Hearing Double

On Thursday 14 June the small acoustic version of the acclaimed Gavin Bryars Ensemble (electric guitar, viola, cello, bass) will perform with Ex-Hilliard Ensemble tenor John Potter in the intimate setting of our Goldmark Frontroom. Together they have toured all over the world gaining an international reputation. 

 

Gavin Bryars (pictured playing the double bass) is recognised as one of Britain’s most important composers, mixing classical jazz and modern influences in an intellectual yet accessible way. His first major work as a composer was The Sinking of the Titanic (1969) originally released on Brian Eno's Obscure label in 1975 and recently performed at the Barbican Hall in London to mark the centenary of the maritime disaster. 

Novelist Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient) has said of Bryars "[His] music falls under no category. It is mongrel, full of sensuality and wit and is deeply moving. He is one of the few composers who can put slapstick and primal emotion alongside each other. He allows you to witness new wonders in the sounds around you by approaching them from a completely new angle. With a third ear maybe. . ."

To reserve your place and see the programme visit our music website.

Then if you're still in the musical mood, swing by our Raoul Dufy page to see this lithograph from his Concert des Anges series.