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After two sell-out shows in London, my one-woman opera Scenes from the End will head to Edinburgh on 22nd August for a 6-day run (tickets are still available). Here are some quotes from and links to the London reviews, along with the poster for Edinburgh: “Scenes From The End is powerful, abstract and thought provoking in its impact.” A Younger…

…and now tickets for the Edinburgh run are on-sale here!

Tickets are now on-sale here for my one-woman opera Scenes from the End at the Camden People’s Theatre on 10th/11th August, 7.15pm. I am also pleased to announce that there will be a further run of performances at the Tristan Bates Theatre, Covent Garden from 6th-10th December. Watch this space for ticket information on the Edinburgh run, which is 22nd-27th August.…

My orchestral piece Prelude: “1939”, written for the symphony orchestra of Eton College as part of my residency there, will be premiered on 26th June (details on the poster below). The piece takes a painting by Hans Feibusch as its starting point. This is my first time writing for a youth orchestra, and I have been thrilled by…

I am thrilled to announce that I have been commissioned by Mike Newman and Tim Rathbone to write a piece for violin and cello. I have had the good fortune of working with these two amazing players before as part of Khymerikal on Star Songs. The piece will be premiered towards the end of this year – watch this…

A recording of my piano piece Five Anatomical Sketches is now online at jonathanwoolgar.com/listen, played by its dedicatee Philip Sharp. Here is the programme note: These five sketches are austere, the bone and sinew of my compositional thinking. That is not to say they are cold or clinical; indeed, they are to be played with utmost expressivity and…