Nash Ensemble
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The Nash Ensemble of London is an acclaimed English chamber orchestra. 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 Terrace 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 and Peter Maxwell Davies, and has given the first performance of over 200 works.[4]
[edit] 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Nash Ensemble, 40th anniversary season. Sanctuary Classics. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Rockwell, John. "Chamber: Nash Ensemble", New York Times, 1983-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Nash Ensemble Biography. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Premières given by The Nash Ensemble since 1964. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
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