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ROUND TEN GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Hanover Band
ENSEMBLE INFO
Ensemble Contact:
Stephen Neiman
Email:
Ensemble Connect URL
UK Registered Charity No:
1138061
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Hanover Band has appointed Leon Bosch as Associate Conductor and has signed a contract with Chandos Records to record the works of Johannes Mathias Sperger (1750-1812), a prolific composer of the classical period. Sperger has become somewhat of a hero. As Leon explains Sperger was known about, but nobody really bothered to play his symphonies and Concertos. Hence I have been working with my Students and colleagues to popularise this man's work. I believe that here is a composer, a contemporary of Haydn's who is just as good, if not better in some cases. Sperger needs to bought to the attention of audiences and with that in mind Bosch has programmed a number of concerts that include works by Sperger.
Chandos are paying for the production and post production costs, Leon Bosch is underwriting the costs of employing the musicians for the recordings and the Hanover Band are underwriting the costs of the concerts mainly from their late Founder's Endowment Account
The Chandos Recordings - Volume 1 was confirmed yesterday 13th - 15th January 2026 will be preceded by a concert with The Hanover Band in Arundel on Saturday 6th January. Volume No 2 shall be recorded on 30th June - 3rd July 2026. which will preceded by a concert at St John's Waterloo on June 14th.
The collaboration and debut concert with Leon and The Band was at Kings Place on February 23rd, as part of the London Chamber Music Society Season. Alan Barton's review for Musical Opinion notes the importance Sperger and the fine and elegant playing of the ensemble under Bosch.
This new venture into exploring Sperger, also offers us the opportunity to engage with Barenreiter who have shown a commercial interest in publishing these works, from the new editions that Leon Bosch has been editing.
We are asking for a grant of £7,500 towards the two public performances 6th January 2026 (Arundel) and 14th June 2026
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
The Most Recent concerts are as follows:
24th August 24 St Nicholas Church Arundel
17th Dec St Nicholas Church Arundel
8th February St. Albans Cathedral
23rd February Kings Place
23rd March Salisbury Musical Society
12th April Steyning Parish Church
13th April Crouch End Chorus
18th April St Nicholas Church Arundel
24th May Alresford Community Choir
19th June Salisbury Cathedral
The Hanover Band have over 100 discs presently available on various label, The Band is probably best known for the premier set of Beethoven Symphonies performed on Period Instruments for Nimbus Records in 1983. The Hanover Band recorded the complete Schubert Symphony Cycle also for Nimbus, 73 Haydn Symphonies for Hyperion Records and the Schumann Symphonies for BMG/RCA Red Seal label. Latterly, The Band have been recording Bach Harpsichord Concerti for Signum Records.
PROJECT COSTS
Number of performers:
Instrumentalists:
Vocalists:
Other:
The Hanover Band
Leon Bosch (Director
Project Income (£):
Ticketing/Fees:
Public Funding:
Other trusts/foundations - confirmed
Other trusts/foundations - pending
Other
Income - Total sources
4600
0
19000
'-0.01
28500
52100
Project Expenses (£):
Artists' fees
Artists' travel/accommodation
Venue - Rehearsal/Concert:
Recording/Filming:
Marketing/Publicity:
Management/Contingency:
53240
1186
1050
0
750
3280
Total Project Costs:
59506
Amount (£) of Grant Requested:
7406
Detailed Budget (Download):
IMPACT OF GRANT
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