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A gleaming like ivory

Kate Molleson presents the world premiere of a work by Nicholas Bentz for the 125th anniversary of Wigmore Hall, alongside music by Kevin Puts and Anthony Cheung.

Kate Molleson presents the world premiere of Nicholas Bentz's 'A gleaming like ivory that slowly resoves until it becomes dust', composed for the 125th anniversary of Wigmore Hall and performed by Ensemble intercontemporain, alongside works by Kevin Puts and Anthony Cheung. Plus, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales give the World Premiere of Deborah Pritchard's colourful and radiant trombone Concerto, Light Circle, with trombonist Peter Moore. Kate also introduces new improvisations by the organist and composer Kit Downes and the vocalist Sofia Jernberg, plus tracks from the latest new releases of experimental music.

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Music Played

  • Marco Scarassatti

    Isto dando Samba I

    Performer: Juçara Marçal. Performer: Inés Terra. Performer: Paulinho Bicolor. Performer: Marcos Campello. Performer: Marco Scarassatti.
    • OUTRO MUSICA RECORDS.

  • Kevin Puts

    Traveler

    Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: George Jackson.

  • Deborah Pritchard

    Light Circle

    Performer: Peter Moore. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jack Sheen.

  • Marla Hlady

    Night Train

    Composer: Christof Migone. Choir: On And On And Off.
    • On And On And Off.
    • Cronica.
    • 12.

  • Liliane Donskoy

    Improvisation

    Performer: Liliane Donskoy.
    • Intégrale Acousmatique.
    • Metaphon.
    • 4.

  • Nicholas Bentz

    A gleaming like ivory that slowly resolves until it becomes dust

    Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: George Jackson.

  • Seán Clancy

    Where the Paths End (movements VI + VII)

    Performer: Seán Clancy. Ensemble: Plus-Minus Ensemble.
    • Seán Clancy: Where the Paths End.
    • NMC.
    • 6-7.

  • Cat Hope

    Landay Sequenzas

    Ensemble: Stone Drawn Circles.

  • Kit Downes

    Southern Bodies

    Performer: Kit Downes.

  • Sofia Jernberg

    One pitch: birds for distortion and mouth synthesizers

    Performer: Sofia Jernberg.

  • Anthony Cheung

    Clocks for Seeing I, II

    Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: George Jackson.

  • Helen Svoboda

    Veins

    Performer: Helen Svoboda. Performer: Jacques Emery. Performer: Tilman Robinson. Singer: Selma Savolainen.
    • Headwater.
    • Helen Svoboda.
    • 7.

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  • Saturday22:30
    BBC Radio 3

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