The Art of Dancing
Young / Gordon / Pritchard / Borenstein
English String Orchestra
Simon Desbruslais, trumpet / Clare Hammond, piano
Signum Records
This is the second solo album for ABMC artist Simon Desbruslais and features ABMC artist Toby Young and ABMC affiliate Clare Hammond. For this recording, ABMC supervised the project and provided orchestral management, operations/logistics, and orchestral fixing (including providing guest leader, Tijmen Huisingh).
"Four Stars...Beautifully performed, highly original disc." BBC Music Magazine
"Four Stars. Toby Young's The Art of Dancing is inspired by the idea of the baroque dance suite, though here the dances are modern...The different movements are all beautifully differentiated and this engaging work deserves wider currency." Planet Hugill
"Desbruslais’ and Hammond’s advocacy of this unfamiliar repertoire can only be admired and once again the contribution of the superbly drilled English String Orchestra under Kenneth Woods is exemplary. While trumpet enthusiasts need not hesitate, the rewards for those beyond that circle are also ample." MusicWeb International
Rehearsal for Seven Halts on the Somme by Deborah Pritchard
Middleton Hall, Hull. 28 October 2016
