2010

Wednesday 22 December 2010

JS Bach’s Magnificat in rehearsal

We've just released a film of the AAM and Choir of the AAM, directed by Richard Egarr, rehearsing the opening movement of JS Bach’s Magnificat ahead of a performance at Cadogan Hall tomorrow night.

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Friday 26 November 2010

AAM explores South American connections

The AAM has just completed concerts in Cambridge and London exploring the connections between the baroque music of South America and Europe.

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Monday 15 November 2010

AAM completes first-ever recording of music by Christopher Gibbons

The AAM has just finished recording a mix of instrumental fantasias, organ voluntaries and choral works by Christopher Gibbons. Wondering who he is, or why we're bothering to perform his music? Read on to find out...

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Tuesday 12 October 2010

Remembering Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010)

Dame Joan, famously dubbed 'La Stupenda' following a performance of Handel's Alcina, was one of the great sopranos of the twentieth century. Born and brought up in Australia, she quickly became a global superstar; and whilst she became infamous for her rendition of the title role of Donizetti's Lucia de Lammermoor, her Handelian credentials were also exceptional. In 1985 she starred in the AAM's acclaimed recording of Athalia.

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Tuesday 05 October 2010

AAM joins Choir of King's College, Cambridge at the Concertgebouw

On 4 October the AAM's four-month collaboration with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge performing Monteverdi's Vespers drew to a close with a performance at the prestigious Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

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Friday 10 September 2010

AAM nominated for 2010 Gramophone Award for Baroque Instrumental Music

The AAM's recording of Handel's Trio Sonatas Opp.2 & 5 has been nominated for the 2010 Gramophone Award for Baroque Instrumental Music.

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Friday 10 September 2010

The Bach Dynasty: JS Bach's forebears

The Bach Dynasty is the golden thread in the AAM's 2010-11 season. Curated by Music Director Richard Egarr, the series places the masterworks of JS Bach into the context of the output of his relations. Music was the Bach’s family trade: composing, playing, instrument-building. It is unsurprising, then, that the Bachs produced music of such astounding quality, quantity and range.

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Wednesday 01 September 2010

AAMplify — £3 concert tickets for under 26s

We’re delighted to announce the launch of AAMplify, a scheme putting the next generation of concertgoers, players and arts managers at the heart of our work. We’ll be offering £3 tickets for our concerts at West Road Concert Hall, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall to under-26s, and members will also have exclusive opportunities to chat to members of the orchestra at AAMplify parties, as well as getting discounts on CDs.

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