Hoffnung Music Festival
hoffnung music festival series humorous classical music festival created cartoonist amateur tuba player gerard hoffnung held royal festival hall london concert consisted humorous work specially commissioned wellknown composer day concert recorded available american market angel record music hoffnung music festival concert royal festival hall london extravagant evening symphonic caricature devised gerald hoffnung producer sam wanamaker organizer john amis recorded concert november emi released u angel record orchestra morley college orchestra billed hoffnung symphony orchestra concert open ernst bean general manager festival hall announcing “owing circumstance london county council management hall control tonight’s concert take place exactly advertised” programme fanfare francis baines trumpeter royal military school music conducted composer work begin long drumroll tricking audience rising national anthem following malcolm arnold entrance violinist yfrah neaman ran stage playing irish washerwoman grand grand overture op malcolm arnold conducted composer addition large orchestra overture consists quartet vacuum cleaner electric floor polisher work dedicated president hoover andante ”surprise” symphony joseph haydn additional surprise donald swann conducted lawrence leonard version already humorous work consists surprise one festival hall organ pipe falling orchestra hit fortissimo surprise chord violin playing wrong key twice new waltz variation ballerina moyra fraser dancing isle ending member bbc music division playing theme stone hot water bottle lift donald swann text john betjeman singer jenny johnson piano donald swann mazurka minor op frédéric chopin arr daniel abrams tuba quartet introduced gerard hoffnung performed gerard hoffnung member london symphony orchestra new york concerto popolare piano concerto end piano concerto franz reizenstein piano yvonne arnaud conducted norman del mar concerto start orchestra playing opening bar tchaikovsky piano concerto pianist enter opening grieg piano concerto minor rest concerto combine two concerto one mixing theme pop go weasel roll barrell ending conductor soloist fighting last chord orchestral switch frank butterworth conducted lawrence leonard short overture consisting fortyeight quotation work according program try spot many usual prize offered geographical fugue ernst toch liverpool chamber music group singer conducted fritz spiegel work form fugue consists choir declaiming various place without variance pitch concerto hosepipe orchestra rd movement leopold mozart arr norman del mar hosepipe dennis brain conducted norman del mar transcription last movement leopold mozart sinfonia pastorella alphorn string lochinvar speaker percussion humphrey searle text sir walter scott speaker yvonne arnaud gerard hoffnung conducted lawrence leonard one point score composer indicates tempo di rock n roll variation annie laurie gordon jacob theme alerto non troppo variation poco inglesemente variation ii molto zingaresemente variation iii alla gigolo variation iv polifonia profunda finale assai festival ensemble conducted composer work scored unusual combination two piccolo heckelphone two contrabass clarinet two contrabassoon serpent contrabass serpent hurdy gurdy harmonium subcontrabass tuba roman festival ottorino respighi conducted lawrence leonard although humorous work performance featured several distinguished guest playing orchestra including malcolm arnold trumpet norman del mar french horn yvonne arnaud piano dennis brain organ hugo dalton mandolin gerard hoffnung tuba liner note written john amis one organizer event wrote called crazy concert london newspaper odd seat sold within two hour opening box office breaking record royal festival hall time selling faster previous liberace concert production hoffnung interplanetary music festival royal festival hall november emi recording american market angel released mono stereo programme introductory music played foyer francis chagrin musician royal military school music name suggests piece played foyer audience walking concert hall recording edited way sound though one walking past musician hall hoffnung festival overture francis baines conducted composer trumpeter royal military school music organ john week metamorphosis bedtime theme joseph horovitz libretto alistair sampson conducted composer soprano april cantelo bassbaritone ian wallace harpsichord lionel salter series five musical commercial bournvita style bach mozart verdi schoenberg stravinsky concerto conductor orchestra francis chagrin conducted gerard hoffnung maestro work mostly relies visual humor abridged recording throughout concert hoffnung demonstrates unorthodox conducting skill conducting total silence sobbing stage engaging sword fight joseph cooper piano work also includes cadenza consists conductor waving arm around carelessly orchestra remains silent according program televise entire symphony concert advise viewer deaf switch sound sugar plum elizabeth poston dolmetsch ensemble mashup various theme tchaikovsky arranged renaissance ensemble cannon would presented overture replaced popgun burlesque music theater aaron copland conducted composer united nation malcolm arnold conducted composer work composer seek recreate fine spirit human endeavour becomes apparent nation meet together one point huge military band wanders stage blasting several patriotic song famous tay whale mátyás seiber text william mcgonagall declaimed edith evans conducted composer scoring work includes large foghorn played annetta hoffnung gerard hoffnungs wife waltz restricted orchestra peter racine fricker conducted composer work involves string playing every way except normal fashion woodwind brass playing mouthpiece without instrument attached punkt contrapunkt bruno heinz jaja alias humphrey searle conducted norman del mar short parody tone serial music klangfarbenmelodie work preceded overly long analysis dr klaus domgraffassbaender gerard hoffnung prof von der vogelweide john amis let fake opera tale hoffnung franz reizenstein libretto william mann hoffnung festival opera chorus conducted norman del mar assisted brian priestman set instrument eric wetherell produced colin graham concert close operatic divertissement miracle controlled stagecraft five opera price one plot opera setting outside cigarette factory old nuremburg beckmesser woos azucena sexkitten tobacco girl othello ride swan chased away william tell max huntsman othello retiring defeated hunt meet salome removal veil prof fidelio sings stupor brünnhilde search husband disappointed – fidelio woman disguise – even rival serenaders hope turn wooing mélisande however get man – radames – end fidelio awakens departs brünnhilde’s tricycle grane leaving frustrated nightwatchman steal well deserved wink vacated bed … etc etc role production hoffnung memorial concert memorial tribute gerard hoffnung died year earlier held royal festival hall performed morley college orchestra work performed included hoffnung fanfare carnival animal malcolm arnold production hoffnung astronautical music festival held royal festival hall november also recorded emi mono stereo released u angel record recording reissued cd hallmark february programme rigmarole introductory music played foyer francis baines musician royal military school music festival anthem francis baines conducted norman del mar trumpeter royal military school music hoffnung festival choral society leonora overture ludwig van beethoven alias malcolm arnold conducted norman del mar trumpeter royal military school music modeled beethoven leonora overture work present bizarre twist including offstage trumpeter entering wrong time happy wanderer street band interrupting music orchestra suddenly plunging place waltz rhythm actual composer named program work malcolm arnold unmistakable duet barber darmstadt bruno heinz jaja alias humphrey searle translation german libretto william mann conducted humphrey searle herr knochen owen brannigan der redepartner john amis hoffnung festival choral society like punkt contrapunkt duet parody tone serial music ballad county francis chagrin conducted composer speaker forbes robinson key work mostly major work crescendo dramatic countdown seeing space craft rage time concert mixed theme flight bumblebee yankee doodle grand concerto gastronomique eater waiter food large orchestra malcolm arnold conducted composer eater henry sherek waiter tutte lemkow work present audio recording due extreme visual humor work center around diner eat way entire meal duration piece ”excerpt” belshazzar feast william walton conducted composer fly swatter turned consist single chord chorus shouting slain horrortorio joseph horovitz libretto alistair sampson hoffnung festival choral society conducted composer harpsichord lionel salter role extravagant oratorio taken scenario maurice richardson tell story marriage dracula daughter frankenstein son music parody classical oratorio taking new horrible dimension mobile seven orchestra lawrence leonard hoffnung festival choral society trumpeter royal military school music conducted composer others organ lionel salter opposite static player remain stage throughout work short piece member orchestra moving stage faithfully following respective conductor february hoffnung concert staged royal festival hall aid notting hill housing trust included work festival new work celebrate hoffnung conductor work norman del mar new philharmonia orchestra several singer returned spelling punctuation programme note programme word founder malcolm williamson introducted composer metamorphosis bedtime theme conducted composer soprano april cantelo bassbaritone ian wallace harpsichord courtney kenny sugar plum dolmetsch ensemble concerto popolare piano bernard sumner punkt contrapunkt concerto conductor orchestra conducted dudley moore let fake opera role according programme twominute period allocated concert organiser community coughing promising cough please try save december hoffnung concert staged royal albert hall entitled hear hear hoffnung featuring bbc concert orchestra well several distinguished conductor performer programme hoffnung fanfare malcolm arnold fanfare trumpeter life guard grenadier guard coldstream guard conducted major aj richards work scored trumpet ode colin graham declaimed annette crosbie grand grand overture conducted composer vacuum cleaner soloist none amadeus quartet rifleman th battalion metamorphosis bedtime theme conducted composer soprano april cantelo bassbaritone ian wallace sugar plum haydn surprise symphony conducted donald swann ocarina patrick moore william mann bottle player barabara kelly sylvia rogers humpherey burton eric thompson john calder robert ponsonby angus mcgill united nation band royal life guard grenadier guard coldstream guard conducted jonathan del mar punkt contrapunkt introduced john amis john bird conducted christopher adey concerto popolare piano daniël wayenberg conducted simon rattle let fake opera member english music theatre chorus ballet conducted lawerence leonard february two reprise concert performed recorded royal festival hall released decca many distinguished guest appeared including donald swann annetta hoffnung playing role orchestral maid gerards daughter emily program performed philharmonia orchestra conducted michael massey tom bergman consisted highlight previous hoffnung festival well new piece keep audience toe programme hoffnung festival fanfare frank renton trumpeter royal military school music conducted composer grand grand overture vacuum cleaner jane glover christopher laing bill oddie donald swann concerto hosepipe orchestra hosepipe richard watkins ballad county famous tay whale speaker eleanor bron foghorn esther rantzen aria quasimodo e giulietta act scene giacomo scarlatina new realisation maynard nelson alias wilfred joseph tenor christoph ellermeier conducted mark fitzgerald music consists mashup several opera melody libretto mashup various italian musical term leonora overture work played audience member raimund herincx cough rather loudly checked nurse jill gomez sing hilarious operatic duet lochinvar speaker emily richard ian wallace concerto popolare piano david owen norris concerto d’amore violin orchestra wilfred joseph violin jagdish mistry unexpectedly candida thompson piece start concert manager announcing due booking error two violin scheduled concert order avoid legal proceeding manager decide play concerto end female violinist bow last harmonic male violinist finger fall kiss overture “the heaving bagpipe” wilfred joseph text tom bergman speaker raimund herincx called part music sound suspiciously similar rossini overture thieving magpie haydn surprise symphony ballerina rachel hester oliphant chuckerbutty ensemble child fleet primary school direction dr steven paul bottle player bamber gascoigne emily hoffnung john lil michael mate mp sybil michelow patrick moore gerald priestland desmond wilcox metamorphosis bedtime theme conducted composer soprano felicity lott baritone david wilsonjohnson orchestral switch disconcerto piano orchestra wilfred joseph piano david owen norris work played annetta wipe key piano french horn blare wagner overture tannhauser performance lochinvar heaving bagpipe preceded bagpipe solo performed lachlan stewart john olondons volume hoffnung gerard hoffnung music festival publisher hoffnung partnership isbn hoffnung music festival concert recorded royal festival hall london angel record lp hoffnung interplanetary music festival royal festival hall november angel record lp httpwwwmusicwebinternationalcomclassrevnovhoffnungconcertshtmixzzsuhhgj httpsgerardhoffnungcomconcerts httpsccgborgukwordpressp