Aurora Orchestra 2010 Season Brochure

Aurora Orchestra 2010 London Season

Resident at LSO St Luke’s

As it approaches the milestone of its fifth birthday in March 2010, Aurora is thriving. The past year has seen a nomination for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2009 ‘Young Artist’ Award, a move into our splendid new base at Kings Place, and news of major inaugural awards from Arts Council England and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation for a series of cross-arts events to be staged over the next three years at LSO St Luke’s.

Aurora’s 2010 London season is our richest and most varied to date. Based around residencies at two of the city’s most attractive venues – LSO St Luke’s and Kings Place – it features a collection of thrilling repertoire, ranging from medieval troubadour music to cutting-edge works by Berio and Adams; from Weimar-era gems by Hindemith and Weill to the dazzling textures of Gershwin; and from Stravinsky’s playful Danses Concertantes to Scott Bradley’s virtuosic scores for Tom and Jerry cartoons.

During the course of the season we shall be welcoming a diverse host of guest artists, including mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg, the outstanding young performers of Mahogany Opera, the Cordão de Ouro capoeira group, and students from Central St Martins College of Art and Design. We will also be extending our work in London schools, with a raft of participation and learning initiatives bringing music to young people in the capital.

We look forward to welcoming you to an Aurora event soon.

John Harte, General ManagerNicholas Collon Principal Conductor & Artistic Director

Welcome

As it approaches the milestone of its fifth birthday in March 2010, Aurora is thriving. The past year has seen a nomination for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2009 ‘Young Artist’ Award, a move into our splendid new base at Kings Place, and news of major inaugural awards from Arts Council England and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation for a series of cross-arts events to be staged over the next three years at LSO St Luke’s.

Aurora’s 2010 London season is our richest and most varied to date. Based around residencies at two of the city’s most attractive venues – LSO St Luke’s and Kings Place – it features a collection of thrilling repertoire, ranging from medieval troubadour music to cutting-edge works by Berio and Adams; from Weimar-era gems by Hindemith and Weill to the dazzling textures of Gershwin; and from Stravinsky’s playful Danses Concertantes to Scott Bradley’s virtuosic scores for Tom and Jerry cartoons.

During the course of the season we shall be welcoming a diverse host of guest artists, including mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg, the outstanding young performers of Mahogany Opera, the Cordão de Ouro capoeira group, and students from Central St Martins College of Art and Design. We will also be extending our work in London schools, with a raft of participation and learning initiatives bringing music to young people in the capital.

We look forward to welcoming you to an Aurora event soon.

John Harte, General ManagerNicholas Collon Principal Conductor & Artistic Director

Welcome

Ravaged by war and its economic aftermath, German and Austrian cities in the years after 1918 nevertheless proved to be astonishingly productive cultural crucibles. Artists, filmmakers, musicians and writers set about shattering the established frontiers of their respective disciplines in the pursuit of ‘modernity’, bequeathing a remarkable artistic legacy that would survive and flourish in spite of later Nazi attempts at its eradication. A week of music, film and cabaret, Aurora’s inaugural residency at Kings Place explores the explosive creativity which illuminated the inter-war cultural landscape from Vienna to Weimar.

Supported byJMI ICSM Spoli Fund Austrian Cultural Forum

Artistic advisorsErik Levi & Lloyd Moore

Chamber ContrastsThursday 28 January7.30pm

Stylistic CrossroadsSaturday 30 January7.30pm

Cabaret after DarkSaturday 30 January10pm

Kings Place27–30 January 2010

Ravaged by war and its economic aftermath, German and Austrian cities in the years after 1918 nevertheless proved to be astonishingly productive cultural crucibles. Artists, filmmakers, musicians and writers set about shattering the established frontiers of their respective disciplines in the pursuit of ‘modernity’, bequeathing a remarkable artistic legacy that would survive and flourish in spite of later Nazi attempts at its eradication. A week of music, film and cabaret, Aurora’s inaugural residency at Kings Place explores the explosive creativity which illuminated the inter-war cultural landscape from Vienna to Weimar.

Supported byJMI ICSM Spoli Fund Austrian Cultural Forum

Artistic advisorsErik Levi & Lloyd Moore

Kings Place27–30 January 2010

Hindemith Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano

Weill (arr. Frenkel) Seven Pieces from The Threepenny Opera

KrenekSerenade for Clarinet and String Trio

Schoenberg (arr. Webern) Chamber Symphony No. 1

Alexandra Wood (violin)Principal Players ofAurora Orchestra

The versatility and transparency of chamber music was perfectly suited to iconoclastic composers seeking to experiment with new sound worlds in the wake of the First World War. This diverse programme showcases neglected gems by Krenek and Hindemith alonsgide Webern’s extraordinary distillation for five players of Schoenberg’s first Chamber Symphony, together with transcriptions for solo violin of movements from Weill’s jazz-infused Threepenny Opera.

VenueHall One, Kings Place90 York Way, N1 9AG

Tickets£24.50, £19.50,£15.50, £9.50available online atwww.kingsplace.co.ukor on 020 7520 1490(offline bookings subject to £2 surcharge)

Thursday 28 January7.30pm

ChamberContrasts

Jane Mitchell Principal Flute

‘As pacy and invigorated a reading of Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1 as I’ve heard.’

The Sunday Times

Hindemith Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano

Weill (arr. Frenkel) Seven Pieces from The Threepenny Opera

KrenekSerenade for Clarinet and String Trio

Schoenberg (arr. Webern) Chamber Symphony No. 1

Alexandra Wood (violin)Principal Players ofAurora Orchestra

The versatility and transparency of chamber music was perfectly suited to iconoclastic composers seeking to experiment with new sound worlds in the wake of the First World War. This diverse programme showcases neglected gems by Krenek and Hindemith alonsgide Webern’s extraordinary distillation for five players of Schoenberg’s first Chamber Symphony, together with transcriptions for solo violin of movements from Weill’s jazz-infused Threepenny Opera.

Thursday 28 January7.30pm

ChamberContrasts

Jane Mitchell Principal Flute

‘As pacy and invigorated a reading of Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1 as I’ve heard.’

The Sunday Times

The climax of Aurora’s ‘From Vienna to Weimar’ residency, this performance surveys a selection of orchestral highlights from the interwar cultural melting-pot characterised by Austrian composer Franz Schreker in 1928 as a Stilwende, or ‘stylistic crossroads’. Korngold’s sparkling score to Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing rubs shoulders with the youthful audacity of Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 1, the cool clarity of Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto (with guest soloist Clio Gould), and the lush textures of Schreker’s own Chamber Symphony.

Saturday 30 January 7.30pm

Stylistic Crossroads

Hindemith Kammermusik No.1

WeillViolin Concerto

Korngold Suite from Much Ado about Nothing

Schreker Chamber Symphony

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Clio Gould (violin)

John ReidPrincipal Piano

‘A typically inventive programme from the brilliant young Aurora Orchestra under their talented Principal Conductor, Nicholas Collon’ Evening Standard

The climax of Aurora’s ‘From Vienna to Weimar’ residency, this performance surveys a selection of orchestral highlights from the interwar cultural melting-pot characterised by Austrian composer Franz Schreker in 1928 as a Stilwende, or ‘stylistic crossroads’. Korngold’s sparkling score to Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing rubs shoulders with the youthful audacity of Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 1, the cool clarity of Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto (with guest soloist Clio Gould), and the lush textures of Schreker’s own Chamber Symphony.

Saturday 30 January 7.30pm

Stylistic Crossroads

Hindemith Kammermusik No.1

WeillViolin Concerto

Korngold Suite from Much Ado about Nothing

Schreker Chamber Symphony

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Clio Gould (violin)

John ReidPrincipal Piano

‘A typically inventive programme from the brilliant young Aurora Orchestra under their talented Principal Conductor, Nicholas Collon’ Evening Standard

The charismatic Loré Lixenberg, celebrated for her role in Jerry Springer: The Opera, joins pianist Iain Farrington and members of Aurora for a pulsating evening of cabaret music, including UK premières of songs by Spoliansky and Holländer alongside well-known favourites by Kurt Weill.

Saturday 30 January10pm

Cabaret after Dark

Including works by Holländer,Spoliansky and Weill

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Loré Lixenberg (mezzo-soprano)

Tickets£11.50 (offline), £9.50 (online)available online at www.kingsplace.co.ukor on 020 7520 1490.20% discount available when also booking for ‘Stylistic Crossroads’

Loré Lixenberg Mezzo-soprano

‘Glorious music played, by Aurora Orchestra, as if it has been delivered straight from Heaven.’The Times

The charismatic Loré Lixenberg, celebrated for her role in Jerry Springer: The Opera, joins pianist Iain Farrington and members of Aurora for a pulsating evening of cabaret music, including UK premières of songs by Spoliansky and Holländer alongside well-known favourites by Kurt Weill.

Saturday 30 January10pm

Cabaret after Dark

Including works by Holländer,Spoliansky and Weill

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Loré Lixenberg (mezzo-soprano)

Tickets£11.50 (offline), £9.50 (online)available online at www.kingsplace.co.ukor on 020 7520 1490.20% discount available when also booking for ‘Stylistic Crossroads’

Loré Lixenberg Mezzo-soprano

‘Glorious music played, by Aurora Orchestra, as if it has been delivered straight from Heaven.’The Times

Other ‘From Vienna to Weimar’ events

Study DayDateSat 30 January10.30am–4.30pm

VenueSt Pancras Room, Kings Place

A distinguished team of scholars explores the fascinating cross-fertilisation between art and politics during the turbulent inter-war years in Central Europe.

Tickets£37.50

Weimar VoicesDateWed 27 January7.30pm

VenueHall One, Kings Place

Song recital with Christian Immler (baritone) and Helmut Deutsch (piano).Works by Eisler, Gàl, Goldschmidt, Korngold, Krenek, Schreker and Zemlinsky.

Tickets£24.50 / £19.50 / £15.50 / £9.50

Lyric SuitesDateFri 29 January7.30pm

The acclaimed Artis–Quartett Wien perform works by Wellesz, Weigl, Berg and Zemlinsky.

Tickets£24.50 / £19.50 / £15.50 / £9.50

FilmsDateWed 27–Sat 30 January

Daily screening of a silent Weimar classic (English intertitles) followed by a talkie (German dialogue, English subtitles). Series curated by Fred Bridgham.

Tickets£5.50

Max BailliePrincipal Viola

For further details of all events and tickets see www.kingsplace.co.uk or call 020 7520 1490. Offline bookings subject to £2 surcharge.

‘The quality of sculpted simplicity... lent most astonishing resonance by Aurora Orchestra.’

The Guardian

Other ‘From Vienna to Weimar’ events

Study DayDateSat 30 January10.30am–4.30pm

A distinguished team of scholars explores the fascinating cross-fertilisation between art and politics during the turbulent inter-war years in Central Europe.

Tickets£37.50

Weimar VoicesDateWed 27 January7.30pm

Song recital with Christian Immler (baritone) and Helmut Deutsch (piano).Works by Eisler, Gàl, Goldschmidt, Korngold, Krenek, Schreker and Zemlinsky.

Tickets£24.50 / £19.50 / £15.50 / £9.50

Lyric SuitesDateFri 29 January7.30pm

The acclaimed Artis–Quartett Wien perform works by Wellesz, Weigl, Berg and Zemlinsky.

Tickets£24.50 / £19.50 / £15.50 / £9.50

FilmsDateWed 27–Sat 30 January

Daily screening of a silent Weimar classic (English intertitles) followed by a talkie (German dialogue, English subtitles). Series curated by Fred Bridgham.

Tickets£5.50

Max BailliePrincipal Viola

For further details of all events and tickets see www.kingsplace.co.uk or call 020 7520 1490. Offline bookings subject to £2 surcharge.

‘The quality of sculpted simplicity... lent most astonishing resonance by Aurora Orchestra.’

The Guardian

March 2010 sees the start of Aurora Orchestra’s groundbreaking residency at LSO St Luke’s. Supported by Arts Council England and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, this unique cross-arts series comprises nine concerts over three years, each featuring a different collaboration with, or commission from, an emerging artist or ensemble of outstanding quality. Enriched in its first season by partnerships with animators, dancers and singers, the series promises to push the boundaries of the concert experience, and to offer new perspectives on a thrilling variety of repertoire. Supported by

Arts Council EnglandJerwood Charitable FoundationErnest Cook Charitable TrustCity of London FestivalMahogany OperaMichael Tippett Musical Foundation

Season ticket offer20% discount available when booking for all three Aurora performances at LSO St Luke’s in 2010. Offer available online at lso.co.uk/lsostlukes or by phone on 020 7638 8891.

InfernoFriday 19 March8pm

In-Flight EntertainmentFriday 9 July8pm

Yankee DoodlesSaturday 9 October7.30pm

LSO St Luke’s2010

March 2010 sees the start of Aurora Orchestra’s groundbreaking residency at LSO St Luke’s. Supported by Arts Council England and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, this unique cross-arts series comprises nine concerts over three years, each featuring a different collaboration with, or commission from, an emerging artist or ensemble of outstanding quality. Enriched in its first season by partnerships with animators, dancers and singers, the series promises to push the boundaries of the concert experience, and to offer new perspectives on a thrilling variety of repertoire. Supported by

Arts Council EnglandJerwood Charitable FoundationErnest Cook Charitable TrustCity of London FestivalMahogany OperaMichael Tippett Musical Foundation

Season ticket offer20% discount available when booking for all three Aurora performances at LSO St Luke’s in 2010. Offer available online at lso.co.uk/lsostlukes or by phone on 020 7638 8891.

LSO St Luke’s2010

Charmian BedfordSoprano

Aurora welcomes back Mahogany Opera and its acclaimed director Frederic Wake-Walker for a concert celebrating the orchestra’s fifth birthday. Berio’s monumental Laborintus II – a semi-staged work for singers, tape, narrator and ensemble written to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth – inspires a programme which arcs from the medieval troubadour music beloved of Dante himself to John Adams’ effervescent Son of Chamber Symphony.

Friday 19 March8pm

Gabrieli Canzon Duodecimi Toni a 10

Britten Sinfonietta, Op. 1

Adams Son of Chamber Symphony

Anon. Music of the Troubadours

BerioLaborintus II

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Frederic Wake-Walker (director)Mahogany Opera

Inferno

VenueLSO St Luke’s161 Old Street, EC1V 9NG

Tickets£25, £18, £10 (20% student discount)available online at lso.co.uk/lsostlukes or on 020 7638 8891.20% season discount when booking for allthree LSO St Luke’s performances.

Sponsor-a-ticket scheme: buy a ticket for a secondary school student for £8

Part of Mahogany Opera’s ‘Towards a New Movement’ project

‘One of the most exciting and electrifying evenings I’ve spent at the opera in recent seasons.’Opera Magazine on Aurora’s 2008 collaboration with Mahogany Opera

Charmian BedfordSoprano

Aurora welcomes back Mahogany Opera and its acclaimed director Frederic Wake-Walker for a concert celebrating the orchestra’s fifth birthday. Berio’s monumental Laborintus II – a semi-staged work for singers, tape, narrator and ensemble written to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth – inspires a programme which arcs from the medieval troubadour music beloved of Dante himself to John Adams’ effervescent Son of Chamber Symphony.

Friday 19 March8pm

Gabrieli Canzon Duodecimi Toni a 10

Britten Sinfonietta, Op. 1

Adams Son of Chamber Symphony

Anon. Music of the Troubadours

BerioLaborintus II

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Frederic Wake-Walker (director)Mahogany Opera

Inferno

Part of Mahogany Opera’s ‘Towards a New Movement’ project

‘One of the most exciting and electrifying evenings I’ve spent at the opera in recent seasons.’Opera Magazine on Aurora’s 2008 collaboration with Mahogany Opera

Inspired by the Russian folk tradition of the ‘round dance’ and infused with elements of ballet, jazz, and house music, Julian Anderson’s kaleidoscopic Khorovod underpins a stunning new collaboration with the London-based capoeira group Cordão de Ouro. Works by Rameau, Stravinsky and Balakirev complete an electrifying evening of virtuosic dance music inspired by the themes of this year’s City of London Festival.

Friday 9 July 8pm

Stravinsky Danses Concertantes

RameauSuite from Platée

Anderson Khorovod

Balakirev (arr. Farrington) Islamey

Nicholas Collon (conductor) Mestre Ponciano Almeida and the Cordão de Ouro capoeira group

In-FlightEntertainment

Mestre Ponciano AlmeidaCordão de Ouro

Part of the City of London Festival

‘A brilliant combination of Aurora Orchestra and tight-wheeling capoeira dancers.’Time Out, Critics’ Top Five Musical Events of 2008

Inspired by the Russian folk tradition of the ‘round dance’ and infused with elements of ballet, jazz, and house music, Julian Anderson’s kaleidoscopic Khorovod underpins a stunning new collaboration with the London-based capoeira group Cordão de Ouro. Works by Rameau, Stravinsky and Balakirev complete an electrifying evening of virtuosic dance music inspired by the themes of this year’s City of London Festival.

Friday 9 July 8pm

Stravinsky Danses Concertantes

RameauSuite from Platée

Anderson Khorovod

Balakirev (arr. Farrington) Islamey

Nicholas Collon (conductor) Mestre Ponciano Almeida and the Cordão de Ouro capoeira group

In-FlightEntertainment

Mestre Ponciano AlmeidaCordão de Ouro

Part of the City of London Festival

‘A brilliant combination of Aurora Orchestra and tight-wheeling capoeira dancers.’Time Out, Critics’ Top Five Musical Events of 2008

‘Though I’ve heard and loved this music a hundred times, it has never seemed so sweetly melded or convincing.’

The Independent

A feast of music and moving image, this groundbreaking programme features screenings of the brilliant Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto alongside Gene Kelly’s lavish ballet finale from the 1951 film An American in Paris, with live performances of their respective scores by Scott Bradley and George Gershwin. This performance also sees the unveiling of an exciting new partnership with Central St Martins College of Art and Design, with a major new moving image commission based around Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals.

Saturday9 October7.30pm

Scott BradleyThe Cat Concerto

Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals

CoplandMusic for the Theatre

Gershwin (arr. Farrington)An American in Paris

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Tom Poster (piano) Iain Farrington (piano)

Live screenings of The Cat Concerto and an extract from An American in Paris with a new moving image commission from students of Central St Martins College of Art and Design

Yankee Doodles

Tom and Jerry in The Cat Concerto© MGM 1946

‘Though I’ve heard and loved this music a hundred times, it has never seemed so sweetly melded or convincing.’

The Independent

A feast of music and moving image, this groundbreaking programme features screenings of the brilliant Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto alongside Gene Kelly’s lavish ballet finale from the 1951 film An American in Paris, with live performances of their respective scores by Scott Bradley and George Gershwin. This performance also sees the unveiling of an exciting new partnership with Central St Martins College of Art and Design, with a major new moving image commission based around Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals.

Saturday9 October7.30pm

Scott BradleyThe Cat Concerto

Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals

CoplandMusic for the Theatre

Gershwin (arr. Farrington)An American in Paris

Nicholas Collon (conductor)Tom Poster (piano) Iain Farrington (piano)

Live screenings of The Cat Concerto and an extract from An American in Paris with a new moving image commission from students of Central St Martins College of Art and Design

Yankee Doodles

Aurora:Coming of age

Since its creation in 2005, Aurora Orchestra has established a reputation as one of the most dynamic, innovative and challenging emerging voices in British classical music. Its projects combine outstanding musical quality with inventive programming and an ambitious commitment to reaching new audiences.

Bringing together some of London’s most excitingyoung soloists in a virtuosic and versatile ensemble,the orchestra appears under the baton of its inspirationalPrincipal Conductor, Nicholas Collon. It has attracted particular praise for its cross-arts collaborations, and has appeared in many of the UK’s leading venues and festivals, including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Barbican theatre, and as part of the BBC Proms and the Aldeburgh, Sounds New and Spitalfields Festivals.

Aurora’s 2010 season includes appearances at the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, the Snape Proms, the Sounds New Festival, Wigmore Hall and as part of the BBC Proms Inspire scheme.

Aurora was nominated for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2009 Young Artist Award.

For more information please visit www.auroraorchestra.com

Top row: Thomas Gould (Principal First Violin), Jamie Campbell (Principal Second Violin), Nicholas Collon (Principal Conductor)Bottom row: Aurora wind, Chris Cooper (Principal Bassoon), Cordão de OuroPhotos 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 by Simon Weir

Top row: Dave Brown (Principal Double Bass), Aurora Orchestra at Aldeburgh, Aurora brassBottom row: Jonathan Deakin (Cello), Henry Baldwin (Principal Percussion), Timothy Orpen (Principal Clarinet)Photos 2, 4 and 5 by [email protected]; photo 3 by Simon Weir

‘Gossamer threads, crystalline chords and dancing, shimmering passages were simply beguiling.’ Musical Opinion

Aurora:Coming of age

Since its creation in 2005, Aurora Orchestra has established a reputation as one of the most dynamic, innovative and challenging emerging voices in British classical music. Its projects combine outstanding musical quality with inventive programming and an ambitious commitment to reaching new audiences.

Bringing together some of London’s most excitingyoung soloists in a virtuosic and versatile ensemble,the orchestra appears under the baton of its inspirationalPrincipal Conductor, Nicholas Collon. It has attracted particular praise for its cross-arts collaborations, and has appeared in many of the UK’s leading venues and festivals, including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Barbican theatre, and as part of the BBC Proms and the Aldeburgh, Sounds New and Spitalfields Festivals.

Aurora’s 2010 season includes appearances at the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, the Snape Proms, the Sounds New Festival, Wigmore Hall and as part of the BBC Proms Inspire scheme.

Aurora was nominated for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2009 Young Artist Award.

For more information please visit www.auroraorchestra.com

Top row: Thomas Gould (Principal First Violin), Jamie Campbell (Principal Second Violin), Nicholas Collon (Principal Conductor)Bottom row: Aurora wind, Chris Cooper (Principal Bassoon), Cordão de OuroPhotos 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 by Simon Weir

Top row: Dave Brown (Principal Double Bass), Aurora Orchestra at Aldeburgh, Aurora brassBottom row: Jonathan Deakin (Cello), Henry Baldwin (Principal Percussion), Timothy Orpen (Principal Clarinet)Photos 2, 4 and 5 by [email protected]; photo 3 by Simon Weir

‘Gossamer threads, crystalline chords and dancing, shimmering passages were simply beguiling.’ Musical Opinion

Aurora relies for most of its income on the generosity of its supporters, who over the past five years have enabled the orchestra to establish itself as a permanent and vibrant force.

Aurora’s 2010 London season is made possible with support from its Friends and Patrons scheme, and particularly by grants from its Principal Patrons, Mrs Monica Bertoni and two anonymous donors.

We would like to thank our wonderful team of supporters for breathing life into our ideas. To join them, and help carry Aurora forward to its tenth birthday, please contact John Harte on +44 (0)20 7014 2834, or by email on [email protected].

Supporting Aurora

Aurora continues to place a commitment to young people and the future of live music at the centre of its work, laying a foundation for both the musical talent and the audiences of the future.

In 2007, Aurora launched the innovative schools’ programme Listen Up! as part of a unique partnership with the outstanding music education organisation, the Da Capo Foundation. This partnership has now reached over 4,000 children across the UK, with Aurora players appearing regularly in sixteen London primary schools on Listen Up! projects, side-by-side schemes and teacher-training programmes. The orchestra has also developed a reputation for ambitious concerts for young people, including performances at Wigmore Hall, the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, Aberystwyth Musicfest, the Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh and the Spitalfields Festival. 2009 also saw Aurora present its first Summer School, alongside the Da Capo Foundation, for children aged three to sixteen.

Aurora’s participation and learning programme continues to expand, with Listen Up! projects taking place in four Hammersmith and Fulham primary schools over the winter term of 2009–2010; concerts for families and schools at the Wigmore Hall in January 2010; and the launch of a new Listen Live! initiative as part of the 2010–2012 LSO St Luke’s residency. Capitalising on the appeal of the season’s exciting and colourful cross-arts partnerships, the latter scheme brings members of the orchestra and collaborating artists to secondary schools in Southwark and in Hammersmith and Fulham, and also enables students to attend the performances at LSO St Luke’s, supported by a unique ‘Sponsor-a-ticket’ scheme.

Participation and learning

‘Edgy, adventurous... the future of music’Evening Standard

Hans Krasa’s childrens’ opera Brundibar with Jubilee Opera in Aldeburgh. Photo by Dave Hermon

Aurora relies for most of its income on the generosity of its supporters, who over the past five years have enabled the orchestra to establish itself as a permanent and vibrant force.

Aurora’s 2010 London season is made possible with support from its Friends and Patrons scheme, and particularly by grants from its Principal Patrons, Mrs Monica Bertoni and two anonymous donors.

We would like to thank our wonderful team of supporters for breathing life into our ideas. To join them, and help carry Aurora forward to its tenth birthday, please contact John Harte on +44 (0)20 7014 2834, or by email on [email protected].

Supporting Aurora

Aurora continues to place a commitment to young people and the future of live music at the centre of its work, laying a foundation for both the musical talent and the audiences of the future.

In 2007, Aurora launched the innovative schools’ programme Listen Up! as part of a unique partnership with the outstanding music education organisation, the Da Capo Foundation. This partnership has now reached over 4,000 children across the UK, with Aurora players appearing regularly in sixteen London primary schools on Listen Up! projects, side-by-side schemes and teacher-training programmes. The orchestra has also developed a reputation for ambitious concerts for young people, including performances at Wigmore Hall, the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, Aberystwyth Musicfest, the Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh and the Spitalfields Festival. 2009 also saw Aurora present its first Summer School, alongside the Da Capo Foundation, for children aged three to sixteen.

Aurora’s participation and learning programme continues to expand, with Listen Up! projects taking place in four Hammersmith and Fulham primary schools over the winter term of 2009–2010; concerts for families and schools at the Wigmore Hall in January 2010; and the launch of a new Listen Live! initiative as part of the 2010–2012 LSO St Luke’s residency. Capitalising on the appeal of the season’s exciting and colourful cross-arts partnerships, the latter scheme brings members of the orchestra and collaborating artists to secondary schools in Southwark and in Hammersmith and Fulham, and also enables students to attend the performances at LSO St Luke’s, supported by a unique ‘Sponsor-a-ticket’ scheme.

Participation and learning

‘Edgy, adventurous... the future of music’Evening Standard

Hans Krasa’s childrens’ opera Brundibar with Jubilee Opera in Aldeburgh. Photo by Dave Hermon

Thomas BarberPrincipal Oboe

Honorary PatronSir Colin Davis

Honorary Advisory PatronDr Jill White

TrusteesJohn Alpass, Hannah Barry, Michael Collon, Jonathan Deakin, Sanjivan Kohli, Louis Watt

Principal Conductor & Artistic DirectorNicholas Collon

Principal First Violin & Leader Thomas Gould

General ManagerJohn Harte

Participation and Learning ManagerJane Mitchell

Creative Projects Co-ordinatorKate Wakeling

Arranger-in-ResidenceIain Farrington

Aurora Orchestra is a UK-registered charity, no. 1116352.

Aurora OrchestraThe Music Base Kings Place90 York WayLondon N1 9AGUK

+44 (0)20 7014 2834

[email protected]

www.auroraorchestra.com

DesignThe Partners (www.the-partners.com)PhotographyRuth Crafer (www.ruthcrafer.co.uk)except where otherwise stated

All listings correct as of November 2009. Aurora reserves the right to make changes to artists and programmes when absolutely necessary.

Thomas BarberPrincipal Oboe

Honorary PatronSir Colin Davis

Honorary Advisory PatronDr Jill White

TrusteesJohn Alpass, Hannah Barry, Michael Collon, Jonathan Deakin, Sanjivan Kohli, Louis Watt

Principal Conductor & Artistic DirectorNicholas Collon

Principal First Violin & Leader Thomas Gould

General ManagerJohn Harte

Participation and Learning ManagerJane Mitchell

Creative Projects Co-ordinatorKate Wakeling

Arranger-in-ResidenceIain Farrington

Aurora Orchestra is a UK-registered charity, no. 1116352.

Aurora OrchestraThe Music Base Kings Place90 York WayLondon N1 9AGUK

+44 (0)20 7014 2834

[email protected]

DesignThe Partners (www.the-partners.com)PhotographyRuth Crafer (www.ruthcrafer.co.uk)except where otherwise stated

All listings correct as of November 2009. Aurora reserves the right to make changes to artists and programmes when absolutely necessary.

Aurora Orchestra 2010 London Season

Kings Place From Vienna To Weimar

LSO St Luke’sNew Moves

Honorary Patron Sir Colin Davis

Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon

Aurora Orchestra 2010 Season Brochure

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