Psappha Concert
03 Mar 2015
On Friday 6 March, 7.30pm at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
David Fennessy’s BIG LUNG was inspired by rhythms and structures associated with breathing and is written for two percussionists and two electric organs. The stimulus for Piers Hellawell’s work is Rano Raraku, the Easter Island quarry in which the carving of the mysterious and monumental stone statues took place. Gordon McPherson wrote Williams Machine as a Christmas present for Psappha’s Artistic Director and percussionist Tim Williams. Written for marimba this virtuosic piece continues his ongoing series of works for solo instrument and virtual instrument.
The concert also includes four new works by advanced students of composition from The University of Manchester Mark Dyer, Mario Duarte, Rosalía Soria and Lillian Lin.
Psappha is grateful for the support this project has received from Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, The RVW Trust, The Holst Foundation and The Hinrichsen Foundation.
To book:
Tickets are priced at £11 / £7 / £5 and are available from:
- The Martin Harris Box Office 0161 275 8951 (2-4pm weekdays)