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Yorke Dance Project review – dance past, present and future
Looking back at 20th-century modernist art, one is struck by the certainty it embodies. The writing of Eliot, the music of Ives and Stravinsky, the sculpture of Moore, the painting of Rothko. Even at its most experimental it has mass and authority; it is never tentative. Modernist choreography shares these attributes. Considering works such as […]
York Dance Project’s Performance Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, 2014.
Figure GroundFigure Ground is Yorke Dance Project’s exciting new programme touring in Winter 2014 and Spring 2015. The company will be previewing Figure Ground at the Lilian Baylis Studio theatre in February with works by Robert Cohan, Yolande Yorke-Edgell and Causeway Young Artist in Residence, Charlotte Edmonds. Robert Cohan will reconstruct a solo for Yolande […]
BBC Radio 4 – About the Boys
BBC Radio 4 – About the Boys From a solo boy chorister singing “Once in Royal David’s City” at King’s College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve to Aled Jones hitting the Top 10 with “Walking in the Air”, the voice of the boy treble has long held a fascination for composers and audiences. But why? Is […]
50 Years of Dr Who
Geoffrey Burgon wrote two episodes of Dr. Who, Terror of the Zygons and Seeds of Doom. To join in on this wonderful celebration we will post some clips with the original music for you to enjoy. Happy Dr. Who to you.
The Assumption
Geoffrey Burgon (1941-2010): The Assumption, Come my swete, come my flowerBy markfromireland | August 11, 2012 | 0 Comments | Filed under: Choral MusicGeoffrey Burgon 150×132 Captioned Just a short posting today about a piece by one of my favourite modern English composers, Geoffrey Burgon. (If you’re new to Burgon’s music you’ll find all my […]
Sept 21st, 2013
Yesterday marked the third year since Geoffrey Burgon passed away. He is missed by all who have known him and who know his music. We have enjoyed sending choirs Geoffrey’s Choral works and for those who are waiting for theirs, we are preparing the last requests and will have them to you very soon.
Choral Music Packages
We are sending out packages with a small cross-section of Geoffrey Burgon’s Choral Works to Choirs, compliments of Chester Music and The Geoffrey Burgon Will Trust. Each pack will contain complementary scores and recordings of the following works: 1. Nunc Dimittis2. Te Deum3. The Assumption4. Love Me Brought ( sound bite on an earlier post […]
Geoffrey Burgon’s Birthday
Happy Birthday Geoffrey. Love from your family, friends and fans.
Doctor Who Prom 2013
The Prom presents Dr Who scores and excerpts from Geoffrey’s incidental music for Dr. Who series: “Terror of the Zygons” and “Seeds of Doom”. On iPlayer now for the next six days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2013/july-13/14610