An Assembly
Tom McKinney presents a concert of new music by new ensemble An Assembly directed by Jack Sheen. Plus 70 flutes and 70 saxophones wishing Salvatore Sciarrino a happy 70th birthday.
Tom McKinney presents a concert of new music from City, University of London with composer Jack Sheen directing his new ensemble An Assembly. All of the music is written by composers in their twenties - Laurie Tompkins, Maya Verlaak, Oliver Leith, Paul McGuire, Eleanor Cully and Louis D'Heudieres - showcasing the huge range of composition in the UK today. Plus 70 flutes and 70 saxophones wish Salvatore Sciarrino a happy 70th birthday, with a little bit of help from a countertenor, in his amazing Studi per l'intonazione del mare. You'll never have heard anything like it before!
Full programme:
Laurie Tompkins: Dear Dope (2014)
Maya Verlaak: Dance III (2016/17)
Oliver Leith: Veil, from Hand Coloured (2014)
Paul McGuire: Panels (2014)
Eleanor Cully: Deer Tracks (2016/17, world premiere)
Louis d'Heudieres: Laughter Studies 6 (2017, world premiere)
An Assembly
Jack Sheen (director)
Salvatore Sciarrino: Studi per l'intonazione del mare
Michel van Goethem (countertenor)
Orchestra of flutes, saxophones and percussion
Marco Angius (director).
Last on
Music Played
-
![]()
Laurence Tompkins
Dear Dope
Ensemble: An Assembly. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
![]()
Maya Verlaak
Dance (III)
Ensemble: An Assembly. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
![]()
Oliver Leith
Veil, from Hand Coloured
Ensemble: An Assembly. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
![]()
Paul McGuire
Panels
Ensemble: An Assembly. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
![]()
Eleanor Cully
Deer tracks
Author: Sarah Boulton. Ensemble: An Assembly. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
![]()
Louis d'Heudieres
Laughter Studies 6
Ensemble: An Assembly. Conductor: Jack Sheen. -
![]()
Salvatore Sciarrino
Studi per l'intonazione del mare (Studies for tuning the sea)
Singer: Michel van Goethem. Ensemble: Orchestra of flutes and saxophones. Conductor: Marco Angius.
Broadcast
- Sat 10 Jun 2017 22:15麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 3
Sound of the Week
Composers reveal the sounds that have captured their imaginations and inspired new music.
Stockhausen鈥檚 Gruppen 鈥� What鈥檚 the Big Deal?
A user-friendly guide to a masterpiece of music鈥檚 post-War avant-garde.
Pioneering Sound
Listen to Radio 3 broadcasts which break technological boundaries in sound.