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Dave Danford has rapidly become established as one of the UK’s leading percussionists, maintaining a busy schedule of solo recitals, orchestral concerto performances, studio recording sessions and master-classes...read more.

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Boxing Beats project with Welsh National Opera

Dave is busy working with composer Peter Swaffer Reynolds and three professional opera singers on Boxing Beats, a partnership project between Welsh National Opera and Academi.

The project involves working with boxers from amateur clubs in South Wales through journaling led by writer Louise Walsh, author of the novel Fighting Pretty.

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New percussion concerto commissioned

Following the World-premiere of Virginia Epitaph by Rodney Newton in March 2009 Dave has already set his sights on another brand new concerto for percussion.

Dave has commissioned Eilir Owen Griffiths, recipient of the musician's medal at the 2009 National Eisteddfod of Wales, to write a major work for premiere with Welsh Sinfonia later this year. [more...]

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World-premiere of Virginia Epitaph by Rodney Newton

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