Late Music Ensemble
Edwina Smith: Flute
Emily Ferguson: Clarinet
Murphy McCaleb: Trombone
Tim Brooks: Keyboard
Kate Ledger: Piano
Nina Kumin: Violin
Catherine Strachan: Cello
Anna Snow: Voice and Violin
Conductor: Nick Williams
Saturday 2nd May, 7.30pm
PICTURE THIS!
If you’ve ever been moved, intrigued or inspired by a visit to a gallery, this concert offers a compelling musical counterpart. Exploring how composers have responded to visual art—from Modest Mussorgsky to the present day—the programme takes audiences on a promenade through an imagined exhibition space.
Well-known and not so familiar artworks by artists including Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, Bridget Riley and John Martin, alongside sculpture by Alexander Calder, are reflected in a rich and varied musical programme.
Highlights include a new arrangement of Pictures at an Exhibition, Igor Stravinsky’s miniature tribute to Pablo Picasso, songs by Don van Vliet (better known as Captain Beefheart) and David Byrne, and new works inspired by both iconic and lesser-known pieces of art.
Programme
Igor Stravinsky/Nick Williams: Pour Picasso/ Picasso Promenade 1
Murphy McCaleb: A Summer’s Day (1st performance)
Stravinsky/NW: Pour Picasso/Picasso Promenade 2
Ben Gaunt: The Last Man (1st performance)
Stravinsky/James Williamson: Pour Picasso/Picasso Promenade 3
James Williamson: Lone Yellow II (1st performance)
Stravinsky/NW: Pour Picasso/Picasso Promenade 4
Art Songs arranged by Nick Williams:
1. Artists Only (David Byrne/Wayne Zieve/Talking Heads)
2. Dali’s Car (Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band)
3. Andy Warhol (David Bowie)
4. Vincent van Gogh (Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers)
INTERVAL
Stravinsky/JW: Pour Picasso/Picasso Promenade 4
James Williamson: Lone Yellow II (version 2)
Modest Mussorgsky arr. Nick Williams and Tim Brooks: Pictures at an Exhibition
Pre-concert talk (6:45pm):
A journey through art and music – from medieval notational fancies to Louis Andriessen, De Stijl, and beyond – presented by Nick Williams.
Includes a complimentary glass of wine or juice.