A selection of fan filmed footage from Jon Lord's rehearsal and concert in Potsdam, Germany on January 23. Concerto pt 1 (rehearsal) Concerto pt 2 (rehearsal) Gigue Hammond solo (rehearsal) Evening Song with Kasia Laska (concert) Child in Time with Steve Balsamo (concert) Thanks to Nigel Young.
German RBB Fernsehen reports from Jon Lord's open rehearsal in Potsdam on January 23. Click the photo to watch. In their review of the concert (and the rehearsal), Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten notes how 'the "Concerto for Group and Orchestra" is a milestone in pop history. The paper reports that Jon Lord only interrupted the dress … Continue reading Review: Milestone in pop music history
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
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
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