Avison Ensemble
Avison Ensemble Young Musicians' Awards 2014 Finals, The Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle, Sunday 23 February 2014
One of the finalist ensembles in the small chamber ensembles category: a young cello duo performing Canon by Domenico Gabrielli and Romance by F. Kummer.
This year's Avison Ensemble Young Musicians' Awards 2014 Finals were held on Sunday 23 February 2014 at the Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle.
The Awards judges heard twelve finalists for the three categories of Grades 1-3, 4 - 6 and 7 and above and two small chamber groups. The winners were presented with engraved glass trophies created by the North East glass artist Dominic Fonde which are inscribed with music from the Avison workbooks. These are displayed in the winners' schools for a year. The Awards were founded in 2006 and this year's Awards have been supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
The Avison Ensemble is the outstanding period instrument orchestra based in Newcastle upon Tyne, which plays and popularises the music of Charles Avison (1709-1770) and other English classical composers of the Baroque period, such as Garth, Arne and Herschel. The Ensemble also performs Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Pergolesi, Teleman, Rameau, Bach, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Avison Ensemble Young Musicians' Awards 2014 Finals, The Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle, Sunday 23 February 2014
One of the finalist ensembles in the small chamber ensembles category: a young cello duo performing Canon by Domenico Gabrielli and Romance by F. Kummer.
This year's Avison Ensemble Young Musicians' Awards 2014 Finals were held on Sunday 23 February 2014 at the Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle.
The Awards judges heard twelve finalists for the three categories of Grades 1-3, 4 - 6 and 7 and above and two small chamber groups. The winners were presented with engraved glass trophies created by the North East glass artist Dominic Fonde which are inscribed with music from the Avison workbooks. These are displayed in the winners' schools for a year. The Awards were founded in 2006 and this year's Awards have been supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
The Avison Ensemble is the outstanding period instrument orchestra based in Newcastle upon Tyne, which plays and popularises the music of Charles Avison (1709-1770) and other English classical composers of the Baroque period, such as Garth, Arne and Herschel. The Ensemble also performs Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Pergolesi, Teleman, Rameau, Bach, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.