Saturday 17 December 2022, 8pm

MUSIC FOR TRUMPETS, BASS CLARINETS & SAXOPHONES

No Longer Available

WITH REBECCA TOAL, UCHEENA COHEN-SHAH, KATIE LODGE, HANNAH SHILVOCK, RAYMOND BRIEN, YONI SILVER, JULIE KJAER, CHRIS CUNDY, JASON ALDER, ROB BURTON, TIM HODGKINSON

Three trumpets, five bass clarinets, four saxophones, and two clarinets in E♭ with new and contemporary pieces by Morton Feldman, Gérard Grisey, Giacinto Scelsi, John Cage, Peter Maxwell Davies, including “Doe of Stars” a duo for trumpet and baritone saxophone as well as “Theatrum Mundi” for three trumpets, two alto saxophones, two clarinets in E♭, two bass clarinets, one soprano and one baritone saxophone, by Thanos Chrysakis, and new ensemble works by Chris Cundy and Tim Hodgkinson.

PROGRAMME
- Five [ trumpet + soprano saxophone + two bass clarinets + baritone saxophone ] John Cage [ Rebecca Toal, Rob Burton, Chris Cundy, Raymond Brien, Jason Alder ] 5:00 min.
- Azure [ soprano saxophone ] Thanos Chrysakis, [ Rob Burton ] 14 min.
- A Very Short Trumpet Piece [ trumpet ] Morton Feldman [ Rebecca Toal ] 5 min.
- Anubis [ contra bass clarinet ] Gérard Grisey [ Jason Alder ] 8 min.
- Tre Studi [ clarinet in E♭ ] Giacinto Scelsi [ Raymond Brien ] 12 min.
- Theatrum Mundi [ three trumpets, two alto saxophones, two clarinets in E♭, two bass clarinets, one soprano saxophone, one baritone saxophone ] Thanos Chrysakis [ Rebecca Toal, Ucheena Cohen-Shah, Katie Lodge, Raymond Brien, Hannah Shilvock, Tim Hodgkinson, Julie Kjaer, Chris Cundy, Yoni Silver, Rob Burton, Jason Alder - conducting : William Cole ] 16 min.

*****Break*****

- Sonatina [ trumpet ] Peter Maxwell Davies [ Ucheena Cohen-Shah ] 2:50 min.
- Doe of Stars [ trumpet + baritone saxophone ] Thanos Chrysakis, [ Rebecca Toral, Jason Alder ] 12 min.
- Maknongan [ baritone saxophone ] Giacinto Scelsi [ Jason Alder ] 4:30 min.
- The Only One of its Kind to Have Been Found Here [ trumpet, alto saxophone, clarinet, two bass clarinets ] Chris Cundy [ Ucheena Cohen-Shah, Julie Kjaer, Tim Hodgkinson, Yoni Silver, Chris Cundy ] 10 min.
- Grain [ alto saxophone ] Julie Kjaer 8 min.
- Spelaion [ three trumpets, three bass clarinets, one clarinet in E♭, soprano, alto, baritone saxophones ] Tim Hodgkinson [ Rebecca Toal, Ucheena Cohen-Shah, Katie Lodge, Chris Cundy, Yoni Silver, Hannah Shilvock, Raymond Brien, Rob Burton, Julie Kjaer, Jason Alder ] 15 min.