PERCUSSION SHOWCASE
FRIDAY 10 MAY, 1PM
DUKE’S HALL
Neil Percy conductor
Emil Hartikainen violin
Calum Crosbie solo percussion
Academy percussion students
Programme to include:
HARRISON Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra
MARKETA CONKOVA Hours (world premiere)
VIVIER Pulau Dewata
An eclectic programme of soundscapes from around the world, including a violin concerto by Lou Harrison, who was best known for incorporating elements of non-Western cultures into his work, a new piece by composition student Marketa Conkova for solo untuned percussion and
Pulau Dewata (‘Island of the Gods’) for six percussionists by Claude Vivier.
