Docklands Sinfonia
We are excited to announce the following events:
Brontë Opera | Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre, Hackney
Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th September 2023, 7:30pm
Keynote Opera, in association with Docklands Sinfonia, is thrilled to announce the world premiere of Brontë the Opera, a stunning look into the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters.
Brontë the Opera
Composer: Lisa Logan
Conducted by: Alex Ingram
Director: Katharina Kastening
Designer: Ashley Martin-Davies
Dramaturg: Nancy Meckler
Orchestra: Docklands Sinfonia
Brontë the Opera is a compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - based upon an acclaimed play by Polly Teale, composed by Lisa Logan.
In 1845, Branwell Brontë returns home in disgrace, plagued by his addictions. As he descends into alcoholism and insanity, bringing chaos to the household, his sisters write…
Polly Teale's powerful play Brontë, adapted as a new, full length chamber opera by composer Lisa Logan, evokes the real and imagined worlds of the Brontës, as their fictional characters Jane Eyre, Rochester, Cathy, Nelly and Heathcliff come to haunt their creators.
Tickets:
Brontë the Opera by Logan/Teale, 12 (preview), 13, 15 and 16 September at the Arcola Theatre Grimeborn Festival, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL 020 7503 1646 www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/bronte-the-opera
Festival 14, Canary Wharf
Sunday 30th July 2023 12.30 - 13.30
Docklands Sinfonia Brass conducted by Chris Bearman take to the spectacular main stage in Canada Square Gardens.
Festival 14
For Festival14’s final day our main stage will host musicians spanning classical and jazz including Nubiyan Twist, Laura Misch, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra and Docklands Sinfonia. 440 Theatre will be bringing bite-sized Shakespeare to Westferry Circus while Crossrail Place Roof Garden will continue to host family theatre and workshops all day long.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free festival.
Docklands Sinfonia | 02 Guildhall, Southampton
Saturday 18th March 2023, 7:45pm
Southampton Philharmonic Choir
Conductor: David Gibbons
Leader: Emma Blanco
Howard Goodall - Eternal Light
Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem
Vaughan Williams - Lark Ascending
Docklands Sinfonia | Olly Murs
December 1st & 2nd 2022 - Undisclosed Venue in Kingston
Live shows for release for Olly Murs new album - Marry Me
Producer: David Stewart
Docklands Sinfonia Strings | Bush Hal l
Tuesday 15th November 2022, 19:30
An evening with legendary singer songwriter Mike Batt.
Docklands Sinfonia Brass | HMS Belfast
Sunday 13th November 2022, 10:30am
Conductor: Spencer Down
Our brass musicians perform during this poignant service.
Docklands Sinfonia | Angel Studios
August 2022
Recording Olly Murs new album - Marry Me
Producer: David Stewart
Conductor: Mike Batt
Docklands Sinfonia | Canary Wharf
Sunday 24th July 12:00pm
Conductor: Spencer Down
- Docklands Sinfonia String Orchestra
- Docklands Sinfonia Brass Quintet
Two ensembles from Docklands Sinfonia will be performing on stage at Canary Wharf as part of their family festival.
Docklands Sinfonia | St Anne's Limehouse E14
Sunday 26th June 3:30pm
Conductor: Spencer Down
Get your free tickets to a wonderful Free Jubilee Family Concert with Docklands Sinfonia and Keynote Music and London Classical Choir, at St Anne’s Church, Three Colt St, Limehouse, London E14 7HA on Sunday 26 June 3.30pm.
Followed by a picnic at 4.30pm with free cakes baked by BBC1 Jubilee Platinum Pudding finalist Shabnam Russo - she will also be cake decorating with children.
Featuring a new children’s orchestral piece ‘The Magical Fish’, with illustrations by Rosie Brooks, narrator Ben Thapa (formerly in G4), local composer Lisa Logan and a new Jubilee poem by JR Thorpe and more.
Register for your free tickets
at: www.tickettailor.com/events/keynotemusic
Docklands Sinfonia | The Anvil, Basingstoke
Saturday 25th June 2022, 7:45pm
Conductor: David Gibson
Cello Soloist: Gemma Rosefield
Handel - Zadok the Priest
David Lucas - Dover Beach (Premiere)
Elgar - Cello Concerto
Walton - Orb and Sceptre
Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens
Vaughan Williams - Fantasy on 104th
Parry - I Was Glad
Docklands Sinfonia will be joining forces with the Basingstoke Choral Society for a spectacular evening of English favourites to mark the Jubilee at The Anvil, Basingstoke. Tickets available through The Anvil's Box Office.
Docklands Sinfonia | ExCel London
Tuesday 12th & 13th April 2022
Conductor: Spencer Down
- Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven (excerpt)
Docklands Sinfonia performs a full orchestra flash mob for the ICE 2022 Conference at ExCel London in the Docklands.
Docklands Sinfonia | The Phoenix Hall, Fairfield Halls
Saturday 2nd April 2022, 7:30pm
Conductor: Daivd Gibson
- Carmina Burana - Carl Orff
- Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
- Rio Grande - Lambert
Docklands Sinfonia will be joining forces with the Croydon Philharmonic Choir & Basingstoke Choral Society for a spectacular evening of crowd favourites at the newly-renovated Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Tickets will be available through the Fairfield Halls' box office.
See Docklands Sinfonia at full pelt in the closing seconds of this concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZK2-joNDkc
DocklandsSinfonia | Air Studios
Saturday 19th March
Conductor: Mike Batt
Not open to the public
Docklands Sinfonia in sessions, working with producer David Stewart on a new album to be released by Universal.
Docklands Sinfonia | Methodist Central Hall Westminster
Saturday 2nd February 2022, 7:00pm
Performance of: Gathering of the Birds
Composed by: Meysam Marvasti
Conducted by: Farnoosh Behzad
Produced by: Farokh Marvasti
This is a large scale performance with full symphony orchestra accompanying a specially made video. The work is narrated and includes singers and soloists of Chinese, Indian, Arabic and Persian instruments.
Docklands Sinfonia Brass | HMS Belfast
Sunday 14th November 2021, 10:30am
Conductor: Spencer Down
Our brass musicians perform during this poignant service.
Docklands Sinfonia Brass | Olympic Park, Stratford
Saturday 11th September 2021
Conductor: Spencer Down
Our musicians will again be performing at a commemoration in the Olympic Park, Stratford, this time to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A monument commemorating the Britons who lost their lives in the attack was unveiled in 2015 by Boris Johnston, then Mayor of London, to the sounds of Docklands Sinfonia.
Docklands Sinfonia | Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf Free Lunchtime Concerts
Wednesdays in July 2021 12.30 - 14.00
You can watch small groups of our professional musicians live, in a series of free outdoor lunchtime concerts in the Jubilee Park in Canary Wharf E14. You are all very welcome to attend these concerts.
* Wednesday 7 July - Docklands Sinfonia Strings “Blue Topaz String Trio”
* Wednesday 14 July - Docklands Sinfonia Brass Quintet
* Wednesday 21 July - Docklands Sinfonia String Quartet
* Wednesday 28 July - Docklands Sinfonia Jazz Trio “Simon Thorpe Jazz Trio”
Docklands Sinfonia | RAK Studios, St John's Wood, London
Saturday 29th May - 30th May 2021
Conductor: Mike Batt
Not open to public
Docklands Sinfonia's professional orchestra returns to the studio to record a new album with the legendary Mike Batt.