A CELEBRATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SCENE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
19 COMPOSERS
7 US/NY PREMIERES
4 NATIONS OF THE UK
January 12, 2018
8:00
Concert 1: 21st Century United Kingdom
Mark Bowden: Five Memos (US Premiere)
Philip Cashian: Music for the Night Sky (US Premiere)
Tom Coult: Etudes (US Premiere)
Deirdre Gribbin: Are you the dream catcher? (US Premiere)
Ken Hesketh: Threats and Declamation (NY Premiere)
Anna Meredith: Railgun (US Premiere)
Mark Simpson: Darkness Moves (US Premiere)
An entire concert of US and NY premieres of 21st century works by UK composers who have had little to no exposure in the United States.
January 13, 2018
4:00 PM
Concert 2: The Giants
Harrison Birtwistle: Harrison's Clocks
Benjamin Britten: Night Piece (Notturno)
Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Sonata
Lost Dog’s powerhouse pianist Jacob Rhodebeck performs works by the ‘Big Three’ of British music, including a very rare performance of Peter Maxwell Davies’ virtuosic Sonata.
January 13, 2018
8:00 PM
Concert 3: Common Tongues
Sarah Moyer, Soprano
Silas Huff, conductor
Julian Anderson: Seadrift
Richard Barrett: Charon
Anna Clyne: 1987
Tansy Davies: Grind Show (unplugged)
James Dillon: Evening Rain
Helen Grime: Three Whistler Miniatures
Colin Matthews: Moto Perpetuo
Thea Musgrave: Canta, Canta!
Martin Suckling: Visiones After Goya
Featuring works by more established UK composers, spanning ages 36 to 90, who are nevertheless underrepresented in the US.
The Concerts
TIckets for each concert are $20.
All concerts take place at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St, Manhattan VIEW MAP
The Composers
