RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Horizons 2012: Contemporary Music Series | Free Lunchtime Concerts
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Horizons 2012: Contemporary Music Series | Free Lunchtime Concerts
Featured composer: KAREN POWER
Programme:
MICHAEL ALCORN Synapse for orchestra and live electronics [7'30'']
KAREN POWER one piece of chocolate per bar for orchestra (world première [10']
SCELSI Quattro Pezzi per Orchestra (Irish première) [16']
KAREN POWER no chaos, only organised panic (world première) [12']
Gavin Maloney conductor
'This exciting programme combines two great forces: the symphony orchestra and current technological developments. Half of the concert will feature composers performing, through the aid of technology, with the orchestra, in works such as Synapse and two new works for symphony orchestra and electronics by myself and Michael Alcorn. The second half will include Scelsi's beautifully textural work Quattro Pezzi per Orchestra (1959), followed by my first short orchestral work, One piece of chocolate per bar (2008).' Karen Power
COMPOSERS IN CONVERSATION 12.30pm in association with the Contemporary Music Centre
Tuesday 10 January 1.05pm–2pm, National Concert Hall
Tickets: Admission free | Ticketed event
Booking: 01 417 0000 | www.rte.ie/nationalsymphonyorchestra
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Horizons 2012: Contemporary Music Series | Free Lunchtime Concerts
Featured composer: Ronan Guilfoyle
RONAN GUILFOYLE Hands – Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra [c. 20']
Workshop and world première preview performance
Rick Peckham electric guitar
Scott Stroman conductor
'After Jimi Hendrix, the electric guitar became an instrument with incredible sonic range and power. In this new piece I've harnessed the power and colouristic possibilities of this amazing instrument and allied it to the power and colouristic possibilities of the modern symphony orchestra. The electric guitar is the most popular instrument in the world today, yet this is not represented in the "classical" world. In this new piece I wanted to show off the instrument in this orchestral context, and the rhythmic and improvisational skills of the great guitarist Rick Peckham.' Ronan Guilfoyle
COMPOSERS IN CONVERSATION 12.30pm in association with the Contemporary Music Centre
Tuesday 17 January 1.05pm–2pm, National Concert Hall
Tickets: Admission free | Ticketed event
Booking: 01 417 0000 | www.rte.ie/nationalsymphonyorchestra
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Horizons 2012: Contemporary Music Series | Free Lunchtime Concerts
Featured composer: Kevin Volans
KEVIN VOLANS Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (Piano Concerto No. 1) [21']
KEVIN VOLANS Symphony: Daar Kom die Alabama [20']
Isabelle O'Connell piano
Gavin Maloney conductor
'African ensemble music is often characterised by a democratic principle which is in complete contrast to Western music: each player plays an equal and opposite part to adjacent players. The individual parts only make sense when combined together. This was my cue when writing this piano concerto: the piano part is meaningless without the orchestra and vice-versa. I treated the wind orchestra similarly, with each player complementing the other.' Kevin Volans
COMPOSERS IN CONVERSATION 12.30pm in association with the Contemporary Music Centre
Tuesday 24 January 1.05pm–2pm, National Concert Hall
Tickets: Admission free | Ticketed event
Booking: 01 417 0000 | www.rte.ie/nationalsymphonyorchestra
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Horizons 2012: Contemporary Music Series | Free Lunchtime Concerts
Featured composer: Garrett Sholdice
FELDMAN
Madame Press Died Last Week At Ninety [4']
J.S. BACH (arr. Sholdice)
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig from Das Orgelbüchlein (BWV 644) for string orchestra [3']
BENEDICT SCHLEPPER-CONNOLLY
Last Pictures (world première) [10']
J.S. BACH (arr. Sholdice)
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig (chorale from Cantata BWV26) for brass ensemble [3']
TENNEY
Chorales for Orchestra [12']
J.S. BACH (arr. Sholdice)
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig from Das Orgelbüchlein (BWV 644) for full orchestra [3']
GARRETT SHOLDICE
Fall and Disappear (world première) [7'] Gavin Maloney conductor
'This concert is about ancestry, kindred spirits, influence and, most importantly, ultimately about continuity. The common thread through is the concept of "chorale" – a tune with a accompaniment, a context. The context (light) may change, but the tune remains.' Garrett Sholdice
COMPOSERS IN CONVERSATION 12.30pm in association with the Contemporary Music Centre
Tuesday 31 January 1.05pm–2pm, National Concert Hall
Tickets: Admission free | Ticketed event
Booking: 01 417 0000 | www.rte.ie/nationalsymphonyorchestra