Inspired by large Bruegel and Ody Saben paintings and Grayson Perry’s Walthamstow Tapestry, Writing the Future composer Alex Paxton’s kaleidoscopic new piece is a busy and sensually colourful tapestry that depicts all aspects of our society. The work is a riot of colour in sound, written to include the sound from a series of improvisatory workshops with local schoolchildren; the piece is a riot of colour in sound.
Alongside this, the premiere of an important new commission from American composer, performer, and scholar of experimental music, George Lewis.
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