NEWSLETTER (SPRING 2014)

Here's my latest newsletter with all the news about my upcoming concerts and lecture! 

If you want to use all the links on the newsletter, click here and it will upload a more interactive version: 

http://www.patrickhawes.com/admin/Patrick%20Hawes%20Newsletter%20(Spring%202014).pdf

Hope to see you at one of these events!

BBC RADIO 4 - BROADCASTING HOUSE

 (L-R) Tony Blackburn, me, Christina Lamb

Radio 4 presenter Paddy O'Connell and me

Really enjoyed my time on BBC Radio 4's 'Broadcasting House' programme on Sunday morning.  

I was on with the radio DJ legend Tony Blackburn and Christina Lamb, author and Foreign Correspondent for The Sunday Times, along with our host Paddy O'Connell.  

We had a great time trawling through the papers for the stories that grabbed our attention.  In the mix were the current hot topic about the UK being a 'post Christian nation', the tragic helicopter accident in Afghanistan, the threat to mangos(!) by a certain type of white fly which means imports to the UK may be stopped, and the film remake of Dad's Army!  Quite a mix which ensured a lively debate!

Hope you got to hear it.  If not, click here for the link to the recording and just scroll through to 43:54 for the relevant section. 

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Patrick will be LIVE in concert on 9th June 2014 at St John's Smith Square.  Click here to book your tickets.

CLASSIC FM - HALL OF FAME 2014

Great to see three of my pieces again in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2014! 

Fair Albion (272), Quanta Qualia (225) and the Highgrove Suite (223) all feature in this year's chart of the best 300 pieces of classical music of all time as voted by the Classic FM listeners.

Thank you to all who voted for me!

http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2014/

Classic FM - LIVE web chat

Earlier this week I was Classic FM's guest on their Wednesday Web Chat, where I was available to take questions from presenter Tim Lihoreau and the Classic FM audience about me and my work.  If you missed it you can still see the conversation thread here.

ANGEL - NUMBER ONE IN THE CHARTS !!!

Amazing news!  Just heard that Angel has gone to NUMBER ONE in the classical charts! Thank you to all of you who have bought a copy and spread the word. 

It's a real landmark in my career and something I have dreamed of for years, and for all the hard work to finally come to fruition is a great feeling.

Please keep telling your family and friends about the album so we can now keep it at the top spot!

Order your copy at Amazon and iTunes.

BBC Radio 2 with Clare Balding

Yesterday was a great experience for me.  I was up at 6am to get to the BBC building in Great Portland Street by 7am - I was met by the BBC producer Caroline Donne and taken up to the 6th floor.  It was like a maze up there and tucked away in the corner in a very nice studio I met Clare Balding.  What a lovely person she is!  She is so natural, charming and attractive.  My chat with her felt so natural and I was totally unaware that over 2 million people were listening in!  Giving the 'Moment of Reflection' just before 8am felt like a real privilege.  When we weren't live on air I was able to talk to her about one of my main interests - horse racing!   

If you missed the interview, you can still hear it on the BBC Radio 2 website by clicking here.  If you want to fast forward to my bits here are the time references: 23:10 mins to 29:48, 48:18 to 53:35, and 56.44 onwards. 

ANGEL CONCERT

Tickets are now on sale for the 'Angel' concert on 9th June at St John's Smith Square, London.  The Box Office is open at http://www.sjss.org.uk/events/angel and book soon - the tickets are already moving quickly!

I'll be joined by Grace Davidson, the Choir of New College Oxford and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of music from the album and beautiful angel-related music from the Renaissance and Baroque.  It promises to be a really fantastic evening.