John Woolrich The Night will not draw on
Shiva Feshareki departing in peace, arriving with love
Tansy Davies Tymbal Organ world premiere
John Woolrich A Presence of Departed Acts
Thomas Adès Court Studies from The Tempest
Olivier Messiaen Quartor pour la fin du temps
The London Sinfonietta perform a selection of works in an encore from the ensemble's recent residency at the St Magnus Festival in Orkney.
John Woolrich's A Presence of Departed Acts was commissioned to celebrate the 65th birthday of the economist and Nobel laureate James Mirrlees. It was expressly written for the same instruments (clarinet, cello, violin, piano) used by Messiaen in his Quartet for the End of Time, a work premiered in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941.
The Independent called Woolrich's peice 'an emotionally rewarding piece encompassing the gamut of grieving, from the tranquility of private lamentation to raw uncomprehending rage.'
The concert also features Olivier Messiaen's original Quartet for the End of Time, more music by Woolrich and Thomas Adès, and the world premiere of Tymbal Organ by Tansy Davies (pictured).
Tymbal Organ is a London Sinfonietta commission, generously supported by Ruth Rattenbury.
'… a livewire impossible to pigeonhole…'
The Times on Tansy Davies
Ticket Information
£26.50, £21.50, £17.50, £14.50, £12.50, Saver Seats available for £9.50
Venue Information
Kings PlaceHall 1, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG, UK
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