Jack Campbell

Archived events – 2023

Music, Migration & Mobility | RCM Museum

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Discover the lives and music of composers who were uprooted by the upheavals of 20th century Europe. Listen to The Cruel Raingod from A Chinese Picture Book by Karl Rankl, in a recent recording by tenor Michael Bell and myself. In this special museum exhibition, you can also listen to me playing Hans Gál’s Preludes for piano, book 1. “Music, Migration and Mobility explores the lives and legacies of émigré musicians who fled the Nazi regime and the ravages of war.” Free entry Opening times Tuesday–Friday: 10.15am-5.45pm; Saturday–Sunday: 11am-6pm; Last entry will be 30 minutes before closing time. Closed on Mondays

Imperial Lates

I’m putting my soundscape-making software into action at Imperial Lates, with the Music of the Earth project. Tonight, get your hands on the controls by yourself. Create your own soundscape, pull some levers, add some effects, and (if it goes to plan) take your recording home with you! The software is — in a sense — a composition. It doesn’t have a fixed ‘sound’, but its design and processes make the sound flow in a certain way. It is related to the theme of 'recycling and filtration' – repeating samples with gradually increasing effects (like layers of rock filtering water). The idea of recycling is to make something new out of existing things. This free event is hosted at Imperial College London’s South Kensington campus. The space will be in the City & Guilds Building, which is behind the main glass entrance on Exhibition Road. The event is wheelchair accessible.

Love across the ages with Alicia Mallace-Goulbourne

Alicia Mallace-Goulbourne (soprano) and I present a vocal recital of love and loss, with songs across the ages from Purcell to Britten. However sweet or sour your opinions on romance ... it's striking how these experiences run like a thread from past to present, common to a very wide range of people. And if you can't stand this topic in real life, I hope the music will speak to you. This recital is hosted by Egham & District Music Club. Tickets Adults: £13.70 Student and under 21s: £8.30 Accompanied children under 16: free ticket required The concert is a 40 minute performance, followed by an interval, and then a 40 minute second half. Venue and accessibility information Image composite: Rogelio de Egusquiza: Tristán e Iseo (La vida); Kenrick Mills/Unsplash

The Naughty Nineties Music Hall

This was not inappropriate, despite what the title may imply! I stepped in for Andrew Charity and played for this music hall show.

Campbell brothers @ Music in Lyddington

Join my brother George and me for an evening of grand musical drama, in the intimate format of the piano duet. We’ll take you to the seaside, a gothic cathedral, and a quirky Viennese ballroom. Today's recital is hosted by Music in Lyddington in the East Midlands. Programme Jack Campbell: new work Bach–Reger: Passacaglia and Fugue Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no.14 Interval Milhaud: La création du monde Chaminade: 6 Pièces Romantiques Ravel: La Valse Getting to Lyddington The nearest rail station to Lyddington is Corby, served by East Midlands Railway. It’s a 7 mile journey from Corby to Lyddington by car or taxi. How to buy tickets from Music in Lyddington

1944: Home Fires

World premiere – Ivor Novello, sensitive musical genius, gets imprisoned for fiddling his petrol coupons. What happens when he shares a cell with 20-year-old Frankie Fraser, the terror of South London gangland? Trailer I look forward to being rehearsal pianist for this production. A true crime LGBTQ+ opera by Robert Ely and Peter Scott-Presland. Contains strong language and graphic descriptions of forcible electric shock treatment. Unlikely to be suitable for children under 18 Also on 6 September

1944: Home Fires

Second performance – Ivor Novello, sensitive musical genius, gets imprisoned for fiddling his petrol coupons. What happens when he shares a cell with 20-year-old Frankie Fraser, the terror of South London gangland? Trailer I look forward to being rehearsal pianist for this production. A true crime LGBTQ+ opera by Robert Ely and Peter Scott-Presland. Contains strong language and graphic descriptions of forcible electric shock treatment. Unlikely to be suitable for children under 18 Also on 3 September var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); }; window.EBWidgets.createWidget({ widgetType: 'checkout', eventId: '691719600947', iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-691719600947', });

Troubled waters

I’m returning to the tranquillity of St. James’s Bushey, for a recital that spans old and new. The featured graphic is an underwater escalator. I wanted to express the way music carries us through our lives, through troubled waters. The recital opens with a fairly new work by London-based composer Robert Ely. Following that, we’ll be surrounded by forlorn mists and threatening oceans, topped off by a jazzy spiritual based on “Wade in the Water” Bushey is an idyllic semi-rural area near Watford, north London. Free entry, with a retiring collection. Programme: Robert Ely: Spanish Dance Etudes, nos. 1–4: cante intermedio, tango, zapateado, jota Leoš Janáček: V mlhách (in the mists) Alexander Scriabin: Sonata-fantasy (Sonata no. 2) in G-sharp minor, op. 19 Margaret Bonds: Troubled water Accessibility: The venue is accessible. There is a fixed ramp at the entrance. The nearest accessible stations are: Stanmore and Watford Junction. There are bus services from there to Red Lion PH stop, outside the church

The Naughty Nineties present: an evening at the music hall

Experience a night out Victorian style as The Naughty Nineties present a selection of the period’s greatest hits, introduced by their very own gavel-wielding Master of Ceremonies. Back in days before radio, TV and the internet the stars of Britain’s Music Halls – such as Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno - were household names. The songs they sang became part of popular culture and many are still well known today. The Naughty Nineties are dedicated to preserving this important slice of our heritage and they regularly appear across London and the south-east. Their shows are performed in period costume and singing along is actively encouraged! Tickets: £15 (£13 concessions), including £1.50 Theatre Restoration Levy. Accessibility The venue is fully accessible. The nearest accessible station is South Woodford on the Central line. (There are separate step-free entrances for each platform.)

A love lost: Tia Radix-Callixte

Tia Radix-Callixte, soprano, and I present a programme about coming to terms with loss. We are in the Dorothy Richardson English Song prize final in Kent, and are performing at about 16:30.

Mists and magnolia

In the deep midwinter, come with me to a brighter, warmer place. There’s gorgeous magnolia, shimmering seascapes, troubled waters, and “some of the strangest” piano music of the 20th century. There probably won’t be snow... However, I’m sure there will be suitably bleak weather for “in the mists,” the grief-filled musical diary of Leoš Janáček Most of the programme is more uplifting music! While thick jumpers are recommended, you might want to take them off for a quick dance with Margaret Bonds! Enescu’s gorgeous Sonata rounds off the programme. Its enigmatic, visionary second movement was described by Noel Malcolm as “some of the strangest piano music” of the 20th century. Programme: R. Nathaniel Dett: Magnolias and Mammy, from Magnolia Suite; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasy (Sonata no. 2), op. 19; Fryderyk Chopin: Ballade no.1 in G minor; Margaret Bonds: The bells, and Troubled water, from Three Spiritual Songs; Interval Svitlana Azarova: Chronometer; Leoš Janáček: In the Mists; Georges Enescu: Sonata no. 3 in D major; Tickets are £20 from Clitheroe Concerts Society. They're also usually available on the door, but the team recommend booking in advance. How to get there There are Northern Rail services from Manchester. Free car parking at the venue. The venue is the Lecture Theatre at Clitheroe Grammar School Sixth Form centre. This is not the same site as the main Clitheroe Grammar School. This page has now been corrected Accessibility Please contact the organisers to check accessibility: More information from Clitheroe Concerts Society Campaign image is a composite of Unsplash photos by Silvana Amicone, Alex Batonisashvili, Conor Sexton

The Naughty Nineties Music Hall – Southwark

Experience an afternoon of Victorian fun as The Naughty Nineties present a selection of the period’s greatest hits, introduced by their very own gavel-wielding Master of Ceremonies. Back in days before radio, TV and the internet the stars of Britain’s Music Halls – such as Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno - were household names. The songs they sang became part of popular culture and many are still well known today. The Naughty Nineties are dedicated to preserving this important slice of our heritage and they regularly appear across London and the south-east. Their shows are performed in period costume and singing along is actively encouraged! Tickets: £5 donation on the door There are two Mary Ward Centre buildings, and this one is in Southwark Accessibility The venue is on the ground floor. There's level access and an accessible toilet at the back of the performance space. The nearest accessible station is Southwark (Jubilee line)

Christmas Singalong: The Good Companions

Enjoy a festive get together at Millman street. Christmas dinner is served (from 11:00) followed by entertainment from the Good Companions and a Christmas Singalong (at 13:30, with me playing)

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