Strange Bridge
On November 2, brilliant young baritone Florian Störtz will be performing my song cycle ‘Strange Bridge’ – one of many setting I have made of WWI poet Edward Thomas’s work. It was first performed in Thomas’s home town of Steep. Lewes Festival of Song https://www.lewesfestivalofsong.co.uk/
Short, but
On October 11, pianist Karen Kingsley will be giving the first performance of my ‘Short Preludes’ at the Friends’ Meeting House in Brighton at 3.00 as part of a New Music Brighton event.
Threads
My ‘Ariadne’ for bass clarinet and piano was written for the Hacha Duo: Hannah Shilvock (bass clarinet) and Viola Lenzi piano. It will get its first performance in a New Music Brighton concert on September 6th at 3 pm at St Luke’s, Brighton. They will add oboe and cor anglais played by Catherine Underhill for a variety of pieces by other NMB composers..
Both Beauties
On 19 August at 1.10pm at the Chapel Royal, Brighton, Ben Hancox-Lachman and Will Hancox, tenor and piano will be giving the first performance of my ‘Both Beauties’ a short cycle of songs about music with words by Shakespeare, Herrick, Tennyson and Marvell. Written over 40 years ago, this will be it’s first performance!
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Rameau Morceaux
On June 15th the Barefaced Violas gave the first performance of my arrangement for four violas of two Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) keyboard pieces in a concert which included pieces from Telemann to Debussy!
John Hawkins studied composition with Malcolm Williamson and Elisabeth Lutyens. He has written a wide range of chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral pieces, which have been performed worldwide.