Rowland Sutherland
“...enriched by Rowland Sutherland's lovely flute
sound...”. John Fordham - THE GUARDIAN
“a force to be
reckoned with...” CITY LIMITS
“...featuring peerless
flautist Rowland Sutherland” John L. Walters - THE GUARDIAN
“...Sutherland...gutsy improvisations...” Kevin Le Gendre
- JAZZWISE
“Music of quality comes from this man”
CITY LIMITS
“...improviser of real character” John
Fordham - THE GUARDIAN
“flautist Rowland Sutherland...
especially impressive” Nick Jones - THE LEICESTER MERCURY
“...the excellent soloist...Rowland
Sutherland...“ Geoff Brown - THE TIMES
“There were
especially sterling contributions from the flautist Rowland
Sutherland...“ Keith Potter - THE INDEPENDANT
“I was most impressed with Rowland Sutherland’s playing...
we heard the full range of flute colours,
and were spoilt by his sensitive
and dreamy pianissimo playing. He was superb throughout the concert”
Aleks Szram - www.musicalpointers.co.uk
“Rowland Sutherland was exceptional; his playing encompassed
controlled legatos, seemingly impossible high notes and percussive
effects from the keys“ www.livewirelistings.co.uk
“Cassandra’s Dream Song presents the entire gamut of extended techniques available on a
flute, ranging from key slapping to singing and epitomises the composer’s then current concern with
notation and interpretation, aiming for a specific performance tension visible to the audience.
Rowland Sutherland’s performance was flawlessly poised, clearly articulating every nuance of the
score” Douglas Bertram
“One of the UK’s finest flautists – whether jazz or classical – Rowland Sutherland”
Paul Bradshaw – STRAIGHT NO CHASER
“…which includes the brilliant flautist Rowland Sutherland” Ben Watson -
THE WIRE
Mistura
“A no
nonesense eight piece band blending hot Latin rhythms with sophisticated
jazz based arrangements and soloing...” TIME OUT
“...a gifted flute player... Sutherland shines
throughout...” John L Walters - THE GUARDIAN
“...executed with a lot of verve by a quality line-up...”
Kevin Le Gendre - JAZZWISE
“Rowland Sutherland...leader of
the UK's premier Brazilian jazz outfit...” Paul Bradshaw -
STRAIGHT NO CHASER
“Impressive” Phil Johnson - THE
INDEPENDENT
“...the wonderful Mistura” JAZZ
EXPRESS
“...Leader Sutherland's flute renditions are
prodigious...“ George W. Carroll - e-jazznews.com
Rowland Sutherland,
flute player, composer, arranger, soloist, bandleader
and teacher based in London, England. Flute performer with various jazz
bands, contemporary music groups, classical ensembles and orchestras,
world music groups, pop artists and studio session
work.
Involved
in various music genres including jazz, classical, contemporary,
brazilian, latin, pop, avant garde and non Western music
forms.
LINKS
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MUSICIANS AND GROUPS
Visit Contemporary Jazz,
virtuoso Vibest @ Orphy
Robinson
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Violinist @ Darragh
Morgan
Visit Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist @ Mark Lockheart
Visit Top UK Salsa Band @ Pena
Visit Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist @ David Jean-Baptiste
Visit Classical Flautist @ Rachel Smith
Visit Jazz Rock Guitarist @ Danny Berdichevsky
Visit Contemporary World Jazz Trumpeter @ Paul Jayasinha
COMPOSERS
Visit Contemporary Classical Composer @ Ed Hughes
Visit Contemporary Composer, Conductor, Arranger and
Baritone Player @ Issie
Barratt
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@ Joe Cutler
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@ Gwyn Pritchard
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@ Stephen Mark Barchan
ENSEMBLES
Visit Contemporary Classical Ensemble @ The New Music Players
Visit Contemporary Classical Ensemble @ Icebreaker
Visit the melodious Classical Ensemble @ Morphosen
Visit Contemporary Classical Ensemble @ Ixion
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Visit Creative, explorative artists @ Ugur Dogan
Visit Contemporary Raga & Beats Indian Group @ Shiva Nova
STORES/ORGANISATIONS/SERVICES
For
the one stop Flute Store, visit:All Flutes Plus
Visit top Caribbean community news @ ItzCaribbean
Visit African Heritage in Classical Music @ AfriClassical
Visit Toby's site @ Soulwalking
For indepth Information on all things Jazz in the UK,
visit:Jazz Services
For sparkling sounds, danceable grooves & reality checks,
visit:Avocado Music
Productions
FLUTE SITES
For indepth Information on all
things Flute, visit:Larry
Krantz
For great Flute links, visit:Flutes Are Fun!
For useful Information on the Flute, visit:Inspector's Gadgets
An insight to flute activity in Kentucky plus more,
visit:Flute Society of
Kentucky
JAZZ SITES
Visit the informative jazz websiteAll About Jazz
Visit Jerry Jazz Musician Jerry Jazz Musician
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PRESS HISTORY INCLUDES!
ROWLAND plays on flute and bass flute in the unique tenth
Austrian/British event Soundings: Looking Back, Looking Forward on 12/5/11 at 7pm, Austrian Cultural
Forum, London.
Composers: Reinhard Fuchs, Johannes Maria Staud, Joanna Wozny from Austria and Ed Bennett, Joe
Cutler, Emily Howard from the UK.
Performers are Fidelio Trio (Darragh Morgan, Robin Michael and Mary Dullea), Loré Lixenberg (voice),
Rowland Sutherland (flute), Tom Lessels (clarinet) and Adam Clifford (percussion).
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on flute, piccolo, alto flute and pan-pipes
with Icebreaker and B J Cole performing Brian Eno's Apollo live to Al Reinert’s film on the Apollo
space missions, For All Mankind on 29/4/11 at 8pm, Cork Opera House, Ireland.
Visit COH page: Click
Here
Rowland plays on flute and alto flute in his trio Myrtle with
Alwynne Pritchard (voice) and Thorolf Thuestad (computer) plus guest Kjetil Møster (saxophone) for
Avgarde Festival: Time after Time, 16/4/11 at 7pm, Sardinen USF, Bergen, Norway.
Visit Avgarde page: Click Here
Hear Myrtle at: Click Here
Rowland plays on flute, piccolo and alto flute at the eigth
V:NM Festival, Graz, Austria on 7-10/4/11. 7/4/10 with Andreas Weixler (computer) and Se-Lien Chaung
(bass recorder, piano) at 6pm, Theater im Bahnhof / Elisabethinergasse 27a, 8020 Graz. 8/4/11
performing DREH for solo alto flute by Katharina Klement at 5.15pm, Mariahilferkirche, Mariahilfer
Platz. 10/4/11 full group with conduction at 7pm, Theater im Bahnhof.
Rowland masterclass and coaching at Aldeburgh Young Musicians,
Snape Maltings, 3-4/4/11.
Rowland plays on flute and alto flute and leads Rowland
Sutherland Sextet at the Acromis International Flute Event on 2/4/11 at 3pm. Tickets for just
this concert are £10.
The bands colourful, pulsating originals offer a blend of jazz, reggae, dub, funk, African and
Brazillian grooves. This concert is part of a three day weekend event - 1st - 3rd April 11.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on flute, alto flute and piccolo with
notes inegales, directed by Peter Weigold for the Guildford Festival at PATS Studio One,
the University of Surrey on 16/3/11 at 1.10pm. Both composed and improvised music.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland will perform 'Speak, At-man!' for alto flute and
piano by Evan Ziporyn (with Mary Dullea on piano) and and on flute and alto flute for ensemble
works with Lontano conducted by Odaline de la Martinez.
5/3/11 at 8pm, at Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Boston, MA 02139-4312 USA.
Free Entry.
See GIGS Page
Rowland plays on flutes with ensemble Expose, 22/2/2011.
Music by Brian Ferneyhough.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on alto flute with the Philharmonia
Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen 10/2/11 Royal Festival Hall, London. Starts at 7.30pm.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on flute with Chamber Domaine on 3/2/11
at Gresham Hall, High Holborn. Mahler Ruckert Leider.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on flute, alto flute and piccolo with
notes inegales for a composer workshop at the University of Surrey on 4/2/11 at 3pm.
Pieces to be performed and improvised on 16/3/11 at the Guildford Music Festival.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on alto flute for BBC Radio play, 1/2011.
Music by Roger Goula.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland guests on flute with Filomena Quartet and Paolo
Fresu at Pizza Express, Dean Street, London for the quartets album launch on 26/1/11. Starts 8.30pm.
Compositions by Steve Lodder and Dudley Phillips.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland plays on alto flute with the Philharmonia
Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen 13/1/11 Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, at 9pm and on 15/1/11 St Davids
Hall, Cardiff, at 7.30pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND solos on flute and bass flute in the unique
Austrian/British event Soundings: More than Mahler on 24/11/10 at The Forge, Camden Town, London
at 7.30pm.
Rowland will also perform the powerful unaccompanied flute work by Reinhard Fuchs:
wo Lippen die Blätter zu Zeichen bewegen for solo flute.
The omposers are Elisabeth Harnik,
Gerhard Krammer, Johannes Maria Staud, Reinhard Fuchs, Mahler, Ian Vine, Emily Howard and Robert
Fokkens.
Performers are Fidelio Trio, Rowland Sutherland - Flutes, Lore Lixenberg - Mezzo, Patricia
Rozario - soprano and Gerald Davidson - Speaker.
See GIGS Page.
Catch Rowland and his new quartet at Lower
Ground Bar, West Hampstead, on 19/10/10 doors at 8.30pm and his new sextet at Mau Mau Bar,
Portobello Road, on 28/10/10 doors at 8.30pm. See gigs page!
ROWLAND performs on piccolo with the Colin Currie Group
at Sound Festival 10, Aberdeen on 23/10/10 at 7.30pm. Steve Reich - Drumming.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and piccolo in the dynamic
electric ensemble Icebreaker feat BJ Cole. Brian Eno's soundtrack Apollo, performed live to the
film 'For All Mankind' on 22/10/10 at St. Georges, Bristol plus extracts from Michael Gordon's
electrifying Trance [parts I & IV] and David Lang's Cheating Lying Stealing at 8.00pm.
Also performing Apollo on 27/20/20 at RNCM, Manchester both at 8.00pm and on 31/10/10 at
The Sage, Gateshead.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute and alto flute with
his new sextet with Harry Brown (trombone), Nick Ramm (piano), Phil Dawson (guitar),
Dave O'Brian (bass) and Rod Youngs (drums) at Mau Mau Bar, Portobello Road, on 28/10/10 doors
at 8.30pm. Taking Caribbean Nu Jazz, Brazilian and Latin jazz to new dimensions. Imaginative,
expressive compositions performed with large amounts of passion and verve.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute and alto flute with
his new quartet with Nick Ramm (piano), Dave O'Brian (bass) and Rod Youngs (drums) at Lower
Ground Bar, West Hampstead, on 19/10/10 doors at 8.30pm. Melodious and evocative jazz explorations
of experiences in the UK, the Caribbean and Latin America.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND'S flute and piano recital with pianist Mary Dullea
on 6/10/10 at The Warehouse, 13 Theed Street, Waterloo, London, for the 3rd London Festival of
American Music. Features stunning music by David N. Baker, Roberto Sierra, Elena Ruehr,
Bruce Stark, Arlene Sierra (World Premiere), David Maslanka and Tania Leon
(new addition to the programme). All new to the UK!
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and piccolo in the dynamic
electric ensemble Icebreaker feat BJ Cole. Brian Eno's soundtrack Apollo, performed live to the
film 'For All Mankind' at Birmingham Town Hall and South Hill Park, Bracknell, on 9/10 and
10/10/10 both at 7.30pm respectively.
Also at Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow on 15/10/10 at 9.30pm and on 16/10/10 performing
Music with Changing Parts by Phillip Glass at 5pm.
See GIGS Page.
Visit ICEBREAKER: Icebreaker - Myspace
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute and piccolo with
Ed Hughes - The New Music Players. Part of the 'Out Hear' series at Kings Place, Hall 2, London
on 27/9/10 at 8pm. Illuminating photography and film set to music by such composers as Ed Hughes,
Nick Collins, Dan Yuhas and David Chandler/Ed Hughes.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute and alto flute in an international
improvised music summit Alpenglow. Features a collaboration between some of the finest musicians
from Styria in Austria and the UK. Takes place on 24 - 26/9/10 at the Vortex and Cafe Oto,
London at 6pm onwards.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute, piccolo and panpipes
in the dynamic electric ensemble Icebreaker with Michael Gordon's Trance and David Lang's
Cheating, Lying, Stealing. Then feat BJ Cole for Brian Eno's soundtrack Apollo, to be performed
live to the film 'For All Mankind' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 15 and 16/9/10.
See GIGS Page.
Visit ICEBREAKER: Icebreaker - Myspace
ROWLAND performs in Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka
Salonen in September 2010. Turin, Italy.
ROWLAND is recording on flute for Ho Wai-On's new
opera.
ROWLAND is recording on flute, alto flute and piccolo with
The New Music Players. Music/soundtrack by Ed Hughes.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and piccolo in the dynamic
electric ensemble Icebreaker feat BJ Cole. Brian Eno's soundtrack Apollo, performed live to the
film 'For All Mankind' at Snape Proms (2010), Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, England, on
Monday 23 August 2010. Starts 7.30pm.
See GIGS Page.
Visit ICEBREAKER: Icebreaker - Myspace
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute, bass flute and
piccolo with the picturesque Issie Barratt quartet. 17 and 20/8/10 at the Sound and Music Summer
School, Purcell School, Bushey at 7.00pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and piccolo in the dynamic
electric ensemble Icebreaker feat BJ Cole. Brian Eno's soundtrack Apollo, performed live to the
film 'For All Mankind' at Camp Bestival (2010), Lulworth Castle, Dorset, England, on Friday 30th
July 2010. Starts appx 6.00pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND is recording on flute and piccolo with Decibel.
New work by Ed Bennett.
ROWLAND performs on flute and alto flute with the new and
lyrical ensemble Morphosen 17/5/2010 at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London. Starts 7.30pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and piccolo in the dynamic
electric ensemble Icebreaker featuring BJ Cole and Brian Eno. Exclusive shows presenting Brian
Eno's soundtrack Apollo live to the film based on the moon landing, For All Mankind.
1/5/10 and 2/5/10, the Brighton Festival 2010, at the Brighton Dome. Starts at 9pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute, bass flute and
piccolo in the unique Austrian/British event Soundings.
12/5/10 and 13/5/10 at the Austrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London. Starts 7.00pm.
Featuring noted Austrian and British Composers. Performers include some of the
leading artists in contemporary music in the UK.
Soundings, the ACF’s platform for contemporary music, presents a special tribute to Mahler on
the 150th anniversary of his birth.
This year’s composers have been invited to compose new works ‘inspired’ by Mahler.
From 11/5 – 14/5/10 composers and musicians will give open rehearsals and present
the works at two evening concerts.
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute and piccolo with
the new music ensemble Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted and presented by Peter Weigold
on
18, 24 and 30/4/10, all during the daytime at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham and the Barbican
Centre, London (24/4/10).
Works by Berio, Weigold, Lang, Vir, Maderna and Bray.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute and piccolo with
the worldly contemporary ensemble Lontano directed by Odaline de la Martinez on 25/3/10 at the
South London Gallery, London and doors at 7.00pm. Mostly new compositions by acclaimed
composers.
Plus pieces by A-Level music students at City Of London Academy in Southwark following workshops
led by composer, singer and pianist Juwon Ogungbe with musicians from Lontano.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on piccolo for the Walthamstow Educational
Project led by singer composer Juwon Ogungbe and members of the worldly contemporary ensemble
Lontano. It follows over two months of workshops at six schools in Walthamstow. 22/3/10 at
Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Road, London at 7pm. Free entry!
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND solos on flute at the St Vincent and the Grenadines
National Heroes Day 2010 on 13/3/10. Held at St Andrew's Church, High Wycombe at 6.30pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute and
piccolo with the worldly contemporary classical ensemble Lontano conducted by Odaline de la
Martinez.
9/3/10 at Cardiff University Concert Hall at 7.30pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and pan-pipes in the dynamic
electric ensemble Icebreaker. At the Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre. Nottingham at 8:00pm
on 24.2.10.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND solos on piccolo with renowned percussionists led
by Colin Currie, and vocal group Synergy Vocals for a performance of Steve Reich's
'Drumming'. On 16/2/10 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London and on 20/2/10 at the Town Hall in
Birmingham.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND guests on flute in the melodious jazz quintet
Spanish Accents, led by the superb bassist Alec Dankworth. Line-up includes Mark Lockheart - sax,
Phil Robson - guitar and Demi Garcia - drums. On Saturday 30/1/10 at Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven
at 8pm.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND performs on alto flute and pan-pipes in the
dynamic electric ensemble Icebreaker on Wednesday 25/11/09 at Bates Mill, Huddersfield Festival
at 8pm to celebrate Louis Andriessen's 70th birthday.
See GIGS Page.
Visit: Icebreaker - Myspace
ROWLAND features on flute with lively new Latin jazz band
Grupo Pena on Friday 13/11/09 at Charlie Wrights International, London at 7pm.
Followed by Dany Noel Band featuring Julio Barreto from Cuba.
See GIGS Page.
Visit: Pena UK
ROWLAND plays alto flute in the first ever orchestral
digital residency with the Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Bargehouse, behind
the Oxo Tower, Southbank, London. A stunning filmed performance of the Rite of Spring forming a
unique type of installation. Runs until Sunday 15/11/09.
See GIGS Page.
Visit: Re-Rite
ROWLAND performs on flute, alto flute and bass flute with
his pulsating Caribbean Nu Jazz group Creative Force featuring superb vibes player Orphy Robinson
and an all-star line-up on Friday 6 November 2009 at Trestle Arts Base, St Albans, Herts,
AL4 OJQ.
Starts 8pm, (bar open 7pm).
See GIGS Page.
Listen at: Creative Force - Myspace
Also:
Creative Force - Free Updates
ROWLAND guests in the powerful multi-media, physical theatre
production of Misterioso at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London on 30 and 31/10/09 at 8pm.
A portrayal of Thelonious Monks' last seven years.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND solos on flute and alto flute in the new adventurous
free improvisation project led by Orphy Robinson: the Spontaneous Cosmic Rawxtra. Concert takes
place on 26.10.09 at Kings Place, Kings Cross, London at 8pm.
Visit:
SCR
ROWLAND had a highly enjoyable time 23.10.09 guesting with
The Transform Quintet from Hungary, at Pizza Express, Dean Street. What an excellent jazz band!
TTQ - Myspace
ROWLAND performs on flute in the new melodious
flute, cello and piano trio Morphosen on Wednesday 21 October 2009 at
Bloomsbury Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, at 6pm.
Will include a new revised version of Rowland's trio One for Hermeto, plus trios by Marinu,
Gaubert and Read.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND plays flute and piccolo in the broadcast of the
ensemble 'notes inegales'/Peter Weigold's concert at the Kings Place Festival 2009. Listen to it on
the BBC iPlayer: BBC iPlayer
ROWLAND plays on flute, alto flute and piccolo in All's Well
That Ends Well at The National Theatre, London for a live broadcast to 330 cinemas around the
world on Thursday 1st October 09 at 6.45pm.
ROWLAND plays in many performances on alto flute, flute and
piccolo of the theatre production of All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare at The
National Theatre in the Olivier Theatre auditorium, London. May - 1st October 2009 - London.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND recently tutored at the first Sound and Music
Summer School for young composer/instrumentalists which took place at The Purcell School of Music
mid August 09. The students wrote some impressive jazz scores which we recorded and
performed.
ROWLAND guests on flute with the melodious group Alec
Dankworth’s Spanish Accents on 30.7.09 at Jazz on the Common, Ibstone in Bucks.
See GIGS Page.
ROWLAND solos on flute with the new, rousing Cuban salsa
band Pena on 10.7.09 for The Green Note Festival of Latin Music, at The Green Note, Parkway,
London. Doors at 8.00pm. Also, The Kent Salsa Festival (The Hops Farm) on 11.7.09 at 2pm.
See GIGS Page.
Rowland features on the dazzling new album Astral Pleasures by the amazing composer Issie Barratt
and her large ensemble Arrange of Space.
Rowland plays on flute, piccolo, alto flute and bass flute.
OUT NOW! On the Fuzzy Moon Records! Buy the album at: Fuzzy Moon Records
Hear some of the music at: Issie Barratt - Myspace
ROWLAND presents two editions of Radio Icebreaker which is online now.
Go to:
TotallyRadio.com
Click the 'Select a Show' drop down bar, and scroll down to 'All Experimental
Shows' then select ' - experimental guests and exclusives', 07-sept-07 and
09-feb-07 and section. Some of the finest sounds from Brazil,
past to present.
Rowland makes his Prom debut as
soloist during the BBC Proms 2006 season, performing Steve Reich
with renowned UK percussionists lead by Colin Currie and vocal group Synergy on 10/8/06 at the
Royal Albert Hall, London. See GIGS page.
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