Living Voices
A collection of ten new pieces for SATB Choir & Piano composed by Russell Hepplewhite with text from extraordinary contemporary poets. A collection to inspire, available now from Stainer & Bell.
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Review - The Crash - Oldenburg State Theatre
First Person: composer Russell Hepplewhite on setting John Burningham's 'Borka' to music
Review - Under The Little Red Moon - English Touring Opera
Hepplewhite [provides] a rich, varied musical bed for the action. And it's amazing how well he manages to do this with nine instrumentalists. Everything seems to be constantly moving, tirelessly. His music is lively, constantly on the move. He nimbly creates one climax after the next...
Theatre Pur
Review - Under The Little Red Moon - English Touring Opera
First Person: composer Russell Hepplewhite on setting John Burningham's 'Borka' to music
Review - Under The Little Red Moon - English Touring Opera
Hepplewhite never patronises the children with rumpty-tumpty Jack and Jill tunes, but instead gives them sinuous music of great sophistication, choosing instrumentation that embellishes the sense of wonder being created on stage.
The Guardian
First Person: composer Russell Hepplewhite on setting John Burningham's 'Borka' to music
First Person: composer Russell Hepplewhite on setting John Burningham's 'Borka' to music
First Person: composer Russell Hepplewhite on setting John Burningham's 'Borka' to music
If the message of Borka is about celebrating being different, then it seemed there was no contest in this respect. So my top choices had to be viola and bassoon, neither being as loved as they should be.
The Arts Desk
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Living Voices - ten new texts set to music by Russell Hepplewhite