education

Dominic introduces the use of Leitmotif in Humperdinck’s celebrated opera. Filmed for Glyndebourne’s on-line school resource, Operaland.

Footage that showcases some of Glyndebourne’s ground-breaking work in the field of music education.  

Dominic introduces Rachmaninoff to toddlers

As part of the nationwide children’s concert series, Wheels on Debussy, Dominic introduces Rachmaninoff’s famous G minor Prelude with the help of a Grand Old Duke of York and ten thousand men. 

Grange Festival

BBC news feature covering The Grange Festival’s Time Capsule music theatre project.  

Wigmore Hall and The Wallace Collection - Apollo Rides Again

Taking Boucher’s paintingThe Rising of the Sun as inspiration, Dominic facilitates children aged 7-9 from five London primary schools to write a series of songs describing a day in the life of Sun God, Apollo. In this extract, 150 children perform their opening song live at Wigmore Hall.   

Opera North  - The Convenience of Ignorance

Dominic and opera director Karen Gillingham facilitate secondary school pupils in Leeds to create an original piece of music theatre based on true stories of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. 

Stables Theatre - Music theatre composition (Lips Soft Red)

Dominic, GCSE and A level students experiment with modal music and lyric writing to produce a mesmeric composition… 

Wigmore Hall - The Elf King

Dominic introduces a young audience to Goethe’s haunting ballad, set to music by Schubert. With soprano Sophie Daneman.