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Explore the music, ideas and experiences of British-based classical composers from the African diaspora, as composer-filmmaker Des Oliver showcases the music of those who featured in his landmark series Identity and the Anxiety of Influence.
The pieces, all written for for string quartet, express each composer’s relationship with heritage and tradition.
Tunde Jegede’s incredible second quartet will be featured: inspired by Beethoven, it is an authentic blend of West African and classical musical traditions.
Also in the first half, French Caribbean music is combined with French classical music and pop in Dominique Le Gendre’s Le Génie Humain, Daniel Kidane will draw on his Russian and Eritrean heritage and bring elements of grime and urban music together for his Foreign Tounges, and a newly commissioned piece by Philip Herbert finds inspiration in African-American spirituals and English pastoral music.
Ending the concert is Des Oliver’s response to the underlying themes of influence, heritage, identity and representation.
It’ll be The Diasporic Quartets’ world premiere: a four-movement piece, where each is inspired by one of the composers in Oliver’s documentary. The music will be interspersed with clips of the documentary to make for a multi-media immersive show.
the performers:
Darragh Morgan (violin) + Sarah Quinn (violin) + Anna Bastow (viola) + Eve-Marie Caravassilis (cello)
the programme:
Philip Herbert - In Contemplation (world premiere)
Daniel Kidane - Foreign Tongues
Dominique Le Gendre - Le Génie Humain
Tunde Jegede - Quartet No 2 – Reflecting on Beethoven Opus 18 No 2
Des Oliver - The Diasporic Quartets (portraits in four movements) (world premiere)
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