London Symphony Orchestra | Amy Crankshaw: November moon readings @LondonSymphonyOrchestra | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
The world premiere of Amy Crankshaw's November moon readings recorded at LSO St Luke's on 4 May 2024 as part of LSO Discovery's Soundhub Showcase 2024.
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Programme Note
New moon: alignment
Waxing crescent: waking the senses
First quarter: taking action
Waxing gibbous: refinement, preparation
Full moon: harvest
This piece engages in various gatherings of sound, scent, and spirit, as we explore musical intuitions and layers of entanglement between the individual and the collective.
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Players
Leah Hallinon flute
Clare Findlater flute
Colin Alexander cello
Tom Goodman double bass
Josie Ellis double bass
William Puhr double bass
Helen Tunstall harp
Laura Bradford percussion
Jacob Brown percussion
Matt Farthing percussion
Darren Bloom conductor
#ContemporaryMusic #ChamberMusic #WorldPremiere
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Biography
Amy Crankshaw's music has been described as having ‘a real feeling of ecstasy’ (Planet Hugill); ‘carrying images and sensations’ (Ôlyrix); and as ‘an act of love’ (Opera Now).
Her work is performed internationally at venues and festivals such as Radio France Auditorium, Barbican Concert Hall, La Scala Paris, Centre in the Square, Silk Street Theatre, Vorarlberg Museum, Festival Présences, Grahamstown National Arts Festival, and Bloomsbury Festival. Her work has been commissioned by Radio France, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, South African Music Rights Organisation, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and Ensemble Matters, among others.
Amy was awarded the RCS Muriel Dawson Composition Award (2023–24), the Priaulx Rainier Composition Prize (2015), and second prize in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition (2014). She has held multiple residencies with Académie du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and the London City Orchestra.
She is a current Doctor of Music (composition) candidate at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
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About the Soundhub Scheme
Based at LSO St Luke’s, LSO Soundhub provides a flexible environment where composers can explore, collaborate and experiment, with access to vital resources, support from industry professionals and LSO members and staff.
Soundhub is a composer-led resource, responding directly to the needs of those using it: a supportive framework for artists to try out new ideas, develop existing work and benefit from peer-to-peer networking and support.
Learn more: lso.co.uk/learn-and-discover/support-for-emerging-artists/soundhub
LSO Soundhub is generously supported by Susie Thomson
The world premiere of Amy Crankshaw's November moon readings recorded at LSO St Luke's on 4 May 2024 as part of LSO Discovery's Soundhub Showcase 2024.
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Programme Note
New moon: alignment
Waxing crescent: waking the senses
First quarter: taking action
Waxing gibbous: refinement, preparation
Full moon: harvest
This piece engages in various gatherings of sound, scent, and spirit, as we explore musical intuitions and layers of entanglement between the individual and the collective.
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Players
Leah Hallinon flute
Clare Findlater flute
Colin Alexander cello
Tom Goodman double bass
Josie Ellis double bass
William Puhr double bass
Helen Tunstall harp
Laura Bradford percussion
Jacob Brown percussion
Matt Farthing percussion
Darren Bloom conductor
#ContemporaryMusic #ChamberMusic #WorldPremiere
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Subscribe to the LSO's channel: bit.ly/LSOsubscribe
Subscribe to LSO newsletter: https://smarturl.it/lsonewsletter
Follow the LSO on:
Instagram: instagram.com/londonsymphonyorchestra
Facebook: facebook.com/londonsymphonyorchestra
TikTok: tiktok.com/@londonsymphonyorchestra
Twitter: twitter.com/londonsymphony
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/london-symphony-orchestra
Website: lso.co.uk
Apple Music: geni.us/yH0sXY
Spotify: spoti.fi/291cCk0
LSO Live: lsolive.lso.co.uk
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Biography
Amy Crankshaw's music has been described as having ‘a real feeling of ecstasy’ (Planet Hugill); ‘carrying images and sensations’ (Ôlyrix); and as ‘an act of love’ (Opera Now).
Her work is performed internationally at venues and festivals such as Radio France Auditorium, Barbican Concert Hall, La Scala Paris, Centre in the Square, Silk Street Theatre, Vorarlberg Museum, Festival Présences, Grahamstown National Arts Festival, and Bloomsbury Festival. Her work has been commissioned by Radio France, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, South African Music Rights Organisation, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and Ensemble Matters, among others.
Amy was awarded the RCS Muriel Dawson Composition Award (2023–24), the Priaulx Rainier Composition Prize (2015), and second prize in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition (2014). She has held multiple residencies with Académie du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and the London City Orchestra.
She is a current Doctor of Music (composition) candidate at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
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About the Soundhub Scheme
Based at LSO St Luke’s, LSO Soundhub provides a flexible environment where composers can explore, collaborate and experiment, with access to vital resources, support from industry professionals and LSO members and staff.
Soundhub is a composer-led resource, responding directly to the needs of those using it: a supportive framework for artists to try out new ideas, develop existing work and benefit from peer-to-peer networking and support.
Learn more: lso.co.uk/learn-and-discover/support-for-emerging-artists/soundhub
LSO Soundhub is generously supported by Susie Thomson
