Read the story behind Jon Lord's upcoming new album, To Notice Such Things, out on March 29, 2010. The album is dedicated to the memory of his late friend Sir John Mortimer and contains a six piece suite for solo flute, piano and string orchestra as well as three other compositions for the same forces. … Continue reading Interview: To Notice Such Music
Author: Rasmus Heide
Jon Lord takes us through To Notice Such Things, track by track. - The first movement is based on the opening music of the show that we used to do, and the first piece he used to read was a poem by W.H. Auden. I suppose it’s about the triumph of time. It starts out … Continue reading To Notice Such Things, track-by-track
Jon Lord's concert in Potsdam (near Berlin) on January 23 has been sold out for months. If you didn't get a ticket to the concert, you can watch Jon Lord prepare with the orchestra in the afternoon of the concert - at the same venue in Potsdam. The rehearsals start at 3pm on January 23. … Continue reading Open rehearsal at Potsdam
Jon Lord will release his next album, To Notice Such Things, on March 29, 2010 through Avie Records. Titled after the main work - a six movement suite for solo flute, piano and string orchestra - the album was inspired by, and is dedicated to the memory of Jon's dear friend Sir John Mortimer, the … Continue reading Jon Lord: new album in memory of Sir John Mortimer
Classic FM is collecting votes for its Hall Of Fame 2010. Last year, Jon Lord's Durham Concerto was the highest new entry in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame. It jumped in at no. 75 with Boom of the Tingling Strings reaching no. 198. Vote for Jon Lord now You can help secure Jon Lord's position … Continue reading Vote for Jon Lord in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2010
Jon Lord photographed in rehearsal and in concert in Kiel, Germany on December 6 2009. Photos by Aleksandra Pruenner and Rasmus Heide. The concert: Concerto for Group and Orchestra movement 1 - moderato allegro movement 2 - andante Movement 3 - vivace presto Pictures of Home Evening Song Pictured Within Telemann Experiment Wait a While … Continue reading Pictured in Kiel
Watch Jon Lord perform Child In Time live in São Paulo, Brazil. On vocals Steve Balsamo and Kasia Laska. The concert took place on May 2 2009 as part of the Virada Cultural Festival and was filmed by local TV.
For almost 40 years, Jon Lord has been a frequent guest at the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt. The place was recommended to him by his friend Tony Ashton, and he first went there after the Machine Head recording sessions in Montreux in December 1971. In a brand new interview with Switzerland's Xecutives.net, he talks … Continue reading Jon Lord’s love for Switzerland
