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Laura Sinnerton

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  1. Coda: Laura's last blog

    Coda: Laura's last blog

    The last in Laura Sinnerton's series of posts for the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Wales blog.

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  2. A new generation of composers for Wales

    A new generation of composers for Wales

    ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW will be working with eight composers in special workshops, as part of their Composition: Wales project

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  3. Delving into the music of composer Thierry Escaich

    Delving into the music of composer Thierry Escaich

    This Wednesday evening (28 January) will see ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW present a ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Hoddinott Hall Composer Portrait, on this occasion focusing on the music of the French composer, organist and improviser, Thierry Escaich.

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  4. Bringing fresh music to Cardiff Bay

    Bringing fresh music to Cardiff Bay

    Dark and murky as it is, I do love January. A new diary with blank pages waiting for exciting things to be put in, a fresh resolve to try new things/eat better/exercise more - a new year, filled with such potential, even in the bleakest days of winter, to me has a real forward looking freshness.

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  5. Christmas with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW

    Christmas with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW

    This Christmas, we at the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ National Orchestra of Wales are offering audiences in Cardiff, Swansea and Haverfordwest the perfect antidote to the Yuletide onslaught, with festive concerts suitable for friends and family alike.

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  6. Laura’s tour diary – Aberystwyth, Bangor & Llandudno

    The story of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Now on tour throughout Wales, as they perform concerts in Aberistwyth, Bangor and Llandudno.

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  7. Laura’s tour diary part 1- Brecon

    Part 1 of Laura Sinnerton's report on life on the road with the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW taking in rehearsals and the concert in Theatr Brycheiniog next to the canal in Brecon

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  8. The One Show Virtual Carol Concert

    Christmas time with the orchestra, including their participation in the One Show Virtual Carol Concert and publicity for their Christmas shows.

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  9. A winter warmer to banish the November chills

    Look forward to ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ National Orchestra of Wales concert in Hoddinott Hall with Elena Urioste as soloist

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  10. ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ National Orchestra of Wales and Children in Need

    The work of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Orchestra of Wales with Children in Need on 14 November 2014

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  11. NOW Behind the Scenes: Huw Thomas

    Laura Sinnerton talks to ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW's senior audio supervisor Huw Thomas about his behind-the-scenes role.

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  12. Elgar and the oratorio

    This week, you will have the opportunity to hear the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ National Chorus of Wales in concert with us at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, as we perform what is perhaps Elgar’s greatest oratorio, The Dream of Gerontius.

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  13. Something for all the family

    Over the next few weeks, we will be involved in the UK-wide Family Arts Festival. This festival incorporates all areas of the arts - dance, music, theatre, craft, art, you name it, there is an event for it.

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  14. Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts

    Prior to the opening of our Swansea Season proper in December, we will be making two trips to the newly-refurbished Brangwyn Hall as part of the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts this October.

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  15. Ten Pieces: Engaging children with classical music

    At ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW HQ, it feels like we have been talking about the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Ten Pieces project for a very long time. Somehow, I can't believe we've actually got round to the cinema launch date!

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  16. Brahms in Bristol

    Regular readers of this blog will know that Brahms holds a very firm place in my Holy Square of composers (Bach, Brahms, Beethoven and Britten, just in case you haven’t picked up on my fundamentalism yet). So, imagine my face when I realised that we would be part of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 3's celebration and exploration of the work of Johannes Brahms.

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  17. Strauss: Four Last Songs

    Laura Sinnerton explains her love of Strauss' Four Last Songs as a preview the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ NOW's new season which starts on Friday 3 October in Cardiff's St David's Hall.

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  18. New season, new faces: Welcoming B Tommy Andersson

    A new season is a time for new beginnings. At our season opener in St David's Hall on Friday, where we will continue our role as Orchestra in Residence, we are delighted to introduce to both our loyal Cardiff audience, and the wider ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 3 audience, our new Composer-in-Association, B Tommy ...

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  19. On The Road for the autumn

    Without a doubt, autumn is my favourite season. Growing up on the cusp of the Glens of Antrim, this was always a truly idyllic time of the year as the leaves went through their seasonal metamorphosis and everywhere seemed to burn red, copper and gold.

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  20. Paul Wittgenstein: The man behind Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand

    Laura Sinnerton details the incredible life of Paul Wittgenstein, the one-handed pianist who commissioned Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand.

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