Canticles of the Sky
October 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Courtyard, Hereford
Canticles of the Sky
Friday 15 October 2021: 7.30pm
The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR
Tickets: £22
Booking subject to a £1.50 transaction fee (Courtyard Members exempt)
About the Concert
Futuristic Americana and Inspiration from a European Past
Three generations of engaging Americana are represented in this concert, beginning with Jessie Montgomery’s smart and effervescent Starburst which achieves the perfect balance of edginess and accessibility; the slow burning, cinematic majesty of John Luther Adams’ Sky with Four Suns from Canticles of the Sky provides an ideal contrast. Aaron Copland’s Benny Goodman-inspired masterpiece makes a miraculous journey from doleful introspection to exhilarating jazz party.
Lutenist Jacques Gallot’s (1625 – 1695) Pièces de luth – presented here in a new arrangement for harp – was part of the source material for Respighi’s enchanting The Birds Suite in which he skilfully represents a dove, a hen, a nightingale and a cuckoo. Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel’s neoclassic homage to friends killed during the First World War also finds him looking to the past for inspiration, here in the form of François Couperin.
Date and Time
Friday 15 October 2021
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
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Location:
The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR
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You can also see this concert at:
Stratford Play House on Tuesday 12 October 2021
| Jessie Montgomery | Starburst |
| John Luther Adams | Sky with Four Suns from Canticles of the Sky |
| Copland | Clarinet Concerto |
| Gallot | Pieces de Luth Suite |
| Respighi | The Birds Suite |
| Ravel | Tombeau de Couperin |
| Conductor/Soloist | Michael Collins |
Michael Collins, Conductor/Soloist
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- Book by phone: 01432 340555
- Book in person: The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR
- Box Office Open: Monday to Saturday, 10am-8pm
Tickets (from late July): Hour-long socially distanced concert: £18 (Family Concert: £7.50) From February 2022: £22
Booking subject to a £1.50 transaction fee (Courtyard Members exempt)
