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Stoller Hall
Hunts Bank
Manchester
M3 1DA
England
Programme
Anna Clyne – A Wonderful Day
Steven Mackey – Deal
Fausto Romitelli – Amok Koma
Mike Walker – New Work (World premiere)
Performers
Mike Walker – electric guitar
Iain Dixon – reeds
Stephen Barlow – Conductor
Psappha
Programme Note
Psappha explores the connections between jazz, rock and classical. The centerpiece is a new work by the renowned jazz guitarist and composer Mike Walker. Psappha is joined by Mike and reeds player Iain Dixon in a piece that combines classical music with the improvisation and rhythmic drive of jazz. Mike also joins Psappha as the soloist in Steven Mackey’s Deal, which intertwines rock and classical.
Romitelli’s palindromic work draws inspiration from German punk rock while Clyne’s A Wonderful Day features a recording of a Chicago street musician whose natural, slow voice conveys a sense of both joy and struggle.
*Mike Walker’s new work is supported by Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts programme.
