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Welcome to the Erik Chisholm web site
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| The Erik Chisholm Trust | The Erik Chisholm Trust established in 2001 is working hard to achieve recognition of his dramatic influence on British music in the 1930s and beyond. Above all its aim is to
"let his music be heard"
These pages tell you more about the man and his music. The Trust welcomes interest and support in reviving his music.
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| Erik Chisholm (1904 - 1965) | "The most progressive composer that Scotland has produced" Sir Arnold Bax.
"The most brilliant of Scottish musicians" Sir Hugh S Roberton
"The forgotten man of 20th Century Scottish Music" Kenneth Walton
"Erik Chisholm (1904 - 1965) is the most interesting 20th-century Scots musician you've never heard of". Grant Covell
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Erchless Castle Ancestral home of the Clan Chisholm |
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Listen to Music clip Scottish Airs
Erik Chisholm was the leading Scottish modernist composer and a promoter of modernist music of international significance. He was also a vital force in the revival of operas.
He brought Bartók, Hindemith and Casella to Scotland, rescued Walton in a perormance of Facade; and it was for him Sorabji deigned to perform his Opus Clavicembalisticum. He was a founder of the Celtic Ballet.
In his compositions, his knowledge and use of Scottish traditional music remains unsurpassed. He was the first composer to absorb Celtic idioms into his music in form as well as content,his achievement paralleling that of Bartók in its depth of understanding and its daring.
His imaginative fertility and idiomatic adventure chased a restless muse whether in Scotland, the Far East or South Africa.
At a personal level, Chisholm saw himself as a Scot and an internationalist. He had strong left-wing leanings and a mind open to quality. He was reckless in his energies, ruthless in driving others towards achievements they scarcely thought possible, and he paid the price with his early death. His astonishing legacy as a composer and entrepreneur has never been properly presented, never mind assessed.
Erik Chisholm, Scottish Modernist (1904 - 1965), by Dr John Purser
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| Events 2012 | The major event this year is the launch of the Hyperion CD of Chisholm’s two piano concertos on 26 March 2012. With soloist Danny Driver and the BBCSSO conducted by Rory Macdonald, the trustees are optimistic this stunning CD may open doors for Chisholm music. See News and Events
John Purser’s outstanding article The piano music of Erik Chisholm published in International Piano No 12 Mar/Apr 2012 is essential reading for all Chisholm fans. With permission, of the editor, Claire Jackson, it is reprinted in full, in Articles.
| Over the next six weeks, two articles by trustee, pianist Michael Jones will feature in our Articles to commemorate the CD release, beginning today with The Piobaireachd Concerto
Two concerts are planned for 2012 as we go to press. The string chamber orchestra Keld Ensemble will give several performances of From the Western Isles.
In August pianist Michael Jones will play a varied programme including Chisholm works at Wolverton Manor. See News and Events
Typesetting of Chisholm works continues. Three major works are in the pipeline; Chisholm's string orchestral transcription of the Alkan Symphonie Op.39, Simoon (vocal score) and Concerto for Violin. Can we hope for a performance of at least one of these in the near future? See News and Events
Patrick Shannon: Our Autumn newsletter described a happy meeting in July 2011 of daughters of 'two collaborators in musical crime'. Sadly, Shannon's elder daughter Joan Bloomfield died in January. A memorial concert will be held on 12th May at Trinity Church, North Finchley, London at 5pm.
Newsletter: the Autumn 2011/Spring 2012 Newsletter, is still available for download on the ECT Trust page.
We note with interest that Glasgow has become a UNESCO City of Music and that Erik Chisholm is listed as a Notable Glaswegian. Is it possible that amongst the many musical events planned in Glasgow to celebrate this honour, at least one work by notable citizen Chisholm might be heard in Glasgow’s City Halls?
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Number of Visitors to our website
The total number of visitors to our website for the since April 2011 was 9198 with the most visits in Feb 2012 (1037).
Last updated 11/03/2012 |
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