2008 News Archive
2008 News Archive
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15 December 2008 - A look back over the year and BS rates rather high!
The Observer's Fiona Maddocks has rated Britten Sinfonia's Night Music production one of the Top 10 highlights of 2008.
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15 December 2008 - Britten Sinfonia on SkyArts
Our Chief Executive David Butcher and Cambridge University Press Chief Executive Stephen Bourne were filmed at the Arts & Business Award ceremony where we won the British Council International Award.
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8 December 2008 - Britten Sinfonia performed for Greenpeace's 'Concert for the Climate' at UN climate talks
Britten Sinfonia joined delegates at the UN climate talks in Poland in a fre concert to help raise awareness of issues
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25 November 2008 - Britten Sinfonia win Arts & Business Award
On Monday 24th November Britten Sinfonia and Cambridge University Press have been announced as the winners of the British Council A&B award
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24 November 2008 - Messiah with Polyphony
Tickets are selling fast for all Britten Sinfonia's performances of Messiah - Book Now!
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24 November 2008 - Britten Sinfonia at Lunch
Britten Sinfonia's acclaimed lunchtime series begins a new season next week in Krakow, Cambridge, London, Birmingham and Norwich. In a recent Classic FM podcast...
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17 November 2008 - London Jazz Festival
The recent gig at the Southbank Centre has received a fantastic 5 star review in The Times. Richard Morrison described it as 'the future of music'.
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29 October 2008 - London Jazz Festival
Britten Sinfonia perform on the opening night of the London Jazz Festival, Friday 14 November 2008 at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
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29 October 2008 - Night Music Reviews and Articles
Following a successful first tour of the season you can read numerous reviews as well as two articles which featured in our programme book. One written by Mark Padmore, the other by poetry expert Kate Kennedy.
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1 October 2008 - Gramophone Award-Nominee
Britten Sinfonia was nominated for a Gramophone Award for best choral CD of the year - the winners were announced at the end of September.
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22 September 2008 - New look website
Welcome to Britten Sinfonia's new website. We hope you enjoy browsing the site and taking advantage of some of the new features. Please do let us know what you think of the website and any further features you would like to see included.
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17 September 2008 - New Season
Britten Sinfonia's 2008-09 season begins with Night Music. Tenor Mark Padmore joins us for a ravishing programme exploring the theme of night. Cambridge, Norwich, London and Southampton, 23 - 28 October.
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11 September 2008 - Family Music Days
Our popular Family Music Days in Norwich and Cambridge take place on 11 and 12 October 2008. A day of musical fun for all the family, including percussion workshops, instrument making and a Grand Finale concert.
Calendar
March 2010
Next Production
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
Cambridge, London, Norwich, Birmingham and Krakow
02 - 14 March 2010
The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
02 March 2010 1:00pm
The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
Wigmore Hall, London
03 March 2010 1:00pm
The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
The Assembly House, Norwich
05 March 2010 1:00pm
The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
Town Hall, Birmingham
09 March 2010 1:00pm
The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
Filharmonic Hall, Krakow
14 March 2010 12:00pm
The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.
Britten-Pears Chamber Choir with Britten Sinfonia
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
21 March 2010 7:00pm
The Britten–Pears Chamber Choir and Britten Sinfonia perform Britten's Te Deum , Fauré's Requiem and Duruflé's Requiem.
