by MusicFest Administrator | Nov 12, 2019
“One of the UK’s most vibrant voices” (International Piano), Hesketh has received numerous national and international commissions and has worked with an array of important conductors and soloists including Sir Simon Rattle, Nicholas Daniel, Vasily Petrenko,...
by MusicFest Administrator | Nov 12, 2019
Arlene Sierra is a UK-based American composer whose music takes its impetus from rich sources including military strategy, game theory, Darwinian evolution, and the natural world. Her work has been lauded for its “highly flexible and distinctive style” (The Guardian),...
by Lorraine Pocklington | May 26, 2019
Eleanor Turner is a harpist and composer whose passionate performances have brought her worldwide acclaim. Eleanor creates unique shows for herself and her ensemble, performing at venues such as Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ, Berlin’s Kammermusikaal at the...
by Lorraine Pocklington | May 26, 2019
Kenneth Hesketh has been described as “one of the UK’s most vibrant voices, having a brand of modernism that reveals true love for sound itself” (International Piano) and as “a composer who both has something to say and the means to say it” (Tempo magazine). Hesketh...
by Lorraine Pocklington | May 24, 2019
John Flinders studied at the University of York and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He now has a busy and wide-ranging musical career as soloist, accompanist, coach and teacher. He is particularly noted for his performances of the clarinet repertoire; he has...
