My miniature wishes for the cloths of Heaven for voice and piano has been selected for performance by The Chimera Ensemble in one of this term’s concerts on Friday 2nd March. My piece will be paired with two other pieces: Roger Marsh’s Lullaby for voice and marimba, and a solo piano work inspired by the same text as the Marsh as well as his setting, Edward Caine’s Two Poems.
For more information and to book tickets please visit:
http://www.york.ac.uk/concerts/programme/thechimeraensemble2march
The Chimera Ensemble – The Twilight Zone
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
1pm and 7.30pm, Friday 2nd March 2012
Ligeti – Éjszaka
Xenakis – Thalleïn
Christian Mason – Noctilucence
Pierre Boulez – Dérive 1
Ligeti – Reggel
From the Concert Series brochure:
“For its second concert of the season, the department’s versatile contemporary ensemble explores music that bridges the borders of night and day. Bookended by Éjszaka and Reggel, György Ligeti’s vibrant choral depictions of night and morning, the evening provides a fantastic opportunity to hear the work of Royal Philharmonic Society Award-winning composer and York alumnus Christian Mason. Written in 2009, Noctilucence takes its inspiration from dusk clouds and has been praised by Richard Morrison (The Times) and Ivan Hewitt (The Telegraph). The concert also includes striking works from two giants of 20th-century sound architecture: Iannis Xenakis and Pierre Boulez, as well as the premiere of this year’s undergraduate commission.
“There will also be a concert at 1.00pm; tickets are £2 on the door (and free to Music Society members).”