1 Philip Glass Music in Similar Motion Jonathan Morton violin Sound Intermedia sound projection Sophie Motley stage designer London Sinfonietta 5

SOLOS, DUOS, ENSEMBLE AN INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIVE

An evening of solos, duos, and ensemble pieces – small in scale but packing quite a punch. Hear Sir Harrison Birtwistle's 5 Lessons in a Frame, which ‘frames’ a series of duets he wrote for London Sinfonietta musicians, as we celebrate the ensemble’s relationship with the composer in his 85th birthday year. The concert features the world premiere of Edward Nesbit's new piece for viola and ensemble performed by London Sinfonietta’s Principal Viola, Paul Silverthorne. The programme also includes the highly imaginative ensemble music of Chaya Czernowin. 6

Tuesday 15 October 2019 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15–£20 (plus booking fee) Cheryl Frances-Hoad Bouleumeta Edward Nesbit Viola Concerto (world premiere of a London Sinfonietta commission) Chaya Czernowin Lovesong Sir Harrison Birtwistle 5 Lessons in a Frame Geoffrey Paterson conductor Mark van de Wiel clarinet Paul Silverthorne viola London Sinfonietta

TANSY DAVIES: JOLTS & PULSES ELECTRIC DREAMS

Hear the world premiere of a new work by Tansy Davies, written for the London Sinfonietta with vocalist Elaine Mitchener, and co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and Kings Place. Tansy Davies has established herself as a highly individual voice in new music today, with musical constructions built from materials of the recent past – classical, contemporary and rock – fused with influences from art, architecture and ritual. The concert also includes music by two composers to whom Tansy is particularly drawn, Naomi Pinnock and Clara Iannotta. “The music is transparent, brazenly beautiful” The Guardian on Tansy Davies Tansy Davies' new work is commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and Kings Place, supported by a generous group of individual donors. Pictured: Tansy Davies (composer)

Saturday 9 November 2019 at 7.30pm Kings Place Tickets £18.50–£24.50 (plus online booking fee) Savers £9.50 (plus online booking fee £3) Under-30s £8.50* | Under 14s £6.50* * limited availability

Tansy Davies Salt Box Tansy Davies Loophole and Lynchpins Naomi Pinnock everything does change Tansy Davies New work (world premiere) Tansy Davies grind show (electric) Tansy Davies Undertow Clara Iannotta Al di là del bianco Tansy Davies neon Richard Baker conductor Elaine Mitchener mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Burley piano Tansy Davies electronics Sound Intermedia London Sinfonietta

LONDON SINFONIETTA & MARIUS NESET: VIADUCT BUILDING MUSICAL BRIDGES

Following their award-winning collaboration on Neset’s 2016 album Snowmelt, dynamic jazz saxophonist Marius Neset and the London Sinfonietta reunite with his second commission for the ensemble. Championed by his mentor, the legendary jazz musician Django Bates, Marius Neset has garnered international acclaim via collaborations with his jazz quintet and scintillating performances at Ronnie Scott’s. The unique energy of Neset’s performance in combination with this world-class ensemble creates a live experience like no other.

“Wit, harmonic pungency and sheer physical excitement come together in one ecstatic moment” The Telegraph on Marius Neset Thursday 21 November 2019 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £20–£30 (plus booking fee) Marius Neset Viaduct (UK premiere) Marius Neset saxophone/composer Marius Neset Quintet Geoffrey Paterson conductor Sound Intermedia London Sinfonietta Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2019, promoted by the London Sinfonietta

GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS HOMAGE TO BRIDGET RILEY

For his first major London Sinfonietta commission, prolific composer Georg Friedrich Haas has written music in response to a major retrospective devoted to celebrated British artist Bridget Riley at Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery. Haas’ style, which juxtaposes different instrumental tunings, perfectly reflects Riley’s powerful and engaging work, which contrasts black-and-white blocks in regular patterns, causing a powerful visual sensation. Submerge your senses in a performance that amalgamates the visions of two of the most extraordinary artists of our time. “An enthralling performance” The Guardian on London Sinfonietta’s 2017 performance of Haas’ in vain

Saturday 23 November 2019 at 7.30pm St Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (world premiere) Ticket Price: £25 (£19 Early Bird Price / £19 Concession Prices) Thursday 5 December 2019 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15–£20 (plus booking fee) Georg Friedrich Haas New work (world premiere; London Sinfonietta commission) Katherine Balch New Geometry Brad Lubman conductor London Sinfonietta Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta in association with Southbank Centre and hcmf//. Supported by The London Community Foundation, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and a generous group of individual donors.

SOUND ACROSS A CENTURY / 1 SHIFTS OF COLOUR

At the start of the 20 century, a ‘big bang’ in music saw composers evolving new melody, harmony, forms and colours. The ripples that spread across the coming century created many different stories, arriving at today's hugely varied styles. Presenter Jonathan Cross joins conductor Thierry Fischer to tell one of these stories – through music, images and video – as composers found fascination with musical colour, and invented a new musical language which still resonates today. th

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Wednesday 22 January 2020 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15–£20 (plus booking fee) Claude Debussy (arr Sachs) Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune Edgard Varèse Octandre Gérard Grisey Périodes Kaija Saariaho Oi Kuu Jonathan Harvey Sringara Chaconne Thierry Fischer conductor Jonathan Cross presenter London Sinfonietta

TURNING POINTS: KAGEL MUSIC AS THEATRE

A rare programme of music by ArgentinianGerman composer Mauricio Kagel, who thought of his works as pieces of theatre, creating both aural and visual elements for his audience to enjoy. Many of Kagel’s works include stage instructions for the performers, from choreographed movements around the platform, to specific facial expressions used to accentuate or punctuate the music. This concert is part of the London Sinfonietta’s Turning Points series, presenting music by composers whose output was so distinctive that it influenced the course of music history.

Photo: © Kathrin Schander

Saturday 1 February 2020 at 7pm Kings Place Tickets £19.50 (plus booking fee) Savers £9.50* (plus booking fee) Under-30s £8.50* | *limited availability Mauricio Kagel: Présentation Á deux mains Atem Mirum Match Antithese Fürst Igor, Strawinsky Jack Sheen conductor Tim Hopkins actor/stage director London Sinfonietta

PHILIP VENABLES/ TED HUFFMAN: DENIS & KATYA A MODERN TRAGEDY

Two 15-year-olds in love who lived every moment, including their last, online. Composer Philip Venables and director Ted Huffman – the duo behind the award-winning 4.48 Psychosis – examine the real-life tragedy of Russian runaways Denis Muravyov and Katya Vlasova, who broadcast their forbidden final days together on social media. Splicing verbatim text, video, music and theatre, Denis & Katya explores how stories are shaped and shared in our age of 24/7 digital connection. What makes you click? “Philip Venables proves he’s one of the finest composers around” The Guardian on Philip Venables’ 4.48 Psychosis

Thursday 27 February 2020 The Riverfront, Newport (UK premiere) Friday 13 & Saturday 14 March 2020 at 7.45pm Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (London premiere) Ticket Price £25 (plus booking fee) Philip Venables/ Ted Huffman Denis & Katya (UK Premiere) Ted Huffman director Music Theatre Wales Sound Intermedia London Sinfonietta Full cast and production details online

UK touring dates include Theatre Clwyd, Mold; Aberystwyth Arts Centre; Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff. See tour dates on page 21 Co-commissioned and co-produced by Opera Philadelphia, Music Theatre Wales and Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, in association with the London Sinfonietta. Pictured: Philip Venables (composer)

COMA COLLABORATION CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR ALL

The third bi-annual international festival of contemporary music produced by CoMA (Contemporary Music for All). The CoMA collective was founded with the intention of involving musicians of all abilities in performances of contemporary music. This event in CoMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival will feature new, short solo and duet works composed and performed by members of the public, who will have the opportunity to collaborate with London Sinfonietta musicians. Those interested in participating are invited to submit an application, with full details to be announced.

Sunday 8 March 2020 Queen Mary University of London Free event Open call for participants will take place online Further announcements â&#x20AC;&#x201C; follow us on social media and sign up to our newsletter to hear more londonsinfonietta.org.uk/sign-up

SOUND OUT 2020 CONCERT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Join the London Sinfonietta in a concert for Key Stage Two primary school students as we explore iconic contemporary classical music, and inspire a new generation of composers to get creative. Featuring key excerpts of music, students will be guided through the building blocks of composition in this participatory concert. There will also be the chance to hear the premiere of a new piece, written and performed by young musicians from the ensemble’s collaborations with schools and music services, arranged by Trish Clowes.

“It helped me realise anyone can be a composer – even a pupil!” Pupil response to Sound Out 2019

Thursday 12 March 2020 at 1pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £5 per child Trish Clowes composer Patrick Bailey conductor/presenter London Sinfonietta Know a primary school who'd like to be there? Find out more and download an application form online londonsinfonietta.org.uk/opportunities/for-schools

SOUND ACROSS A CENTURY / 2 CULTURAL REVOLUTIONS

The story of the evolution of new sounds in music across the 20th and into the 21st centuries continues. Presenter Jonathan Cross joins conductor David Atherton to tell another story of music across the past 100 years, through music and video of the era, as composers evolved a new musical language following the end of musical romanticism. Affected by the hugely turbulent century, artists of all kinds created a ‘modernist’ movement whose effects are still being embraced – or rejected – today.

Tuesday 24 March 2020 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15-£20 (plus booking fee) Arnold Schoenberg Five Pieces for Orchestra Pierre Boulez Dérive 1 Elisabeth Lutyens Six Tempi György Ligeti Melodien Sir Harrison Birtwistle Cantus Iambeus

David Atherton conductor Jonathan Cross presenter London Sinfonietta

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CONNECT SHARING THE STAGE

A vibrant and varied concert representing the London Sinfonietta’s celebration of public participation in contemporary music. New music has been created for members of the public to play alongside London Sinfonietta musicians, heard in performances by schools, groups and individuals with whom the ensemble collaborates. Includes performances by members of the London Sinfonietta’s recently-established Junior Academy programme.

“I loved the concept of creating a living, breathing work of art unique to that space and time, and to be part of that collaboration was truly a joy” Public participant, March 2019 Saturday 25 April 2020 at 3.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £2 (plus booking fee) Patrick Bailey conductor Zoë Martlew presenter London Sinfonietta Open call for participants will take place online Further announcements – follow us on social media and sign up to our newsletter to hear more londonsinfonietta.org.uk/sign-up

Photo: © Schott Music, Tokyo

TURNING POINTS: TAKEMITSU INSPIRED BY NATURE

The Japanese composer Toru ˉ Takemitsu in focus, with musical performances, film and discussion. Takemitsu had an especially close relationship with the London Sinfonietta, expressed through some extraordinarily beautiful ensemble scores which are now amongst the composer’s most celebrated works. The concert is part of the London Sinfonietta’s Turning Points series, which presents music in the context of the life and times of great composers whose output was so distinctive that it had an enormous impact on the direction of contemporary music. The event also reflects a significant source of inspiration for the composer, in a programme based on his love for nature and the outdoors.

Saturday 26 April 2020 at 6pm Kings Place Tickets £19.50 (plus booking fee) Savers £9.50 (plus booking fee) Under-30s £8.50* | *limited availability Tōru Takemitsu Air Claude Debussy Poissons d'or Olivier Messiaen Le merle noir Tōru Takemitsu Rain Tree Sketch II: in memory of Messiaen Anton Webern 3 Little Pieces Tōru Takemitsu And then I knew ‘twas wind Tchaikovsky/Takemitsu Autumn Song Tōru Takemitsu Rain Coming Jonathan Berman conductor London Sinfonietta Also part of the Kings Place series Nature Unwrapped 17

MIX

LONDON SINFONIETTA SESSIONS

Proud to have performed at Glastonbury Festival, the ensemble is no stranger to working with artists from the worlds of indie, rock, jazz and electronic music. In recent years they have worked with Squarepusher, Matthew Herbert, Mira Calix, Scanner and the creator of Under the Skin’s eerie film score, Mica Levi. These sessions will feature new collaborations between artists from a mix of styles, collaborating with our musicians. 18

Friday 15 May 2020 at 7.45pm Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15 (plus booking fee) Programme to be announced Further announcements – follow us on social media and sign up to our newsletter to hear more londonsinfonietta.org.uk/sign-up

TOM COULT / ALICE BIRCH: VIOLET TIME RUNS OUT

In a muddied nightdress, in a country kitchen, Violet finally smiles. For years her tired daily routine has been dictated by the constant chime of the Clock Tower. Tick tock. Take your tablets. Tick tock. Husband will be home soon. Until the night she feels time quicken. An hour disappears. Every day. And she’s never felt more alive. A new and first opera from writer Alice Birch and composer Tom Coult. “Coult is a composer who spins glittering, teasingly ambiguous patterns out of simple-seeming material” The Telegraph

June 2020 Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings July 2020 Buxton Festival Tom Coult / Alice Birch Violet (world premiere) Tom Coult composer Alice Birch libretto Richard Baker conductor Rebecca Frecknall director Music Theatre Wales London Sinfonietta Full cast and production details online

Tickets on sale soon Further announcements – follow us on social media and sign up to our newsletter to hear more londonsinfonietta.org.uk/sign-up Co-commissioned and co-produced by Music Theatre Wales, Aldeburgh Festival, and Theater Magdeburg, in association with the London Sinfonietta Pictured: Tom Coult (composer)

MUSICIANS OF TOMORROW LONDON SINFONIETTA ACADEMY PERFORMANCE

After an inspiring course of exploration and tuition with our Principal Players, this season’s best young musicians present the fruits of their labours; a captivating performance of new music, showcasing the incredible talent of the next generation. “It’s been very stimulating and I’ve got so much out of it. It’s a privilege to play next to London Sinfonietta players” Academy Participant July 2019

Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 7.45pm Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £5 (plus booking fee) London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble London Sinfonietta The London Sinfonietta Academy 2020 is generously supported by The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, The Garrick Charitable Trust and The Steven R. Gerber Trust.

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TOURING 2019/20

Our association with Music Theatre Wales includes a set of performances in venues around England and Wales. The Foyle Foundation New Music Network begins with chamber concerts and family events touring to Warwick Arts Centre, Turner Sims Southampton, Wiltshire Music Centre and The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Other events on tour in the 2019/20 season take place at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Aldeburgh Festival and in schools around London and the West of England. International performances include visits to the Esplanade, Singapore in an association with the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and the Présence Festival in Paris. MUSIC THEATRE WALES | GERALD BARRY: THE INTELLIGENCE PARK Tuesday 8 October 2019 Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Saturday 12 October 2019 Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Monday 4 November 2019 Birmingham Repertory Theatre YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC RESIDENCY Saturday 2 November 2019 Esplanade, Singapore FOYLE FOUNDATION NEW MUSIC NETWORK | Including afternoon family concerts TURNING POINTS: THE EMERGENCE OF MINIMALISM Sunday 13 October 2019 Warwick Arts Centre Friday 1 November 2019 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff Sunday 3 November 2019 Wiltshire Music Centre (family concert only) Tuesday 5 November 2019 Turner Sims Southampton February 2020 Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS: HOMAGE TO BRIDGET RILEY Saturday 23 November 2019 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival FESTIVAL PRÉSENCES Sunday 9 February 2020 Paris MUSIC THEATRE WALES | PHILIP VENABLES/TED HUFFMAN: DENIS & KATYA Thursday 27 February 2020 The Riverfront, Newport Monday 2 March 2020 Theatr Clwyd, Mold Tuesday 3 March 2020 Aberystwyth Arts Centre Friday 27 March 2020 Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff MUSIC THEATRE WALES | TOM COULT/ALICE BIRCH: VIOLET June 2020 Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings July 2020 Buxton Festival

SEASON PARTNERS The London Sinfonietta works in partnership and association with a number of organisations on a year-by-year basis. These include: The Arts Council of England (member of the National Portfolio 2018–22) Southbank Centre (Resident Orchestra) Kings Place (Associate Artist) Music Theatre Wales (in association) The Royal Opera House Central St Martins School of Art Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Royal Academy of Music Royal College of Music Contemporary Music for All Haringey Music Service Waltham Forest Music Service Enfield Music Service 21

MEET THE PLAYERS Michael Cox Gareth Hulse Mark van de Wiel John Orford Simon Haram Michael Thompson Byron Fulcher Jonathan Morton Paul Silverthorne Tim Gill Enno Senft Helen Tunstall David Hockings David Sheppard Ian Dearden

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You can support one of our Principal Players as a member of the Sinfonietta Circle and enjoy a close involvement with the ensemble. Find out more at londonsinfonietta.org.uk/support-us The positions of Principal Violin 2, Principal Trumpet and Principal Piano were vacant at the time of going to print. Please keep an eye out for further announcements.

Jonathan Morton Helen Tunstall

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Gareth Hulse

Enno Senft

Photos: ÂŠ Xingkun Yang, ÂŠ Domizia Salusest

Paul Silverthorne

NEW MUSIC FOR NEW AUDIENCES

The London Sinfonietta always seeks to extend its reach to more people with the inspiring sound of new music. In the coming season we explore new concert formats performed in new locations around the country to make the exciting music of 20th and 21st century composers and artists more accessible than ever.

“The space is astounding – a soaring cathedral nave deep inside the womb of a decommissioned printworks” The Telegraph on the production of Cave by Tansy Davies and Nick Drake

Photo: Elaine Mitchener performing in Cave at Printworks London. By Manuel Harlan © London Sinfonietta and the Royal Opera House

The London Sinfonietta broadens its association with Music Theatre Wales, with three new productions touring England and Wales. The ensemble will also make an in-depth return to the music of the 20th century, upon which repertoire the ensemble built its international reputation and the concert series Sound Across a Century brings into focus the individual composers and composing trends that have influenced today’s music.

Turning Points embarks on a new touring format to venues around the UK including afternoon family concerts. Our New Music Channel will present new music of all kinds to audiences around the world. Commissioning new music remains at the heart of the London Sinfonietta’s work, from largerscale new pieces by Georg Friedrich Haas, Tansy Davies and Edward Nesbit to the ongoing series of solo Sinfonietta Shorts created by early-career composers across the season.

Photos clockwise: Joshua Bloom performing in Richard Ayre’s music theatre work No. 50 (The Garden) © Mark Allan Artist and composer Mira Calix performing her work in response to photography by Andreas Gursky at Hayward Gallery © N Collins London Sinfonietta musicians performing a new commission by Matt Rogers at Stonehenge © English Heritage

MUSIC IN SCHOOLS & THE COMMUNITY The London Sinfonietta was one of the first ensembles in the UK to launch a music education programme. This pioneering spirit has continued and flourished ever since, expanding to include regular performances and workshops with members of the public.

Photo: Primary school children enjoying a concert with London Sinfonietta musicians ÂŠ Xingkun Yang

Sound Out is a hugely successful schools programme encompassing creative projects and culminating annually in a concert attended by students from across London and the South East of England. Groups of young people enter the fascinating world of new music and learn more about how to compose, putting this into practice by interacting with London Sinfonietta musicians who seek to encourage and inspire the next generation of creative artists. The London Sinfonietta is in an on-going partnership with the boroughs of Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest, with whom it aims to build a positive environment for creative music-making in the classroom and with instrumental groups.

Connect is the London Sinfonietta’s public participation programme, named after an ongoing European collaboration that commissions composers to write pieces for the public to perform alongside professional musicians. The London Sinfonietta is proud to be associated with CoMA’s bi-annual festival showcasing public involvement in new music across the UK and Europe.

“I didn’t like it, I loved it!” Sound Out 2018 participant

Photo: Young people from Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest performing alongside London Sinfonietta musicians © Amelia Lampitt

DEVELOPING TALENT

The London Sinfonietta supports emerging talent with its year-round programmes for composers, conductors and performers, giving early-career artists the opportunity to develop new skills and contacts as they establish themselves in the professional arena.

“I hugely value this relationship that has led me to direct such varied projects” Geoffrey Paterson

Photo: Geoffrey Paterson's career has flourished since taking part in the London Sinfonietta Academy in 2010 © Mark Allan

The fourth edition of the composer development programme Writing the Future will be launched in the 2019/20 season, recruiting a diverse group of composers and giving them the chance to write for London Sinfonietta concerts. The research and development project Blue Touch Paper also enters a new phase, with composers asked to create engaging digital works of art for online audiences.

The London Sinfonietta Academy provides workshops, coaching and performance opportunities for young musicians. Its annual summer course is especially popular, encouraging young players from around the UK to hone their new music performance skills by working directly alongside London Sinfonietta professionals. The new London Sinfonietta Junior Academy offers workshop days and side-by-side performances for younger musicians, introducing concepts at the heart of new music to players who are keen to pursue further musical training.

Photos clockwise: Zoe Tweed (LS Academy alumni ÂŠ Amelia Lampitt); Oliver Lowe (LS Academy alumni), Edward Nesbit (Writing the Future composer); Keelan Carew (LS Academy alumni); Josephine Stephenson (Writing the Future composer ÂŠ Brian Sweeney) 29

Become part of the London Sinfonietta community The London Sinfonietta is one of the world’s leading new music ensembles with a broad programme of live performances and commissions, digital content, schools projects, training programmes and resources, and public participation projects. Whatever your interest in new music – as a composer, performer, teacher, student, amateur musician, or as an audience member interested in contemporary arts – we welcome you to our community.

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Earned income accounts for about a third of our annual income; a third is our valued contribution from Arts Council England. The final third must be raised through the generous support of our Pioneers and Entrepreneurs, Trusts and Foundations, and corporate partners.

With your help, we can continue to lead the way, sparking great innovations in music and nurturing the best musical talent. • Commission new work • Support young composers • Train the musicians of tomorrow • Inspire young people with the music of today

“It’s a privilege to be part of a process that helps the composition of new work” London Sinfonietta Pioneer

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OUR SUPPORTERS THE LONDON SINFONIETTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF OUR WORK.

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc The Amphion Foundation Inc Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne Arts Council England The Aspinwall Educational Trust The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust The Boltini Trust British Council Britten-Pears Foundation Chapman Charitable Trust The John S Cohen Foundation Cockayne – Grants for the Arts The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Ernest Cook Trust Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation The Fenton Arts Trust Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation The Garrick Charitable Trust The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Help Musicians UK Idlewild Trust John Ellerman Foundation Jerwood Arts The Leche Trust London Music Fund The London Community Foundation The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation Newcomen Collett Foundation The Nugee Foundation PRS for Music Foundation The Radcliffe Trust The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington CharitableTrust The RVW Trust The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation The Steven R. Gerber Trust The Thompson Educational Trust The Thistle Trust

CORPORATE PARTNERS Lark Music

HONORARY PATRONS David Atherton OBE John Bird Sir Harrison Birtwistle Alfred Brendel KBE Gillian Moore MBE Nicholas Snowman OBE ENTREPRENEURS Mark & Grace Benson Sir Vernon Ellis Annabel Graham Paul Tony & Criona Mackintosh Robert McFarland Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner Sir Stephen Oliver QC Matthew Pike Nick & Claire Prettejohn Paul & Sybella Zisman The London Sinfonietta Council SINFONIETTA CIRCLE John Bird Susan Costello Régis Cochefert Dennis Davis Susan Grollet John Hodgson Penny Jonas Belinda Matthews Charlotte Morgan Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner Sir Stephen Oliver QC Antonia Till ARTISTIC PIONEERS Anton Cox Nicholas Hodgson Julie Nicholls Simon Osborne David & Jenni Wake-Walker

CREATIVE PIONEERS Ian Baker Ariane Bankes Andrew Burke Jeremy & Yvonne Clarke Rachel Coldicutt Dennis Davis Richard & Carole Fries John Goodier Patrick Hall Chris Heathcote Simon Heilbron Andrew Hunt Frank & Linda Jeffs Walter A. Marlowe Philip Meaden Stephen Morris Andrew Nash Ruth Rattenbury Malcolm Reddihough Frances Spalding Iain Stewart Susan Sturrock Mark Thomas Fenella Warden Jane Williams Plus those generous Artistic and Creative Pioneers who prefer to remain anonymous, as well as our loyal group of Pioneers. PRINCIPAL PLAYERS Michael Cox flute (supported by Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner) Gareth Hulse oboe Mark van de Wiel clarinet (supported by RĂŠgis Cochefert) John Orford bassoon Simon Haram saxophone Michael Thompson horn (supported by Belinda Matthews) Byron Fulcher trombone Jonathan Morton violin 1 (supported by Paul & Sybella Zisman) Paul Silverthorne viola (supported by Nick & Claire Prettejohn) Tim Gill cello (supported by Sir Stephen Oliver QC) Enno Senft double bass (supported by Tony Mackintosh Helen Tunstall harp (supported by Charlotte Morgan) David Hockings percussion David Sheppard Sound Intermedia (supported by Penny Jonas) Ian Dearden Sound Intermedia (supported by Penny Jonas)

LONDON SINFONIETTA COUNCIL Paul Zisman chairman Sud Basu Andrew Burke RĂŠgis Cochefert Annabel Graham Paul Kathryn Knight Belinda Matthews Charlotte Morgan Jonathan Morton Matthew Pike Sally Taylor Ben Weston LONDON SINFONIETTA STAFF Andrew Burke Chief Executive & Artistic Director Frances Bryant General Manager Elizabeth Davies Head of Finance Volker Schirp Financial Assistant Natalie Marchant Concerts & Projects Manager Hannah Bache Concerts & Touring Coordinator Lindsay Wilson Projects Manager Christine Andrews Participation & Learning Officer Sam Delaney Development Manager Evie Fordham Development Assistant Niamh Collins Marketing Manager Amelia Lampitt Marketing Assistant Adam Flynn Digital & Projects Officer Daniel Mautner Professional Placement Trainee LONDON SINFONIETTA AMBASSADORS Penny Jonas Tony Mackintosh Robert McFarland Philip Meaden Sir Stephen Oliver QC FREELANCE & CONSULTANT STAFF Hal Hutchison Concert Manager Lesley Wynne Personnel Manager Tony Simpson Lighting Designer Maija Handover sounduk (PR) John Woolrich Artistic advisor (Turning Points) Harrison Agency Design Un.titled Website Joanna Wyld Copywriter The London Sinfonietta is grateful to its auditors and accountants MGR Weston Kay LLP.

LONDON SINFONIETTA 2019/20 SEASON ONLINE EVENTS January–July 2020

TURNING POINTS: TAKEMITSU 26 April 2020, Kings Place

GERALD BARRY: THE INTELLIGENCE PARK 25 September–4 October 2019, Linbury Theatre Plus a UK tour

MIX 15 May 2020, Purcell Room

TURNING POINTS: THE EMERGENCE OF MINIMALISM 13 October–5 November 2019, UK Tour SOLOS, DUOS, ENSEMBLE 15 October 2019, Queen Elizabeth Hall TANSY DAVIES: JOLTS & PULSES 9 November 2019, Kings Place LONDON SINFONIETTA & MARIUS NESET: VIADUCT 21 November 2019, Queen Elizabeth Hall GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS: HOMAGE TO BRIDGET RILEY 23 November 2019, hcmf// 5 December 2019, Queen Elizabeth Hall SOUND ACROSS A CENTURY / 1 22 January 2020, Queen Elizabeth Hall TURNING POINTS: KAGEL 1 February 2020, Kings Place COMA COLLABORATION 8 March 2020, Queen Mary University of London

TOM COULT / ALICE BIRCH: VIOLET June 2020, Aldeburgh Festival 13 July 2020, Buxton Festival MUSICIANS OF TOMORROW 8 July 2020, Purcell Room

BOOKING INFORMATION SOUTHBANK CENTRE (RESIDENT ORCHESTRA) Book for our concerts at Southbank Centre online at southbankcentre.co.uk, in person, or over the phone on 020 3879 9555 Transaction fees apply: £3 online, £3.50 over the phone. No transaction fees for in-person bookings, Southbank Centre Members and Supporters Circles. £5 Curious? 16-25 tickets can be purchased on Southbank Centre’s website or in person. Please bring proof of age with you when you collect your ticket. KINGS PLACE (ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE) Book for concerts at Kings Place online at kingsplace.co.uk, in person, or over the phone on 020 7520 1490.

SOUND OUT 2020 12 March 2020, Royal Festival Hall

A booking fee of £3.00 will be applied to all ticket bookings. No transaction fees for in-person bookings. A limited number of Under-30s (£8.50) tickets are available. Please bring proof of age with you when you collect your ticket.

PHILIP VENABLES/TED HUFFMAN: DENIS & KATYA 27 February 2020, Newport 13 & 14 March 2020, Purcell Room Plus a UK tour

SOUND ACROSS A CENTURY / 2 24 March 2020, Queen Elizabeth Hall

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