Young Composer of Dyfed Ensemble in Residence 2009/2010 The LSQ have been named as the ensemble in residence for the 2009/2010 Young Composer of Dyfed competition. The residency will see the LSQ workshop compositions submitted for the award and will culminate in school performances and a final recital of the of the final short listed pieces.
RPS Music Awards The LSQ are delighted to have been nominated in the 'Young Artist' category for this years Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. The short listed nominees will be announced in April.
LSQ New Music Award Winners Congratulations to Mark Boden (RWCMD) and Benjamin Tubb (RNCM), who were awarded joint first prize by judges Andrew Poppy, Gabriel Jackson and Sarah Field for their pieces at the 2008 LSQ New Music Awards. Both pieces will be published by Staunch Publications and performed by the LSQ during their 2009 concert season.
Catching Sunlight Reviews We have received many great reviews of late for our CD with Dave Stapleton 'Catching Sunlight'. Please check out the media page on the Edition Records website to read them all. Catching Sunlight is available to buy from Amazon, the Edition Records website and iTunes store.
BBC Radio Wales Appearance The LSQ will be appearing on Welsh soprano Shan Cothi's radio show on BBC Radio Wales on Sunday 12th of April 2009. We will be performing live as well as chatting to Shan about quartet during the 2 hour show. It would be great if you could tune in to BBC Radio Wales on the 1st of March @ 10am to have a listen to us. Here's a link to the Shan Cothi show web page!
4 Star Review of Catching Sunlight in JazzWise Magazine! Our album with Dave Stapleton 'Catching Sunlight' has received a fantastic 4 Star review in the November issue of JazzWise magazine! Check it out online by clicking here. You can buy the album by clicking the banner on our MySpace site or by visiting our record label www.editionrecords.com
Photos from Faenol Festival A few snaps from the LSQ's performances at this years Faenol Festival have been added to the Photos page.
The LSQ will perform at Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th August 2008. Their performances will be on the main stage before Bryn Terfel & Nadia Krasteva's main concert on the Friday and John Barrowman & Daniel Boy's concert on the Saturday.
LSQ win place on Live Music Now! scheme The scheme takes performances of the highest musical quality to a wide variety of settings across the UK, particularly to those places where experiencing music performed live is rarely part of daily life.
LSQ receive MBF Ensemble Award
LSQ New Music Competition 2008 NOW OPEN! Applications are now accepted for the 2008 competition.
LSQ New Music Competition 2007 Congratulations to James Williamson from the Royal Academy of Music for winning the inaugural LSQ New Music Award. His piece 'In Memoriam' was considered the most fitting piece to be recorded on the LSQ's latest recording in 2008 and published by Staunch Publications. Congratulations also go to Mark Boden (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama) who won the 2nd prize (The Sax.co.uk Award) for his piece 'Constellations'. Many thanks to Andy Scott, Graham Fitkin and Gabriel Jackson for adjudicating the event and to the sponsors Sax.co.uk and P. Mauriat saxophones for their generous support. The 2008 competition will be open to entries from Jan 10th 2008 with the final being held in November 2008. More details will follow soon.
Sax.co.uk and P.Mauriat Sponsorship The LSQ are delighted to announce today that Sax.co.uk & P.Mauriat Saxophones will be exclusively sponsoring the 2007 LSQ New Music Competition.The LSQ have been extremely grateful of sax.co.uk's generous sponsorship over the last couple of years and this latest collaboration strengthens the relationship between the two groups. The final of the competition will be held on 18th December 2007 at The Warehouse, Waterloo and tickets will shortly be available through this website.
Metro Review A review of the LSQ from the Metro Newspaper is now available to view online.
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'FLUX' concerts and recordings Dates for the LSQ's most exciting project to date, 'FLUX', are now listed on the Calendar page.
The interview with Joel Garthwaite in the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's Connect magazine can now be viewed online. To view the article as a PDF please click the link below. |
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