Closing Concert
19:30 Sun 7 May 2017 Old Fruitmarket & Grand Hall
Tectonics closes with an event in the Old Fruitmarket & Grand Hall.
Tectonics closes with an event in the Old Fruitmarket & Grand Hall.
Programme
- from scratch(New Verison)
- ImprovisationTim Hodgkinson, Shelley Hirsch and Paul May perform as a trio. Then move to Grand Hall.
- Ambling, waking(World Premiere)
- Adagietto(European Premiere)
- alternate between attention and easewith Parkinson Saunders (BBC Commission)
- Conversationsfor orchestra (World Premiere) Rub/Who Dat/Frenzy House/ They Rode for Them/Splatter
Performers
- Shiori Usuivoice
- Owen Greenelectronics
- Roscoe Mitchellsaxophones
- Gianni Trovalusciflute
- Tim Hodgkinsonreeds, lap steel guitar, electronics
- Shelley Hirschperformer
- Paul Maydrums
- Ilan Volkovconductor
Concert information
Edinburgh-based composer Shiori Usuiâs from scratch is a revised version of her 2007 work, based on her experience of eczema and is scored for orchestra, improvised voice/percussion and live-electronics. Following this Tim Hodgkinson, Shelley Hirsch and Paul May perform as a trio. After the move to the Grand Hall, Lawrence Dunnâs Ambling, waking is about the everyday struggle to emerge from sleep, but also about âwakingâ, as in mourning. Linda Catlin Smithâs Adagietto pays homage to the slow movements of classical and Baroque orchestral music, their pace âallowing for more complex harmony to be heardâ. James Saundersâ World Premiere is typical of his open-form compositions that explore group behaviours and decision making, in this case using memory and mental effort to determine the resulting orchestral sound. Finally, Roscoe Mitchellâs Conversations for soloists and orchestra are based upon transcriptions of works from both of his CDs of the same name.
