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Leading new music ensemble Counterpoise present:
Strauss, The Castle by the Sea Hans Richter, Ghosts Before Breakfast (silent film with live music by Jean Hasse) Kagel, Old/New; MM51 Rushton, The Concoction of a Charlatan Poe, Shadow Goebbels, In the Basement Rushton, On the Edge
Alexandra Wood (violin), Deborah Calland (trumpet), Kyle Horch (saxophone), Helen Reid (piano)
An adventurous and ambitious exploration of the interaction between words, music and visuals. The programme explores supernatural motifs and also the concept of melodrama not only as a stage genre, but also in terms of its influence on opera and early silent film, examining the broader idea of the relationship between sound and image, spoken text and music.
‘On the Edge’ is a boldly innovative, cross-genre project bringing together elements of music, theatre and video. The story, set in the Swiss Jungfrau region, takes as its starting point the memoirs of Sir Arnold Lunn, the inventor of the slalom, and his recollection of his wifes near-fatal accident while climbing the Jungfrau. The scenario also weaves in the terrifying booming sounds that herald an avalanche, a light-hearted philosophical discussion of the purpose of sport and a Swiss folktale. The 35-minute piece alternates music and narration to create a work which, in the composers own words, will be ‘colourful, strange, multilayered and slightly absurd’.
Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Sunday 23rd November 2008, 8.00pm. Tickets: £12 (£5 students)
For tickets, contact the Director of Music at Fitzwilliam, Francis Knights, on fk240@cam.ac.uk or phone 01223 332000
Website www.counterpoise.org.uk
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