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Stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival: Kate Ryder, A Piano Diary
Part of the Stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 15-05-2022 19:30 15-05-2022 21:30 36 Stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival: Kate Ryder, A Piano Diary Kate Ryder wraps up the Stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival 2022 with an intimate and exciting programme of music for piano and toy pianos, with particular resonance for these uncertain times. From the poignant Akiko's Diary and the delicate joy of Fragile, to the restless energy of Railroad, the humour of Mirabella and East Broadway for toy pianos, and the ghostly echoes and tolling bells in A Little Midnight Music, George Crumb’s homage to iconic Jazz pianist Thelonius Monk, themes of memory, belonging, reflection and renewal gradually unfold throughout this personal diary. The Old Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
The Old Church
Clissold Park
Stoke Newington
London
N16 0JR
England
Programme
John Cage – Suite for Toy Piano
George Crumb – A little midnight music
Dai Fujikura – Akiko's Diary
Brian Inglis – Four Pieces for Toy Piano
Meredith Monk – Rail Road (travel song) for Solo Piano
Stephen Montague – Mirabella for Toy Piano
Judith Weir – Fragile (A love song)
Julia Wolfe – East Broadway for Toy Piano
Performers
Kate Ryder – piano
Other concerts in this Festival
Programme Note
Kate Ryder wraps up the Stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival 2022 with an intimate and exciting programme of music for piano and toy pianos, with particular resonance for these uncertain times. From the poignant Akiko's Diary and the delicate joy of Fragile, to the restless energy of Railroad, the humour of Mirabella and East Broadway for toy pianos, and the ghostly echoes and tolling bells in A Little Midnight Music, George Crumb’s homage to iconic Jazz pianist Thelonius Monk, themes of memory, belonging, reflection and renewal gradually unfold throughout this personal diary.
