John Paul Jones
Julian Wagstaff
Description
Instrumentation Genre Stage and ensemble
Tag large ensemble
Collaborators Joel Jenkins
Collaboration details Co-librettist
Duration 140 minutes
Instrumentation
John Paul Jones is a new musical which tells the remarkable true story of the son of a gardener from Scotland, who became a hero of the American Revolution as the 'father of the American navy'. It is an uplifting, exciting and thought-provoking show. Jones's tale is one of triumph and adventure, love and loss, and the effect of one man's consuming ambition on those closest to him - with great music and a riveting storyline...
Instrumentation Genre Stage and ensemble
Tag large ensemble
Collaborators Joel Jenkins
Collaboration details Co-librettist
Duration 140 minutes
Instrumentation
Performances of this work
| Date | Venue | Performer | Link |
| 09/07/2001 (*premiére) | Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | Link to the show website | |
| 24/09/2010 | Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK | Link to the show website |
Upcoming events
- 22 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)] - 28 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3] - 29 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)] - 30 Oct 2026, 18:00
[James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)] - 31 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Mimi Doulton (soprano): No Man is an Island (soundfestival 2026)]
Recent updates
Works
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- Les Mélodies Nutritives, by Julien Lonchamp
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
Events
- Late Night soundsession: Tom Macfadyen
- Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3
- Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Red Note Factory Weekend – 17 & 18 October 2026
- Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
