PROJECTS
CD "FAIRY TALES AND GOBLINS' DANCES" ON ORCHID CLASSICS
This new project, from acclaimed independent label Orchid Classics, is for children. Titled ‘Fairy Tales and Goblins’ Dances’ it will consist of some of the great children’s poetry by Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Spike Milligan and AA Milne, read by actors including Danny de Vito. Alongside the poetry will be new recordings of wonderful and fun pieces by classical composers, such as the Cinderella Suite by Prokofiev, Children’s Corner by Debussy, Danse macabre and The Swan by Saint-Saëns. The CD is due for release in later 2009.
Photos of the recording sessions in Champs Hill by Patrick Allen.
From left to right, Alexander Taylor, Matthew Trusler, Maya Koch. Martin Roscoe, Matthew Trusler
KINGS PLACE CONCERT ON 18 DECEMBER 2008
Matthew Trusler, Maya Koch - violins, Sara Koch - piano, Geraldine James and Andrew Wincott - narrators.
The programme included music and recitations that have recently been recorded for a new CD to be released by Orchid Classics next year. Entitled “Fairy Tales and Goblins’ Dances”, the concert told the stories of Cinderella, elephants, pigs and other fascinationg creatures. Poetry by Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Spike Milligan and AA Milne, read by Geraldine James and Andrew Wincott, complemented performances by violinists Matthew Trusler and Maya Koch and pianist Sara Koch of wonderful and atmospheric classical works.
With the funds raised at this concert, the Foundation provided essential equipment for the neonatal unit at north London’s Whittington Hospital. The hospital – where both Lenny and his sister were born – is engaged in a capital fund-raising campaign to acquire equipment that the National Health Service is unable to provide. The Whittington Hospital gave us both – and Lenny – sensitive and compassionate care, and the Foundation aims to reward that care by helping to provide other babies given a bad start in life with some hope for the future.
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