From ‘Polish Music Day at the Wigmore Hall with Jennifer Pike and Friends’ on October 14th 2017. Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933) – Capriccio for solo violin (UK première) Jennifer Pike explored her artistic roots in a series of three concerts in one day devoted to music from four centuries of Poland’s cultural history. The day featured everything from Italian-influenced works from the early 1600s to a UK première of a work by Krzysztof Penderecki and a world première by Paulina Załubska.

Producer Alexander Barnes, with assistance from Matt Jolly.

Hip Hop to Opera is a film by Michael Volpe, published by Opera Holland Park, is available now on BBC iPlayer.

 

Production by Apple and Biscuit Recordings.

We were asked by Christina McMaster to shoot her latest films, and in some slightly different styles.

Debussy: Preludes Book 1 at the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music

Schumann: Symphonic Etudes at the David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music

Here she is performing Scarlatti’s Sonata in d minor K18, and Debussy’s Etude no.5 at St John’s Smith Square.

This is the first time we have been asked to prepare a complete piece from Southwell, and what an absolute stunner! Set aside half an hour, and a glass of something as this is an astonishing live performance of one of the greatest pieces of string music from the 20th century…

Following their very successful crowd-funding venture last year, Siglo de Oro have just released their film of Ed Rex‘s setting of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116.

 

Director of Photoraphy: Tom Maine

Shot Caller: Rosanna Goodall

Sound Engineer, Editor, Producer:  Alexander Barnes

Filmed at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London in November 2016

Alex shot some brand new promotional videos for The Coal Porters during their busy tour of the UK at London’s historic pub and live music venue The Betsey Trotwood More coming soon!

 

 

“Excellent. Very well filmed –

I say that as someone married to a former BBC Proms director.” 

Clare Stevens

 

 

From the 2016 Southwell Music Festival, here is the Prelude to The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar, performed by Southwell Festival Sinfonia.

Conductor Marcus Farnsworth, Leader Jamie Campbell

Producer, Editor, Sound Engineer Alex Barnes,
Director of Photography Tom Maine,
Shot Caller Rosanna Goodall

This year we were asked to make 12 videos for the Twelve Days of Christmas 2015, a selection of highlights from what was an amazing festival!

Camera man Tom‘s favourite was undoubtedly the Ades (day 8!), and Producer Alexander rather enjoyed making the Haydn (day 11).

Earlier this year Alexander Barnes produced and engineered this session withComposer and Producer Oliver Davis for Signum Records, featuring Kerenza Peacock violin Grace Davidson soprano and Ivor Setterfield conducting Trafalgar Sinfonia.

 

This video Edited and Produced by Alexander Barnes, filmed by Tom Maine.

Seasons has been recommended by David Mellor as the CD OF THE WEEK in the Mail on Sunday 11 October 2015.