Saturday 24 June 2023, from 6.30pm Kings Place
TURNING POINTS: SOUND UNWRAPPED 22/23 SEASON CONCERT PROGRAMME
WELCOME Welcome to tonight’s concert in which we explore the sonically fascinating world of composition involving electronics. The evening offers new works and also some established classics from composers, many of whom have been associated with the London Sinfonietta. Dai Fujikura’s piece was developed for the London Sinfonietta as part of his participation on one of our new-work programmes, while Luciano Berio was a longtime collaborator with the group. It is with great sadness to have to note the recent sad death of composer Kaija Saariaho, and we perform NoaNoa in tribute to her.
Finally, welcome to those attending this concert as part of the Couch to Concert initiative, and I hope the evening opens up a new listening list for you in the future. We are grateful to the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity for their support of this. Thanks for coming, and we very much hope you will attend one of our concerts in the future. Andrew Burke Chief Executive and Artistic Director
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It’s been a pleasure to collaborate with Eduardo Miranda to explore his professional fascination with Artificial Intelligence and how it relates to music and composition. Eduardo’s new work joins one from Ailís ni Ríain as the two world premieres of the evening. My thanks to Jonathan Berman as conductor to our sound and technical team on this event – this music just can’t be heard without their huge expertise which sits alongside the virtuosity of the musicians who play live. We are grateful to Kings Place to be part of their ever-inventive annual ‘Unwrapped’ year-round project, and thank them for their support in kind in staging this evening.
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TURNING POINTS: SOUND UNWRAPPED Saturday 24 June 2023, Kings Place 6.30pm, Hall 2 Eduardo Reck Miranda Qubism (world premiere) Qubism will be introduced by the composer Jonathan Berman conductor Paulo Itaboraí de Barros technical assistant Eduardo Reck Miranda electronics 7.30pm, Hall 1 Jonathan Harvey Ricerare una melodia Kaija Saariaho NoaNoa Luciano Berio Naturale Interval David Fennessy The Room is the Resonator Dai Fujikura K’s Ocean Ailís Ní Ríain doomed, done for, damned, and still (world premiere) Christian Mason I wandered for a while... London Sinfonietta: Karen Jones flute/piccolo Peter Moore trombone Jonathan Morton* violin Paul Silverthorne* viola Sally Pendlebury cello Clíodna Shanahan piano Joe Richards percussion Jonathan Green sound projection 9.30pm, Hall 2 Karlheinz Stockhausen Gesang der Jünglinge Edgard Varèse Poème électronique Jonathan Green sound projection *London Sinfonietta Principal Player The London Sinfonietta is grateful to Arts Council England for its generous support of the ensemble, as well as the many other individuals, trusts and businesses who enable us to realise our ambitions. This event is produced by the London Sinfonietta, and supported by the John Ellerman Foundation with the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Couch to Concert is supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society Audience Fund in association with the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity, and Qubism was developed with the support of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research at the University of Plymouth, Quantinuum, and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY. This concert is part of Kings Place’s year-long Sound Unwrapped series.