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Lost Music of Auschwitz
Long-forgotten musical compositions and arrangements by holocaust prisoners have been rescued from obscurity by Leo Geyer in performances by Constella Music in the Sky Arts documentary The Lost Music of Auschwitz.
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Constella is also creating a full-length opera-ballet production to preserve the musical legacy and stories from Auschwitz, which will premiere in 2025.
2024 / 25 Season
Unfurling
Published by Constella
Performed by Elmore String Quartet
5th October, 7.30 pm
Holy Trinity Church, Weston
Winners of the 2023 Kirckman Concert Society Artists and recipients of the prestigious Tunnell Trust Awards in 2021, the Elmore Quartet will perform Leo's Unfurling, a piece commissioned by the quartet and published by Constella.
The Indian Queens
World premiere of Constella Publication
15th October - 19th January
Theater Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Leo Geyer has composed two pieces for Theater Aachen’s reimagining of Purcell’s The Indian Queen, both inspired by Latin American political songs and written for chorus and baroque orchestra.
Unfurling
Published by Constella
Performed by Elmore String Quartet
27th October, 3 pm
Iffley Church Hall
Winners of the 2023 Kirckman Concert Society Artists and recipients of the prestigious Tunnell Trust Awards in 2021, the Elmore Quartet will perform Leo's Unfurling, a piece commissioned by the quartet, alongside other works.
The Big Bang
World premiere of Constella Publication
The Pico Players
Conducted by Leo Geyer
1st Nov 2024, 7.30 pm
Cadogan Hall, London
As a prelude to Holst's The Planets, Leo Geyer has written The Big Bang, an explosive jazz-inspired concert opener commissioned to celebrate the Pico Players' 10th Anniversary at Cadogan Hall.
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Constella Philharmonic
Conducted by Jonathan Gibson & Leo Geyer
16th November, 7.30 pm
St Giles Cripplegate Church, London
Join us for the inaugural Constella Philharmonic concert! Featuring Gershwin’s aptly Strike up the Band, Ethel Smyth’s overture from The Wreckers, Shostakovich’s explosive Festive Overture, and finally, Sibelius’ truly epic Symphony No. 2.
Tickets: £10 (£5 for under-18s) on the door
Man with a Movie Camera
World premiere of Constella Publication
Kammerata Luxembourg
Conducted by Leo Geyer
23rd Nov 2024, 7.30pm
Luxembourg Philharmonie
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Richard Bossons and Leo Geyer have reconstructed the 1929 film’s live cinema orchestra score from the recently discovered 'musical conspectus', which will be performed live with a screening of the film.
Phoenix
World premiere of Constella Publication
Performed by Junior Trinity Wind Orchestra
Conducted by Leo Geyer
30th November, 7 pm
Blackheath Concert Halls, London
First commissioned for the East London Music Group, the Junior Trinity will present the world premiere of the wind orchestra version of Phoenix by Constella's Artistic Director.
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CONSTELLA PRESENTS
The Orchestras of Auschwitz Lecture Recital
Performed by Constella Music
Direction and talk by Leo Geyer
23rd January, 7.30pm
Opera North, Leeds
This programme is based on research that Geyer, composer and Artistic Director of Constella, unearthed in the archives of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The ensemble will give an insight into the history of the music played by the Orchestras of Auschwitz, and perform some of those long forgotten musical compositions and arrangements by Holocaust prisoners.
CONSTELLA PRESENTS
Britten's The Rescue
First recording of Constella Publication
Performed by Constella Music
As part of the new Henry Moore exhibition, Constella is recording a reimagining of Benjamin Britten's The Rescue written by Constella Music.
More information coming soon.
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Constella Philharmonic
Conducted by Jonathan Gibson & Leo Geyer
1st March, 7.30 pm
St Giles Cripplegate Church, London
Bernstein - Candide Overture
Willis/Ellington/Geyer - Swing
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet
Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) - Pictures at an Exhibition
Tickets: £10 (£5 for under-18s) on the door
Orchestras of Auschwitz
18th March, 4 pm
BBC Radio 4
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In 2025, Leo and his company Constella will perform an 80-minute Opera-Ballet in tribute to the murdered musicians of Auschwitz. By telling the story of Leo Geyer's engagement with the history and the manuscripts, this programme asks what more we can learn and understand about the experience and legacy of the Holocaust by listening to the music.
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Constella Philharmonic
Conducted by Jonathan Gibson & Leo Geyer
31st May, 7.30 pm
St Giles Cripplegate Church, London
Wagner - Die Meistersinger: Prelude
L. Boulanger - D’un Soir Triste
S. Coleridge-Taylor - Bamboula
Stravinsky - Petrushka (1947)
Early Bird Tickets: £10 or £12 on the door (£5 for under-18s)
CONSTELLA PRESENTS
The Lost Music of Auschwitz Opera-ballet
Performed by Constella Music
3rd – 7th June, 7:30 pm
The Bloomsbury Theatre, London
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Long-forgotten musical compositions and arrangements by holocaust prisoners have been rescued from obscurity. 80 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz, it’s time to bring them back to life.
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Constella is creating a full-length opera-ballet production to preserve the musical legacy and stories from Auschwitz, which will premiere in 2025.
Vortex
Performed by Junior Trinity Wind Orchestra
5th June, 7.30 pm
Woolwich Works, London
Geyer's jazz-inspired Vortex, his first major work for wind orchestra.
Ticket information coming soon.
2023 / 24 Season
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Carmen
World premiere of Constella P
Waterperry Opera Festival
11th - 19th Aug 2023, 6.30pm
Waterperry House and Gardens
Waterperry Opera Festival present the world premiere of Leo Geyer's re-orchestration of Bizet's score for small orchestra, as part of a new production of Carmen.
Phoenix
World premiere of Constella Publication
Hepworth Brass Band
23rd Sept 2023, 7.30pm
St David's Church Hall, Holmbridge
Hepworth Brass Band present the world premiere of Leo Geyer's explosive fanfare, inspired by the mystic bird, the Phoenix.
Così fan tutte
Published by Constella
Opera Holland Park
15th Nov 2023, 1.30 pm
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Opera Holland Park present Leo's reimagining of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte for patients and staff at Chelsesa and Westminster Hospital. This reimagining was first commissioned by Baseless Fabric Theatre in collaboration with Jo Turner, and was a Finalist for the Offies Best Opera Production 2018.
One Composer, Three Voices
Talk by Constella's Artistic Director Leo Geyer
University of Manchester
23rd Nov 2023, 4.30pm
Martin Harris Centre, Manchester
Geyer gives a talk on his music.
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Vortex
Published by Constella
RNCM Wind Orchestra
24th Nov 2023, 7.30pm
Royal Northern College of Music
Geyer's jazz-inspired Vortex is performed as part of The Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra's concert, Shade of Blue.
Oye Coma Va
World premiere of Constella Publication
Junior Trinity Wind Orchestra - Conducted by Leo Geyer
25th Nov 2023, 7.00pm
Blackheath Halls, London
Geyer presents his reimagining of Tito Puente's Oye Coma Va taught to the students by ear and performed off-copy
CONSTELLA PRESENTS
10th Anniversary Performance
Constella Music
27th Nov 2023, 7,45pm
Sadler's Wells Lilian Baylis
Constella will celebrate a decade of daring and visually striking work with a special anniversary event at Sadler’s Wells. Celebrating their tenth anniversary, the company will rebrand as Constella Music, a reflection of the organisation’s ever-growing repertoire encompassing the broad creative endeavors of its Artistic Director, award-winning composer and conductor Leo Geyer.
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CONSTELLA PRESENTS
Time and Culture
Performed by Constella Music
Chinese New Year Lates - 1st Feb 2024
Science Museum, London
Constella Music proudly presents a concert celebrating the Chinese Clocks Exhibition. This includes an especially commissioned piece of music by Leo Geyer using the melodies from the musical clocks. The rest of the programme includes a thrilling and diverse collection of clock-inspired music performed by strings and guzheng (Chinese zither).
Pico Players
Conductor - Leo Geyer ​
The Pico Players - Spring Concert
15th March 2024, 7.30 pm
St. Paul's Knightsbridge, London
Constella Music is very grateful to the Pico Symphony Orchestra, who have chosen to raise funds for Connecting Stars with their upcoming Spring Concert. The programme includes Smyth's The Wreckers - Overture, Elgar's Sea Pictures and Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5.
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White on Black
Published by Constella
London Sinfonietta
27th March 2024, 11 am
Southbank Center, London
Leo's White on Black performed by the London Sinfonietta at the Royal Festival Hall, as part of the ensemble's annual school's concert.
CONSTELLA PRESENTS
Orchestras of Auschwitz
Constella Music
8th June 2024
Paris
The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
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Private fundraising event, with our heartfelt gratitude to Adrien and Jessica Nussembaum.
CONSTELLA PRESENTS
Orchestras of Auschwitz
Constella Music
24th June 2024
Amsterdam
National Holocaust Museum
A special concert where we reflect on the musicians of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The pieces are introduced in English by Leo Geyer, artistic director at Constella Music. He has recovered these pieces from the archives of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and will perform them.
Unfurling
Published by Constella
Elmore String Quartet
3rd August 2024
The Elmore String Quartet perform Leo Geyer's Unfurling. Enys Chamber Music Festival
