Sunday 10 December 2023, 7.30pm

MUSIC FOR GUITARS, BASS CLARINETS & CONTRABASSES

No Longer Available

WITH WILLIAM CROSBY, DOMINIC LASH, CHRIS CUNDY, HANNAH SHILVOCK, GWEN REED, JACK JONES, JAMES O’SULLIVAN, JASON ALDER, MICHELLE HROMIN, TIM HODGKINSON 

Two guitars, four bass clarinets, two clarinets, two contrabasses with new and contemporary pieces by Christian Wolff, Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, including “Fields & Refrains” and “Sanjo” by David Ryan as well as “Riverwind” for two contrabasses, two Bb clarinets, two bass clarinets, contra bass clarinet, trumpet and two electric guitars by Thanos Chrysakis, and a new ensemble work by Tim Hodgkinson.

PROGRAMME

- Fields and Refrains David Ryan [ for guitars ] William Crosby 15 min.

- Four Systems Earle Brown [ for four bass clarinets ] 8 min.

- Tilbury 4 Christian Wolff [ for electric guitar, two clarinets, two bass clarinets, two contrabasses ] 9 min.

- The Possibility of a New Work for Electric Guitar Morton Feldman [ solo electric guitar ] William Crosby 7 min.

- Riverwind Thanos Chrysakis [ two contrabasses, two clarinets, two bass clarinets, contra bass clarinet, trumpet and two electric guitars ] [ conducting : Leo Geyer ] 15 min.

*****Break*****

- Sanjo David Ryan [ for contrabasses ] Dominic Lash 15 min.

- For One, Two or Three People Christian Wolff, [ for electric guitar, bass clarinet, contrabass ] 12 min.

- One to Five Earle Brown [ for two electric guitars, two clarinets, two bass clarinets, contra bass clarinet, contrabass ] [ conducting : David Ryan ] 14 min.

kryptoplégma Tim Hodgkinson, [ for trumpet, Bb clarinet, two bass clarinets, contrabass clarinet, two electric guitars, and two contrabasses ] 15 min.