NEXT week sees two of Scotland’s most dynamic composers embark on an eight-date double bill tour of their Celtic Connections New Voices Commissions. The tour supported by Creative Scotland will revisit Angus Lyon’s ‘3G’ and Duncan Lyall’s ‘Infinite Reflections’ taking them to new audiences starting on the 8th August in An Tobar before hitting the mainland.
’3G’ and ‘Infinite Reflections’ have been performed at Celtic Connections Festival, firstly as premiers in 2011 and 2012 respectively, and then as a special double bill in 2013 which also seen the launch of their recordings. The New Voices programme provides emerging composers with the opportunity to develop and showcase their new music.
The musicians are taking a break from their regular bands Blazin Fiddles, Treacherous Orchestra and Kate Rusby, along with a stellar line up of nine musicians which includes Duncan Lyall, Angus Lyon, Ali Hutton, Innes Watson, Chas MacKenzie, Alyn Cosker, Patsy Reid, Iain Sandilands and Fraser Fifield. The ambitious project will visit seven venues across Scotland and St Pancras Old Church in London for the first time.
Duncan Lyall explains: “This tour sees us teaming up with the same band using the same musicians on both pieces, so we’ve made a few alterations to the music to suit the musicians we are working with. So it is going to be a bit of adventure musically as well as on the road.”
The tour starts at An Tobar, Isle of Mull on the 8th August before heading to the CCA Glasgow on the 9th August. There is a bit of a break before launching into some interesting journeys between the 3rd and 10th September starting on 3rd at Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline; 4th Sept Roxy in Edinburgh; 5th Sept, Plockton High School; 6th Sept Lyth Arts Centre, Wick; 7th Sept the Gardyne Theatre, Dundee; before concluding at the St Pancras Old Parish Church in London on the 10th September.
This project is being supported and coordinated by Glow Arts, a Glasgow-based arts company that project-manages a variety of programmes to support arts and provide access to high quality arts events. Jennifer McGlone, Manager says.
“The idea behind the tour was to take these new works to audiences that had not had the opportunity to experience them live as they had only been performed in Glasgow during the festival. Due to the size of the ensembles and the composers diaries it would have been difficult for them to achieve this without support from Creative Scotland.”
This is an one-off special tour that shouldn’t be missed.
More information about the tour is available at www.glowarts.co.uk and video at http://vimeo.com/101339621
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Glow Arts – Glasgow based arts Company that supports organisations and individual artists to develop their creative ideas. The company provides project management, consultancy, events management, fundraising and evaluation services as well hosting a range of concerts across Glasgow.
‘Infinite Reflections’ – Duncan Lyall – The work is a soundtrack to an infinite number of stories. While writing the music Duncan drew inspiration from memories, and cultural references that resonated with him. He explored experiences of friendship, adventure, surrealism, love, loss, determination, grit and happiness. Narrative is omitted in the hope that the audience will create a story of their own. www.duncanlyall.com
‘3G’ – Angus Lyon – This new instrumental triptych 3G evokes the overlapping experiences of three generations, from grandfather to grandson, exploring the cyclical interplay of tradition and modernity. “The idea behind this music was to explore the notion that a lot of who you are comes from those who went before you. Like each generation of a family, these three parts of music have their own individual voices and ideas but are ultimately influenced by what’s happened before. So much has changed in the space of only a few generations and I wanted the music to represent that transition in the style and attitude of the different parts” www.anguslyon.co.uk
Creative Scotland – Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. It enables people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. It distributes funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery. www.creativescotland.com
Celtic Connections – Glasgow’s annual folk, roots and world music festival, Celtic Connections celebrates Celtic music and its connections to cultures across the globe. From 15 January – 1 February 2015, 2,100 musicians from around the world will descend on Glasgow and bring the city to life for 18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, and free events. Celtic Connections is programmed by Artistic Director (and founding member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie) Donald Shaw, and features more than 300 events across multiple genres of music. www.celticconnections.com
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