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The New London Chamber Ensemble has just launched their new programmes for the 2012/13 season and audiences can expect some pretty riveting and unusual stuff!

The NLCE are already well-known for their unique performance style and innovative repertoire, but for this season they’re offering a theatrical take on chamber music with an intriguing programme of semi-staged works. A majestic procession to Byrd’s ‘Pavane & Galliard’, a staged performance of Berio’s Opus No Zoo which takes the performers around the stage and beyond and a unique performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous ‘Flight of the Bumble Bee’…it’s certainly not your average chamber concert! They’ll also be revisiting Carl Nielson’s fantastic ‘Wind Quintet’ (op.43), which they recorded back in 2009 to great acclaim and there’s a chance to hear a work by the inimitable Moondog – the twentieth century American composer, musician, poet and inventor of several new musical instruments.

Combining Word and Music has always been a big interest for the performers, and their family-friendly programme – ‘Telling Tales’ – is a culmination of some of their favourite works, performed with narrator. It includes a narrated version of Prokofiev’s classic ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and a wonderfully witty composition by contemporary composer Martin Butler based on Roald Dahl’s collection of poems Dirty Beasts.

That’s not to say the classics are forgotten  – as well as an indulgent programme of French fantasies (including the piquant Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon and Ravel’s glorious Mother Goose Suite) there is also a selection of unique arrangements of works by Mozart – including some unusual and little-heard works written for the mechanical organ.

To find out how the NLCE could perform one of their new programmes for your venue or society, do get in contact using the contact details above.