Programme Details
ZHEN (TIM) TIAN New commission for 3 clarinets & percussion
FELDMAN 3 clarinets, cello & piano
MOZART Adagio in Bflat, K411 for 2 clarinets & 3 basset horns
EÖTVÖS Derwischtanz
MORGAN HAYES Totem 1 & 2
BIRTWISTLE Death of Orpheus for 3 bass clarinets, soprano & piano
Benjamin Atkinson, Eliott Berdugo, Raj Bhaumik, Alexander Buckley, Wai lam Liu, Martin Sovilla, Serhii Udod, Gemma Winfield & Matthew Yao clarinets
Doraly Gill cello
Guozhi Long percussion
Xiaowen Shang piano
Katherine Gregory soprano
Academy clarinettists collaborate with students from other departments in a range of chamber music, including Harrison Birtwistle’s impassioned lament for Orpheus – scored for soprano, three bass clarinets, crotales and piano – as well as the premiere of a new piece by composition student Zhen Tian.