| January |
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| Saturday
26th |
Glasgow |
Masterclass |
Masterclass for guitar students at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama. |
| Saturday
26th |
Edinburgh |
Ensemble/Solo |
Concert with the Scottish Flute Trio, including works by Eddy McGuire,
Ken Dempster and Alan Thomas. 7:30, Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. Phone
0131 665 2240 for ticket info. |
| Tuesday
29th |
London |
Solo |
Private recital for the Foundation for International Education. |
| February |
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| Tuesday
5th |
London |
Solo/Ensemble |
Premiere of Laurence Crane's Some Rock Music for Alan Thomas for electric guitar and iPod, as well as a new ensemble work by Michael
Finnissy with mandolin. "New Music Night" at the Rational Rec.
8.30pm, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 44 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB |
| Saturday
9th |
Leicester |
Concerto |
Premiere of Alan's concerto Rhapsody on a Spanish Theme for guitar and orchestra with the University of Leicester Sinfonia, conducted
by Michael Sackin. 7:30, Fraser Noble Hall. Contact 0116 252 2455 for
ticket info. |
| March |
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| Saturday
15th |
Oak
Park, IL, USA |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. Music for Life Foundation. |
| April |
|
|
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| Wednesday
2nd |
London |
Ensemble |
Performance of the Villa-Lobos Sexteto Misticowith Lontano.
Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre. |
| Saturday
12th |
Bradford |
Ensemble |
Performance of African Sanctusby David Fanshawe, with "Backbeat"
percussion ensemble. Bradford Cathedral. |
| Wednesday
23rd |
Leicestershire |
Solo
Recital |
"Concert
for St. George's Day". 7:30, St Bartholomew's Parish Church,
Quorn. Phone 01509-414287 for tickets. |
| Saturday
26th |
Miami,
Florida |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. Miami Classical Guitar
Concert Series. 8pm, St. Philips Episcopal Church, 1142 Andalusia & Columbus
Avenue, Coral Gables, FL. |
| Saturday
26th |
West
Midlands |
Composition |
The Midlands Fretted Orchestra plays Alan's "Snapshot". "Making
Music" West Midlands. Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, 19 Stratford Road,
Bromsgrove B60 1AS. |
| May |
|
|
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| Monday
19th |
Chicago |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. Live radio performance,
WFMT Chicago. |
| June |
|
|
|
| Sunday
8th |
Leicestershire |
Solo
Recital |
Lunchtime
Recital. 1:00, St. Philip's Church, Evington. (address: St Philip's House,
2A Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB) |
| Sunday
8th |
Leicestershire |
Masterclass |
Masterclass.
2:15, St. Phillips Church, Evington. (address: St Philip's House, 2A Stoughton
Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB) |
| 8th-15th |
Beijing |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook on tour in China. |
| Saturday
14th |
Brill |
Ensemble |
Performance of African Sanctusby David Fanshawe, with "Backbeat"
percussion ensemble. |
| Friday
27th |
Brighton |
Recital |
"Sing Softly" song recital with
soprano Juliet Fraser, based around songs by Dowland alongside works by
Cage, Skempton and Finnissy. Soundwaves Festival, 1:00, Pavillion Theatre. |
| Sunday
29th |
Breedevoort,
Netherlands |
Composition |
Duo
'78 (soprano Ivette van Laar and guitarist Jaap Majoor) will play
Alan's song "Sorrow, stay (Mr. Dowland's Blues)". Beedevoort
Bookfestival. |
| Sunday
29th |
West
Midlands |
Composition |
The Midlands Fretted Orchestra plays Alan's "Snapshot". Sunday
afternoon bandstand concert. Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses
Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR, 1.00pm – 4.00pm. 0121 454
1860 http://www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk |
| July |
|
|
|
| Sunday
6th |
West
Midlands |
Composition |
The Midlands Fretted Orchestra plays Alan's "Snapshot". St
Saviours Church, Park Road, Hagley, West Midlands. DY9 0NS, 7.30pm. Tickets
from 0121 422 7884 |
| 19th-26th |
Spain |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook on tour in Spain. |
| August |
|
|
|
| Friday
8th |
Kansas
City, USA |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. 8:00, NFA Festival. |
| September |
|
|
|
| Saturday
6th |
London |
Ensemble |
Duo
concert with flautist Rowland Sutherland. Private function in Fulham Palace. |
| Saturday
13th |
West
Midlands |
Composition |
The Midlands Fretted Orchestra plays the premiere of Alan's "How
One Becomes a Musician". Artsfest 08. |
| October |
|
|
|
| Thursday
2nd |
Yuba
City, CA |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. |
| Saturday
4th |
Hemet,
CA |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. |
| Friday
17th |
Portland,
OR |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. |
| Saturday
18th |
Klamath
Falls, OR |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. |
| Sunday
19th |
Ashland,
OR |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook. |
| November |
|
|
|
| Saturday
8th |
Blackburn |
Ensemble |
Performance of African Sanctusby David Fanshawe, with "Backbeat"
percussion ensemble. Blackburn Cathedral. |
| Saturday
15th |
West
Sussex |
Ensemble |
Duo concert with flautist Rowland Sutherland. Adur Festival, St Mary's
House, Bramber, 7:30. |
| December |
|
|
|
| Tuesday
2nd |
New
York City |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook at the GuitarPlus concert series. 8:00, Engelman
Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, Baruch College. |
| Tuesday
2nd |
Leicestershire |
Solo |
Alan
plays solo recital sets in the "Belvoir by Candlelight" series
at Belvoir Castle. |
| Thursday
4th |
Leicestershire |
Solo |
Alan
plays solo recital sets in the "Belvoir by Candlelight" series
at Belvoir Castle. |
| Sunday
7th |
San
Diego, CA |
Composition |
The
outstanding Cavatina Duo plays pieces from Alan's Balkan
Songbook |
| Monday
29th |
Leicestershire |
Recital |
Alan
plays solo in Peckleton Village Hall, Leicestershire. |
