COLLAGE – THE LAST WORK

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Arnold (1-8)

London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martin (9-14)

Copied & arranged by Trevor Gomes & J.A.C. Redford (1 & 4)

Adapted by Paul Bateman (3)

Orcehstration bt Thomas Pasatieri (2): Simon Rhodes (5); J.A.C. Redford (6); James Horner & J.A.C. Redford (7); Greig McRitchie (8)
Executive Producer: Dr. Alexander Buhr

Project Coordinators: Cerys Weetch (Track 1-14),
Hannah Bishay ( Tracks 9-14)
Recording Producers: Simon Rhodes (Tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 9-14),
Andrew Cornall (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Balance Engineer: Phillip Siney (Tracks 1-8)
Recording Assistant: Chris Tann (Tracks 1-8)
Recording Engineers: Jonathan Stokes & Neil Hutchinson (Classic Sound Ltd) (Tracks 9-14)
Editing & Mixing: Simon Rhodes
Mastering Engineer: Simon Gibson
Product Management: Sam Le Roux

Publishers: Horner Music in Motion ( Tracks 1, 3, 4, 9-14); Sony/ATV
(Track 2, 7); Éditions Latino Américaines (Tracks 5, 6);
Warner/Chappell (Track 8)

Tracks 1-8 Recorded 1&3 June 2016 at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Tracks 9-12 Recorded 30 May 2015 at Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Church
Square, London, SE1 4HU

Collage co-commissioned by the Houston Symphony, Andrés
Orozco-Estrada, Music Director, and the International Horn Society

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JAMES HORNER TALKS ABOUT COLLAGE

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF JAMES HORNER’S COLLAGE

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COLLAGE: INTERVIEW WITH DAVID PYATT

Photo credit: © Etienne Walter We had a chance to sit with David Pyatt, one of the four horn soloists for James Horner’s Collage, a concerto for four horns and orchestra. As is apparent from the words themselves and the tone of the interview, this interview was conducted before James Horner’s death this summer. We spoke with David on March 27, 2015 at Royal Festival Hall, the day of the premiere performance of Collage. JHFM: We want to know a little bit about the story, how this work came to life. PYATT: We've worked with James Horner--I've probably worked with him first about[...]

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COLLAGE - THE WORLD PREMIERE IN LONDON

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COLLAGE BY JAMES HORNER: D-10

10 days from now will be the world premiere of the latest work in concert composed by James Horner. Its name has been known for a few days: Collage: A Concerto for Four Horns and Orchestra. The composer regularly draws parallels between music and painting. The name may refer to the collage technique of combining separate elements of different natures. We think, for instance, of the famous collages by Henri Matisse. This work is co-commissioned by the Houston Symphony and the International Horn Society. Next year the Houston Symphony will perform the North American premiere of the concerto. More information here: houstonsymphony.org[...]

NEW JAMES HORNER COMMISSIONED WORK - FOR FOUR HORNS!

The London Philharmonic Orchestra reports that they will perform several commissioned works the 2014-2015 season, including the world premier of a concert work by James Horner, "for four horns." On March 27, 2015, Horner's new concert work will be showcased between performances of Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. This proceeds another concert work we've also reported on: a double concerto for violin and cello, to premier in Liverpool this November. One of the four horn players is frequent James Horner collaborator, James Thatcher. The composer himself has a special relationship with the French horn, both[...]

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