Clive Whitburn
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9th and 23rd June 2018
Premiere and second performance of "Pax, Amor, Caritas" (A Cappella) by Concentus Choir in Seaford and Eastbourne, Sussex UK.
23rd August 2018
Premiere of "Who is My Neighbour" by Lumen Choir, St John on Bethnal Green, London.
September 2018
Lumen de Lumine, which includes "Who is My Neighbour" Convivium Records available available on Spotify and Itunes
10th November 2018
"Fast Ride on a Short Machine" for violin, bass clarinet and marimba was performed by F-Plus at the Cincinnati Conservatory in Ohio, USA. This is the world premiere of the version for violin, bass clarinet and marimba. and repeated in early 2019. The version for cello, bass clarinet and marimba was previously perfomed by The Riot Ensemble in Brighton, UK, in 2017.
November 2018
One of the "Two Songs from Shakespeare" for Baritone and Piano were performed by Baritone Alex Roose and broadcast on Australian Radio.
WITH MEMORIES
The Birley Centre, Eastbourne,
Saturday November 9th 2019, 19.30
"Pax, Amor Caritas"
The winner of the Concentus competition, this piece for A Cappella choir (SATB with divisions) is a setting of a specially written poem sung in Latin. There is also a version of this piece with a marimba accompaniment.
Translation:
Peace
Love
Charity
Spread love and happiness
Care for the homeless
Those who sleep on the streets
The lonely
Care for mankind
The hungry
Thirsty
Cold
Care for the people
"Who is My Neighbour"
This work for A Cappella choir (SATB) was commissioned by Lumen Choir and appears on their debut album with Convivium records "Lumen de Lumine". The texts are from:
Luke 10, Matthew 25, and Fatal Journeys Vol 3 Part 1 - Improving Data on Missing Migrants International Organisation for Migration Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (2017)
"To Those Who Pass Through My City"
This piece for Choir (SATB) and String Quartet (or piano) is a setting of very moving poetru by Dalal Al Mrchid about her home town of Alleppo, Syria. It is hoped it will be premiered early in 2019.
Older News:
23rd Februaruy 2019
WITHOUT BORDERS An evening with the Modulus String Quartet and the New Network Singers, described as " "breath taking and wonderful" in The Herald was a great success and raised £1720 for the charity Migrant Help.
Composers Network:
The next Composers Network concert, With Memories, will be at The Birley Centre, Eastbourne on November 9th, 1019. This time the theme will be dementia and profits will go to the dementia charity "Memory Lane Eastbourne".
Clive is currently writing the music for a production of Midsummer Night's Dream to be performed in Devon in 2020
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