10-579: Baigent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bertie Baigent (born 1995), British conductor and organist Edward Baigent (1813–1892), New Zealand sawmiller and politician George Baigent (1817–1854), English cricketer Harold Baigent (1916–1996), New Zealand actor Henry Baigent (1844–1929), New Zealand sawmiller and politician Michael Baigent (1948–2013), New Zealand writer Richard Baigent (born 1965), English cricketer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
20-614: Is an organisation which encourages, promotes and disseminates early music . Located in York , England, it is based in the converted and extended, Grade I listed medieval church of St Margaret, Walmgate . Each year, the NCEM organises the York Early Music Festival . Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects , the centre was opened in April 2000. It was created, with the aid of a grant from
30-529: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bertie Baigent Robert Edward Series " Bertie " Baigent (born 26 March 1995) is a British conductor, composer, and organist. Baigent's aunt is the mathematician Caroline Series . His grandfather was the physicist George Series . Baigent read music at Jesus College, Cambridge , where he was an organ scholar (2013) and where his teachers included Benjamin Walton. He subsequently completed an MA at
40-679: The Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon , the Bath Philharmonia and Fretwork . In 2015, a recording of his organ work Bright spark, shot from a brighter place was released by the German CD label JUBAL. His opera Paradise Lost , based on Milton ’s eponymous epic poem , premiered in London in August 2022. National Centre for Early Music The National Centre for Early Music ( NCEM )
50-697: The National Lottery and partnership money from organisations such as English Heritage . The buildings of the Centre include a performance space (in the former church) and facilities for conferences and other events and recordings. Historic keyboard instruments are available for hire. The church building, which had been redundant for some years, was upgraded to meet the needs of varying types and size of performance as well as many alternative uses such as teaching, conferences and exhibitions. The roof has been rebuilt for enhanced acoustics, and there are baffles to allow
60-841: The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra appointed Baigent as its new assistant conductor. As a guest conductor, Baigent has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra , Royal Scottish National Orchestra , St. Louis Symphony Orchestra , the Orchestra of the Teatro Regio di Torino and the New Japan Philharmonic . In June 2023, he made his debut at the Glyndebourne Festival . Baigent has won prizes in numerous composition competitions, including
70-670: The Royal Academy of Music in 2018, where his instructors included Sian Edwards . Baigent was conductor of the Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra, and subsequently of the London Young Sinfonia from 2016 to 2018. Baigent has been music director of Waterperry Opera Festival since 2017. From 2018 until 2020, he was the assistant conductor of the Colorado Symphony and principal guest conductor of
80-763: The Stainer and Bell Award for Choral Composition, the BBC Inspire Competition 2013, and the NCEM Young Composers Award. His work Joie de Vivre was commissioned for and played at the unveiling of a plaque to mark the first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in the City of Westminster . Baigent's compositions have been performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under Antonio Pappano ,
90-411: The surname Baigent . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baigent&oldid=1016482658 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
100-708: The Denver Young Artists Orchestra. In February 2022, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra appointed Baigent as one of its new roster of six assistant conductors. In June 2022, Baigent was awarded the Grand Prix for the best overall performance at the inaugural International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, as well as winning the Classical Award and the Symphony Award. Subsequently, also in June 2022,
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