Boys attend world premiere of 'Particle' at QEH
Posted: Tue 03 Feb 2009, 8:45 pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall
BBC Concert Orchestra Music & ChanceTuesday 17 February 2009, 7.30pm
Terry Riley In C
Alfred Schnittke Moz-art a la Haydn
Colin Matthews To compose without the least knowledge of music for wind sextet (after Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Musikalisches Wurfelspiel (A musical dice game)
Steve Reich The Four Sections
Charles Hazlewood conductor
An evening with Rabih Abou-Khalil, Pet Shop Boys, Mystery Composer, Tansy Davies, Anne Dudley, Will Gregory, John Hardy, Ives, Fung Lam, Colin Matthews, Mozart, Paul Patterson, Terry Riley, Schnittke, Gwilym Simcock, Stravinsky, Barnaby Taylor and Richard Watson.
Great composers. Great music inspired by the roll of the dice, the turn of the cards - in short, a night of complete chance!
Take a chance on the BBC Concert Orchestra in an evening of music inspired by the roll of the dice, the turn of the cards – in short, a night of complete chance!
12 leading composers
Rabih Abou-Khalil, Pet Shop Boys, Tansy Davies, Anne Dudley, Will Gregory, John Hardy, Fung Lam, Paul Patterson, Andy Sheppard, Gwilym Simcock, Barnaby Taylor and Richard Watson have all done just that.
Collaborate to create one new work
These leading composers, their order decided, naturally, by the roll of a dice – have each written 1 minute of music, with only the last few bars of each score being shown to the next composer. What will be the consequences of this exciting instrumental experiment?
The throw of the dice has inspired generations
Composers through the ages have been fascinated by the possibility of introducing an element of randomness into their music. Mozart relied on the throw of a dice, Colin Matthews played Mozart’s game his way, and Stravinsky was a poker fan.
Roll on down to hear
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musikalisches Wurfelspiel (A musical dice game)
Colin Matthews: To compose without the least knowledge of music for wind sextet (after Mozart)
Alfred Schnittke: Moz-art a la Haydn
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (Contemplation No.1)
Terry Riley: In C
Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes (ballet in 3 deals)
Various: Stakes 'n' Chips
Generations of writers, artists, film-makers and composers have been fascinated by the concept of ‘chance’ in their work. Mozart offered his performers the opportunity to rely on the throw of a dice to put his minuet A Musical Dice Game in order, while Colin Matthews played Mozart’s game his way, ‘without the least knowledge of music’!
Alfred Schnittke brought together snatches of music by the young Mozart and the great musical joker, Haydn, for his ‘game with music’, Moz-Art à la Haydn. Stravinsky was a fanatical card-player and his ballet Jeu de cartes consists of three ‘deals’, each containing a shuffle and the resulting play of the cards. And as part of the deck we have the American maverick Charles Ives and The Unanswered Question.
But it’s the BBC Concert Orchestra itself that’s truly innovating this evening. A group of leading composers including Anne Dudley, Will Gregory, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Tansy Davies, Dave Heath, Paul Patterson, Fung Lam, Barnaby Taylor, John Hardy, Richard Watson and Gwilym Simcock – their order decided, naturally, by the roll of a dice – have each written 60 seconds’ worth of music, with only the last few bars of each score being shown to the next composer. What will be the consequences of this exciting instrumental experiment?
NB Dave Heath was listed on part of the BBC site but does not seem to be part of the final project
Generations of writers, artists, film makers and composers have been fascinated by the concept of 'chance' in their work. And chance is what this concert is all about.
(Edit 11th and 13thand 17th Feb updated information from BBC concert orchestra and South Bank Centre webisites. Maybe 'Stakes 'n' Chips' the title of the new work including PSB?!)
Quote “I-Ching” when booking and get 50% off
Book online at http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk or call 0871 663 2500.
Standard ticket prices £20/£16/£12.
If you quote I-Ching it is 2 tickets for 1 or 50% off. https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music ... stra-41650
BBC Concert Orchestra Music & ChanceTuesday 17 February 2009, 7.30pm
Terry Riley In C
Alfred Schnittke Moz-art a la Haydn
Colin Matthews To compose without the least knowledge of music for wind sextet (after Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Musikalisches Wurfelspiel (A musical dice game)
Steve Reich The Four Sections
Charles Hazlewood conductor
An evening with Rabih Abou-Khalil, Pet Shop Boys, Mystery Composer, Tansy Davies, Anne Dudley, Will Gregory, John Hardy, Ives, Fung Lam, Colin Matthews, Mozart, Paul Patterson, Terry Riley, Schnittke, Gwilym Simcock, Stravinsky, Barnaby Taylor and Richard Watson.
Great composers. Great music inspired by the roll of the dice, the turn of the cards - in short, a night of complete chance!
Take a chance on the BBC Concert Orchestra in an evening of music inspired by the roll of the dice, the turn of the cards – in short, a night of complete chance!
12 leading composers
Rabih Abou-Khalil, Pet Shop Boys, Tansy Davies, Anne Dudley, Will Gregory, John Hardy, Fung Lam, Paul Patterson, Andy Sheppard, Gwilym Simcock, Barnaby Taylor and Richard Watson have all done just that.
Collaborate to create one new work
These leading composers, their order decided, naturally, by the roll of a dice – have each written 1 minute of music, with only the last few bars of each score being shown to the next composer. What will be the consequences of this exciting instrumental experiment?
The throw of the dice has inspired generations
Composers through the ages have been fascinated by the possibility of introducing an element of randomness into their music. Mozart relied on the throw of a dice, Colin Matthews played Mozart’s game his way, and Stravinsky was a poker fan.
Roll on down to hear
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musikalisches Wurfelspiel (A musical dice game)
Colin Matthews: To compose without the least knowledge of music for wind sextet (after Mozart)
Alfred Schnittke: Moz-art a la Haydn
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (Contemplation No.1)
Terry Riley: In C
Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes (ballet in 3 deals)
Various: Stakes 'n' Chips
Generations of writers, artists, film-makers and composers have been fascinated by the concept of ‘chance’ in their work. Mozart offered his performers the opportunity to rely on the throw of a dice to put his minuet A Musical Dice Game in order, while Colin Matthews played Mozart’s game his way, ‘without the least knowledge of music’!
Alfred Schnittke brought together snatches of music by the young Mozart and the great musical joker, Haydn, for his ‘game with music’, Moz-Art à la Haydn. Stravinsky was a fanatical card-player and his ballet Jeu de cartes consists of three ‘deals’, each containing a shuffle and the resulting play of the cards. And as part of the deck we have the American maverick Charles Ives and The Unanswered Question.
But it’s the BBC Concert Orchestra itself that’s truly innovating this evening. A group of leading composers including Anne Dudley, Will Gregory, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Tansy Davies, Dave Heath, Paul Patterson, Fung Lam, Barnaby Taylor, John Hardy, Richard Watson and Gwilym Simcock – their order decided, naturally, by the roll of a dice – have each written 60 seconds’ worth of music, with only the last few bars of each score being shown to the next composer. What will be the consequences of this exciting instrumental experiment?
NB Dave Heath was listed on part of the BBC site but does not seem to be part of the final project
Generations of writers, artists, film makers and composers have been fascinated by the concept of 'chance' in their work. And chance is what this concert is all about.
(Edit 11th and 13thand 17th Feb updated information from BBC concert orchestra and South Bank Centre webisites. Maybe 'Stakes 'n' Chips' the title of the new work including PSB?!)
Quote “I-Ching” when booking and get 50% off
Book online at http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk or call 0871 663 2500.
Standard ticket prices £20/£16/£12.
If you quote I-Ching it is 2 tickets for 1 or 50% off. https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music ... stra-41650
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