The Viola in my Life
Date: Monday 21st November, 8.00pm
Venue: The Forge, Camden (NW1 7NL)
The Riot Ensemble connects people to great contemporary music with this performance entitled “The Viola in my Life.” The performance features Riot’s new Artistic Board Member Stephen Upshaw, who programmed this concert alongside fellow rioters Sarah Mason & Claudia Maria Racovicean.
The concert features Feldman’s classic The Viola in My Life, alongside the world premiere of new solo viola works by Mark Simpson, and small chamber music by Jack Sheen, Tigran Mansurian and others. Here’s the full programme:
Mark Simpson: New Work for Solo Viola (World Premiere)
Morton Feldman: “The Viola in My Life 3” for viola and piano
Mark Bowden: “Hoist” for solo percussion
Jack Sheen: “Each One Cancels Out the Last” for viola, piano and tape (World Premiere)
Anna Meredith: “Flex” for solo percussion
Tigran Mansurian: “Duet” for viola and percussion (UK Premiere)
Tickets: Will be available online from The Forge, or on the door.
Performers: Sarah Mason, Percussion; Claudia Maria Racovicean, Piano and Stephen Upshaw, Viola
