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Shortwave Cafe
Biscuit Factory
100 Clements Road
Bermondsey
London
SE16 4DG
England
Programme
Georg Philipp Telemann – Violin fantasia no.8 in E major, TWV 40:21
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita no.3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006
Wendy Hiscocks – Caprice
Errollyn Wallen – For Airi
Naji Hakim – Sonata
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Passacaglia for solo violin 'The Guardian Angel'
Performers
Philippa Mo – violin
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Programme Note
In what is the first in a brand new series named Tuned In To Shortwave Nights, Philippa Mo brings together a stunning solo violin programme ranging from the Baroque serenity of Biber, Telemann and Bach to the flamboyant sonata by Lebanese composer Naji Hakim and she will also be joined tonight by the composers Errollyn Wallen and Wendy Hiscocks who introduce their pieces, both inspired to some degree by the aspiration of flight...
Like Rotherhithe-resident Philippa, Errollyn Wallen is local, residing in Greenwich. Described as the 'renaissance woman of contemporary British music' (The Observer) she is as respected a singer-songwriter of pop influenced songs as she is a composer of contemporary new music. Communication is at the centre of both worlds: engaging the audience and speaking directly to hearts and minds.
With composer Wendy Hiscocks Philippa will be travelling to Australia later in the year.
Tuned In To Shortwave Nights is a new classical branch to the thriving Tuned In London programme of world and folk music that is put together by Eleanor Thorn and has been running in Rotherhithe for more than six years. Philippa and fellow violinist Harriet Mackenzie (together they are Retorica) performed in St Mary's Church Rotherhithe in early December 2017. Philippa has put together an absolutely incredible programme featuring some of her favourite top musicians: this concert will be its launch.
Shortwave Cafe is a new arts hub in the Biscuit Factory in Bermondsey and offers a lovely open space with fantastic exhibitions on its walls, a bar serving drinks and pizzas, and comfy tables and chairs. It is just the informal, cosy, non-classical space to which we wanted to bring this kind of world-class classical music. It is a 5 minute walk from Bermondsey Tube Station (on the Jubilee line).
