Much of my year has been taken up with the music of Benjamin Britten. As musicians all over the world have celebrated the centenary of Britain’s great composer, I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in several projects. I’ve reinterpreted his Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra in Cheltenham with Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, and with the de Haviland Philharmonic in Hertfordshire. I’ve painted along to his Sword in the Stone Suite at the Birmingham Conservatoire. I’ve designed his opera Noye’s Fludde for Tewkesbury Abbey.
Tonight, though, is the grand finale. On the actual birthday itself, I’m joining the brilliant and youthful Docklands Sinfonia, and dynamic conductor Spencer Down, for a special celebration in Limehouse, London.
I’ll be repeating the Young Person’s Guide one last time… and then painting to the glorious Sea Interludes from Britten’s opera Peter Grimes. The music takes me straight back to the east coast where Britten was born and where I grew up.
For full details, and tickets, visit this link: http://www.docklandssinfonia.co.uk/concerts
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