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30 April to 14 June 2009
The Louise Blouin Foundation is delighted to announce its
partnership with PaceWildenstein Gallery, one of the foremost
Contemporary art dealers in the world, to showcase the first major
London exhibition of works by the sculptor Louise Nevelson in nearly
four decades. The exhibition, opening 30 April 2009, will feature a
collection of works highlighting the career of one of the most
innovative and influential sculptors from the Postwar period in
America, bringing together some of the most monumental and seminal
examples of Nevelson’s art from the 1950s to the 1980s. Louise
Nevelson: Dawns and Dusks will be on view at the Louise Blouin
Foundation, 3 Olaf Street, Notting Hill, from 30 April to 14 June
2009.
Please join us on 29 April from 6.00 to 9.00 PM to celebrate the
opening of this exhibition with a private viewing at the Louise
Blouin Foundation.
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Concert Series 2009
Wednesday 10th June
Doors Open 6:30pm Commences: 7.00pm Close: 8:00pm
CLAIRE BOOTH (soprano)
with ANDREW MATTHEWS-OWEN (piano)
A concert in collaboration with Sounds Underground (www.soundsunderground.org)
The Louise Blouin Foundation in collaboration with pianist Andrew
Matthews-Owen is delighted to present soprano Claire Booth in a recital of
20th and 21st Century song by some of the UK’s foremost contemporary
composers.
This recital is truly a labour of love. The outstanding performers have a
personal connection to nearly every piece in their programme. Arlene
Sierra's new scena was especially written for the duo and receives its World
Premiere Works by Alun Hoddinott, Philip Cashian and Robert Fokkens will
also be heard for the first time by a London audience.
Claire Booth has established a long standing collaboration with Oliver
Knussen and here she performs his Whitman Settings . While for many years
Andrew Matthews-Owen has championed the work of his compatriot Alun
Hoddinott; all the more poignant as the performers have dedicated this
recital to the Welsh composer's memory in what would have been his 80th
birthday year. Completing the evening is Royal Philharmonic Society Award
Nominee 2009 Laurence Crane's Weridi
Thursday 10th June performance programme:
Oliver Knussen: Whitman Settings (1 & 2)
Alun Hoddinott: One Must Always Have Love (London Premiere)
Arlene Sierra: Hearing Things (World Premiere)
Robert Fokkens: Africa (London Premiere)
Philip Cashian: The Songs Few Hear (London Premiere)
Laurence Crane: Weirdi
Pre-concert discussion with Arlene Sierra, Laurence Crane and Robert Fokkens
lead by Katie Derham.
Tickets:
Tickets for this event are: £12 full/£8 concessions/£5 members
(Ticket price includes a glass of champagne)
We advise booking in advance. To order tickets please contact the Louise
Blouin Foundation on 020 7985 9600 or info@ltbfoundation.org. Tickets can be
purchased at the door subject to availability.
Claire Booth
One of today's most versatile and successful sopranos, Claire Booth made her
professional debut at the Royal Festival Hall singing Oliver Knussen’s
‘Océan de Terre’ for the composer’s 50th birthday celebrations concert. This
proved the basis of a productive association with this composer/conductor,
including numerous appearances with the London Sinfonietta and BBCSO as well
as two BBC Proms performances; his ‘Whitman Settings’ in 2005 and his
‘Requiem; Songs for Sue’ in 2007, written for Claire. This latter
performance earned her a nomination at the 2008 South Bank Awards. Her busy
concert career has included appearances with the CBSO, the CSO, the BBCSO,
the BBCSSO, the Netherlands Radio Orchestra, The London Sinfonietta, the
Ensemble Intercontemporarin, the AAM and the Kings Consort, working
throughout the UK and Europe with conductors including Sakari Oramo, Ilan
Volkov, Martyn Brabbins, Marcus Stenz and Edward Gardner. Highlights include
her debut performance of ‘Pierrot Lunaire’ with Pierre Boulez at the Luzern
International Festival, Handel’s ‘L’Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato’ at
the Theatre des Champs Elysées, Stravinsky Songs with the CBSO and Sakari
Oramo and Britten’s ‘Les Illuminations’ with the BBCSO and Jukka-Pekka
Saraste. She makes regular appearances at the Wigmore Hall having performed
there in recital with Graham Johnson, in Handel programmes including Daphne
(Apollo e Daphne) and The Messiah with Christian Curnyn and the Early Opera
Company and performances ranging from Dvorak to Elliott Carter with the Nash
Ensemble.
Forthcoming engagements include performances of Haydn’s Nelson Mass with the
CBSO and Andris Nelsons, Benjamin’s ‘A Mind of Winter’ conducted by the
composer at the Luzern International Festival, further performances with the
BBCSO, London Sinfonietta and the Nash Ensemble, a Purcell and Eccles
programme at the Lufthanza Festival, Bach’s ‘St. Matthew’s Passion’ at the
Royal Festival Hall and George Crumb’s ‘Ancient Voices of Children’ at the
2009 BBC Proms. She sings in Pascal Dusapin’s opera ‘To be Sung’ with the
EIC at the Cite de la Musique Paris, Elle in Poulenc’s ‘La Voix Humaine’ for
Opera North, Anicia Eritea (Cavalli 'Eliogabalo') for Grange Park Opera,
Morgana (Alcina) and Agilea (Teseo) for English Touring Opera.
Her duo with pianist Andrew Matthews-Owen commissions and champions the
music of some of the UK’s leading living composers.
In conjunction with the concert series a programme of lectures will be
taking place. For further information please contact Mairead O'Rourke:
Mairead.ORourke@ltbfoundation.
To become a member please visit: http://www.ltbfoundation.org/ltbi_membership.html
Louise Nevelson: Dawns and Dusks
Louise Blouin Foundation, London
30 April to 14 June 2009
The Louise Blouin Foundation is delighted to announce its partnership with
PaceWildenstein Gallery, one of the foremost Contemporary art dealers in the
world, to showcase the first major London exhibition of works by the
sculptor Louise Nevelson in nearly four decades. The exhibition, opening 30
April 2009, will feature a collection of works highlighting the career of
one of the most innovative and influential sculptors from the Postwar period
in America, bringing together some of the most monumental and seminal
examples of Nevelson’s art from the 1950s to the 1980s.
"Louise Nevelson: Dawns and Dusks" will be on view at the Louise Blouin
Foundation, 3 Olaf Street, Notting Hill, from 30 April to 14 June 2009.
Please join us on 29 April from 6.00 to 9.00 PM to celebrate the opening of
this exhibition with a private viewing at the Louise Blouin Foundation.
ADMISSION IS FREE
Gallery Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10.00 AM – 6.00 PM
Thursday 10.00 AM – 9.00 PM
Saturday 12.00 PM – 6.00 PM
SPONSORED BY
Louise Blouin Foundation | 3 Olaf Street, London W11 4BE
Copyright (c) 2009, www.ltbfoundation.org
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April:
Joby Burgess Percussion and Electronics
A
programme
of music by American and British composers
7 May:
Nicky Spence Tenor: An operatic recital
2 July:
To be announced
6 August:
To be announced
4 June:
Clare Booth:
Poulenc's opera for one performer: La Voix Humaine with projections.
3 September:
Christine
Crowshaw
1 October:
New Music Ensemble (Royal Academy of Music)
Performances may be subject to change
please contact our reception on
020 7985 9600 or
info@ltbfoundation.org for
the most up to date information
In conjunction with the concert series a programme of lectures and music
workshops for children will be taking place
for further information please contact Mairead O'Rourke:
Mairead.ORourke@ltbfoundation.
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Louise Blouin Foundation
3 Olaf Street
London W11 4BE
www.ltbfoundation.org
+44 (0)20 7985 9600
info@ltbfoundation.org
ADMISSION IS FREE
Gallery Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10.00 AM – 6.00 PM
Thursday 10.00 AM – 9.00 PM
Saturday 12.00 PM – 6.00 PM
Café Hours
Monday to Friday 10.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Getting to the
Foundation: Tube: Latimer Road/Holland Park/Shepherd’s Bush
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