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Death of Gesualdo – London

St Martin-in-the-Fields Jan 16-17
Our World Premiere performance and second collaboration with The Gesualdo Six, following the hit tour of Secret Byrd.
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Death of Gesualdo – York

National Centre for Early Muic Jan 18-19
Our second collaboration with The Gesualdo Six tours to the National Center for Early Music in York following its World Premiere in London.
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Death of Gesualdo – NYC

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Feb 13
The US Premiere is presented by Music Before 1800 at The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine.
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Romeo & Juliet – Hartford

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Feb 13-15
Commissioned by The Royal Albert Hall, our original Romeo & Juliet adaptation of Prokofiev's ballet marks our debut with Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
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Discover Beethoven’s Sixth

New Jersey Symphony Mar 28
Bill Barclay hosts his fourth original Relaxed Performance for young people at The New Jersey Symphony with conductor Xian Zhang.
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Discover Beethoven’s Fifth

The Boston Symphony Orchestra April 14
Learn about what makes Beethoven's Fifth so essential, so meaningful, and so spectacularly enjoyable.
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Mozart’s Idomeneo

Boston Baroque Apr- 24 | 26
Mozart’s dramatic opera reimagined with onstage period instruments at Boston's restored Paramount Theatre.
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Copland & Twain – Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra May 9
The World Premiere of Copland & Twain celebrates America250 with conductor Ken-David Masur before going on tour.
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The Chevalier – Indiana

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra May 16
Bill Barclay's hit touring production celebrating the life and music of Joseph Bologne.
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Secret Byrd – London

The Gesualdo 6 & Fretwork May 8 & 9
Secret Byrd returns to London for the third time for a run of four special performances at Sinfonia Smith Square.
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Secret Byrd – Perth, Scotland

The Gesualdo Six & Fretwork May 24
Secret Byrd headlines one of the UK's flagship festivals in Scotland.
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Secret Byrd – Bath Festival

The Gesualdo Six & Fretwork June 1
Our hit tour continues at Performance Santa Fe with The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik.
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Past Performances

The Seven Deadly Sins

New World Symphony – Seven Deadly Sins

New Jersey Symphony Dec 20, 2024
Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins combines song, dance, and satire in a powerful theatrical journey through morality and modern society.
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Romeo & Juliet – Tanglewood

The Boston Symphony Orchestra July 11
Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in the world premiere of our new theatrical concert commissioned by The Royal Albert Hall.
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Discover Rhapsody in Blue – New Jersey

The New Jersey Symphony November 8
Bill Barclay narrates an original family program of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue featuring Michelle Cahn.
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Discover Mozart & Bach

New Jersey Symphony May 17
A new family concert by Bill Barclay commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony.
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Bill Barclay talks at Snape Maltings

Aldeburgh Festival June 24
Before the world premiere of his concert-theatre work Letters to a Young Poet, listen to director Bill Barclay talk about the piece.
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What Music Is – Wichita

The Wichita Symphony November 16
Our debut with The Wichita Symphony marks the second performance of this groundbreaking work.
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What Music Is – Colorado

Wichita Symphony Orchestra November 16, 2025
Our debut with Wichita Symphony Orchestra marks the second performance of this groundbreaking work.
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What Music Is – Colorado

The San Juan Symphony February 22, 2025
The world premiere of Bill Barclay's new work features animator Shawn Feeney and conductor Thomas Heuser.
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What Music Is – New Mexico

The San Juan Symphony February 23, 2025
The world premiere of Bill Barclay's new work features animator Shawn Feeney and conductor Thomas Heuser.
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Bach’s Art of Fugue – Cambridge

Academy of Ancient Music May 14, 2025
The world premier of Barclay's new work is led by Laurence Cummings of AAM.
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Markus Passion – Early Music Seattle

Oregon Bach Festival July 13, 2025
Our company debut with Early Music Seattle, and finishing our tour of the Pacific Northwest.
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Markus Passion – Portland, OR

Portland Baroque Orchestra July 12, 2025
We are back in Portland with Bach's lost Passion on a historic tour with Oregon Bach Festival.
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Markus Passion – Eugene, OR

Oregon Bach Festival July 11, 2025
Bach's lost Passion marks our company debut in Eugene.
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Markus Passion – Scotland

The Dunedin Consort September 15
CTW returns to the Lammermuir Festival after a sold-out run of Secret Byrd in 2024.
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Markus Passion – Aldeburgh Festival

The Dunedin Consort June 18, 2025
Bach's lost Markus Passion in its UK premiere staging, marking our third production in Aldeburgh.
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Markus Passion – Pittsburgh

The Sebastians & Chatham Baroque April 11, 2025
Bach's lost Markus Passion in a world premiere staging, featuring Joseph Marcell.
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Markus Passion – NYC

The Sebastians & Chatham Baroque April 13, 2025
Bach's Markus Passion comes to Music Before 1800, featuring Joseph Marcell.
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Bach’s Art of Fugue – London

Academy of Ancient Music May 15, 2025
Our touring production of Bach's final work comes to Milton Court in London.
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Letters to a Young Poet – NYC

Diderot Quartet December 15, 2024
The US Premiere of our new work arrives on the doorstep of the 150th anniversaries for both Ravel and Rilke.
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Letters to a Young Poet – Tanglewood

Parker Quartet August 2
Our chamber production comes to Tanglewood in both Rilke and Ravel's 150th anniversary season.
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Letters to a Young Poet – Aldeburgh Festival

The Brodsky Quartet June 24
The world premier of Barclay's new work arrives in one of music's greatest festivals in the 50th anniversary of the Brodsky Quartet
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The Chevalier NYC Premiere

Harlem Chamber Players January 21
Bill Barclay's hit international tour comes to NYC for the first time at the sumptuous United Palace of Cultural Arts, co-presented by Music Before 1800.
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The Chevalier full-length, Powerhouse Theatre

Harlem Chamber Players July 22
Bill Barclay's full-length play The Chevalier is presented for the first time in a staged reading with The Harlem Chamber Players.
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The Chevalier – St Martin in-the-Fields

London Philharmonic Orchestra March 21
In London's West End with violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason and Olivier Award-winning Chukwudi Iwuji, both playing Joseph Bologne.
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The Chevalier – UK Premier

London Philharmonic Orchestra March 19
The Chevalier arrives at Snape Maltings, Suffolk, the first of two performances with the LPO featuring violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason.
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King of Ghosts – UK Tour

City of London Sinfonia
& Soumik Datta March-May 2019
An Atmospheric Indian soundscape with a double bill of music of Indian film.
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Wilton’s Music Hall – London

City of London Sinfonia May 2020
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. The music of Vivaldi and Mozart in an exhilarating and intimate atmosphere similar to their day.
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Peer Gynt – St Louis

St Louis Symphony Orchestra May 3, 2025
Our largest and most irreverent production continues its hell-raising tour conducted by Stéphane Denève.
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Peer Gynt – Cincinnati

Camilla Tilling October 2020
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. This production also features actors, and the May Festival Chorus with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
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Tales in Migration – Silkroad

Seed Award June 2020
Could the immigration debate be better understood if it were more personal? A new commission featuring a migrant telling their own story.
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The Chevalier – Tanglewood

Tanglewood Learning Institute August 2019
The debut of a new play with music about violinist and composer Joseph de Bologne and his relationship with Mozart and Marie Antoinette.
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A Midwinter Journey – Washington, D.C.

Washington National Cathedral February 2019
With dinner, dance, historical music and comedy, the audience is taken around one of architectural wonders of the US in an immersive experience.
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Take a Breath – Perth

Amy Dickson February 2019
Dickson teaches deep breathing techniques to relax the audience as they discover what it means to be truly, and bravely, themselves.
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Fauré Requiem – London

City of London Sinfonia November 2018
A WWI Centenary performance of Fauré’s Requiem at Southwark Cathedral, interspersed with original readings written by Bill Barclay.
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Christmas in the Cathedral – Washington, D.C.

Cathedra, Washington Symphonic Brass December 2019
Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” alongside medieval and modern Christmas favorites at the Washington National Cathedral.
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The Chevalier in NY

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra October 19
JoAnn Falletta reunites with Concert Theatre Works after conducting Anthony & Cleopatra in 2019.
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Antony & Cleopatra – Virginia

JoAnn Falletta, conductor May 2019
Adaptation of Antony & Cleopatra pairing Shakespeare’s words with Florent Schmitt’s music from the 1920 Paris production of the play.
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Heroes Take Their Stands – US Tour

Silkroad Ensemble April-May 2019
Explores the habits fundamental to living in a democratic society and an inclusive world: curiosity, empathy, and collaboration.
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The Chevalier – Virginia

Brendon Elliott, Solo Violin May 2020
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. Off its debut at Tanglewood, this new play with music treats Joseph de Bologne, the Chevalier of Saint-Georges.
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Beyond Beethoven 9 – Southbank Centre

Marin Alsop, conductor April 2020
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. With 11 combined choirs and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, produced by Carnegie Hall.
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Historic Royal Palaces

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – A Reimagining, Shakespeare’s Globe

Peer Gynt – Boston Symphony Orchestra

Shakespeare at the Bowl with the LA Philharmonic

Antony & Cleopatra – BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican

Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream – Tanglewood remount

L’Histoire du Soldat – City of London Sinfonia