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Sir Harrison Birtwistle: A Tribute
March 5, 2023 @ 7:30 PM - March 8, 2023 @ 9:00 PM
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“The purpose of life is to pass the message on”,: so reads the inscription on an artwork by Bob Law, which was the inspiration for The Message, the duet which begins this concert in which London Sinfonietta pays tribute to one of its longest-standing collaborators, Sir Harrison Birtwistle. This concert spans Birtwistle’s varied output, ranging from the duet written for the Ensemble’s 40th birthday to the epic and theatrical Verses, the first piece the composer wrote for the London Sinfonietta and requiring musicians to walk around the stage in strange and ritual processions. In the second half, performed side-by-side with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, The Fields of Sorrow was first composed for amateur musicians, while In Broken Images, co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, celebrates the formation of the Italian state. Tonight’s concert is a showcase of an enormous, varied and mysterious ingenuity – and at its heart, it is a celebration of our relationship with the late, great composer.
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