Event Details
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Hear and Now 1 - Cardew's "The Great Learning"
Old Fruitmarket
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John Cage has long been at the forefront of contemporary music, and his Solo for Sliding Trombone is a virtuoso vehicle for the orchestra’s principal trombonist, Simon Johnson. Cage’s brand of iridescent harmony sits alongside the percussive rhythms of Giacinto Scelsi, often referred to as ‘the Charles Ives of Italy’, and works by two of the best known exponents of British experimental music, Howard Skempton and the late Cornelius Cardew.
The second half of the concert presents an excerpt from Cardew’s most influential experimental work, The Great Learning, based upon the teachings of Confucius. Cardew dedicated the work to the ‘Scratch Orchestra’, a London-based ensemble he founded with Howard Skempton, and whose members included professional musicians and people with no previous experience of the arts. In this performance, the BBC SSO evokes the have-a-go spirit of the Scratch Orchestra by inviting a number of amateur musicians to take part, as well as the singers from the Glasgow Chamber Choir.
Tickets are FREE, limited to 4 tickets per application, booking fee may apply. Unreserved seating (this concert is unsuitable for children under the age of 12).
Tickets: FOC - limited to 4 per application
Fees:
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Featuring:
Glasgow Chamber Choir
Simon Johnson
Works:
Scelsi - Ohoi for 16 strings (c.9')
