More From the New Music Biennial

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Hear & Now, Saturday, 15/7/17; 10:00pm

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a selection of six works from the twenty given in venues in London and Hull as part of the 2017 PRSM Foundation/R3 New Music Biennal festival.

Mica Levi (b1987): Everlast; BBCConcert Orchestra/Andre de Ridder

Eliza Carthy (b1975): Rivers and Railways; Eliza Carthy (vocals)/ Moulettes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulettes

Mark Simpson (b1988): Piano Trio, After Avedon; Gould Piano Trio (who commissioned the work)

Brian Irvine (b1965) and Jennifer Walshe (b1974): 13 Vices; Jennifer Walshe (vocals) [I suspect that there are more performers actually involved.]

James McVinnie (b1951) and Darkstar: Dance Unity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McVinnie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkstar_(band)

Philip Venables (b1979) and David Hoyle (b1969): Illusions; London Sinfonietta (who commissioned the work).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08xyskw

[Nevilevelis]

Hear & Now, Saturday, 15/7/17; 10:00pm

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a selection of six works from the twenty given in venues in London and Hull as part of the 2017 PRSM Foundation/R3 New Music Biennal festival.

Mica Levi (b1987): Everlast; BBCConcert Orchestra/Andre de Ridder

Eliza Carthy (b1975): Rivers and Railways; Eliza Carthy (vocals)/ Moulettes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulettes

Mark Simpson (b1988): Piano Trio, After Avedon; Gould Piano Trio (who commissioned the work)

Brian Irvine (b1965) and Jennifer Walshe (b1974): 13 Vices; Jennifer Walshe (vocals) [I suspect that there are more performers actually involved.]

James McVinnie (b1951) and Darkstar: Dance Unity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McVinnie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkstar_(band)

Philip Venables (b1979) and David Hoyle (b1969): Illusions; London Sinfonietta (who commissioned the work).


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08xyskw

This is fast becoming my must-listen for the week. Despite having an aversion to minimalist techniques I really liked the McVinnie-Darkstar collaboration and I am now totally addicted to David Hoyle.

[Bryn]

Bear in mind that all Radio 3 programmes during this year's Proms are available in FLAC format just a few seconds after the FM broadcast.