Violist

No series featuring the music of Bach would be complete without his music for voice. Collaborating with the Savannah VOICE Festival to present Mark Delavan (who played Gianni Schicchi in the collaborative Puccini production at SMF 2015), the Bach Cantata in the first half is contrasted by a second half of songs by Copland and Weill. How interesting would it have been for Bach to have sat in the audience to hear the songs by Copland and Kurt Weill and to see his response?

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Philip Dukes & Friends IV: The Voice of Bach, A Musical Salute

Trinity United Methodist Church

Some 200 years after Bach’s death, 20th Century composers were still heavily inspired by the Baroque Era and the compositional techniques used (fugue, counterpoint, etc.), Stravinsky being one such composer. The fact that this will unquestionably still be the case in 2050, makes Bach’s music an eternal inspiration.

Philip Dukes & Friends III: Bach’s Eternal Inspiration

Savannah Cultural Arts Center

This concert features two composers that were most definitely not influenced by JS Bach, and in the case of Tchaikovsky, Bach’s music was very much “back and beyond.” Although he acknowledged his technical skills, he in no way regarded Bach as a musical legend.

Philip Dukes & Friends II: Bach and Beyond

This opening concert of the series traces a journey from Bach to Brahms and Shostakovich, through the Romantic Era, featuring two composers that admired Bach immensely.

Philip Dukes & Friends I: Bach’s Romantic Odyssey

A very special concert in memory of Sir Stephen Oliver, past Chair of the Board of Blackheath Halls and the Michael Cuddigan Trust, much missed amateur musician and life-long supporter of contemporary music.

Robin Ashwell

Violist

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 1, 2024

A Concert for Stephen Oliver by Matthew Rose and Friends · Blackheath Halls

Past events

Apr 11, 2024

Philip Dukes & Friends IV: The Voice of Bach, A Musical Salute · Savannah Music Festival

Apr 9, 2024

Philip Dukes & Friends III: Bach’s Eternal Inspiration · Savannah Music Festival

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