Saturday - May 5

Grand Hall

Opening Concert

18:00

Alvin Lucier / David Fennessy : OPENING CONCERT

David Fennessy Prologue (Silver are the tears of the moon) (BBC Commission, World Premiere)
Morton Feldman Cello and Orchestra
Alvin Lucier Exploration of the House (UK Premiere)
Interval
Charles Ross The Ventriloquist (UK Premiere)
Frank Denyer The Colours of Jellyfish*
(BBC Co-Commission with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
(UK Premiere)

Anton Lukoszevieze cello
Juliet Fraser soprano*
Children from St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh*
Ilan Volkov conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Duration: approx.
1 hour 50 minutes including an interval of 20 minutes

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.

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