Featured Composer - Gregory Emfietzis: Music for Cello, Flute & Percussion (Metapraxis Ensemble) at St George the Martyr Church, London on Tuesday 29th January 2019

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Featured Composer - Gregory Emfietzis

Music for Cello, Flute & Percussion (Metapraxis Ensemble)

Part of the Borough New Music Series 12

Add to my Calendar 29-01-2019 13:00 29-01-2019 15:00 36 Featured Composer - Gregory Emfietzis The theatrical and energetic Metapraxis Ensemble perform two works by their Artistic Director and BNM Featured Composer Gregory Emfietzis, including the UK premiere of a new work. Emfietzis's work focusses on narrative in music, combining musical gestures, sound landscapes and extra-musical elements to reveal the story in a unique and exciting way. Emfietzis's new work is the sequel to his 'The black art of obscurantism' (commissioned by the London Sinfonietta in 2013), and explores the human body on three levels: the ‘inside’ (both as a working machine and also as the cage of each human being’s spirit), the ‘outside’ (the stimuli that provoke life), and the skin (the middle element that separates and connects the other two). In contrast, 'Gluttony' explores the acoustic qualities of flutes, percussion and bottlephone (an instrument specifically made for this piece involving a tank with liquid gradually being emptied into hanging bottles). The composition and development of the piece have been supported by the Arts Council. St George the Martyr Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George the Martyr Church
Borough High Street
Southwark
London
SE1 1JA
England

Tuesday 29th January 2019
1:00 PM

Programme

Gregory Emfietzis – New Work (2018)
Gregory Emfietzis – Gluttony: Live to Drink (2017)

Performers

Loukia Loulaki – Cello
Ilze Ikse – flute
Angela Wai-Nok Hui – Percussion

Metapraxis Ensemble

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Programme Note

The theatrical and energetic Metapraxis Ensemble perform two works by their Artistic Director and BNM Featured Composer Gregory Emfietzis, including the UK premiere of a new work. Emfietzis's work focusses on narrative in music, combining musical gestures, sound landscapes and extra-musical elements to reveal the story in a unique and exciting way.

Emfietzis's new work is the sequel to his 'The black art of obscurantism' (commissioned by the London Sinfonietta in 2013), and explores the human body on three levels: the ‘inside’ (both as a working machine and also as the cage of each human being’s spirit), the ‘outside’ (the stimuli that provoke life), and the skin (the middle element that separates and connects the other two). In contrast, 'Gluttony' explores the acoustic qualities of flutes, percussion and bottlephone (an instrument specifically made for this piece involving a tank with liquid gradually being emptied into hanging bottles). The composition and development of the piece have been supported by the Arts Council.

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