The Australian edition of Concerto for Group and Orchestra (on ABC Records) is now available straight from Jon's Webshop. Priced at just £10 + postage, this comes with both the audio CD and the documentary DVD and a condensed edition of the previously available Mediabook. Free T-shirt While stocks last every order over £60 will receive a … Continue reading Free t-shirt and Australian Concerto edition
To Notice Such Things, Jon's suite in memory of Sir John Mortimer, is set for a one-off performance in Rostock, Germany. On April 7, the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock with Anja Setzkorn-Krause (flute), Jens Hoffmann (piano) and Opernchor des Volkstheaters Rostock conducted by Manfred Hermann Lehner will perform an evening of Rossini combined with Jon's suite. This will be the first performance … Continue reading Rossini and Jon Lord in Rostock
Should Jon's childhood home at 120 Averill Road in Leicester, England be graced with a Blue Plaque commemorating his formative years there? A Blue Plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as an historical marker. Jon Lord feature … Continue reading Celebrating Jon’s childhood home
Classic FM is once again collecting votes for their annual Hall of Fame within the world of classical music. In previous years, Jon's works have featured prominently particularly with Durham Concerto reaching no. 28 in 2010. Also in 2010, Jon even held two spots in the Top 10 of living composers with Boom of the Tingling Strings being the … Continue reading Time to vote for Jon, Classic FM Hall of Fame
Sarabande is the latest of Jon's works to have gone through a complete check up. The new full score of Sarabande in Jon's revised 2010 edition for group and orchestra is a milestone in Hal Leonard's and EMI Music's upcoming Jon Lord Edition. A sample pages from the third movement Aria can be viewed here: The … Continue reading Sarabande ready for the publisher
A box of original tour T-shirts from Jon's final tours has turned up from storage. These shirts were previously only available at Jon's concerts around the world. Now available for £10.99 + postage. Please check out Jon's Webshop for details.
The final Deep Purple Mark 3 concert - featuring Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Ian Paice and Glenn Hughes - has been remixed and reissued. Featuring a blistering near two-hour set, the show includes: 1: Burn, Stormbringer, The Gypsy, Lady Double Dealer, Mistreated, Smoke On The Water, You Fool No One, 2: Space Truckin', … Continue reading Listen to Deep Purple in Paris 1975
Recollecting an interview Jon did with Exclusive Magazine in 2010 for the release of his To Notice Such Things album. It was a commission from Shipley Arts Festival in the South of England. It's a six different pieces, each one based on a moment or time in Jon's friend John Mortimer's life. Lingering impressions In … Continue reading A man who used to notice such things
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