About Boston Sinfonia |
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PRESIDENT
Dr Cyril Nyman
HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS
Mark Simmonds MP
Ashley Wass
BOSTON SINFONIA
Boston Sinfonia was founded in June 1996 by Stephen Maher to give a platform to local professional-standard, top-rate musicians to provide classical music for people of Boston and surrounding areas, to accompany local choral societies and also encourage young talented musicians to play to a professional standard. Following the inaugural concert on 15 June 1996, when 20 or so musicians played in St Botolph's Parish Church – The Stump, Stephen Maher handed over his baton to Gary Sieling who directed 7 orchestral events, including 2 outdoor concerts at Bolingbroke Castle in June 1998 and 1999 before Nigel Morley was appointed principal conductor. At this stage,1999, annual 'Concert Seasons' were started and have continued to the present day. 2010 is Nigel Morley's 10th season.
BOSTON Sinfonia was accepted as 'Orchestra in Residence' at St Botolph's Church (largest Parish Church in England and known as 'Boston Stump') from the outset and now the orchestra performs the majority of its concerts in Frampton Parish Church.
The orchestra players database currently has over 120 musicians on the list. The size of the orchestra for concerts varies, depending on the venue and the music to be played, and can be as few as 32 or as many as 65. They rehearse together twice before each concert at the venue on the Friday evening (7.30 to 10.15pm) and Saturday afternoon (2.30 to 5.30pm) prior to the evening concert. Further details about joining the orchestra can be obtained from info@bostonsinfonia.org.uk.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
Nigel Morley
Nigel Morley was born in Lincolnshire and studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with major awards for both composition and chamber music playing (as pianist). Since graduating, he has appeared as both conductor and pianist in most European countries. He has also appeared in many venues around the UK and is an accomplished composer. In addition, Nigel has appeared at the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, including a live BBC TV broadcast and BBC Radio Three broadcasts. He appeared in the very first music broadcast of the new BBC TV Channel Four.
He is the founder and principal conductor of the Midland Sinfonia, a professional chamber orchestra based in the Midlands, as well as the Boston Sinfonia in Lincolnshire. The Midland Sinfonia gave a concert tour of the Loire Valley in 1999 followed later by an appearance at the Jersey festival. In 2004 Nigel conducted Faure’s Requiem in Prague and other Czech towns. He has also worked with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Birmingham Touring Opera and directed the premičre of Colin Riley’s opera “Gulliver” for the English Symphony Orchestra. In 1999 he was appointed principal conductor of the Boston Sinfonia. In 2007 Nigel was appointed conductor of the Lincolnshire Youth Symphony Orchestra, and conducted the first concerts with them in July 2008. July 2009 saw the orchestra give a four concert tour in Poland to much acclaim.
Planned for 2011 is a performance in the Liszt festival held in Weimar, Germany, of Liszt’s symphonic poems to celebrate Liszt’s bi centenary. Also In 2011 Nigel has been invited to conduct a concert in a festival featuring all nine of Malcolm Arnold’s Symphonies to commemorate the composers 90th birthday.
As a composer, Nigel has published several works for wind instruments and currently has a work on the Associated Board Grade 5 syllabus. In 2001 Nigel had a composition performed at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
ORCHESTRA LEADER Anne Dales
CHAIRMAN David O'Connor
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