Performances and Collaborations
Summer Music and other projects have established an effective network of collaborating musicians. There's a wealth of enthusiasm, expertise and knowledge about music making, especially using new ideas with traditional roots.
We are committed to passing on our passion for this music.
We do this by making opportunities for people to encounter music, by broadcasts, articles, and by arranging and promoting performances.
Encountering traditional, new or unfamiliar music
Summer Music and Dave contribute to broadcast, internet and written media about the diversity of music making and of traditional cultures, and have presented programmes, festivals and concerts in many countries. Special features include many about the music of the British Isles, France, Spain, Italy, Eastern Europe, and features on African, Arab and Indian Music, Rom & Traveller Communities, Bagpipes, fusion and new music.
(Catalan Music on Geoff Speed's Folkscene for BBC North Radio Merseyside, Feb 24th 2010 creating music and performances
Summer Music offers special services to festivals, events and venues:
programme creation
booking and contracting
presentation
programme documentation
commissioning of compositions
development planning and mentoring for projects
enabling and supporting collaborations between performers
evaluation & report creation
mediation
and for composers and musicians, tutors and facilitators:
presentation
commissions
evaluation, appraisal & feedback
development planning
mentoring
enabling and supporting collaborations
network guidance creative paperasserie
story-telling, scenarios, lyrics and story-boarding
“Dave es una persona con las ideas claras, muy trabajador y con una gran pasión en lo que hace. Su visión va más allá de las consecuencias inmediatas de sus decisiones y creo que es quizás por eso por lo que mantiene contacto con personas durante décadas, que creo que no dudarían en confiar en él para compartir un proyecto.” April 22, 2011
Araceli Tzigane Sánchez, Dirección, Mapamundi Música
“Dave has amazing enthusiasm for all he does.Having worked with him on many youth projects for something like 25 years his ideas
to inspire everyone including adults becomes a lifetime memory.
In terms of employment not using Dave could only lead to second best.” April 13, 2011
Ken Johnson, musician (violinist), royal liverpool philharmonic