22 November 2009

8pm

Music hard and beautiful as a diamond....

Anglia Sinfonia
Anglia Voices
MEME
Rex Lawson pianola
Julio d'Escrivan sound manipulator and iPhone
Paul Jackson conductor

John Adams: Grand Pianola Music
Julio d’Escriván: Ayayay! Concerto for iPhone, pianola and orchestra
George Antheil: Ballet mécanique

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Futurist Manifesto, Anglia Sinfonia, Anglia Voices and MEME (Mechanical Electroacoustic Music Experience) come together to present an evening of Futurist-inspired music.

Celebrating mechanisms of the old and technologies of the new, the concert includes John Adams sparkling Grand Pianola Music. for two pianos, chamber orchestra and voices, and Julio d’Escriván’s newly-composed Concerto for iPhone, Pianola and Orchestra, in which the composer will act as soloist.

As ‘hard and beautiful as a diamond’, George Antheil’s Ballet mécanique brings together the forces of a pianola, two pianos, multiple percussion, electric bells, sirens and airplane propellers. Performed in the original version with the world-renowned pianola virtuoso, Rex Lawson, this infamous piece provides a dynamic finale to the concert.

Anglia Sinfonia, under the direction of conductor Paul Jackson, is the contemporary music of Anglia Ruskin University. Anglia Sinfonia combines performances of classic twentieth-century works with newly-composed and commissioned music.


 Pre-Concert Talk Rex Lawson reveals the secrets of the Pianola 7.15pm, West Road (free event for ticket holders)

West Road Concert Hall Cambridge

Tickets: (unnumbered) £10
[Concessions: ¢ & SC £7; SS £5]

Booking code: 22.2

Box Office: 01223 357851

presented by Anglia Ruskin University.

The Cultures of Digital Economy (CoDE) Research Institute of Anglia Ruskin University has supported the commission of Julio d'Escrivan, and the work's development by Sergio Luque, research assistant and creative software developer.

Julio d'Escrivan

Rex Lawson

Themes Evolution others in theme Performances and work with young musicians others in theme Cambridge University Performers - choirs and instrumentalists others in theme