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News 59

News 59

In early December I spent a week in Moscow with my producer Tatiana Tokareva working on the foundations for a new project. I am writing the music for a new ballet! Unfortunately until all the details are complete I can’t really say anymore but I wanted to share some photos from the trip taken by...
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News 58

News 58

After the success of the Requiem Adam and I decided to collaborate on a much bigger project. On Requiem we both wrote two movements and combined for the fifth which we both decided was the most satisfying. On our next project we decided to work in the same way combining our work but we needed...
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News 57

News 57

Love and Other Tragedies I have been working on this project for some time now with my friend the cellist Julia Kent. We had scheduled for a February this year release but due to both our schedules being so complicated we have been forced to put it on indefinite hold. The artwork which you can...
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News 56

News 56

A live DVD of Roger O'Donnell and Adam Donen's Requiem—filmed at Shoreditch Church on April 2nd, 2012—is now available for pre-order.
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News 54

News 54

Talk of a Requiem… not to be repeated performance Monday, April 2nd 2012, 7PM St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, London → pre order tickets
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News 53

News 53

I have spoken about collaboration before but I think this is my first true attempt…. I first saw/heard Adam Donen at the launch of his last album Vampires, I was invited by Klarita Pandolfi who has promoted shows for us both. I had no idea what to expect as I hadn’t listened to Adam before...
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News 52

News 52

I will be taking part in this years Analog to Digital Music event in Exeter, Devon. I will be on the industry panel and also performing and demonstrating my live Moog set up. Should be a great day with lots of excellent guests…
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News 50

News 50

Those of you that have followed me for a while will know that the closing song on my 2008 album “Songs From The Silver Box,” “Musique Pour Irakli” was written for a fashion designer friend of mine called Irakli. In fact the song inspired the whole album and I have always been grateful to Irakli...
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News 49

News 49

Over the winter I have been collaborating with Adam Donen on a Secular Requiem. It was suggested by a mutual friend an promoter of ours that we collaborate on a project and show. Adam and I met on a cold Sunday before Christmas in Shoreditch in London and a plan was hatched. The initial trigger...
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iCrates

iCrates

Nice little article I was interviewed for about Synthesizers…read the whole thing here. The History of the Synthesizer featuring Roger O’Donnell iCrates, January 2012
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News 48

News 48

Edited highlights from the concert on July 2nd at Morley College London by the Ensembles of the CYM performing Quieter Trees. Composed by Roger O’Donnell, the suite of 6 songs was inspired by the painting Bigger Trees Near Warter by the English artist David Hockney.
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News 46

News 46

Three weeks since the Quieter Trees performance at Morley College with the CYM and I’m having trouble getting motivated again. It was such an amazing experience and I can’t thank everyone involved enough. From Gill Tarlton who made the whole thing happen and worked tirelessly on the project all the way down to every single...
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