Young Australian horn player, Ian Wildsmith will be playing 1st Horn in the Tait Chamber Orchestra. We are delighted to welcome this young Melbournian to our newly founded ensemble at our first concert at St John!s Smith Square, Tuesday 9th December 2014 at 7.30pm. Questions and Answers with Australian Horn player, Ian Wildsmith (From the…
Month: September 2014
Changing Feet – A musical exploration of changing pace
Kevin Penkin, Tait Scholar @KevinPenkin at the Royal College of Music 2013 & 2014 @RCMLatest has been commissioned by the Tait Memorial Trust to write an orchestral work for our Winter Prom @StJohnsSmithSq. He has decided to write a piece for flute and orchestra which he has entitled, Changing Feet. Conducted by Kelly Lovelady with Nicola…
Ádám Szabó , cello soloist – Tait Winter Prom
Ádám Szabó is playing with us in our Winter Prom @StJohnsSmithSq on Tuesday 9th December at 7.30pm. Adam and Yelian He will be centre stage in the second half when they play Giovanni Sollima’s, Violoncelles Vibrez! with the Tait Chamber Orchestra conducted by Kelly Lovelady Book tickets here Ádám was a Tait Awardee last year…
Winter Prom 2014 at St John's Smith Square
Tuesday, 9 December, 2014 – 19:30 at St John’s Smith Square Book here Join us as we showcase young Australian performing artists. The Tait Chamber Orchestra comprising Australian musicians in the UK, conducted by Kelly Lovelady, and Jayson Gillham, winner of the 2014 Montreal International Piano Competition will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in…
Nicola Crowe, Flute – The Tait Chamber Orchestra
Nicola Crowe was a Tait Awardee in 2009 as the recipient of the Commonwealth Bank Australia Award. This year she is the 2014/15 holder of the Sir Charles Mackerras Chair with the Southbank Sinfonia. This is a coveted and honoured position in the orchestra which is part sponsored by the Tait Memorial Trust. Nicola will…
Jakab Kaufmann – Bassoonist, Tait Chamber Orchestra
Australian bassoonist, Jakab Kaufmann is joining us at the Tait Winter Prom @StJohnsSmithSq Tuesday 9th December 2014 at 7.30pm. Jakab is continuing his studies in Switzerland with an internationally acclaimed historical bassoonist, Donna Agrell. We are delighted that Jakab will be a member of our all Australian ensemble. Jakab Kaufmann Bassoonist Jakab Kaufmann moved from…
Marlena Devoe, soprano, winner of the 2014 Bel Canto Award to sing at the Tait Winter Prom
The second half of the Tait Winter Prom, Tuesday 9th December, starts with Samoan, Marlena Devoe, soprano, winner of the 2014 Bel Canto Awards singing the ‘Pie Jesu‘ from Faure’s ‘Requiem‘ Sophie Moffatt, dancer, will perform Kenneth MacMillan’s choreographic interpretation of this solo. Sophie recently performed for The Trust at The Leanne Benjaimin Awards at…
Calvin Richardson performs, The Dying Swan at the XE Jaguar launch, London
Following his performance at the Royal Opera House in July, Calvin Richardson was invited to re-choreograph his Dying Swan and perform at the launch of the new Jaguar XE on Monday evening 8th September at Earls Court. Calvin, who recently joined The Royal Ballet, is to dance his choreography of The Dying Swan at the…
The Tait Memorial Trust is pleased to be assisting these fine young Australian artists in 2014
In 2014 Tait Awards have increased by 27% from 2013/14. This increase has largely been due to the excellent response to our new Friends scheme and the increased level of donations from our generous supporters. The names of our Friends and our major donors can be found here With our new ‘Adopt a Performer’ scheme…