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Empty seats in auditoriums doesn’t mean the show can’t go on

Also modelled in the style of Haydn – with typically Classical orchestral textures and
symphonic form – this witty and elegant work is, like the opening piece in this concert,
full of harmonic twists which remind the listener of its true century of creation. The
evening ends with music from the ballet Pulcinella. The creation of this charming,
delicate music – based closely on the manuscripts of Pergolesi among other Baroque
and Classical composers – was a labour of love by Stravinsky, who said that “Pulcinella
was my discovery of the past, the epiphany through which the whole of my late work
became possible.”
Watch online from 7.30pm on 23 October

MASTERCLASS/ Alison Bauld
Acclaimed composer Alison Bauld will be hosting a masterclass focusing on her settings
of Shakespearean texts. As part of a recent Voiceworks contemporary music project,
postgraduate and fourth-year undergraduate singers and pianists prepared songs by
Alison Bauld, and this masterclass offers an opportunity for participants to explore
these works under the tutelage of the composer.
Watch online from 2.00pm on 28 October

CONCERT/ A History of Big Band: 1920s – Emergence
Clarinettist and founding member of Kansas Smitty’s, Giacomo Smith, joins the Guildhall
Big Band to launch their 2020/21 series of performances exploring big band music
through the ages. This special concert will feature interviews with Giacomo Smith, Matt
Skelton and members of the Guildhall Big Band, as well as a full performance of music
from the birth of big band.
Watch online from 7.30pm on 30 October