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Bitesize Prom 52

28/8/2020

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In aid of Help Musicians UK, we recorded an uplifting aria for Bitesize Proms: Blast die wohlgegriffen
Flöten' (Blow the well-gripped flutes).  The aria featuring the Roman goddess of War - Bellona - is part of Bach's cantata 'Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!' BWV 214 from our programme Not the Christmas Oratorio, which has been postponed to next year.

Bellona incites the martial flutes to a joyous celebration: "this festival demands rejoicing that feeds both spirit and mind" - something to truly take our minds off current circumstances. 

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SKunlocked series continues

27/7/2020

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​"The uniquely intense combination of stress and elation; we all love it for the same reason we find it quite stressful. Whether its the memory or the social and musical complexity of trying to perform without a conductor." - reflects tenor Thomas Herford about performing with Solomon's Knot.
"Because of being an alto, I work a lot by what the harmony is" - explains founding member Kate Symonds-Joy about her role in performing with Solomon's Knot.
Stay tuned on our YouTube Channel for insights from various  members of our collective.
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Telemann 'In the midst of life, we are surrounded by death'

10/5/2020

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​From our respective homes, we’ve been working on something; the setting of Luther’s chorale ‘Mitten wir im Leben sind’ appears like an oasis in the middle of Telemann’s rarely-performed late masterpiece, the cantata Dich rühmen die Welten for St Michael and All Angels 1762.

We would have sung this chorale on 13 March with Les Passions de l'Ame in Bern, but the concert was cancelled on the day. Instead, we’ve now chosen to perform it a capella (as we would have done in concert) from our homes, to reflect human vulnerability and helplessness in the face of death, which leads many to turn to spirituality.
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SK unlocked: Zoë Brookshaw

3/5/2020

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“It was like a light went on in my head” - we caught up with soprano Zoë Brookshaw to reflect on being part of the SK collective. 
​ ​Look out for more clips in our #SKunlocked series over the next period 
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Reflecting on the Passion story

5/4/2020

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As we are revisiting Bach's St John Passion BWV245 (1725 version) for Holy Week, Artistic Director Jonathan Sells reflects on Passion and themes of sacrifice, compassion and love in the tide of corona:

"It is particularly poignant to reflect on the themes of Passion-tide under the current circumstances.  Believers and non-believers alike can find inspiration in the extraordinary story of Jesus' trial, crucifixion and death. "

Read his full reflection HERE
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We performed the St John Passion last year at Wigmore Hall and would like to share Scene I from our performance at the Bachfest in Leipzig in June last year. By subscribing to our YouTube channel, you'll get notified of new clips we will release throughout Holy Week.

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Telemann concerts cancelled

13/3/2020

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We regret to share the news that our planned Telemann concerts with Les Passions de l'Ame on Friday 13 March  at the Heiliggeistkirche in Bern and  on Sunday 15 March at the Telemann Festival in the composer's birthplace, Magdeburg, will NOT take place.

We were delighted to be back in the rehearsal room with our friends of the Swiss Early Music ensemble 
Les Passions de l'Ame for our joined Telemann project. The programme included his well-known Donner-Ode featuring festive trumpets and timpani symbolising the thunder, and two Cantatas: Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen TVWV 3:61b (Steinbeck 1754) and Veni sancte spiritus TVWV 3:82 (Hamburg 1739).
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Telemann's Thunder Ode

30/1/2020

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For our next performances, we're delighted to return to Bern to collaborate again with our friends of the early music ensemble Les Passions de l'Ame, led by violinist Meret Lüthi,  for an all Telemann programme. In Die Donner-Ode Telemann set the Psalm of David to music in a festive, extrovert way with a prominent role for the timpani, symbolising thunder, as the title suggest. This extremely popular vocal work by Telemann consists of two parts, which will be combined with two of his late sacred works.

Concerts take place at Les Passions de l'Ame's home town Bern on 13 March, and at the Telemannfesttage in Magdeburg, Germany on 15 March.
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Review round-up for our debut album: Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig

10/1/2020

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"The close connection, the special atmosphere that is created with the audience, was also well transferred to CD by the musicians in this live-recording [...]. You can hear how each of the individual members of the collective identify with their own interpretation, which ensures a great musical experience. Seasonal Baroque from Leipzig, music which you can confidently enjoy even in the days after Christmas!" - commented Michael Gmasz on Radio Klassik, Vienna 


“there’s a real sense of do or die, they’re right on the edge of their seats...a beautifully-conceived programme...one of my favourites” - commented Alexandra Coghlan on BBC Radio 3 Record Review

“if those pounding drum beats and bright trumpets don't set your heart racing, you've no soul. [...] Playing and singing are stellar throughout the disc, the live recording thrillingly immediate.” - Review by Graham Rickson for The Arts Desk

 
“Bach’s Magnificat [..] from the lean, sprightly forces of Solomon’s Knot [is] highly recommended” - Review by Fiona Maddocks for The Observer

 
“This recording is a delight, and well represents Solomon’s Knot particularly individual style of live performance.” - Blog Andrew Benson Wilson

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O infans, o Deus

7/12/2019

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A little taster of our upcoming Charpentier concerts, by courtesy of ClassicFM:
Don't miss out on hearing this wonderful music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier for Christmastide, which is so rarely performed live in the UK. 
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Book now for our performance on Monday 9 December, 7.30pm at St John's Smith Square
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Christmas with Charpentier

28/11/2019

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With some wonderfully emotive French music for Christmastide we turn to Marc-Antoine Charpentier for our annual seasonal concerts.

Shepherds and angels tell us the story of Nativity in two expressive sacred works about the arrival of baby Jesus.  

This is a rare chance to hear us perform festive music from 17th-century France, which is seldom performed in the UK. 

Find out more about the music in this Q&A with  our artistic advisor James Halliday.


To book tickets:

Sat 7 Dec, 4.30pm
Early Music Christmas Festival in York
sold out

Mon 9 Dec, 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square
BOOK NOW




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