Little Room Productions

01/09/2015

A little bird told us that BOT: RAMKOERS at Arnolfini is the place to be tonight. Apparently if you have any interest in music whatsoever, you should see it.

It's the last show tonight but as the Festival runners, Puppet Place, think it's going to sell out, make sure to book asap.
Tickets are £16 if you call 0117 917 2300

BOT: RAMKOERS (collision course) is the newest travelling performance of musical theatre company BOT: an exhilarating show in which the musicians don’t take anything for granted, not even their own instruments.

"It is entirely unpredictable and the best thing I've seen in months."

http://botspeeltramkoers.nl/english/

BOT performs: RAMKOERS Spectacular musical theatre with big machinery and delicate songs RAMKOERS (collision course) is the newest travelling performance

29/04/2015

Photo by Rob Scott Photography

Production at the Bierkeller Theatre January 2015

07/04/2015

Big things are happening here at Little Room HQ! We will be able to announce the good news soon but for now check out this photo by Rob Scott Photography from our last show Arcana!

The rest of the photos will be released soon!

31/01/2015

First photo of Strength (performed by Marienella Phillips) taken at the Arcana Dress Rehearsal by Rob Scott Photography. More to follow...

Copyright Rob Scott

31/01/2015

Last in our composers is Gareth Treseder who wrote Temperance (performed by Chris Pelmore) and The Moon (performed by Hayley Guest).

Welsh composer Gareth Treseder has written numerous sacred compositions alongside his work as a London-based tenor for the Monteverdi Choir, BBC Singers, RSVP Voices, and St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey.

A Song Was Heard at Christmas and Blessed be that Maid Marie was recently recorded by the BBC Singers for BBC Radio 3’s “Carols for Breakfast” and published by Boosey & Hawkes. These may be heard and purchased on www.boosey.com. Further details may be found below.

Many of Gareth’s liturgical settings have since been premiered in Cathedrals and churches across the UK, America and Australia. Recent premieres include A Safe Stronghold, a co-commission alongside Lars Schwarze for London’s Temple Church Choir to commemorate the outbreak of World War One, and a liturgical premiere of Never Weather Beaten Sail performed by the choir of St Paul’s Church K Street in Washington DC. Upcoming premieres include Salve Regina, to be performed by the choir of St Helena’s Cathedral in Montana; What Child Is This?, sung by St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey Choir; a set of songs based on texts by Joseph Addison for voice and piano entitled Hope: An Addison Cycle, which will be premiered by Eleanor Minney and James Sherlock. In January 2016, Deutscher Chor London will record his SATB arrangement of Mozart’s Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge for a CD release of English and German folksong arrangements.

A Song Was Heard at Christmas

http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Treseder-Gareth-A-song-was-heard-at-Christmas-SSATBB-a-capella/2081790

Blessed Be That Maid Marie

http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Treseder-Gareth-Blessed-be-that-Maid-Marie-SSATB-a-capella/2081789

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29/01/2015

The film maker Sam Scott who filmed and edited our Arcana trailer for us has just released a new music video with violin played by the director of Arcana. It's beautiful, nostalgic and definitely worth a watch...

Opening track from the "Secrets of the City" record by Sam Scott out in March. Track written and performed by Sam Scott Filmed and edited by Sam Scott and Ro...

27/01/2015

Number 4 we have Jacob Bright!

Jacob Bright is a composer, arranger and producer based in Bristol, UK. Originally from Devon, he moved to Bristol to complete an MA in Composition at Bristol University under John Pickard and Michael Ellison. Following graduation, he has been heavily involved with a number of commercial recording ventures, solo endeavours and prestigious compositional projects. Previous commissions include works for the Cheltenham International Music Festival, St. George’s Hall, Bristol University and Little Room Productions. Soundtrack work has seen him write for Channel 4, the BBC and numerous indie film makers and directors.

His involvement with Little Room Productions has produced a number of critically acclaimed operatic and ballet works. 2014’s ‘The Madness Game‘ received favourable reviews and has established his position within the company’s roster. The follow up collaborative works Arcana parts I and II are planned to be presented at 2015’s Edinburgh Festival following previews in January of the same year. He is also joining forces with Little Room’s Matthew Pearson, acclaimed violinist Diana Yukawa and Area 11 frontman Sparkles* to produce a multimedia ballet experience, Kojiki due for performance in late 2015.

Jake has composed the Devil (performed by Luke Deacon), Tower (Tessa Deterding) and the The World (Ensemble) for Arcana.

www.jacobbright.com

Composer. Arranger. Producer.

25/01/2015

Half way through our list of phenomenal composers now and we have James Prideaux!

James began composing and performing from an early age and majored in composition during his undergraduate studies and completed his MA in Composition at the University of Bristol. In 2011, he won the prestigious BUMS Chamber Choir Composition Competition with his setting of Jubilate Deo, later having it performed both in St. George's, Bristol and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.

Since graduating, James has received a number of commissions; including a commission for international Cellist, Steffan Morris. Other notable performances of James' work include Hiraeth by Cardiff-based Sinfona Newydd during their annual Music festival at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. In 2013, James was made resident composer of Gorseinon Youth Choir. Originally from Loughor in Swansea, James is now a Music teacher at Cheam High School, Surrey.

http://jprideauxmusic.wix.com/music

Website for the Welsh composer, James Prideaux

24/01/2015

If you missed our interview at BCFM Radio this morning, you can now listen on their website! For a bit more background into the show and the history of the company, we can be found 27 minutes in to the 10am slot here! http://bcfmradio.com/saturday

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23/01/2015

Day Two in our list of wonderful composers and we have our Musical Director, Nevada Summerley!

Nevada Summerley is a composer, pianist, accompanist and teacher - currently in her final year studying Music at the University of Bristol.

She has been composing since her early teens, and had her choral work ‘Aurum Stella’ performed in St Mark’s in Venice. Other compositions such as ‘Homage to the Joyful Heart: A Dedication to Erich Korngold’ have been performed by the University String Orchestra in May last year.

Nevada has been involved with Little Room Productions for two years now, joining the team as a pianist for ‘The Madness Games’, as a composer for ‘Arcana: Part I’ and this year as a composer, pianist and Musical Director for ‘Arcana: Part II’. After graduating, she hopes to take up a place studying a Masters in Composition at the Royal Northern College of Music.

http://musicandmusingss.blogspot.co.uk/

21/01/2015

Good Morning! Every other day until the show we will post about the talented composers who have spent months writing the pieces for Arcana.

Today we have James Black, currently undertaking a masters in Denmark at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. James has written two pieces for Arcana: Strength performed by Marinella Phillips and The Sun performed by Guy Withers (also featured in the Trailer).

At the age of 16 he joined the National Youth Wind Orchestra on Bass and Eb clarinets. In his third year studying Music at Oxford, he became seriously interested in composition after entering a workshop with Peter Maxwell Davies when a friend pulled out at the last minute. He then studied composition with Philip Cooke for two years and is continuing his studies in Denmark.

Upcoming projects include: a wind quintet for the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2015; and the premiere of a solo accordion piece in Poland.

https://soundcloud.com/jamesblackcomposer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA3iqGRqL7Y

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20/01/2015

Check out our first preview from Inter:Mission, where our Librettist Harry Benfield, Musical Director Nevada Summerley, and Producer Matthew Pearson chat with Jenny Burton about Arcana II: http://www.intermissionbristol.co.uk/2015/01/20/preview-arcana-ii-the-bierkeller-theatre/

Preview: Arcana II @ The Bierkeller TheatreBy: Theatre / Published: 20/01/2015Inter:Mission’s Jenny Burton catches up with some of the team behind Little Room Productions’ new show, Arcana II ahead of their debut performance at the end of the month…A week before it premieres at the Bierkeller, I met…