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Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Earth and Sky

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Earth and Sky: Tom Service presents the world premiere performance of Judith Weir's Concrete, commissioned for the occasion, and Weir's Moon and Star.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Earth and Sky

Tom Service presents the world premiere performance of Judith Weir's Concrete, commissioned by the 麻豆官网首页入口 for the occasion. Taking the Barbican itself as its inspiration, this is a large-scale work for chorus, narrator and orchestra, subtitled 'a motet about London'. Also on the programme is Weir's Moon and Star and a performance of a piece by a composer who Weir cites as a big influence on her own work 鈥� Michael Finnissy.

Weir: Moon and Star
Finnissy: Red Earth
Weir: Concrete (world premiere)

Samuel West (narrator)
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麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Chorus
麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

1 hour, 45 minutes

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Tue 22 Jan 2008 19:00
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