In four short concerts the London Sinfonietta - the UK's leading contemporary music ensemble with its new headquarters at Kings Place - have put together a menu of exciting modern music. We begin with Opening of the House by Philip Cashian, commissioned for this weekend's festivities, followed by a performance of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, written in a prisoner of war camp during World War II. Technical wizardry will be on display in a programme of avant-garde music from Europe, and we round off with two experimental pieces where the human voice is re-mixed to create fascinating musical textures from everyday words.
Overtures
Date: Friday 3 October
Time: 19:15
Venue: Hall One
Philip Cashian – Opening of the House (world premiere)
Plus other works to be announced
Quartet for the End of Time
Date: Friday 3 October
Time: 20:30
Venue: Hall One
Olivier Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
European Connections
Date: Friday 3 October
Time: 21:45
Venue: Hall One
Edgard Varese - Density 21.5 for solo flute
Salvatore Sciarrino - Quintettino No. 2
Luciano Berio - Sequenza for oboe
György Ligeti - Ten Pieces for wind quintet
Street Voices
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Date: Friday 3 October
Time: 23:00
Venue: Hall One
Steve Reich - Come Out
Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
