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Post by maddogfagin on May 22, 2013 18:51:54 GMT
From the official site: John O'Hara at Gloucester Catherdral John O'Hara has joined forces with poet Karen Hayes for two commissions in this year's Gloucester Catherdral, Three Choirs Festival. John has composed a song cycle for international acclaimed tenor Andrew Kennedy and closes the festival with a one act opera, composed especially for the 120 voices of the combined choirs of Gloucester, the renowned folk singer Barbara Dickson, soprano Claire Groom and baritone Owen Webb. It is the uplifting tale of a life, as seen through the eyes of a Bargee's Wife. He will conduct members of the UK's Philharmonia Orchestra. Performance #49 Friday 2nd August 2013. 11.00am Blackfriars "I Can Hear You Waiting" O'Hara/Hayes Tenor: Andrew Kennedy Performance #61 Sunday 4th August 2013. 7.45pm Gloucester Cathedral "The Bargee's Wife" O'Hara/Hayes Barbara Dickson Claire Gloom Owen Webb Mass Glocester Choir Members of Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted John O'Hara More details and information at 3choirs.org/programme-tickets/
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Post by onewhiteduck on Mar 25, 2016 10:09:07 GMT
Listened to TABB 'Live from Iceland' last night. The musicianship is brilliant. What really stood out last night was O'Hara's Keyboards. He his one hell of a keyboardist (is that a word - I'm Welsh!)I knew that anyway but I really focused on his playing - f****** superb.
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 25, 2016 17:25:31 GMT
Listened to TABB 'Live from Iceland' last night. The musicianship is brilliant. What really stood out last night was O'Hara's Keyboards. He his one hell of a keyboardist (is that a word - I'm Welsh!)I knew that anyway but I really focused on his playing - f****** superb.OWD I agree. He doesn't try to be like Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, or even John Evans... His style is very surreal and he seems to go into a 'TULL TRANCE' at times onstage. John O'Hara has more musical skill than anyone I've seen
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 25, 2016 17:51:13 GMT
I agree...John O'Hara is very talented and very Tull...somewhere in you tube land is a 'Change of Horses' from a night that they couldn't bring or borrow an accordian...I thought the keyboard version was even more bee-yoo-tee-ful than the usual Accordian.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 26, 2016 9:53:01 GMT
Listened to TABB 'Live from Iceland' last night. The musicianship is brilliant. What really stood out last night was O'Hara's Keyboards. He his one hell of a keyboardist (is that a word - I'm Welsh!)I knew that anyway but I really focused on his playing - f****** superb.OWD I agree. He doesn't try to be like Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, or even John Evans... His style is very surreal and he seems to go into a 'TULL TRANCE' at times onstage. John O'Hara has more musical skill than anyone I've seen John's classically trained isn't he? He's got the T shirt, dvd and diploma
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 26, 2016 18:08:01 GMT
I think he came to rock and roll world via musical director of Quadrophenia play. Brought us Ryan and maybe Scott H. Reward that man.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 27, 2016 9:20:34 GMT
I think he came to rock and roll world via musical director of Quadrophenia play. Brought us Ryan and maybe Scott H. Reward that man. John's biography: jethrotull.com/john-ohara-bio/John also had some of his music included at the end of a BBC Radio 4 musical back in April 2015 called "Sung". The complete 45 minute programme can be heard here: audioboom.com/boos/3225923-dtw-sung-27-may-15
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 30, 2016 8:28:27 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Apr 30, 2016 11:13:46 GMT
After a night on the stage, John O'Hara becomes 'The Most Interesting Man in the World'
"Stay Thirsty my friends..."
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 30, 2016 16:42:31 GMT
Great picture of the great man. Really looks like a mad, musical genius from the 18th century...early syphlis stage.
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 30, 2016 17:02:29 GMT
Great picture of the great man. Really looks like a mad, musical genius from the 18th century...early syphlis stage. I'm sick telling everyone to watch the gothic TV series Penny Dreadful - after that description above - you'll love it!! especially if your American and think London is still like this. i64.images obliterated by tinypic/34y2qvk.jpg[/IMG] www.imdb.com/title/tt2628232/This is Dr Frankenstein with his monster 'Proteus' and his first time out on the streets of London.
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 30, 2016 17:10:26 GMT
I think London looks like Slough in 'The Office'.
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 30, 2016 17:31:36 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 27, 2016 13:43:24 GMT
Not sure if we've put this up before however it should be in this thread. A very interesting interview with a very talented and genial gentleman. John teaches at Bristol and Bath Spa universities. I like how a good part of the start of that interview is given over to weight allowance for touring. I can just see Ian's face if John wanted to add perhaps a urinal or a stuffed cat onto the 20 kilos (?) allowed for travelling. OverviewMusician John O'Hara trained at the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and the Royal Northern College of Music, where he studied contemporary percussion, drums and piano. He subsequently joined the Rambert Dance Company in London, working as a percussionist there, before becoming Composer and Musical Director for the Bristol Old Vic. He joined the band Rubbing Elbows, with which he has toured extensively. In 2004, the Welsh National Opera commissioned him to compose a children’s opera. Its success led to further commissions, as well as frequent compositions for wildlife, drama, and documentary television. As a guest tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he worked adapting and scoring Quadrophenia for the stage.
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Post by geostrehl on Sept 6, 2016 16:05:17 GMT
John is great, no doubt. That being said, I'd put him as one of the weaker Tull keyboardists. His arrangement skills are superb! Listen to his orchestrations of the "Orchestral Jethro Tull" recordings. Phenomenal. Great guy, too. But as far as keyboard chops go, I'm not so sure. Everyone has their own style. I would never want to be overly critical toward someone's style. At the same time, O'Hara simplifies passages that aren't all that complicated to begin with. His original contributions are repetitive and uninspired. Lots of live flubs, too. I could go on at great length about all of Tull's keyboardists, but who would like that??? Probably nobody!
Now David Goodier... He deserves more respect! He is one hell of a bass player! This guy's "feel" for the music cannot be taught... he is a musician through and through.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 7, 2016 7:44:03 GMT
John is great, no doubt. That being said, I'd put him as one of the weaker Tull keyboardists. His arrangement skills are superb! Listen to his orchestrations of the "Orchestral Jethro Tull" recordings. Phenomenal. Great guy, too. But as far as keyboard chops go, I'm not so sure. Everyone has their own style. I would never want to be overly critical toward someone's style. At the same time, O'Hara simplifies passages that aren't all that complicated to begin with. His original contributions are repetitive and uninspired. Lots of live flubs, too. I could go on at great length about all of Tull's keyboardists, but who would like that??? Probably nobody! Now David Goodier... He deserves more respect! He is one hell of a bass player! This guy's "feel" for the music cannot be taught... he is a musician through and through. I think it's down to "horses for courses" - IA's music can be complex, so he'd need in that case an Andy Giddings type keyboard player, or it can be simpler but requiring more arrangement etc, but at the present time John O'Hara's arrangement skills seem to be what is required. But I for one have been impressed with his keyboard skills, more so now than when he first joined up with IA.
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Post by geostrehl on Sept 7, 2016 13:43:22 GMT
I think it's down to "horses for courses" - IA's music can be complex, so he'd need in that case an Andy Giddings type keyboard player, or it can be simpler but requiring more arrangement etc, but at the present time John O'Hara's arrangement skills seem to be what is required. But I for one have been impressed with his keyboard skills, more so now than when he first joined up with IA. Andy Giddings was a beast! Truly a master. Divinities was magic. John O'Hara would have a tough time playing (or writing, for that matter) the music on Divinities. That being said, since it is already composed, he could do a great job arranging it for a full orchestra. Imagine that... Divinities done with a real orchestra! I didn't mean my comments about John to come across as a put-down or anything. He's great. At the same time, I know a few 3rd year piano students that could play at or above his level. His work on TAAB 2 was great. His interpretation of TAAB 1 was disappointing. His "I've come down from the upper class" was sad... His "Shuffle in the courtroom" was great! His "Do you believe in the day" was very much simplified. Live for the Homo tour, his "Critique Oblique" was perfect! Great arranger, no doubt. He just seems to have a tough time pulling off the busier stuff. I think that he has an "OK" ear. David Goodier has a GOOD EAR (see what I did there?) And John Glascock had a ***** **** (Whoops! Ok, I'll stop now).
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 6, 2016 11:15:30 GMT
Working With Ian
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