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Becoming Ocean

Part of the Vale of Glamorgan Festival 2020

Add to my Calendar 22-05-2020 19:30 22-05-2020 21:30 36 Becoming Ocean As the climax of this year’s Vale of Glamorgan Festival it presents John Luther Adams’ epic, Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean, performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The piece is inspired by the Alaskan wilderness, with Luther Adams saying “Life on this earth first emerged from the sea. As the polar ice melts and sea level rises, we humans find ourselves facing the prospect that once again we may quite literally become ocean”. Sound swirls between three groups of musicians positioned separately on stage, so Become Ocean is a piece you can only fully experience live. Our closing concert also features the Welsh premiere of Huw Watkins’ only Symphony, a dramatic, punchy work premiered in 2017, and a festival commission by young Welsh composer David Roche. Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Hoddinott Hall
Wales Millennium Centre
Cardiff
CF10 5AL
Wales

Programme

David Roche – New work (World premiere)
Huw Watkins – Symphony
John Luther Adams – Become Ocean

Performers

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Sacred Voices

Westward Ho!

Carducci Quartet with Huw Watkins

Lines Made By Walking

Heavenly Harps and Alaskan Dances

Breakfast Beats

Programme Note

As the climax of this year’s Vale of Glamorgan Festival it presents John Luther Adams’ epic, Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean, performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

The piece is inspired by the Alaskan wilderness, with Luther Adams saying “Life on this earth first emerged from the sea. As the polar ice melts and sea level rises, we humans find ourselves facing the prospect that once again we may quite literally become ocean”.

Sound swirls between three groups of musicians positioned separately on stage, so Become Ocean is a piece you can only fully experience live.

Our closing concert also features the Welsh premiere of Huw Watkins’ only Symphony, a dramatic, punchy work premiered in 2017, and a festival commission by young Welsh composer David Roche.

John Luther Adams (c) Evan Hurd

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