tag:margaretbruce.com,2005:/blogs/margaret-bruce-updatesMargaret Bruce Updates2024-03-20T12:41:55+00:00Margaret Brucefalsetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/73697302024-03-20T12:41:55+00:002024-03-20T12:41:55+00:00Summer Music at Walshaw 2024 - Tickets on Sale Now! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/338069/ea61b91603905ababde5a160a0581de18981be03/original/music-at-walhsaw-summer-2024.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="730" width="623" /><p><span>ROWENA THORNTON was born in Leeds into a musical family and has been singing since the age of four. Over the years she has taken part in performances of a variety of styles and genres comprising opera, oratorio,Lieder, and contemporary music, including premiers of new works. Rowena performs both as soloist and in ensembles and has appeared in plays. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and then completed a Masters in Performance at Leeds College of Music, where she performed a range of repetoire from Purcell to Cage and beyond. Most recently Rowena has played the lead roles of Nedda (Il Paggiacci), Rosalind (Die Fledermaus) Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance 3) and Elsie Maynard (Yoemen of the Guard).</span><br><br><span>MARGARET BRUCE was born in Vancouver and educated at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto and the Toronto Conservatory of Music before leaving Canada for London when she was 18.</span><br><span>After studying at the Royal College of Music she won a scholarship for further study in Vienna. Returning to London she completed her studies with the Czech concert pianist Lisa Fuchsova and the German-born conductor Peter Gellhorn.</span><br><span>There are any number of pianists who've gad had the occasional work written for them but Margaret Bruce, on the other hand, has had what amounts to an entire repertoire of new music written specially for her by composers as famous as Herbert Howells and Sir Lenox Berkeley. Not that Bruce has restricted her performance activity exclusive to new music. She's played Mozart and Chopin at the Barbican with the Royal Philharmonic, performed Liszt in Slovakia and Bermuda and presented various recitals and broadcasts throughout Northam Erica and Europe.</span><br><span>Of all the composers who have written works for her, the Czech composer Antonin Tucapsky has particular pride of place. In the 80's Bruce premiered his 'Fantasia quasi una sonata' at the Purcell Room. There followed a piano concerto, a piano trio and 24 Piano Preludes. As well he wrote a miniature Piano Trio for her triplet sons when they were six years old.</span></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/72749032023-09-18T12:31:31+01:002023-10-16T15:53:20+01:00Music at Walshaw Christmas Concert 2023<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/338069/d7a8f94965faf6a9f68cf6db137cb22bdc6da12e/original/music-at-walshaw-christmas-2023.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/71598382023-02-24T08:34:21+00:002023-09-05T18:07:02+01:00Summer Music at Walshaw 2023 - Tickets on Sale Now! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/338069/532463076574cfbcd5ef32c73abb5bdaebdb0fbd/original/music-at-walshaw-summer-2023.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/71386512023-01-16T16:59:21+00:002023-01-30T09:53:10+00:00Le Walshaw Trio to Perform at Salon de la Mairie de Sallanches<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/9020d818537336d51ee839ef28c20a0bab962be8/original/samedi-25-mars-2023.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/70642092022-09-20T12:57:05+01:002022-12-28T10:30:38+00:00Christmas Music at Walshaw 2022 Tickets Now on Sale<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/7f9bc3e763413805e9081979d0d11431473733e9/original/music-at-walshaw-christmas-2022.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/69742452022-05-18T21:20:01+01:002022-08-22T16:35:12+01:00Summer Music at Walshaw Tickets Now on Sale<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Events" data-link-type="page" href="/events"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/089cfbd0154f083d141daa55698b18ff94baad4a/original/music-at-walshaw-summer-2022.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/68226662021-11-27T12:11:35+00:002023-12-10T17:50:18+00:00Christmas Music at Walshaw is Now Sold Out.<p>Thank you all for the enthusiasm with which this year's concert has been received. For that reason, the concert is now sold out and we cannot release any more tickets. </p>
<p>-The Margaret Bruce Team</p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/67791612021-10-18T11:28:33+01:002022-05-26T13:03:26+01:00October Program at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/5907bf3c2f32e623ff480e2338bc76fc5a4de73d/original/castle-program.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/67420212021-09-10T12:53:59+01:002023-12-10T16:51:16+00:00Christmas Music at Walshaw Confirmed for 11th December 2021. Tickets on sale now.<p>You can purchase tickets directly from the <a contents="Events page of this website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://margaretbruce.com/events">Events page of this website</a>. No booking fee. </p>
<p><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/aeb304cb9e8eafe04a7bf7df4af5a7ae7b738888/original/christmas-music-at-walshaw-21.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/64923382020-12-05T11:41:42+00:002022-06-02T02:04:04+01:00American Tour Postponed<p>It is with regret that Margaret Bruce has had to announce the postponement of her planned tour for 2020-21. We will update you here as more clarity around the future arises. Thank you all for your support. </p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/59104172019-09-30T18:57:19+01:002023-12-10T16:53:31+00:00Christmas Music at Walshaw 2019<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/38f2804678c9e8df1ad2d327a4aaa198d59f5656/original/music-at-walshaw-xmas-2019.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/55895222019-01-10T13:08:48+00:002023-12-10T19:17:02+00:00New Online Store Promotions<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/fbb79b8cc0d62dcc2e21c17195651f28b2b8108d/original/margaret-bruce.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To celebrate the launch of Margaret Bruce's new website, and the new online store, we're offering some great celebratory discounts on the store's CD collection, as well as digital downloads, direct from here, <a contents="margaretbrue.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://margaretbrue.com">margaretbrue.com</a>.</p>
<p>Of particular interest, are a limited edition set of signed compact discs which have been reduced by £10 and are available now for only £14.99. Get your orders in today! </p>
<p> </p>Margaret Brucetag:margaretbruce.com,2005:Post/55842342019-01-07T11:20:48+00:002023-12-10T19:02:58+00:00Antonín Tučapský - The Major Piano Works Available Now<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/338069/a05e3b2bef3d69201a953249e4ca9e7cd94dd208/original/antoni-n-tuc-apsky-the-major-piano-works.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Margaret Bruce's latest release, <strong>Antonín Tučapský - The Major Piano Works,</strong> is now available to buy on CD and to download from the pianist's website: <a contents="https://margaretbruce.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://margaretbruce.com">https://margaretbruce.com</a></p>
<p>This is a double album, consisting of of two CDs. Included are all 24 Preludes, as well as Fantasia quasi una sonata and Tučapský's Concertino for piano and strings. </p>
<p>This is an important work, celebrating the brilliance of one of the Czech Republic's most important modern classical composers. </p>Margaret Bruce