Varèse 360° (1)

Concert, Friday 16 April 2010 7:30PM, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Edgard Varèse Ionisation

Edgard Varèse Density 21.5

Edgard Varèse Dance for Burgess

Edgard Varèse Ecuatorial

Edgard Varèse Étude pour Espace

Edgard Varèse Déserts

This concert shows Varèse as a bold sonic explorer whose music still sounds uncompromisingly futuristic today. The programme includes some of his most original works, with sounds ranging from screeching sirens and pounding industrial soundscapes in Ionisation, to the dark and strange evocation of an ancient Mayan prayer in Ecuatorial.

Varèse 360° is a Holland Festival production, co-produced with the Festival d’Automne à Paris, Radio France, Salle Pleyel, Southbank Centre and Ensemble Asko/Schoenberg. The London performances are presented by Southbank Centre, the London Sinfonietta and the National Youth Orchestra.

Image: Still from Varèse 360° visuals by Pippa Nissen & Cathie Boyd

David Atherton conductor
Sir John Tomlinson bass
EXAUDI vocal ensemble
Michael Cox flute
Jonathan Golove cello theremin
Natasha Farny cello theremin
Cathie Boyd director
Pippa Nissen/Cathie Boyd video
Zerlina Hughes/Cathie Boyd lighting
Dan Ayling stage manager
Sound Intermedia