
"The last great apostle in our time
of romance, emotion, and
beauty
in music."
- Sir Thomas Beecham
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Welcome to my Delius site!
Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
composed
a
wealth
of
singularly
masterful
musical
works.
I
hope
you
enjoy
browsing
through
the
pages,
pictures,
sound
files
and
links
I
have
collected
here. E-mail
me with
suggestions,
problems, or comments.
Special Thanks to:
Jeff Gower - Jeff Driggers - Graeme Fyfe -
Bill
Early - Bill Marsh - Frank Lieber - Harry Froehlich -
Harold Diamond - Derek Cox - George Little - Alan Becker - Peter
Starkey - Terry Sanderson
-- Bill Thompson
2012 IS THE DELIUS SESQUICENTENNIAL
YEAR!
Click here for more
information on DELIUS 2012
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is performing Delius' "Appalachia"
on November 12, 2011
Concert Information
The Florida Orchestra's concerts in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area on
January 7 & 8, 2012
will include two major works by Delius
on the same program: "Sea Drift" and "Appalachia".
The program is titled "CELEBRATE
DELIUS" in honor of Delius' 150th birthday.
Tickets are $15, $30 and $45
($10 for students, educators and military with a valid ID)
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 10 a.m.
St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater
(Progress Energy Center for the Arts)
Seating Chart and Ticket Pricing:
http://www.floridaorchestra.org/cmdocs/MahaffeyTheater1112.pdf
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8:00 PM
St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey
Theater (Progress Energy Center for the Arts)
Seating Chart and Ticket Pricing:
http://www.floridaorchestra.org/cmdocs/MahaffeyTheater1112.pdf
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
Seating Chart and Ticket Pricing:
http://www.floridaorchestra.org/cmdocs/RuthEckerdHall1112.pdf
Here are links showing the
scheduled concerts. Individual tickets will go on sale
August 15.
http://www.floridaorchestra.org/event_info.asp?id=124
http://www.floridaorchestra.org/season-calendar.asp
http://tinyurl.com/4wfu937
Venues and maps:
http://www.floridaorchestra.org/venues-and-maps.asp
Thanks to Terry Sanderson for
alerting us to these concerts!
NEW FILM
PROJECT: "FREDERICK DELIUS IN FLORIDA"
Click here for information on
this production!
Videos:
"DISCOVERING DELIUS" NOW ONLINE!
This excellent one-hour video documentary is available for viewing at
no charge on classicaltv.com.
Watch
the
video
Excerpts of Delius' "Sleigh
Ride"
(Winter
Night)
was
used
in
the 2010 TV commercial for the Glade Winter Collection.
Watch
the
video
DELIUS: "BRIGG
FAIR" - orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate on Italian TV (these are
large FLV files):
Part 1
Part
2
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by Simon Rattle
performed "BRIGG FAIR" BY DELIUS
at the Waldbühne Open Air
Stage (outside Berlin)
A DVD of the entire concert is available from www.broinc.com
(Encore DVD 3248) (BRO code 138553)
CONROE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA performed "SLEIGH RIDE" BY DELIUS
DECEMBER 7, 2007 AT THE ARK CHURCH - CONROE, TEXAS
Watch the YouTube Video Clip
DELIUS:
"BRIGG FAIR" - 4 hand piano arrangement (Duo-Art piano roll played by
Percy Grainger and Ralph Leopold)
Watch the YouTube
video clip
THE DELIUS SONG PROJECT
The Complete Songs of Delius, recorded by Mark Stone, baritone
Volume 1 is available now from
Stone Records
"To Daffodils"
video
Review
of
Volume
1
DELIUS' "REQUIEM" was performed on June 4, 2009
by the Central City Chorus and Orchestra (New York City)
Stephen Black, Music Director
Central City Chorus Website
Press
Release
Flyer for the concert
Article
about
Delius'
Requiem
Sound
clip
from
the
concert
(3:47)
PEGASUS
OPERA
COMPANY
PRODUCTION
OF
DELIUS'
"KOANGA" (APRIL
12-14, 2007)
DELIUS FESTIVAL IN BRADFORD:
JULY 2006
Tasmin Little was the
principal
organizer and performer for this Festival.
Thank you, Tasmin!
DELIUS
LECTURE/RECITAL/EXHIBITION
IN
PHILADELPHIA
OCTOBER
23,
2005
"Frederick
Delius:
Devotion,
Collaboration
and
the
Salvation
of
Music"
The
2004 Delius Festival in
Jacksonville, Florida
Recaps of all Delius
Festivals
since 1961
"What's
New"
A
Chronological Listing
of Additions to the Delius Site
News, Organizations and
Events
Delius Fan Survey
Reference Information
- SEA DRIFT was performed in Houston, Texas on Nov. 8, 2003:
- APPALACHIA was performed in Round Top, Texas on Nov. 20,
2004:
- APPALACHIA was performed in Austin, Texas on Nov. 22, 2004:
- ETUDE MAGAZINE article: "DELIUS
IN AMERICA" (August 1950):
- Excerpts from Dr. Andrew Joseph Boyle's thesis "Frederick
Delius: A Quest for Innocence"
- (discusses several early Delius works including HIAWATHA and
RHAPSODIC VARIATIONS)
Sound Files
Picture Files
- Delius Postage Stamp - "British Composers" series:
Recordings and Scores
- Folktrax
Records - Two releases include Percy Grainger's
1906
field
recordings, including BRIGG FAIR:
- #135:
"Unto
Brigg
Fair"
(includes
Joseph
Taylor's
original
recordings,
plus
commentary
by
his
family)
- #136:
"The
Seeds
of
Love"
(includes
comparative
versions
of
Brigg
Fair
and
other
songs)
(NOTE:
These recordings are not currently available)
Artists performing Delius
Links to Other Delius
Sites
Other Links of Interest
to
Delians
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