![[hand]](/hs-pics/portraits/hands/morse9.jpg)
![[face]](/hs-pics/portraits/faces/morse3.jpg)
Jon Lord in Adelaide
Link to the review of John Lord’s concerto with the APO.
Read more »Durham Concerto on Myspace
Jon Lord’s Durham Concerto promotion seems to be in full swing in anticipation of the January 28th release date. His PR company has set up a Myspace page for the album, so that all you myspacers can add it to your friends list. Thanks to Sylvia Ho from Albion Media for the info.
Read more »Listen to Jon Lord’s new CD
Jon Lord’s official website is previewing audio clips of Jon’s new CD, Durham Concerto, recorded with the Liverpool Philharmonics and to be released on January 28. JonLord.org is also showing a three minute video from the world premiere of the Durham Concerto at Durham Cathedral on October 20. Audio and video clips of the Durham […]
Read more »Jon Lord: Music is not like taking a photograph…
Metal Express Radio has an audio interview that they conducted with Jon Lord on the eve of Durham Concert premiere. Jon talks about how the Durham Concerto came to life, his approach to writing music and his legacy of orchestral music going back to Concerto for Group and Orchestra, and his plans to “do something” […]
Read more »Durham Concerto on UK Radio
Durham Concerto, which was performed on October 20, was recorded for the British radio station Classic FM and will be on the air tomorrow, November 4, between 5 and 7pm as a part of The Hall of Fame Concerts program. You can listen to Classic FM over the Internet here (Windows Media format). Thanks to […]
Read more »– One heck of a cathedral!
On Saturday Jon Lord and the Liverpool Philharmonics premiered his Durham Concerto at Durham Cathedral. In a TV interview the day before the show, Lord called his latest venue ‘One heck of a cathedral’ and went on to expand on how he wrote the new Durham Concerto – and how Deep Purple became the loudest […]
Read more »Jon Lord gets new official website
Jon Lord finally has a new official website – JonLord.org. In its early stages the website will host news on Jon Lord’s concert and recording activities. Gradually it will develop to also include personal messages from Jon Lord, discography, tour dates, etc. JonLord.org encourages comments, suggestions and discussions related to Jon Lord, so don’t hold […]
Read more »Jon Lord interview in The Northern Echo
The Northern Echo has published an interview with Jon Lord, in which he discusses his past with Deep Purple, the difficult decision to leave the band and the story behind Durham Concerto. It was gut-wrenching to leave. It was my band, I was the founder member and the guys were huge buddies of mine. I […]
Read more »Pictures from Malcolm Arnold Festival
On October 7 Jon Lord and Roger Glover joined Paul Mann and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Malcolm Arnold Festival to perform Concerto for Group and Orchestra. Doug Anderson was there and took some pictures. Thanks to Doug Anderson for the info.
Read more »Durham Concerto premiere
Durham Concerto by Jon Lord will be performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mischa Darmev at the Durham Cathedral in England on October 20. Jon will take part in the performance as a soloist playing Hammond. Durham Concerto is a piece of music that Jon had been working on since he left Deep […]
Read more »
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing