Event overview
Ian Pace and Mark Knoop Duo are joined by percussionists Nick Reed and Tenley Martin to perform work for: two pianos, percussion solo, and piano and percussion.
18.00: Public Lecture/Pre-Concert Talk: Tradition/Innovation in Music for Percussion and Piano
Venue: Small Cinema, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths
Alistair Zaldua will speak about the theme of tradition and innovation in music for percussion and piano in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and on composing for the combination in the present day.
19:30 Concert:
'Black Nebulae' by James Dillon
'Hi-Hat and Me' by Matthew Shlomowitz
'brumaires' by Alistair Zaldua LP
'Sonata for Two Pianos' by Brian Ferneyhough
'Sonatas for Two Pianos and Percussion' by Bela Bartók
Bela Bartók’s major work Sonatas for Two Pianos and Percussion is the main reference point; this piece represents the composer’s interest in rethinking the percussive character of the piano by adding percussion to create an innovative sound world.
Brian Ferneyhough’s explosive work examines further ways of extending the sonata form to its expressive limits while James Dillon’s idiosyncratic writing reflects his interests in a lyrical music derived from the piano resonances themselves.
Zaldua’s work employs the full the quartet to create a highly colourful music performed as if by a singular instrument.
Matthew Shlomowitz’s solo completes the large range of characters by directly examining the performative relationship between soloist and Hi-Hat.
Performers
Ian Pace - piano
Mark Knoop - piano
Nicholas Reed - percussion
Tenley Martin - percussion
Alistair Zaldua - conductor
Free, all welcome
Image: Mark Knoop
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2013 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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