Song for tomorrow
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Thu 23 Apr 202620:15 - 22:05Interval 20:55Grote Zaal
Program
19.15 / Foyerdeck 1/ Pre-concert talk
By Frederike Berntsen
20.15/ Grote zaal / Main Program
Steve Martland Poor Roger
Stanley Glasser Lala Mntwana*
Steve Martland Green Gravel
Thomas Weelkes Death hath deprived me of my dearest friend*
Roderick Williams Death be not proud
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers Alive*
James MacMillan A Bunch o' Craws (Dutch premiere)
Bryce Dessner Tromp Miniature**
Steve Martland Jenny Jones*
Péter Louis van Dijk Horizons*
Missy Mazzoli Year of Our Burning (version 2025)
Steve Martland Oranges and Lemons
* The King’s Singers
** Colin Currie solo
Credits
Colin Currie percussion
The King’s Singers:
Patrick Dunachie countertenor
Edward Button countertenor
Julian Gregory tenor
Christopher Bruerton baritone
Nick Ashby baritone
Piers Connor Kennedy bass
The iconic King’s Singers, at the top for half a century, return to the Muziekgebouw in an exciting collaboration with the Scottish percussion phenomenon Colin Currie. The common thread in this contemporary programme is the English composer Steve Martland. His powerful, direct music – heavily influenced by Louis Andriessen’s monumental minimalism – holds a place in Dutch television history: the beginning of Martland’s Dance Works has been the opening tune of the political interview programme Buitenhof for nearly three decades.
In this programme, Colin Currie and the King’s Singers take us on a journey through a number of appealing contemporary music styles. We hear new pieces by celebrated contemporary composers such as the Scot James MacMillan and the American Missy Mazzoli. In Ashita no uta (2020) by Makiko Kinoshita and Alive (2022) by Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, hope and optimism resonate.
This concert will be broadcast live by NTR on NPO Klassiek
Programme booklet (Dutch)
