Naomi Burrell

‘Badinage’ – songs of scandal and protest from 17th Century, Paris – the exciting project that I’ve been a part of for nearly 10 years – has some exciting new developments!

Check our our new film – imagine the Pont Neuf in Paris with all the hustle and bustle..

https://badinagefolkband.wordpress.com/video/ 

Also, some great news is that Cambridge University have kindly agreed to continue funding us so that we can develop a fully staged production!  Watch this space.

A huge thank you to the master mind behind it all, Jonathan Rees and to Nick Hammond for his continued expertise and support.

NB

Greetings from Oslo!  Some good news: I’m very happy to announce my new associateship with the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM).  The award is for students who have: ‘distinguished themselves in the music profession and made a significant contribution to it in their particular field’.

Heartfelt thanks to all those who have supported me over the last 9 years since graduating. Here’s to the next 9 years!

Also, a big thanks to Theresa Pewal for the my new photos. https://theresapewalportraits.pixieset.com

NEWS January 2019

Coming up soon …

2 months in Norway!
March – early May will be an intensive period with Barokksolistene and members of the Alehouse Sessions at the Oslo Opera House. As per the Opus award we won last year: ‘Klassik ohne Grenzen’, we will pushing at the boundaries of traditional opera and playing: on stage – from memory – one per part – in costume, with dancing, singing and acting!
We will then work with choreographers Cina Espejord, Melissa Hough, Garrett Smith & Liam Scarlett for a new project of baroque music and contemporary dance. http://barokksolistene.com

ETO news …

After a fantastic autumn season, I am thrilled to be invited back as leader of English Touring Opera for the baroque tour in Spring 2020, with works by Bach, Handel and Mozart. We will venture to new pastures such as Truro and also across to Ireland. http://www.englishtouringopera.org.uk

Recordings out soon …

– I Fagiolini’s exciting Leonardo da Vinci project where I’m playing Monteverdi madrigals on a Monteverdi violin! http://www.leonardo.ifagiolini.com
– La Nuova Musica playing Glück’s Orfeo with Iestyn Davies and Sophie Bevan http://www.lanuovamusica.co.uk
– Solomon’s Knot’s first CD including Schelle, Kuhnau and Bach. http://www.solomonsknotcollective.com
– Classical Opera – La Finta Semplice & Bastien and Bastienne http://www.classicalopera.co.uk
– Parallax Orchestra… Bring me the Horizons latest album and a Spotify session at Abbey Road studios with The Architects. http://www.parallaxorchestra.com

New ventures …

This July I will make my first appearance with Il Gusto Barocco from Stuttgart in Ansbach, Germany. We will perform the Bach Triple concerto amongst various Bach cantatas and finish by recording all the Brandenburg concerti – a dream come true! https://www.halubek.com/ilgustobarocco/

L.O.G.A.S. (Laboratory of Gesture and Sound)…

Last year the seeds were sown for a project with David Watkin and the Brodsky Quartet at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and this exciting project will come to fruition at the end of June 2019. I will be working with the students on some of the Beethoven string quartets in movement and trying to start a revolution in conservatoire training!

Badinage …

We are very excited that our French street songs project, curated by Jonathan Rees, has received funding from Cambridge Arts and Humanities Impact Fund to develop our work. Watch this space! http://www.badinagefolkband.wordpress.com

New chamber music collaborations … on a new violin!

In May, I will be doing several concerts in London with Gavin Kibble and David Gerrard exploring French baroque music including Couperin and Rameau. I am very excited to try out this repertoire on my stunning new violin made by Arnaud Giral in Bristol in 2017. http://www.arnaudgiral.com