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Articles de Lawrence Dunn

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Lawrence Dunn
Lawrence Dunn

Lawrence is commissioning editor at Bachtrack. He is a composer, improviser, pianist and writer. He has taught at Cambridge, Huddersfield and Sheffield universities. He has written music for, among others the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Slagwerk Den Haag, Philip Thomas, Juliet Fraser, Ilya Gringolts, Plus-Minus, Exaudi, Apartment House and Explore Ensemble.

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Singing at the edge: inside the BBC Singers

Par Lawrence Dunn, 04 septembre 2023
Mezzo-soprano Jessica Gillingwater and tenor Peter Davoren reveal how demanding being a member of the BBC Singers is – and how they approach singing such a wide variety of music.
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Sharp drop in A Level Music entrants reflects wider declines in music education

Par Lawrence Dunn, 18 août 2023
The numbers of entrants to A Level Music has halved since 2010, reflecting a wider landscape for music and culture across the UK that is increasingly bleak.
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Three new works of wildly varying quality at Manchester International Festival

Par Lawrence Dunn, 08 juillet 2023
Conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni, the BBC Philharmonic and soloists Ralph van Raat and Jess Dandy present three new works, each relating to natural environments.
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Loneliness and togetherness: Chamber Choir Ireland in Dundalk

Par Lawrence Dunn, 19 juin 2023
Chamber Choir Ireland opens Louth Contemporary Music Society’s summer festival, with two major new works from Cassandra Miller and Linda Catlin Smith.
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Aloofness, sincerety and montage: Esposito Quartet plays Laurence Crane and Caroline Shaw

Par Lawrence Dunn, 19 juin 2023
The premiere of Laurence Crane’s new string quartet is presented in Dundalk alongside Caroline Shaw and the Esposito Quartet.
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A survivor from Transylvania: the life of György Ligeti

Par Lawrence Dunn, 28 mai 2023
Ligeti’s early life was deeply eventful and traumatic. Biographer Richard Steinitz describes writing Ligeti’s biography – and the alienated and abstracted imprint it left on his music.
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With pipes, drums and fiddles: a Ligeti playlist

Par Lawrence Dunn, 26 mai 2023
Born 100 years ago, the music of Hungarian composer György Ligeti is varied and multiplicitous, displaying a voracious curiosity and a multifaceted imagination.
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Against the status quo: the music of Johanna Beyer

Par Lawrence Dunn, 14 avril 2023
A pioneering composer of music for electronic instruments in the 1930s, Johanna Beyer also wrote singular chamber and large ensemble music. A portrait concert will be presented at LAC Lugano in May.
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Pressure and intoxication: the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition

Par Lawrence Dunn, 31 mars 2023
Twenty talented young conductors descend on London to participate in the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition 2023, one of the most prestigious in the world.
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BBC announces closure of BBC Singers, redundancies at orchestras

Par Lawrence Dunn, 09 mars 2023
The BBC’s announcement of its decision to shutter the BBC Singers, and to aim for 20% redundancies in its English orchestras, has attracted criticism.
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Eight women composers to watch in 2023

Par Lawrence Dunn, 08 mars 2023
A playlist presenting a multiplicity of musics from eight women composers from around the world, with premieres in 2023.
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Breaking the cage from the inside: Dutch National Opera’s Animal Farm

Par Lawrence Dunn, 17 février 2023
A new opera based on Orwell’s Animal Farm will shortly open at Dutch National Opera. Director Damiano Michieletto, librettist Ian Burton and composer Alexander Raskatov speak about this ambitious and fervent new project.
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Le quotidien d'une ballerine : entretien avec Deborah Weiss

Par Lawrence Dunn, 10 février 2023
La nouvelle rédactrice en chef de la section danse de Bachtrack a eu une carrière remarquable de danseuse, travaillant avec Rudolf Noureev comme Margot Fonteyn ou encore Alicia Markova.
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Tár met en lumière la vie des orchestres en Allemagne

Par Lawrence Dunn, 30 janvier 2023
La performance autoritaire de Cate Blanchett a suscité éloges et controverses. Pourtant, en Allemagne, il n'existe aucune cheffe d'orchestre au statut comparable à celui de Lydia Tár.
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Arvo Pärt: music for humanity

Par Lawrence Dunn, 06 janvier 2023
In our statistics for 2022, Arvo Pärt is the most performed living composer. What might account for the enduring appeal of this highly personal and spiritual music?
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The Dawn Has Risen: a playlist of Ukrainian music

Par Lawrence Dunn, 24 novembre 2022
The tragedy of the invasion of Ukraine has rejuvenated interest in Ukrainian music for many across Europe. This playlist glances the surface of a musical culture that runs incredibly deep.
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Coming together: a playlist for the US Midterms

Par Lawrence Dunn, 08 novembre 2022
The world stands agog as the US undergoes another election. These composers sought to reveal the brokenness of US politics – and the ability of the American people to come together in spite of it.
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Contemporary music sliced by Arts Council England’s knife

Par Lawrence Dunn, 04 novembre 2022
Arts Council England have issued multiple funding reductions to contemporary music organisations across England, with some seeing total reductions in funding.
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Vimbayi Kaziboni: Music to change your life

Par Lawrence Dunn, 02 novembre 2022
Bachtrack catches up with Zimbabwean-American conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni as he visits Manchester to conduct the BBC Philharmonic – in a project exploring interactions between the orchestra and artificial intelligence.
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Machine for Contacting the Dead: a playlist for Halloween

Par Lawrence Dunn, 24 octobre 2022
A musical exploration of the roots of Halloween (and associated festivals La Toussaint and El Día de los Muertos) – when the dead come alive and walk among us.
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