City Music Foundation in March
Have a read of the latest upcoming events and news from the CMF Artists this month
Alastair Penman’s album Soar is now available to stream on major platforms.
Following on from Electric Dawn (Sospiro Records) and Do You Hear Me? (Sospiro Records), which were praised by critics as “surpassingly beautiful”, “undoubtedly brilliant” and “damn good music”, Soar sees Penman taking a new path alongside duo partner Jonathan Pease. Soar features much-loved works for saxophone and piano as well as more recent additions to the repertoire, including the title track, Soar, composed by Penman. The repertoire spans over 150 years, yet all of the pieces are brought together by their use of melody and the way they allow the saxophone to sing, soaring over the landscape created by the piano.
Alastair Penman and Jonathan Pease first met in 2007 whilst studying at the University of Cambridge and have since collaborated in many guises. They first performed as a saxophone and piano duo in 2018 and have given countless recitals in the UK and further afield.
Alastair is Professor of Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is a City Music Foundation Artist, Park Lane Group Artist, BBC Introducing Artist, Live Music Now Artist and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
Alastair is a performing artist for Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren UK. Jonathan is much in demand as an accompanist and musical director, as well as being a prolific composer. He has worked with groups including Royal Opera House, Garsington Opera, Glyndebourne Youth Opera, Spitalfields Music, Opera Holland Park, Orpheus Sinfonia, Devon Opera and Opera Anywhere. He also conducts the East London Evensong Choir and Aldersbrook Community Choir.
Alastair has also created arrangements of popular Christmas tunes, which are available now.
He’s reated two new versions of my God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and We Wish You a Merry Christmas duets – one for clarinets and one for recorders. Find them all in the Festive category on Alastair’s website.
Have a read of the latest upcoming events and news from the CMF Artists this month
Ensemble Hesperi have successfully crowdfunded for their second album, “A Gift for your Garden” and have now recorded it.
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