News from the Theseus Ensemble - patron Pierre Boulez, conductor Geoffrey Paterson - concerning two must-hear upcoming concerts:
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Friday 5 November 2010, 7.30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London SW7 2BS
‘Out of the Labyrinth’
Brian Elias Geranos
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Verses for Ensembles
Tickets £10/£8 advance/£5 students, from theseusensemble@gmail.com or at the door.
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Monday 14 February 2011, 1pm
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London WC2E 9DD
‘Sounds, Words, Music’
George Benjamin Upon Silence
Pierre Boulez Le marteau sans maître
Louise Collett, mezzo-soprano
Tickets free. A small number will be available in advance online from www.roh.org.uk, with the majority available from 10am on the day at the Royal Opera House box office.
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The Theseus Ensemble comprises some of the UK’s leading young professional instrumentalists. We are enthusiastically dedicated to the exploration of the labyrinths of modern music, and to sharing our discoveries with our audiences. Our work focuses on repertoire of the late 20th and 21st centuries, and through concerts and education projects we are committed to drawing connections between music and other areas of the arts, science and nature.
The Theseus Ensemble’s patron is distinguished conductor and composer Pierre Boulez, and its founder and conductor is Geoffrey Paterson, winner of the 2009 Leeds Conductors Competition and member of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House. Please visit www.geoffreypaterson.co.uk for more information.
For more information please contact the Theseus Ensemble’s mananger, Rosie Burton, on 07736 071847 or at theseusensemble@gmail.com
