NEWS
Glasgow’s First Tectonics Festival
The BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra will stage the first Tectonics Glasgow festival on 11 and 12 May 2013, with a line-up featuring featuring Alvin Lucier, Iancu Dumitrescu, Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi, Aidan Moffat, Stuart Braithwaite, Hanna Tuulikki, Hildur Gudnadottir, Anton Lukoszevieze and BBC Commissions from Martin Suckling, John de Simone and David Fennessy.
Focus on Alvin Lucier
Pioneering composer Alvin Lucier will perform at Tectonics Glasgow as part of a celebration of his work. The festival also features the World Premiere of his new work Criss Cross.
VIDEOS
Ilan Volkov on Tectonics Glasgow
Alvin Lucier Performs Music for Solo Performer
Archive film of Alvin Lucier performing 'Music for Solo Performer', where alpha waves from his brain are used to play percussion instruments.
Info
Leading figures from the worlds of experimental, rock and orchestral music join forces in Glasgow this May for the UK’s first Tectonics festival. Curated by conductor Ilan Volkov and staged by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tectonics Glasgow features artists as diverse as Alvin Lucier, Iancu Dumitrescu, Stuart Braithwaite and Aidan Moffat and aims to break down musical barriers.
Performers quicklinks
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Stuart Braithwaite | Stephen Pastel | Stephen O’Malley | Oren Ambarchi | Anton Lukoszevieze | Joe Talia | James Rushford | Ilan Volkov | Asparagus Piss Raindrop | Aidan Moffat |
