Performances of Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

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Leeds Contemporary Music Weekend

19:30, Saturday 20 April 2013
Clothworkers Centenary Hall (external link)
University of Leeds
LS2 9JT Leeds Yorkshire
United Kingdom

A programme of work for two pianos, percussion solo, and piano and percussion. Bartók’s major work is the main reference point for the concert, representing an interest in rethinking the percussive character of the piano by adding percussion to create an innovative sound world. Ferneyhough’s explosive work examines further ways of extending the sonata form to its expressive limits while Dillon (external link)’s idiosyncratic writing reflects his interests in a lyrical music derived from the piano resonances themselves. Zaldua (external link)’s work employs the full quartet to create highly colourful music performed as if by a singular instrument while Shlomowitz (external link)’ solo completes the large range of characters by examining the existential relationship between the performer and a hi-hat.

Ensemble: Ian Pace (external link), Mark Knoop, Nick Reed, Tenley Martin, Alistair Zaldua.

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19:30, Saturday 27 April 2013
Great Hall, Goldsmiths University (external link)
Lewisham Way, New Cross
SE14 6NW London
United Kingdom

A programme of work for two pianos, percussion solo, and piano and percussion. Bartók’s major work is the main reference point for the concert, representing an interest in rethinking the percussive character of the piano by adding percussion to create an innovative sound world. Ferneyhough’s explosive work examines further ways of extending the sonata form to its expressive limits while Dillon (external link)’s idiosyncratic writing reflects his interests in a lyrical music derived from the piano resonances themselves. Zaldua (external link)’s work employs the full quartet to create highly colourful music performed as if by a singular instrument while Shlomowitz (external link)’ solo completes the large range of characters by examining the existential relationship between the performer and a hi-hat.

Ensemble: Ian Pace (external link), Mark Knoop, Nick Reed, Tenley Martin, Alistair Zaldua.