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27 Feb 2024, Wigmore Hall
The Colin Currie Quartet performs the premiere of Freya Waley-Cohen's new percussion quartet 'Stone Fruit'. Co-comissioned by Wigmore Hall.
For more information and tickets click here.
13 Feb 2024, UK Tour
Uncharted Territory is a trio project from Sarah O'Flynn, Roderick Chadwick and Clare O'Connell. For their UK tour they commissioned a Glass Flowers a new Flute Trio from Freya Waley-Cohen.
April 26th/6.30pm/Royal Academy of Music
May 11th/1pm/Blyth Centre Imperial College
June 4th/7pm/St Peter’s Church Berkhamsted
June 20th/7pm/Goldsmiths College
Nov 30th/7.30pm/Sheffield University
Dec 6th/1pm/Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2024
Feb 13th/7pm/Cardiff University
Three Choirs Festival
02 Feb 2024, Konserthuset Stockholm
Sean Shibe plays Waley-Cohen's Amulet at the Concertgebouw as part of his Rising Stars tour.
More info and tickets here.
01 Feb 2024, Milton Court, Barbican
The premiere of the complete Spell Book by Freya Waley-Cohen. Spell Book is a 45 minute dramatic song cycle setting the spell-poems of Rebecca Tamás. Also on the programme is Naiad, written by Waley-Cohen for the BBC Proms in 2019.
Performed by the Manchester Collective, Héloïse Werner, Fleur Barron, and Katie Bray
More info and tickets here.
10 Jan 2024, Concertgebouw Recital Hall, Amsterdam
Sean Shibe plays Waley-Cohen's Amulet at the Concertgebouw as part of his Rising Stars tour.
Tickets and info here.
02 Nov 2023, St Martin-in-the-Fields
George Fu's upcoming concert at st Martin-in-the-Fields incldues Freya's piano piece 'for Simon'
more info and tickets here.
22 Oct 2023, Chamber Music at St. John’s, Boston MA
A Far Cry Ensemble's Trio concert, curated by Francesca McNeely, includes Waley-Cohen's string trio Conjure
21st October, 4pm, St John's Church, Chamber Music at St. John’s
22nd October, 3pm, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Chamber Music at Longy’s Pickman Hall
More tickets and info here
05 Oct 2023, Schubert Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna
Sean Shibe plays Waley-Cohen's Amulet at the Concertgebouw as part of his Rising Stars tour.
More info and tickets here.
08 Mar 2023, Wigmore Hall, London
The Hermes Experiment perform at Wigmore Hall, including Freya's song cycle 'We Phoenician Sailors', written with poet Octavia Bright.
08 Mar 2023, Wigmore Hall
Héloïse Werner and the Tippett Quartet perform Spell Book volume 2 at the Wigmore Hall
23 Feb 2023, Billings Symphony, Montana
Dust performed by Albion Quartet in Billing's Montana
22 Feb 2023, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Premiere of a new work by Freya co-commissioned by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
19 Feb 2023, The Phillips Collection, Washington DC
US Premeire of Freya's string quartet Dust performed by the Albion Quartet at the Phillips Collection, who co-commissioned the work.
17 Feb 2023, Leiden, Stadsgehoorzaal
16 Feb 2023, Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
15 Feb 2023, Arnhem, Musis
12 Feb 2023, Enschede, Muziekcentrum
11 Feb 2023, Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw
10 Feb 2023, Tilburg, Concertzaal
Premiere of Freya's new variation on Sellenger's round
11 Dec 2022, Linde Studio, Lennox/Stockbridge MA
Players from the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Freya's Conjure as part of the BSO/Tanglewood Chamber Series
10 Sep 2022, San Juan Islands Museum of Art, WA
Freya's Blu-Tack for Sophie, written for solo harp, performed by Sophie Baird-Daniels as part of the Archipeligo Collective's annual festival
26 Aug 2022, St. Andrew's Church, Presteigne
Leonore Trio play works by Faure, Phibbs and Matthews as well as Freya's cello and piano duo, Sardine
02 Aug 2022, Longborough Festival Opera
28th July - 2nd August
Longborough Festival Opera presents Freya's dramatic Spell Book and the earliest surviving opera by a woman composer, La liberazione di Ruggiero dallisola dAlcina by Francesca Caccini
21 Jun 2022, St John's Smith Square
For the final concert of Freya's residency with the London Chamber Orchestra, she collaborates with Pekka Kuusisto, writing a new work for this concert.
For more information and tickets click here.
05 Jun 2022, Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
The Hermes Experiment perform a programme including Freya's We Phoenician Sailors, written with poet Octavia Bright.
More info and tickets here.
26 Mar 2022, Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music
23rd-26th of March
The Royal Academy Opera presents a triple bill including Freya's opera WITCH commissioned to celebrate their 200th anniversary year. The triple bill also includes Montiverdi's Lamento d'Arianna and Strauss's Prologue to Ariadne auf Naxos.
For more information and tickets click here.
18 Mar 2022, St John's Smith Square
London Chamber Orchestra perform Freya's orchestral song cycle Happiness alongside Beethoven's 6th Symphony and a Sondheim Tribute, conducted by Christopher Warren Green.
For more info and tickets click here.
21 Feb 2022, First Congregational Church, Sarasota, FL
Chroma Trio perform Freya's Conjure as part of the ensemble new SRQ season in Sarasota, Florida.
More info and tickets here.
15 Feb 2022, St David's Hall, Cardiff
Tabea Debus plays Freya's Caffeine as part of Nightmusic at St. David's Hall
More info and tickets here.
06 Feb 2022, Mill Hill Music Club
The Albion Quartet perform Freya's Snap Dragon in a programme with Beethoven and Dvorak at Mill Hill Music Club.
more info and tickets here
27 Aug 2021, St. Andrews Church, Presteigne
George Xiaoyuan Fu performs a programme centred around Ravel's Miroirs, including Bad Habit by Freya.
Tickets and info here.
29 Jul 2021, Worcester College Hall
Fenella Humphrey's performs at the Three Choirs Festival - an evening recital of Caprices including Freya's Caffeine for solo violin.
More information and tickets here.
18 Jul 2021, Virtual - Lonestar Recital Stage
Kathryn Vetter performs Freya's Nocturne for solo clarinet at the International Clarinet Association's 2021 virtual ClarinetFest.
To listen from 10:30 AM eastern time click here.
17 Jul 2021, Saffron Hall
Ed Gardner conducts the LPO in a concert including Freya's Changeling.
Info and tickets here.
17 Jul 2021, Saffron Hall
Ed Gardner conducts the LPO in a concert including Freya's Changeling.
Info and tickets here.
11 Jul 2021, Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Ed Gardner conducts the LPO in a concert including Freya's Changeling
Tickets and info here.
09 Jul 2021, Gloucester Cathedral
The Albion Quartet perform Freya's Snap Dragon along side works by Haydn and Shostakovich at the Cheltenham Festival
Tickets and info here.
21 May 2021, Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, SF
As above
20 May 2021, Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
James Gaffigan conducts the San Francisco Symphony, in a programme including the U.S. premiere of Freya's Talisman.
More info and tickets here.
07 May 2021, St John's Smith Square
The London Chamber Orchestra celebrates 100 years since it's founding with a set of short new works, including a short piece by Freya for Pekka Kuusisto and the Orchestra, conducted by Chris Warren Green. The concert will be live streamed, and there will be a pre concert talk with Freya and Cheryl Frances-Hoad beforehand.
info and tickets here.
26 Feb 2021, Barber Institute of Music
Oliver Wass plays a solo harp recital as part of the Barber Lunchtime virtual concerts.
Link to recital and more information here.
04 Feb 2021, San Francisco Symphony Soundbox
The San Francisco Symphony's new online platform SF Symphony + launched with a soundbox concert curated by Essa Pekka Salonen began with Freya's Conjure performed by members of the SF Symphony.
The concert is still available to watch here.
26 Jan 2021, Wigmore Hall
The Hermes Experiment's debut concert at Wigmore Hall, including Freya's song cycle We Phoenician Sailors.
More information here.
08 Dec 2020, ROSL Clubhouse
The Hermes Experiment perform a concert at the ROSL including Freya's song cycle, written with poet Octavia Bright, We Phoenician Sailors.
More information here.
29 Sep 2020, Wigmore Hall
The Albion Quartet performed a programme including Freya's Snap Dragon at the Wigmore Hall, streamed on their online platform.
More information here.
26 Aug 2020, Presteigne Festival
Bradley Smith and Oliver Wass performed a recital as part of the 2020 Presteigne Festival including Oliver Wass performing Freya's Skye for solo harp.
The concert was streamed here.
05 Jun 2020, Living Room Live
Tabea Debus performed a programme on including Freya's Caffeine on the Living Room Live streaming platform.
The stream is still available to watch here: https://www.livingroom-live.com/calendar/tabea-debus-recorder-ycat-artist
29 May 2020, Living Room Live
Tamsin Waley-Cohen and George Fu performed a programme on including Freya's Sardine on the Living Room Live streaming platform.
The stream is still available to watch here: https://www.livingroom-live.com/calendar/tamsin-plays-bach-and-waley-cohenhttps://www.livingroom-live.com/calendar/tamsin-waley-cohen-and-george-fu-ravel-and-debussy-sonatas
15 May 2020, Living Room Live
Tamsin Waley-Cohen performed a programme on including Freya's Unveil on the Living Room Live streaming platform.
The stream is still available to watch here: https://www.livingroom-live.com/calendar/tamsin-plays-bach-and-waley-cohen
13 May 2020, Living Room Live
Anne Denholm performed a solo harp programme including Freya's Blu-Tack for Sophie on the Living Room Live online streaming platform.
The stream is still available to watch here: https://www.livingroom-live.com/calendar/anne-denholm-harp
12 May 2020, St David's Hall
NightMusic presents Sean Shibe, with a programme including a world premiere of a new commission from Freya.
Information and tickets here.
10 May 2020, Adderbury Church
Héloïse Werner and the Tippet Quartet perform a programme including Freya's Spell Book (volume 2).
10 May 2020, Hollywell Room, Oxford
Héloïse Werner and the Tippet Quartet perform a programme including Freya's Spell Book (volume 2).
07 May 2020, Imperial College Lunchtime Series, London
Héloïse Werner and the Tippet Quartet perform works by Schubert, Holst & Freya Waley-Cohen's Spell Book (Volume 2).
26 Apr 2020, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle
The Seattle Modern Orchestra presents Paul Taub, flute, Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Sophie Baird-Daniel, harp in a concert that includes a performance of Freya's Skye, by Sophie Baird-Daniel.
19 Apr 2020, Englewood Christian Church, Yakima, WA
A solo recital by harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel, including Freya's Skye.
14 Apr 2020, St. David's Hall
Nightmusic presents Tabea Debus and the Laefer Quartet. As associate composer of NightMusic at St David's Hall, Freya has curated this concert, and Tabea will be performing Freya's Caffeine.
Information and tickets here.
17 Mar 2020, OSO Arts Centre, London
Listenpony at Barnes Music Festival, with performances from George Fu, Tabea Debus, and Ana Silvera, including Freya's Caffeine for solo recorder.
13 Mar 2020, Outwood Academy Foxhills, Scunthorpe
More information and tickets here.
06 Mar 2020, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin Sinfonietta conducted by Timothy Weiss perform works including Freya's Changeling.
More info and tickets here.
05 Mar 2020, Fidelio Cafe, London, EC1R 5BX
A programme of virtuoso solo and duo music, including premieres of violin caprices by Freya Waley-Cohen, Oliver Leith and Laurence Osborne.
More info and tickets here.
01 Mar 2020, Conway Hall
Héloïse Werner and the Tippett Quartet premiere Spell Book (volume 2) alongside works by Poulenc, Ravel and Debussy.
Info and tickets here.
24 Feb 2020, Wigmore Hall, London
A new work of Freya's for String Quintet will be premiered by the Gildas Quartet and Adrian Brendel.
Info and tickets here.
22 Feb 2020, St Mary and St Eanswythe Church, Folkestone
The Echea Quartet perform Freya's Snap Dragon. There will be a pre-concert talk with Freya Waley-Cohen, Louise Drewett and John Woolrich.
info and tickets here.
01 Feb 2020, Mercury Lounge, Ottawa, Canada
The National Arts Centre Orchestras late night contemporary chamber series will include Freya's string quartet Snap Dragon.
More info and tickets here.
24 Jan 2020, Wigmore Hall, West Road Cambridge & St. Andrew's Hall Norwich
A programme of works performed by the principals of the Britten Sinfonia and mezzo Katie Bray including Spell Book (volume 1) a new commission from Freya and her arrangement of Mahler's Rückert-Lieder.
21st January, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
13:00 concert
2:15 post concert talk
22nd January, Wigmore Hall, London
12:15 pre-concert talk
13:00 concert
24th January, St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich
1pm concert
21 Jan 2020, Cadogan Hall
The London Chamber Orchestra conducted by Oliver Zeffman give the UK Premiere of Changeling
More tickets and information here
14 Jan 2020, St David's Hall
NightMusic presents piano duo George Fu and Thomas Ang and violin duo MainlyTwo. As associate composer of Nightmusic at St David's Hall, Freya has curated this concert.
Information and tickets here.
03 Dec 2019, Wigmore Hall
Tabea Debus performs alongside Alex McCartney and Jonathan Rees in a Lunchtime concert including Freya's Caffeine.
More information and tickets here.
28 Nov 2019, St George's Bristol
Tabea Debus plays her Ode to an Earworm programme at St. George's Bristol, including Freya's Caffeine.
Information and tickets here.
10 Nov 2019, USA
The King's Singers commissioned a new work by Freya, Lend us your Voice, for their 'Finding Harmony' Tour of the USA. Performances as follows:
27th October - Clinton Township, MI
15:00 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
19:30 at the Lied Center of Kansas
20:00 at the Jesse Auditorium, University of Missouri
19:30 at the Chorus of Westerly
3rd November - Washington, D.C.
17:00 at the St. Johns Episcopal Church
19:30 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
6th November - Grand Rapids, MI
19:30 at the First Park Congregational Church
14:30 at the Bing Concert Hall
09 Nov 2019, Freshwater Memorial Hall, Isle of Wight
Tabea Debus plays her Ode to an Earworm programme at Freshwater Memorial Hall, including Freya's Caffeine.
More information and tickets here.
03 Nov 2019, Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Toronto
Tabea Debus performs her 'Ode to an Earworm' programme, including Freya's Caffeine.
More information here.
02 Nov 2019, Wigmore Hall
Freya is the associate composer of Wigmore Hall for the 2019-20 season, as part of celebrations of Beethovens 250th anniversary year.
11 am -Tamsin Waley-Cohen solo concert, including Freyas Unveil, and Likeness
1:15 pm - Freya will be giving a talk.
2:30 pm - The Albion Quartet will be play two of Freyas existing string quartets, a new commission for the Wigmore Hall, and Beethovens Grosse Fuge.
31 Oct 2019, Read Lecture Theatre, Imperal College, London
The Albion Quartet play a lunchtime concert at Imperial college London, including Freyas string quartet Snap Dragon
Information and tickets here.
30 Oct 2019, Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD, Cardiff
The Albion Quartet continue their residency at the RWCMD with a programme including Freya's String Quartet, Dust.
More information and tickets here.
24 Oct 2019, Shaw Library, Old Building, LSE, London
The Albion Quartet play a lunchtime concert at LSE, including Freya's Snap Dragon
Information and Tickets here.
02 Oct 2019, Crypt on the Green, London
Listenpony returns to the Crypt on the Green with a mixture of new commissions, baroque and medieval music, and a set from Ana Silvera. The Ligeti Quartet will play Freya's Snap Dragon.
More information and tickets here.
24 Sep 2019, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
Tim Weiss conducts the Oberlin Sinfonietta in a programme of contemporary works including Freya's Ink.
The concert will also be live streamed.
More information here.
17 Sep 2019, The Old Church, Stoke Newington, London
Clarinettist Paul Evernden performs a programme of contemporary music by London Based composers including several world premieres and Freya's Nocturne.
More information and tickets here.
14 Sep 2019, Lammermuir Festival, Haddington
Tabea Debus performs her 'Ode to an Earworm' programme, including Freya's Caffeine.
More information and tickets here.
09 Sep 2019, Cadogan Hall
Freya has been commissioned to write a new work for chamber ensemble for the Knussen Chamber Orchestra for the last of this years chamber Proms.
More info here.
25 Aug 2019, St Andrews Church
The Albion Quartet will be premiering a new string quartet of Freyas called Winterbourne at the Presteigne festival alongside Schuberts Rosamunde' quartet and Matthew Taylors String quartet no.5.
More info and tickets here.
03 Aug 2019, Sainte Mere Chateau
The Albion Quartet perform Freya's string quartet at Sainte Mere Festival again on the Saturday, in a programme including Beethoven's Quartet Op. 18 No. 5 in A major and Shostakovich Quartet no. 3.
02 Aug 2019, Sainte Mere Chateau
The Saint Mere Festival is one of the co-commisioners Freyas string quartet for the Albion Quartet.
The Albion Quartet will perform the new quartet alongside Brahms Quartet No.3 in B-Flat Major, Op.67 at the Friday night concert.
More info here.
24 Jul 2019, St. Marylebone Parish Church
Songs and sounds contemporary composers in conversation.
Including songs from the piano and soprano version of Freyas song cycle Happiness.
More information here.
10 Jul 2019, Cheltenham College Chapel
ORA singers perform a programme inspired by Rome's rich catalogue of Renaissance composers, including the world premiere of Freya Waley-Cohen's reflection on Anerio's Christus Factus Est.
More info and tickets here.
18 Jun 2019, Royal Academy of Music, Angela Burgess Recital Hall
The Echéa String Quartet perform works by Birtwistle, Bartok and Louise Drewett alongside Freyas Snap Dragon.
More info here.
11 Jun 2019, Orford Church
The Albion Quartet will premiere Freyas new String Quartet, an Aldeburgh Festival Commission. It will be performed alongside works by Haydn, Thomas Larcher, and Schuberts Death and the Maiden.
More info and tickets here.
01 Jun 2019, Walt Disney Hall
John Adams conducts a concert of premieres commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as part of their Green Umbrella series, performed by the LA Phil New Music Group.
More info and tickets here
28 May 2019, St George the Martyr Church, Borough, London
Pianist George Fu performs works by Knussen, Carter, Marsey, Fardon, Aucoin, as well as Freya's Isle.
More information and tickets here
18 May 2019, Barbican Centre
Recorder player Tabea Debus will be playing Freyas Caffeine as part of a programme centred around Hidegard von Bingens writings on eyesight. This programme will take place 3 times over the two days - timings tbc.
More info here.
14 May 2019, St David's Hall, Cardiff
NightMusic and St. David's Hall presents Liam Byrne and NASduo. NASduo will perform Freya's Blu-Tack miniatures for vibraphone and clarinets.
More information and tickets here
14 May 2019, St George The Martyr Church, Borough, London
Duo Bayanello perform works by Gubaidalina, Marsey, Hosokawa Morrisson as well as Freya's Water.
More info here.
04 May 2019, Royal Institute of British Architecture North, Liverpool
Permutations, Freyas architectural performance artwork recorded and performed by Tamsin Waley-Cohen, will be installed in the Winter Garden at the Royal Institute of British Architecture North, which is located on Liverpools Waterfront. More information here.
On the 17th of May it will be featured as part of LightNight, a city wide arts festival. Live dance performances around the theme of ritual will be performed in and a round the installation, as visitors and listeners explore it.
More info here.
26 Apr 2019, tour
CHROMA Ensemble commissioned a new piece from Freya for their Awakening tour, featuring Stuart King, clarinet, Clare O'Connell, cello, and Liam Byrne, viola da gamba.
Tour dates include:
Tuesday 23 April 7.30pm at St Johns Maddermarket NORWICH
Wednesday 24 April 7.30pm at All Saints CAMBRIDGE
Thursday 25 April 7.30pm at St Peters BERKHAMSTED
Friday 26 April 7.30pm at St Nicholas Chapel KINGS LYNN
More information here.
25 Apr 2019, Kings Place
Héloise Werner and the Hermes Experiment perform The Other Side of the Sea - Héloise's one woman opera, and works by Mira Calix, Meredith Monk, Stevie Wishart, and Freya.
More info and tickets here.
11 Apr 2019, Areté Venue and Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Rose Hegele and Brian Mark perform excerpts from Freya's 'Little Poisonous Snakes' for soprano and piano alongside works by Meredith Monk, Missy Mazzoli and more.
More info and tickets here.
07 Mar 2019, Royal Academy of Music, David Josefowitz Recital Hall
Students at the Royal Academy of Music perform music by women from the Academy, including Freya's Southern Leaves.
More info and tickets here.
26 Feb 2019, St David's Hall, Cardiff
NightMusic - St. David's Hall's contemporary music night, of which Freya is associate composer. Duo Bayanello and Trio Anima perform new music from Takemitsu and Cage to new works by young Welsh composers. Duo Bayanello will perform Freya's Water.
More information and tickets here
28 Jan 2019, Crypt on the Green
The first Listenpony live event of 2019, featuring Apartment House, Addelam, and Tabea Debus, who will be premiering Freya's new work 'Caffeine'.
More info and tickets here.
19 Nov 2018, Royal Academy of Music
Permutations tours to the Royal Academy of Music as part of their innovative Spaced festival.
Permutations will be open from 9-5 every day of the week of the 19th of November.
More information and the launch event here
19 Oct 2018, LSO St. Lukes
The Melos Sinfonia under Oliver Zeffman perform a programme of Bernstein's Facsimile, Stravinksy's Firebird suite, and a new song cycle by Freya for Soprano Lauren Fagan. The Song cycle is called Happiness, and features poems by A K Blakemore, Shazea Quraishi, Jack Underwood, and Bai Juyi.
More info and tickets here
12 Oct 2018, Bristol University, Victoria Rooms Auditorium
Tessa Seymour, cello, and George Fu, piano, play a programme of Debussy, Janá?ek, Schumann and Freya's 'Sardine' at the Bristol University lunchtime concert series.
more info and tickets here
19 Aug 2018, Great Hall, Dartington
Joanna MacGregor programmes music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Eleanor Alberga, Erroyllyn Wallen, Stevie Wishart, Gabriela Ortiz as well as Freya's Southern Leaves in this concert as part of the Dartington International Summer School and Festival.
18 Aug 2018, Dartington Festival
Permutations tours to Dartington for the duration of week 4 of the summer school and festival.
More info and launch event here
01 Aug 2018, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago
As part of the Fifth Wave collective, Ellie Kirk performs Freya's solo harp piece, Blu-Tack.
More info here
07 Jun 2018, Royal Festival Hall
As one of the winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize, a new commission for chamber orchestra will be performed by players from the Philharmonic Orchestra alongside pieces by other competition winners Eugine Birman and Austin Leung.
More information here.
09 May 2018, The Playground Theatre
Listenpony #16 will take place amongst Josie Spencer's exhibition Murmuration. Featuring performances from pianist George Fu and baroque ensemble La Vaghezza.
Freya will be writing a new piano solo piece for George Fu.
27 Apr 2018, Southbank Centre
As part of the 'women in music' festival at the Southbank Centre, The Hermes Experiment perform works they've commissioned by composers including Freya's Oyster cowritten with poet Octavia Bright.
For more details click here.
14 Apr 2018, Middleton Hall
Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Hugo Ticciati play violin duos by Prokofiev and Ysaÿe framed by other works including Freya's violin duo Wing.
More info and tickets here.
11 Apr 2018, Tullikamarin Pakkahuone, Finland
The Riot Ensemble performs music by Samantha Fernando, Daniel Kidane, Lee Hyla and Freya Waley-Cohen at the Tampere Biennale Festival. Freya's Regen is performed live with the 1929 Joris Ivens film of the same name.
04 Apr 2018, St David's Hall, Cardiff
NightMusic - St. David's Hall's new contemporary music night. Abstrukt Ensemble and the Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo perform new music from Rameau to Reich. Astruckt will perform Freya's percussion quartet Glass.
More information coming soon.
27 Feb 2018, David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music
Lunchtime concert at the Royal Academy as part of their British Chamber Music Festival. Students from the Royal Academy of Music will be play Freya's song cycle We Phoenician Sailors.
More information here.
16 Feb 2018, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The First Recital in the BBC Radio 3 Women In The Shadows series. Joanna MacGregor performs works by female composers including Sofia Gubaidulina, Errolyn Wallen,and a selection of traditional songs arranged by Joanna MacGregor, as well as Freya's Southern Leaves
info and booking here.
11 Feb 2018, Scotland
Funded by the Tunnell Trust, The Hermes Experiment Tour to Scotland. Their concerts will include music by Maxwell Davies, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Giles Swayne, Bernstein, Lolavar and Freya's song cycle We Phoenician Sailors - written with poet Octavia Bright.
6th February 2018 - Skye Chamber Music
8:00 at St. Columbas Church, Portree
7th February 2018 - Stathearn Music Society
7:30 at Crieff Parish Church, Strathearn Terrace
9th February 2018 - Classic Music Live! Falkirk
7.30pm the Falkirk Town Hall
10th February 2018 - Dumfries Music Club
7:30pm in St John's Church, Lovers Walk, Dumfries
11th February 2018 - Music in Peebles
2:30pm in the Eastgate Theatre
01 Feb 2018, Trinity School, Croydon
The Hermes Experiment perform their Tunnell Trust tour programme at the Trinity School in Croyden ahead of the tour. This includes Freya's We Phoenician Sailors - a song cycle written with poet Octavia Bright.
More info here.
30 Jan 2018, Crypt on The Green
Listenpony presents classical guitarist Laura Snowden, accordion and cello Duo Bayanello and Nina Harries on voice and double bass at the Crypt on The Green, featuring commissions from William Marsey, Phi Bui, Lise Harrison, Josephine Stephenson and Freya, who's new work Water for Duo Bayanello will be premiered.
More info and tickets here.
01 Nov 2017, IKLEKTIC
New music, devised music and improvised music from Ensemble Entropy - including a new work by Freya.
25 Oct 2017, St James's, Piccadilly, London
The Hermes Experiment play music by Josephine Stephenson, Darren Bloom, Kate Whitely and Freya's We Phoenician Sailors - written in collaboration with poet Octavia Bright - in this lunchtime Park Lane Group concert.
More information here.
27 Sep 2017, Wigmore Hall
The Wihan Quartet will be performing new works by composers including Freya to commemorate Pamela Majaro.
More info and tickets here.
14 Aug 2017, Sziget Festival, Budapest
NonClassical curate 5 nights at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, including NASduo, a contemporary percussion and clarinet duo, who will be playing Freya's Blu-Tack.
Ben Vince, NASduo & Tom Richards on the Papageno classical, opera and jazz stage
with DJ sets from Nick Luscombe & Ben Vince
Cecilia Bignall, NASduo & Tom Richards on the Papageno classical, opera and jazz stage
with DJ sets from Ben Vince & Alex Gowan-Webster
04 Aug 2017, New Mexico Museum of Art
The Flux Quartet play, Carter and Adés and premiere new works by Phil Taylor and Freya.
More info and tickets here.
12 Jul 2017, The Victoria, Dalston, London
Freya curates a Nonclassical monthly club night at The Victoria, Dalston. The night will feature The Hermes Experiment and other guests to be announced soon. They will be playing Freya's We Phoenician Sailors among music by Meredith Monk and much more.
Details and tickets form the Nonclassical website soon!
10 Jun 2017, Jerwood Kiln
Permutations, the performance artwork and piece for six recorded violins that Freya has been working on during her Open Space Residency at Snape Maltings over the last few years is launching at the Aldeburgh festival from the 10th - 16th of June. It will be on every day that week from 2pm - 7pm.
Performed by Tamsin Waley-Cohen.
Read more about Permutations here and here.
Find more info and details about Permutations at the Aldeburgh Festival here.
06 Jun 2017, Waterloo (venue tbc.)
In collaboration with the Waterloo Festival, Listenpony is excited to present a concert of new and old music with star viola soloist Stephen Upshaw and fantastic wind quintet Magnard Ensemble.
New music from Oliver Leith, Cameron Dodds, William Marsey, Freya Waley-Cohen and Josephine Stephenson.
More info and tickets available from the Waterloo Festival website soon!
30 Apr 2017,
As part of the Barbican's weekend festival Sound Unbound, the Street Orchestra of London will be doing pop up performances at the Barbican, including performances of Freya's orchestral work Bandstand.
29 Apr 2017, The Barbican
As part of the Barbican's weekend festival Sound Unbound, the Street Orchestra of London will be doing pop up performances at the Barbican, including performances of Freya's orchestral work Bandstand.
16 Apr 2017, Hackney Showroom
Nonclassical presents the Street Orchestra of London and Julian Elvira at their classical club night at the Hackney Showroom, featuring Freya's orchestral work Bandstand co-comissioned by Nonclassical and The Street Orchestra of London.
More info and tickets here: https://www.hackneyshowroom.com/nonclassical/
13 Apr 2017, Brighton, Croydon & London
The Street Orchestra of London and Nonclassical co-commissioned a new piece Bandstand from Freya. The Street Orchestra is touring from the 13th - 16th around Brighton, Croydon and various parts of London, including performances of Bandstand.
Schedule below:
Thursday 13 April: Brighton
11am: British Airways i360
3pm: Pavilion Gardens
5pm: Brighthelm Centre
7.45pm: The Haunt Brighton - opening act for 'Ephemerals'
Friday 14 April: Croydon & Merton
11am - Croydon Shopping Precinct
1pm - Boxpark Croydon
3:30pm - New Addington Market
6.30pm - Morden Park Bandstand
Saturday 15 April: London
12pm - Salvation Army Deptford: Easter Festival
2.30pm - Greenwich Market
4pm - Tall Ships Festival: Woolwich Arsenal
7.30pm - Hackney Showroom - orchestral club night hosted by Nonclassical with special guests and DJs including Gabriel Prokofiev. Buy your tickets!
Sunday 16 April: London
10am - Wiilliam Temple Church, Abbey Wood
2pm - London Bridge Station
5pm - Akwaaba Refugee Centre
16 Mar 2017, Leeds College of Music
Nonclassical club night, featuring new music from clarinet and percussion duo NASduo, including Freya's Blu-tack miniatures
06 Mar 2017, Luton Library Theatre
The Piatti String Quartet Perform Franck, Beech, and premiere Freya's string quartet Vita.
15 Feb 2017, Crypt on The Green, Clerkenwell
Listenpony #13 at Crypt on the Green will feature the Albion Quartet, NAS duo, and Misha Mullov-Abbado's Jazz Trio! Schubert, Bach and Jazz along side 5 new commissions, including miniatures for clarinet/bass clarinet and vibraphone by Freya.
Info and tickets here.
13 Feb 2017, Ripon Cathedral
As part of the Cathedral Concert Series, the Magnard Ensemble is playing a concert of wind quintet and solo works. Joe Shiner is performing Freya's Nocturne for solo clarinet, originally commissioned for and premiered at the 2015 Ryedale Festival.
More info and tickets here.
16 Nov 2016, Crypt on The Green, Clerkenwell
New Dots presents The Hermes Experiment at Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell, a programme of new poetry and new music including the premiere of Freya's completed song cycle 'We Phoenician Sailors', written with poet Octavia Bright.
More info and tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/i...
15 Nov 2016, Crypt on The Green, Clerkenwell
Listenpony hosts Liam Byrne, the Laefer Saxophone Quartet and Mara Carlyle at the beautiful Crypt on the Green. Featuring a new work by Freya Waley-Cohen for viola da gamba, as well as five other fresh of the press Listenpony commissions for the resident performers, with the signature eclectic Listenpony mix of old music, new music, and a pop set from Mara Carlyle.
More info and tickets here: http://listenpony.com/events/liam-byrne-the-laefer...
05 Nov 2016, United Church, Jewry St, Winchester
The London Oriana Choir present a programme on the subject of Journeys, including Freya's Attired with Stars, and music by Lassus, Byrd, McDowall, Makaroff, MacMillan and Strozzi.
Tickets and info here: http://www.londonoriana.com/performances
29 Oct 2016, St. Peter's Church Eaton Square
The London Oriana Choir present a programme on the subject of Journeys, including Freya's Attired with Stars, and music by Lassus, Byrd, McDowall, Makaroff, MacMillan and Strozzi.
Tickets here: https://www.universe.com/events/journeys-tickets-J...
13 Aug 2016, Tonbridge School Chapel
As part of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain's Summer Fest 2016, the National Youth Training Choir will perform a programme of Eenvalds and Rutter as well as Freya Waley-Cohen's Attired with Stars.
More information here
16 Jul 2016, Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies' College
Christina McMaster performs works by Satie, Cage, Debussy, Scarlatti and Richard Bullen as well as Freya's Southern Leaves at the Cheltenham Music Festival.
For more information and tickets, click here.
24 Jun 2016, Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
The Britten-Pears contemporary ensemble performs music from Britten-Pears young composers Liam Mattison, Tom Rose, Jack Sheen, Josephine Stephenson, Gareth Moorcraft, Michael Taplin and Freya Waley-Cohen. The concert will also include works by Colin Matthews to celebrate his 70th Birthday. For more information and to book tickets click here.
18 Jun 2016, Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
A recital of wartime sonatas by Debussy and Elgar, as well as the premiere of a new work by Freya, related to Permutations, with a pre-concert talk by Freya, Finbarr O'Dempsey and Andrew Skulina about the project. More information and tickets here.
19 Apr 2016, St. John's Smith Square
The Hermes Experiment perform works by Giles Swayne, Kate Honey, Josephine Stephenson and Freya as part of the PLG Young Artists spring series along side the Alke String Quartet
Tickets and more information here
19 Mar 2016, Christchurch, Highbury Grove
Jonathan Bloxham conducts the Haydn Chamber Orchestra in a concert of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and the first performance of a chamber orchestra version of Freya's Sillage, with violinist Agata Darashkaite as soloist.
Find tickets and more information here.
17 Mar 2016, City Literary Institute
Pianist Georgia Lazaridou performs piano music from Couperin up to Freya's 'Little Poisonous Snakes', which will be performed as a duet with dancer and choreographer Genevieve Beth Grady.
Find out more here
02 Mar 2016, Crypt on The Green, Clerkenwell
Listenpony presents Eo Nomine and Mainly Two, performing new and old classical music including new works by Lawrence Dunn, Ryan Latimer, Josephine Stephenson, William Marsey, and Freya.
Find out more here
01 Mar 2016, Ambika P3
Paul Morley curates sound and film installations interpreting Bryars iconic work around the Ambika P3 gallery in Marylebone. As well as a performance of the Sinking of the Titanic, the event will include new installation pieces by Rubens Askenar, Ashil Mistry, Timothy Tate and Freya.
Find more info and tickets here.
27 Feb 2016, National Maritime Museum - Samuel Pepys Exhibition
In collaboration with Reverie Choir and poet Caleb Klaces, Freya is creating a new interactive and immersive work for vocal ensemble around the Samuel Pepys exhibition at the National Maritime Museum.
The work will be performed at 11:45, 13:00, 14:15 and 15:30 on Saturday the 27th of February.
This project has been made possible with the kind support of Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation and the Elias Fawcett Trust
Get tickets for the day at this link.
18 Feb 2016, Royal Academy of Music, Dukes Hall
The contemporary ensemble of the Royal Academy of Music conducted by Oliver Knussen perform an exciting programme including Stravinsky, Birtwistle, Carter, Maxwell Davies and Freya's new work, Saffron.
Find out more and get tickets here.
12 Feb 2016, Recital Room, Churchill College
Christina McMaster gives a recital including Satie, Ives, Scarlatti, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Debussy, Mark Gotham, and Freya's piece Southern Leaves.
More information here