![]() ![]() ![]() Today, Soldat has become a staple of the repertoire, and is presented in a variety of formats – music-theater, dance, or as concert music, with or without narration.Ĭhris Whittaker pulled off his typical hat trick of juggling multiple roles simultaneously. The story has a dark Slavic ethos – in contrast to our American positive self-help philosophies that insist we should have it all. It is a parable of a Soldier, the Devil, and a Princess – their trials, triumphs, and tribulations. The storyline is distilled from Russian folktales. It also contains some of Stravinsky’s most innovative early music, exploring a mix of classical, jazz, and other popular styles, at least as he imagined it. It is a mix of narration, movement, and music. ![]() The piece was intended as a travelling cabaret act to earn money. Collaborating with librettist Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Stravinsky composed the score while he and his wife lived in exile in Switzerland during World War I. Soldat itself is an odd step-child of the Stravinsky catalogue. So much so that it made me reflect on what it is to create a masterful dance-theater production such as this. I have watched the creative team led by Chris Whittaker and Billy Smith, develop a show that is fresh, original, and in my estimation and by many others who saw the performance, masterful. I have been with this production from its inception. I am there to watch the premiere of The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra’s (WHCO) innovative bilingual version of Stravinsky’s L’histoire du Soldat (renamed La Historia del Soldado), with original choreography by Billy Smith of the Mark Morris Dance Group. Christmas Carols: From Village Green to Church Choir is published by Profile Books.Saturday afternoon, January 19 2019, at the Fort Washington Collegiate Church. He lectures music at the University of Oxford and led Her Majesty's Chapel Royal choir at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. His book, Christmas Carols: From Village Green to Church Choir, reveals the stories behind 22 Christmas carols. Antonia is at The Adventure Travel Show, Olympia.Īndrew Gant is a musician, writer, choirmaster and composer. Her other exploits include riding from Thailand to Brighton in a pink tuk-tuk organising the world's longest horse race in Mongolia and surviving an attempt to reach the Arctic Circle on an old Russian Ural motorcycle with sidecar. She is presenting a talk at the Adventure Travel Show about her two month motorcycle trip along the Ho Chi Minh trail. He trained at the prestigious Mittenwald violin school in Germany and has been making and restoring fine violins since he was 18.Īntonia Bolingbroke-Kent is a travel writer and adventurer. He matches soloists with violins, mentors young talent and advises artists such as Julian Lloyd Webber. ![]() Mrs Hudson's Christmas Corker is at Wilton's Music Hall, East London.įlorian Leonhard is a violin maker, restorer and dealer. Bob is a writer and actor who has appeared in TV shows such as The Bill and Outnumbered. Veteran comedy writer and performer, Barry is a regular on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Set in the kitchen of 221b Baker Street, the Christmas special reveals what really happens below stairs at the home of Sherlock Holmes. Libby Purves meets Barry and Bob Cryer violin maker Florian Leonhard adventurer Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent and choirmaster Andrew Gant.įather and son Barry and Bob Cryer have co-written a new show, Mrs Hudson's Christmas Corker. ![]()
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