Michael Collins has been announced as the Principal Conductor of Orchestra of the Swan for their 2021/22 season.
He will direct the orchestra in three diverse programmes: Canticles of the Sky, Loops & Verses, and Company. The partnership is inaugurated with two concerts in Stratford-upon-Avon and Hereford this October.
Canticles of the Sky:
Jessie Montgomery Starburst
John Luther Adams ‘Sky with Four Suns’ from Canticles of the Sky
Copland Clarinet Concerto
Gallot Pieces de Luth Suite
Respighi The Birds Suite
Ravel Tombeau de Couperin
Michael Collins conductor
Loops & Verses:
Vaughan Williams ‘Wasps’ Overture
John Adams Shaker Loops
Thomas Adès Three Studies from Couperin
Ravel Piano Concerto
Michael Collins conductor
Peter Donohoe piano
Company:
Bologne L’amant anonyme, ‘Ouverture’
Michael Nyman Trysting Fields
Trish Clowes New Commission WORLD PREMIERE
Philip Glass Company
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Michael Collins conductor
Trish Clowes saxophone
David Le Page violin
Rose Redgrave viola