- Nash Ensemble
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The Nash Ensemble of London is an acclaimed English chamber ensemble. It was founded by Artistic Director Amelia Freedman in 1964, while she was a student at the Royal Academy of Music, and was named after the Nash Terraces around the Academy.[1][2] The Ensemble has won awards from the Edinburgh Festival Critics and the Royal Philharmonic Society, as well as a 2002 Gramophone Award for contemporary music.[3]
In addition to their classical repertoire, the Ensemble performs works by numerous contemporary composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Harrison Birtwistle, Elliott Carter, Henri Dutilleux and Peter Maxwell Davies, and has given premier performances of over 200 works.[4]
Personnel
- Malin Broman (violin)
- Ian Brown (piano)
- Philippa Davies (flute)
- Richard Hosford (clarinet)
- Gareth Hulse (oboe)
- Ursula Leveaux (bassoon)
- Duncan McTier (double bass)
- Lawrence Power (viola)
- Marianne Thorsen (violin)
- Lucy Wakeford (harp)
- Paul Watkins (cello)
- Richard Watkins (horn)
References
- ^ "Nash Ensemble, 40th anniversary season". Sanctuary Classics. http://www.sanctuaryclassics.com/index.php?section=3&getArticleId=341. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ Rockwell, John (1983-05-18). "Chamber: Nash Ensemble". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E6DC1138F93BA25756C0A965948260. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ "Nash Ensemble Biography". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070715232930/http://website.lineone.net/~nash_ensemble/biog.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ "Premières given by The Nash Ensemble since 1964". http://website.lineone.net/~nash_ensemble/prem.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-22.[dead link]
External links
Categories:- Chamber music groups
- Chamber orchestras
- Musical groups established in 1964
- British classical music groups
- Classical music group stubs
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