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Bruce FANFARRON for the San Diego Symphony
The San Diego Symphony recently premiered a new concert opener by David Bruce. The composer writes about his work: I was honoured to be asked by San Diego Symphony to write a celebratory fanfare in honour of their departing maestro Jahja Ling, who conducted the premieres of my Night Parade and the Violin Concerto Fragile…
Sasha Cooke on David Bruce
Sasha Cooke has championed many works by BHM composers, including Jake Heggie, David Bruce, and Kevin Puts, and of course the opera As One by Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. In the article here, she reflects on David Bruce’s unique vocal writing for the New York Festival of Song.
David Bruce’s NOTHING premieres at Glyndebourne
If someone you knew declared that life had no meaning, how would you convince them it does? That’s the question a group of teenagers ask themselves in Nothing, a compelling new youth opera that premieres at Glyndebourne this February. They decide that each of the group must give up an object that means something to…
Bruce’s THE FIREWORK MAKER’S DAUGHTER at Royal Opera House
David Bruce’s The Firework Maker’s Daughter returns to the Royal Opera House in December for a run of 27 performances at the Lindbury Studio. The work premiered in 2013 and was nominated for both an Olivier Award and a British Composers Award. The Daily Telegraph’s Michael White called it “the most utterly endearing, joyous and…
Gil Shaham premieres David Bruce’s Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham gave the premiere of David Bruce’s new Violin Concerto “Fragile Light” with the San Diego Symphony in three performances over 12-14 December, with a further performance already scheduled for Palm Springs in January. The performance had a profound effect on Garrett Harris from SanDiegoReader.com who said about the piece “It took me deep……
Bruce’s CUT THE RUG featured on Yo-Yo Ma/Silk Road Ensemble CD
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma have released A Playlist without Borders–a CD and DVD celebrating the group’s 15th anniversary. The CD features David Bruce’s Cut the Rug, commissioned by the ensemble. Cut the Rug will feature in their Carnegie Hall 15th anniversary celebration concert on October 16th
