Owen Orchestration

April and May 2026 was extremely busy but worth the effort.

Bax Editions

I worked closely with Enyi Okpara and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on my new edition of Bax's Tintagel. Bournemouth premiered the piece in 1919 so it is…

On 30th May 2026, English Symphony Orchestra and Kenneth Woods will be performing my edition of Bax's Tintagel at the Elgar Festival.

Details here: https://elgarfestival.org/events_2026/reaching-for-the-stars/

6th: Four days at the start of the month were in intensive rehearsals culminating on this day with the final concert of the year by Bristol University Symphony Orchestra. I played Brahms Symphony No.1 and Copland's Appalachian Spring as well…

April was so busy it actually finished on the 1st of May, so following on from that I will begin with…

Saturday 4th May: I auditioned to conduct one of the large orchestras at the university… and was invited to…

April was a whirlwind of a month and as such I will only mention a few highlights!

Friday 12th: I watched the LSO for the first time in my life as they toured to Bristol's new concert hall, the Bristol…

2nd: working again with Shui Mo, this time with the whole ensemble. Amazing to meet so many new musicians - people playing Shakuhachi, Taegum, Erhu, Sheng, Guzheng, and myself on cello. I'm starting to write my own piece for the…

For such a short month, February was busy!

2nd: Travelled to Gloucester Cathedral for my second time playing music from the Harry Potter films with the International Film Orchestra.

10th: Draco Duo (the cello and piano group my wife and…

After a busy autumn tidying up Bax's Spring Fire (see owenorchestration.com/editions) it was back to ‘normal’ life!

14th: January began with my third SoundWorld concert.

16th+17th: I've started playing in a new group. This was a workshop of Erhu…

Unlike May, June was a hive of activity!

On the 4th, my composition Lunar Leonardo was premiered by Symphonic Philharmonic in Bristol. One member of the orchestra cleverly spotted my use of morse code in the opening! The piece is…

Being the exam season, life in Bristol was a little quieter than usual. However, preparations were underway for the premiere of Lunar Leonardo at Victoria Methodist Church, Bristol. On the 23rd I sat in on the first rehearsal of the…