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Canticles of the Sky

Futuristic Americana and Inspiration from a European Past

Part of the Orchestra of the Swan 2021/2022

Add to my Calendar 14-10-2021 17:17 14-10-2021 19:17 36 Canticles of the Sky Futuristic Americana and Inspiration from a European Past   Three generations of engaging Americana are represented in this concert, beginning with Jessie Montgomery’s smart and effervescent Starburst which achieves the perfect balance of edginess and accessibility; the slow burning, cinematic majesty of John Luther Adams’ Sky with Four Suns from Canticles of the Sky provides an ideal contrast. Aaron Copland’s Benny Goodman-inspired masterpiece makes a miraculous journey from doleful introspection to exhilarating jazz party. Lutenist Jacques Gallot’s (1625 - 1695) Pièces de luth - presented here in a new arrangement for harp - was part of the source material for Respighi’s enchanting The Birds Suite in which he skilfully represents a dove, a hen, a nightingale and a cuckoo. Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel’s neoclassic homage to friends killed during the First World War also finds him looking to the past for inspiration, here in the form of François Couperin.   Stratford Playhouse, Stratford-upon-Avon DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Stratford Playhouse
14 Rother Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6LU
England

Programme

Jessica Montgomery – Starburst
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds Suite
Augustin Gallot – Pieces de Luth Suite
Aaron Copland – Clarinet Concerto
John Luther Adams – Canticle of the Sky: Sky with four suns

Performers

Michael Collins – clarinet

Orchestra of the Swan

Programme Note

Futuristic Americana and Inspiration from a European Past

 

Three generations of engaging Americana are represented in this concert, beginning with Jessie Montgomery’s smart and effervescent Starburst which achieves the perfect balance of edginess and accessibility; the slow burning, cinematic majesty of John Luther Adams’ Sky with Four Suns from Canticles of the Sky provides an ideal contrast. Aaron Copland’s Benny Goodman-inspired masterpiece makes a miraculous journey from doleful introspection to exhilarating jazz party.

Lutenist Jacques Gallot’s (1625 - 1695) Pièces de luth - presented here in a new arrangement for harp - was part of the source material for Respighi’s enchanting The Birds Suite in which he skilfully represents a dove, a hen, a nightingale and a cuckoo. Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel’s neoclassic homage to friends killed during the First World War also finds him looking to the past for inspiration, here in the form of François Couperin.

 

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