Malcolm Ball
Welcome to my web site.
I hope this site will serve as a background to my activities as a professional musician, educator and my musical interests.
My work in percussion and 20th century music has led to many published articles, writings and interviews that are proving to be valuable resource materials for students and scholars.
I am also webmaster for the Olivier Messiaen web site that features news, concert calendar, previously unpublished photographs and much more.
There is also a dedicated page on the Ondes Martenot.
F E A T U R E D ARTICLES
Audio Clips here
When in Singapore.......had to be done!
E V E N T S
NOV
30
November 30 2019
Concert
St Clement Dane, The Strand
London, UK
DEC
5
December 5th 2019
Concert with Alastair Gavin & Poets
All Saints, Edmonton
London, UK
DEC
7
December 7th 2019
Concert with Alastair Gavin & Poets
The Jazz Centre,
Southend- on Sea, UK
DEC
21
December 21st 2019
Concert
St Augustine
London SE23, UK
DEC
22
December 22nd 2019
Concert
St John's Boxmoor
Hemel Hempstead, UK
JAN
4
January 4th 2020
Concert
St John's Boxmoor
Hemel Hempstead, UK
JAN
18
January 18th 2020
Concert
St Paul's, Covent Garden
London, UK
JAN
25
January 25th 2020
Concert
St Paul's, Covent Garden
London, UK
FEB
1
February 1st 2020
Concert. Hutton & Shenfield CS
Anglo European School Ingatestone
Essex, UK
Mar
21
March 21st 2020
Concert CANCELLED
John's Boxmoor
Hemel Hempstead, UK
Apr
17
April 17th 2020
Concert, Radiophonica. Secrets of the
Ancients POSTPONED
St John's Church, Waterloo
London, UK
Oct
8
October 8th 2020 13.00
Concert, Malcolm Ball,Ondes Martenot, Peter Humphrey,Piano
Ipswich Arts Association, Museum Street Methodist Church, Ipswich,UK
Nov
13
November 13th 2020 Streamed
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival. Malcolm Ball, Ondes Martenot, Ian Burdge, Cello, Alastair Gavin, Keys Electronics. Cheryl Moskowitz, Isabelle Baafi,poets.
Dec
20
December 20th 2020. 16.30 and 18.30
Carol Services. St John's Church, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, UK
2021
March
27
ALL SAINTS SESSIONS were booked for a live Session in the 200-year-old Monitorial Schoolroom at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin as part of their new Winter Concerts season, then Lockdown 3 happened so instead, we filmed the show in this terrific space for later transmission. Our line up is the same as our Poetry in Aldeburgh show last November – guest poet Isabelle Baafi, plus Ian Burdge on cello and Malcolm Ball on ondes Martenot and percussion.
Our show will be broadcast on the museum’s YouTube channel on Saturday 27th March 8pm GMT. We have just started mixing the show but it is already sounding amazing and was beautifully filmed by Christopher Gavin.
July
3
July 3rd 2021. 19.00. Concert.POSTPONED Carmina Burana, Misa Latina - Donald Wetherick. Andrew Campling (cond.) London Docklands Singers. All Saints Poplar, Newby Place, London E14
For our incredible NHS and all essential workers - May 2020
All Saints Sessions live streamed for Poets in Aldeburgh Festival 13th November 2020. L to R - Isabelle Baafi, Alastair Gavin, Malcolm Ball, Ian Burdge, Cheryl Moskowitz.