| Date | Venue/Orchestra | Repertoire |
| 9th November – 23rd December |
Performances at Thursford |
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| 9th 10th & 11th December | Opéra-Théâtre d’Avignon & Tour |
Jehan Alain – Three Dances for Orchestra (orchestration : Luc Antonini) Igor Stravinsky - Concerto for Strings Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Concerto NO. 1 for Piano, opus 25 Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 4, opus 60 Avignon Orchestra, France Piano - Vanessa Wagner |
| 21st January, 2012 |
Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra |
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3 |
| 22nd January, 2012 |
Hereford (The Courtyard)
English Chamber Orchestra |
Tchaikovsky, Serenade in C Bartok, Six Rumanian Dances Haydn, Symphony No. 44 in e minor "Trauer" |
| 7th February, 2012 |
St Petersburg Philharmonic, Russia |
Michael Tippett - Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage Benjamin Ellin – White Crucifixion Arthur Bliss - A Colour Symphony |
| 24 February |
Slaithwaite Philharmonic |
Programme tbc |
| 24 February - 6 March 2012 |
Moscow Philharmonic |
Orff - Carmina Burana |
| 16th & 17th March, 2012 | Orchestre de Montpellier, France |
French Premiere of River Cities by Benjamin Ellin |
| 7th April, 2012 |
Brigham University, USA |
World Premiere of Concerto for Trombone and Symphony Orchestra by Benjamin Ellin Trombone - Joseph Alessi |
| 21st April |
Slaithwaite Philharmonic Huddersfield Town Hall |
Krek: Rhapsodic Dance Debussy: Prelude à l'Après Midi d'un Faun Ajdic: Rhapsody for Trumpet and Orchestra Resphigi: Pines of Rome Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Stravinsky: Rite of Spring |
| 28th April |
Slaithwaite Philharmonic |
Programme tbc |
| 28th May - 3rd June |
Fort Macleod International Festival, Canada |
Programme tbc |
| 11th - 18th August |
Dartington Summer School (Guest Conductor) |
Programme tbc |
| 31st August - 2nd September, |
Focus Opera Inaugral Summer Festival |
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REVIEWS
"If it is possible for someone not of First Nations’ ancestry, someone not of the Canadian landscape to capture the anticipation, sacred ritual, and excitement of the buffalo hunt, if it could be possible to outdo his evocative previous work, Ellin has done so. When it was performed in the interpretive centre at Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump, on the very site where, since prehistoric times aboriginal hunters drove the buffalo to certain death and thus, food and fur for the winter, it was as if the piece, too, was part of this land and these people. At the climax of the piece, as the bass drum echoed off the stone, I had tears in my eyes." The premiere of Nahdoosi at the Fort Macleod International Music Festival. Troy Media June 2011 Full review>>
"Both Barber and Sibelius sounded wonderfully smooth and mellow... the best performance of the evening was Walton ... Ellin coaxed the orchestra and the chorus to use the maximum width of the dynamics of the hall for the first time and showed how exciting an masterpiece this work could be." Benjamin's Japanese conducting debut from Ongaku no Tomo Magazine Nov 2010 issue. Full review in Japanese>>
"Conductor Benjamin Ellin and his deeply committed players provided an exploration of the work (Mahler 5) that was powerfully impressive." William Marshall, Huddersfield Examiner, January 2011.
PREVIOUS NEWS:
AWARDS
Benjamin Ellin has been awarded the Barlow Endowment Prize for composition and will be writing a trombone concerto for the New York Philharmonic's Principal Trombone, Joseph Alessi. The piece will be performed in 2012 in the USA.
LONDON FASHION WEEK
Benjamin Ellin wrote music to accompany the opening show of London Fashion Week in September 2010. He worked with Designer Jeff Garner of Prophetik as well as the performance showcases Tafahum and Louai Alhenawi who performed live for the show.
