Juliette Pochin » classical concert

Rossini Stabat Mater

Juliette — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:12:57 +0000

The concert in Bedford Corn Exchange on Saturday had a lovely atmosphere. The Rossini is one of the best 2^nd rate oratorios and I mean that in a really positive way. It’s so dramatic it’s practically a mini opera. I think half the reason there was such a lovely feel to the evening was that father and daughter were the tenor and soprano soloists; Bonaventura Bottone and his daughter Rebecca. He must be 60 now but has the freshness of a voice 20 years younger and a top D flat to boot (for those of you who don’t necessarily know what that sounds like, it is a whole tone above the highest note in Nessun Dorma!). You got the feeling he could have gone higher too. His daughter has clearly inherited his singing talent.

Anyway, it was not the ideal conditions to be singing a concert as I’d been in Lewisham A&E with J on the Thursday and then Kings on the Friday. They kept him in Friday night and threatened to operate on a suspected hernia at about 1 in the morning but luckily the radiographer stepped in and they pumped him full of antibiotics instead. Anyway, by Saturday lunchtime he was stable so I went off to Bedford half asleep leaving a set of wonderful grandparents holding the fort.

Off to Sheffield this weekend to sing Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis but as yet no hospital dramas to contend with. How boring and yet how blissful.

Singing on Viennese tour

Juliette — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:31:48 +0000

I’m sitting backstage at Bedford Corn Exchange, having just sung my first 2 songs in tonight’s concert on the Viennese Spectacular tour. It’s snowing outside and I’ve just had the worst, most overcooked piece of fish ever and paid £13.95 for the privilege. I should have sent it back but I only had an hour between the rehearsal and concert so there really was not time for them to cook another piece – anyway I’m far to British when it comes to doing that. I’ll complain to everyone about it but really I’m all mouth and no trousers. Not a bad description of a classical singer actually…

Still, I do have several reasons to be happy despite the treacherous drive home in the snow.

So my top 3 reasons to be happy despite a rubbish dinner? As follows:

I’m going to see my babies tomorrow
I had a full nights sleep last night whilst apparently at home Seth woke James up at 3:30 and wouldn’t go back to sleep.
This is the last night of the Viennese tour so tomorrow I get to sleep in my own bed.

Just heard applause so that’s the interval – just nipping out to meet some forum members from my website who are in the audience.

2^nd half about to begin and I have something else to add to my list.

4. Three of the forum members have just given me a beautiful orchid. I feel spoilt.

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow I will be back to my jeans and sick splattered sweatshirts…

2011 Projects and live dates

Juliette — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:14:56 +0000

Concert dates for 2011

Friday 1st April at 7:30pm, Taverner: Fragments of a Prayer with Brighton Festival Chorus at St Bartholomews Church, Brighton. Tickets: £18, £12 (conc) from Dome Box Office
www.brightonticketshop.com

Saturday 2nd April at 7:30pm, Taverner: Fragments of a Prayer with Brighton Festival Chorus at St Bartholomews Church, Brighton. Tickets: £18, £12 (conc) from Dome Box Office
www.brightonticketshop.com

Tuesday 10^th May – Spring Prom 7:30pm Mercury Theatre, Colchester, http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/index.php box office 01206 573948

Saturday 4th June - Spitfire Prom Concert at Belton House, Grantham with RPCO. http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F00463CBD4A75AD Doors open to public from 18:00 with sir disply of WWII aircraft and fireworks

18th June, Opera Gala Concert with Guildford Choral Society, 7:30pm Guildford Cathedral. Box Office electrictheatre@guildford.gov.uk 01483 444789

25th June, Mozart Requiem with Bath Choral Society, 7:30pm Bath Abbey www.boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk, Tel: 01225 463362, Fax: 01225 310377
12th November, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society, 7:30pm Assembly Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells. https://www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/page/3019/Book-Online/443 Box Office 01892 530613
3rd December, 7:00pm Handel’s Messiah with Nottingham Harmonic Society http://www.trch.co.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15475 Box Office 0115 989 5555
18th December, Christmas Concert 4:00pm with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus and Youth Choir www.brightondome.org/ Box Office 01273 709709

First Night: feature film

Release in UK October 16th 2011 with soundtrack by Mozart (!) and Morgan Pochin. Soundtrack available on CD (with Sony Classical) from October

Alfie Boe

Arranging and producing follow up to Bring Him Home album for release October 2011

Joe McElderry

Arranging and producing his album Classic

Arranging and producing his follow up Christmas album for release December 2011

New Orchestral Composition

Writing new orchestral work aimed at introducing the orchestra and classical music to young people with Michael Rosen for premiere 2012- more details to follow (when written some more of it and got some funding!)